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2 weeks ago | uscho.com | Todd D. Milewski- |Todd D. Milewski

ST. LOUIS — Alex Bump scored 22 seconds into double overtime to give Western Michigan the NCHC playoff championship against Denver on March 22. It took Owen Michaels four seconds longer on Thursday in the Frozen Four semifinals. Michaels’ second goal of the game gave the Broncos a 3-2 win over the Pioneers and a spot in Saturday’s NCAA championship game.

2 weeks ago | uscho.com | Todd D. Milewski- |Todd D. Milewski

ST. LOUIS — It’s business as usual for Penn State and Western Michigan, two newcomers to the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. At least that’s what they hope. It’s hard to know for sure until things get going on semifinal Thursday and players and coaches get a taste of the full experience. Western Michigan will feel it first in a 4 p.m. CT game against NCHC counterpart Denver, and Penn State will appear on college hockey’s big stage afterward against Boston University.

2 weeks ago | uscho.com | Todd D. Milewski- |Todd D. Milewski

ST. LOUIS — Western Michigan was the first on the ice Wednesday at Enterprise Center as teams in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four practiced in advance of Thursday’s semifinals. The Broncos play NCHC counterpart Denver to start Thursday’s play. Read USCHO’s Western Michigan Frozen Four preview here. Todd D. Milewski has been associated with USCHO since 1998, first as WCHA columnist, then as a senior writer and executive editor. He's now editor emeritus.

3 weeks ago | uscho.com | Todd D. Milewski- |Todd D. Milewski

Two of the teams in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four are veterans of the experience. Two will be making their first appearance in the event. Boston University and defending national champion Denver represent the old guard, with a combined 46 trips to the national semifinals between them. Western Michigan and Penn State will go to St. Louis for their debut in college hockey’s final weekend. That’s the next stop for the final four teams left competing for the 2025 NCAA championship.

3 weeks ago | uscho.com | Todd D. Milewski- |Todd D. Milewski

TOLEDO, Ohio — Mike Schafer was going through the emotions. He was angry after an overtime loss to Boston University on Saturday brought down the curtain on his 30-season head coaching tenure at Cornell.