Denver Pioneers vs. Minnesota State Mavericks Frozen Four National Championship game tonight in Boston on ESPN2 8 PM ET
Denver Pioneers 30-9-1
Play in the toughest conference and schedule NCHC
Conference Champions
Well coach team that plays tough defense but has skilled players who will score when you make a mistake
Beat UMASS Lowell 3-2 and Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in the Loveland Regionals
Beat Michigan a team with 7 number one draft picks 3-2 in Thursday first semifinal game
Has Hobey Baker Hat Trick Award winner in Bobby Brink, a former Minnetonka State High School Champioship team player
Minnesota State Mavericks 38-5
Has Coach Mike Hastings the last two years National coach of the year in D-1 Mens’s Hockey
Has won there last 18 games
Play a solid Defense, hard to get through the neutral zone.
Has the 2022 Hobey Baker winner in Goalie Dryden MckKay
great forchecking team and wins a lot of 1 on 1 battles
Beat Harvard 4-3 and Notre dame 1-0 in the Regionals to get to Boston
Beat Minnesota Gophers two years in a row in a dominated fashion. 5-1 this year and 6-1 last year
There 4th line dominated the Gophers Thursday and two former Elk River High School players scored for the Mavericks. Benton Maass and Reggie Lutz
PREDICTION: Coin Flip, too close to call. Should be a Great Game