April
8, 2005
NCAA Frozen Four
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NORTH
DAKOTA
vs.
DENVER
Sat.,
April 9 • 7 p.m. ET
ESPN
Coach's Take
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Overall |
Conference |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
| N.
Dakota |
25-14-5 |
13-12-3 |
12-6-2 |
8-7-3 |
5-1-0 |
| Denver |
31-9-2 |
19-7-2 |
16-3-1 |
10-6-1 |
5-0-0 |
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Goals/Gm. |
GA/Gm. |
PP
Pct. |
PK
Pct. |
PIM/Gm. |
| N.
Dakota |
3.07
(22nd) |
2.25
(8th) |
.191
(18th) |
.864
(9th) |
17.8
(24th) |
| Denver |
4.05
(2nd) |
2.60
(19th) |
.203
(12th) |
.850
(15th) |
17.5
(25th) |
North
Dakota: East Region second seed
North Dakota 4, Boston University 0
North Dakota 6, Boston College 3
North Dakota 4, Minnesota 2
Denver:
Northeast
Region first seed
Denver 4, Bemidji State 3 ot
Denver 4, New Hampshire 2
Denver 6, Colorado College 2
WHY
NORTH DAKOTA WINS: It’s hard to describe “it”
but North Dakota has “it” right now. They know it,
and Minnesota, Boston College, and Boston University know it.
Jordan Parise’s great play down the stretch gave the Fighting
Sioux a ton of confidence and they’re on quite a playoff
run, which could bring a national championship with one more win.
WHY
DENVER WINS: Quite simply, they’re the best team.
Unfortunately, Denver’s team is so strong in so many areas
that it’s difficult to fall in love with one standout aspect,
such as size, strength, skill, or goaltending. But since the Pioneers
are so good across the board, they can win any type of game.
| Tonight's
North Dakota Line Chart |
| Left
Wing |
Center |
Right
Wing |
Notes |
| 11-R.
Spirko |
15-T.
Zajac |
18-D.
Stafford |
Everybody
knows the big names, but there was no dropoff in the four
lines against Minnesota. |
| 24-C.
Porter |
10-R.
McMahon |
29-C.
Genoway |
| 21-E.
Fabian |
22-B.
Canady |
20-J.
Massen |
| 19-M.
Prpich |
9-Q.
Fylling |
4-S.
Foyt |
| Defense |
Defense |
Goalies |
| 8-N.
Fuher |
6-A.
Schneider |
1-J.
Parise |
North
Dakota's defense will not intimidate the Denver forwards as
much as they did Minnesota's. |
| 3-M.
Jones |
2-M.
Greene |
34-P.
Lamoreux |
| 26-K.
Radke |
27-M.
Smaby |
30-J.
Brandt |
| Tonight's
Denver Line Chart |
| Left
Wing |
Center |
Right
Wing |
Notes |
| 39-J.
Drummond |
9-G.
Gauthier |
16-K.
Ulanski |
One
change from Thursday: Ted O'Leary replaces Tom May on the
fourth line. |
| 17-L.
Fulghum |
11-P.
Stastny |
19-R.
Dingle |
| 15-J.
Foster |
12-G.
Paukovich |
7-A.
Veideman |
| 10-R.
Helgason |
6-M.
Handza |
18-T.
O'Leary |
| Defense |
Defense |
Goalies |
| 25-M.
Carle |
20-J.
Halme |
29-P.
Mannino |
The
last freshman goalie to start an NCAA title game was BC's
Scott Clemmensen in 1998. |
| 4-B.
Skinner |
5-A.
Thomas |
28-G.
Fisher |
| 26-N.
Larson |
27-M.
Laatsch |
30-D.
King |
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