GDT: 2024-25 NCAA Frozen Four Thread

[keppel146]

Not as of an exciting FF as last year, but then again we were spoiled last year.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Follow your star player, David.

Are the Wild about to fire their coach?

 

[S E P H]

Not as of an exciting FF as last year, but then again we were spoiled last year.

You mean the teams or the games? There might not have been amazing hockey than last year; nonetheless, this year's tournament has lived up to the hype. So many OT games. PSU vs UConn was such a fun watch.

 

[S E P H]

Denver is just a machine. Their coaching advantage is so extreme at this level.

Yeah, but they lost to UNLV at home. Asterisk university.

 

[keppel146]

You mean the teams or the games? There might not have been amazing hockey than last year; nonetheless, this year's tournament has lived up to the hype. So many OT games. PSU vs UConn was such a fun watch.

The players/teams. Last year Celebrini, Hutson, Smith, Gauthier, McGroarty etc. missing in this years.

 

[The Flying Octopus]

Stop

Nope. Facts sucks for you don’t they ?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Expected lines and pairs for the first semifinal


Denver Pioneers
7 Aidan Thompson (2002) 15 Carter King (2001) 4 Jack Devine (2003)
12 Sam Harris (2003) 11 Samu Salminen (2003) 27 James Reeder (2005)
14 Rieger Lorenz (2004) 24 Kieran Cebrian (2003) 18 Jared Wright (2002)
19 Jake Fisher (2005) 22 Connor Caponi (2000) 13 Hagen Burrows (2005)

28 Zeev Buium (2005) 21 Kent Anderson (2003)
3 Cale Ashcroft (2004) 23 Eric Pohlkamp (2004)
5 Garrett Brown (2004) 2 Tory Pitner (2006)
6 Alec Whipple (2004)

35 Matt Davis (2001)
1 Freddy Halyk (2003)

Western Michigan Broncos
23 Alex Bump (2003) 25 Matteo Costantini (2002) 34 Owen Michaels (2002)
23 Liam Valente (2003) 13 Grant Slukynsky (2002) 8 Zach Nehring (2005)
22 Iiro Hakkarainen (2004) 16 Tim Washe (2001) 18 Wyatt Schingoethe (2002)
17 Ty Henricks (2005) 19 Cam Knuble (2000) 24 Garrett Szydlowski (2002)
29 Tristan Lemyre (2001)

33 Sam Sjolund (2001) 27 Joona Vasanen (2004)
14 Brian Kramer (2000) 3 Cole Crusberg-Roseen (2002)
10 Zack Sharp (2005) 4 Robby Drainer (2000)

30 Hampton Slukynsky (2005)
31 Cameron Rowe (2001)

 

[Breakers]

The worst point blank miss i have ever seen

my god

 

[William H Bonney]

Disappointing crowd but not surprising when you're playing early on a Thursday in St Louis

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I've never seen a wide open miss like that.

I know the puck was on edge but he literally had the entire net.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Nope. Facts sucks for you don’t they ?

You are juast embarassing yourself.

 

[Breakers]

NCHC proving why it is the best conference in college hockey

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

I've never seen a wide open miss like that.

I know the puck was on edge but he literally had the entire net.

I'll really need to see it, cause Craig Smith holds the torch for me to this day when it comes to missing the twine.

 

[keppel146]

NCHC proving why it is the best conference in college hockey

7 championships since 2010, and probably would have won in the cancelled season. (If splitting hairs on UMD being NCHC/WCHA in 2010-11.)

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I'll really need to see it, cause Craig Smith holds the torch for me to this day when it comes to missing the twine.

Smith was trying to hot dog it, this was just a miss.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Bump is so impressive. He was such a beast here in high school, I always thought he was a bit of a sleeper in that draft.

 

[William H Bonney]

Really strong opening period from Western Michigan

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Smith was trying to hot dog it, this was just a miss.

What was up with the full wind up? Felt unnecessary as it was happening and wonder if that contributed to the lack of accuracy.

 

[Breakers]

7 championships since 2010, and probably would have won in the cancelled season. (If splitting hairs on UMD being NCHC/WCHA in 2010-11.)

Yeah 6 of the past 8 championships

They have two of the frozen four participating teams

And they will have a team in the championship again

 

[William H Bonney]

"The 24 year old"

College hockey needs to limit the number of overagers. There's too many

 

[Breakers]

Ugggghhhhh

Denver with the “Mitch Marner”

Meaning all the time in the world and he shoots the puck out of play

Cost them big time

 

[DemidovSaveUs]

Denver so sloppy so far

 

[William H Bonney]

Bump is so impressive. He was such a beast here in high school, I always thought he was a bit of a sleeper in that draft.

Very calm, cool, and collected with the puck. Very adept at slowing the pace to his advantage to open up lanes

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Nothing to look at. he pushed the goalie in the net with his stick.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Western Michigan just dominating. Could easily be 3 or 4-0