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 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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) |
|
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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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