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A look at the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four field

04/10/2019, 10:00am CDT
By Let's Play Hockey

18 Minnesota natives will take part in the Frozen Four this weekend in Buffalo, N.Y.

2019 NCAA Frozen Four Field

TEAM RECORD LEADING SCORER GOALTENDER APPEARANCES 1ST 2ND RECORD LAST APPEARANCE
Denver 24-11-5 Liam Finley (16-20--36) Filip Larsson (.935)/Devil Cooley (.934) 15 8 3 20-9 (.690) 2017
Massachusetts 30-9-0 Cale Makar (16-32--48) Filip Lindberg (.939)/Matt Murray (.919) 0 0 0 0-0 n/a
Minnesota Duluth 27-11-2 Parker Mackay (15-15--30) Hunter Shepard (.920) 6 2 2 7-4 (.636) 2018
Providence 24-11-6 Josh Wilkins (19-26--45) Hayden Hawkey (.920) 4 1 1 4-4 (.500) 2015

Minnesota Connections at the 2019 NCAA Frozen Four

NAME TEAM YEAR POSITION HOMETOWN LAST TEAM HIGH SCHOOL NHL RIGHTS
Ben Barr Massachusetts Assistant Coach Faribault Shattuck-St. Mary's
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Matt Anderson Minnesota Duluth So. D Shakopee Green Bay (USHL) Holy Family Catholic
Mikey Anderson Minnesota Duluth So. D Roseville Waterloo (USHL) Hill-Murray Los Angeles
Koby Bender Minnesota Duluth So. F Cloquet Muskegon (USHL) Cloquet-Esko-Carlton
Jackson Cates Minnesota Duluth Fr. F Stillwater Waterloo (USHL) Stillwater
Noah Cates Minnesota Duluth Fr. F Stillwater Omaha (USHL) Stillwater Philadelphia
Andrew Dietrich Minnesota Duluth Fr. G Eden Prairie Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie
Jesse Jacques Minnesota Duluth Fr. F Hermantown Green Bay (USHL) Hermantown
Cole Koepke Minnesota Duluth Fr. F Hermantown Sioux City (USHL) Hermantown Tampa Bay
Peter Krieger Minnesota Duluth Sr. F Oakdale Alaska (WCHA) St. Thomas Academy
Scott Perunovich Minnesota Duluth So. D Hibbing Cedar Rapids (USHL) Hibbing/Chisholm St. Louis
Louie Roehl Minnesota Duluth So. D Eden Prairie MN Wilderness (NAHL) Eden Prairie
Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth So. F Warroad Des Moines (USHL) Warroad
Dylan Samberg Minnesota Duluth So. D Hermantown Hermantown HS Hermantown Winnipeg
Hunter Shepard Minnesota Duluth Jr. G Cohasset Bismarck (NAHL) Grand Rapids
Nick Swaney Minnesota Duluth So. F Lakeville Waterloo (USHL) Lakeville South Minnesota
Riley Tufte Minnesota Duluth Jr. F Blaine Blaine HS Blaine Dallas
Nick Wolff Minnesota Duluth Jr. D Eagan Des Moines (USHL) Eagan
Scott Sandelin Minnesota Duluth Head Coach Hibbing Hibbing/Chisholm
Adam Krause Minnesota Duluth Assistant Coach Hermantown Hermantown
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Luke Perunovich Providence Fr. D Edina Northeast (NAHL) Edina

