Disallowed goals, hits to the head, and ejections were the stories of Thursday’s semi-final games. Both UMD and UMass overcame adversity in their semi-finals and will play for a national championship tonight.
Minnesota-Duluth are the reigning national champions, having reached the Frozen Four final for the third time in the last three seasons. It was drastically different in pace compared to the second semi-final, as goals didn’t come until the second period. The Bulldogs overcame two disallowed goals in the semi-final against Providence and added two empty-netters to wrap up what was otherwise a fairly close game.