2019 NCAA Frozen Four Notebook

  • At least one Minnesota native has won an NCAA title in 18 of the last 20 years (131 Minnesotans total)
    • 2018 – J. Anderson, Matt Anderson, Mikey Anderson, Bender, Krieger, Kuhlman, McCormack, Perunovich, Peterson, Roehl, Roth, Samberg, Shepard, Swaney, Thomas, Tufte, Wolff (UMD)
    • 2017 – Hillman, Mostrom, Munson, VanVoorhis (DU)
    • 2016 – Anderson, Ausmus, Boeser, Gersich, Olson, Poganski, Poolman, Shaw (UND)
    • 2015 – none (Providence)
    • 2014 – Coatta (Union)
    • 2013 – Fallen, Weberg (Yale)
    • 2012 – Sit (BC)
    • 2011 – 17 Minnesotans (UMD)
    • 2010 – Sneep (BC)
    • 2009 – Connolly (BU)
    • 2008 – Adams, Sneep (BC)
    • 2007 – Howells, McKenzie (MSU)
    • 2006 – Connelly, Gilbert, Gorowsky, Licari (UW)
    • 2005 – Helgason, Laatsch, Larson/May (DU)
    • 2004 – Berkhoel, Bull, Helgason, Laatsch, Larson (DU)
    • 2003 – 23 Minnesotans (MN)
    • 2002 – 26 Minnesotans (MN)
    • 2001 – Eaves, Schuman, Walker (BC)
    • 2000 - 9 Minnesotans (ND)
    • 1999 – none (Maine)
  • At least one Edina native has played in each of the last five NCAA Frozen Fours
    • 2019 – Perunovich (Providence)
    • 2018 – Brauer/Malmquist (ND), Fidler (OSU)
    • 2017 – VanVoorhis (DU), Brauer/Hurley/Malmquist/Ostlie (ND)
    • 2016 – VanVoorhis (DU)
    • 2015 – Phelps (BU), Gaarder (UND)
    • 2014 – Sit (BC), Gaarder (UND)
  • Minnesota-based teams have won seven NCAA titles 
    • 2018 – Minnesota Duluth (St. Paul)
    • 2011 – Minnesota Duluth (St. Paul)
    • 2003 – Minnesota (Buffalo)
    • 2002 – Minnesota (St. Paul)
    • 1979 – Minnesota (Detroit)
    • 1976 – Minnesota (Denver)
    • 1974 – Minnesota (Boston)
  • A Minnesota-based team has appeared in the Frozen Four 11 times in the last 20 years
    • 2019 – Minnesota Duluth
    • 2018 – Minnesota Duluth
    • 2017 – Minnesota Duluth
    • 2014 – Minnesota
    • 2013 – St. Cloud State
    • 2012 – Minnesota
    • 2011 – Minnesota Duluth
    • 2009 – Bemidji State
    • 2005 – Minnesota
    • 2004 – Minnesota Duluth
    • 2003 – Minnesota
    • 2002 – Minnesota 
  • New York has hosted the NCAA Frozen Four 11 times
    • 2019 – Buffalo
    • 2003 – Buffalo (Minnesota)
    • 2001 – Abany (Boston College)
    • 1992 – Abany (Lake Superior State)
    • 1988 – Lake Placid (Lake Superior State)
    • 1984 – Lake Placid (Bowling Green)
    • 1971 – Syracuse (Boston University)
    • 1970 – Lake Placid (Cornell)
    • 1967 – Syracuse (Cornell)
    • 1962 – Utica (Michigan Tech)
    • 1959 – Troy (North Dakota)
  • The 2019 Frozen Four will include:
    • One Frank Brimsek Award winner – Hunter Shepard (Minnesota Duluth)
    • One Reed Larson Award winner – Dylan Samberg (Minnesota Duluth)
    • One Mr. Hockey winners – Riley Tufte (Minnesota Duluth)
    • One Mike Richter Award Finalist – Hunter Shepard (Minnesota Duluth)
    • One Hobey Baker Finalist – Cale Makar (Massachusetts)

NCAA Frozen Four Factoids

BY THE NUMBERS
2015 Last year a school east of the Mississippi River won an NCAA title (Providence)
2015 Last year a school east of the Mississippi River won an NCAA title (Providence)
2007 Last year a team from the now-Big Ten won an NCAA title (Michigan State)
25 Players who have their rights owned by an NHL franchise
18 Minnesota natives on Frozen Four rosters
14 Former Denver players to play in the NHL this season
13 Former Minnesota Duluth players to play in the NHL this season
8 Denver's all-time NCAA titles (2nd to North Dakota's 9)
8 Different NCAA champions in the last 10 years
7 Former Massachusetts players to play in the NHL this season
6 Former Providence players to play in the NHL this season
2 Head coaches in the 2019 Frozen Four who have won previous NCAA titles (Leaman-Providence, Sandelin-UMD)
2 Conferences represented at the Frozen Four (Hockey East, NCHC)
2 Minnesota Wild prospects in the 2019 Frozen Four (Brandon Duhaime-Providence, Nick Swaney-UMD)
1 Teams appearing in their third straight Frozen Four (UMD)
1 Buffalo Sabres prospects in the 2019 Frozen Four (Jacob Bryson-Providence)
BY NICKNAME
People Denver Pioneers
Massachusetts Minutemen
Providence Friars
Mammals Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

2019 NCAA Frozen Four All-Name Team

NAME TEAM
Jake Durflinger Denver
Erich Fear Denver
Jaakko Heikkinen Denver
Jarid Lukosevicius Denver
Kohen Olischefski Denver
Marco Bozzo Massachsetts
Anthony Del Gaizo Massachsetts
Ty Farmer Massachsetts
Mario Ferraro Massachsetts
Cale Makar Massachsetts
Koby Bender Minnesota Duluth
Jesse Jacques Minnesota Duluth
Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth
Hunter Shepard Minnesota Duluth
Nick Wolff Minnesota Duluth
Kasper Björkqvist Providence
Davis Bunz Providence
Vincent Desharnais Providence
Hayden Hawkey* Providence
Vimal Sukumaran Providence
* All-Name Team MVP

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