The 2010 National Champions - Boston College

April 8: Semifinals - Ford Field

Wisconsin 8, R.I.T. 1

Boston College 7, Miami 1

April 10: NCAA Championship - Ford Field

Boston College 5, Wisconsin 0

Game Quotes

Coach York's thoughts on the game:

"Unbelievably excited. Just an amazing feeling. And I think that at first I'd like to give credit to Mike Eaves and the Wisconsin Badgers. They were a very difficult team to play against. They're extremely well coached. Good size. A lot of skill. Clearly the best team we've played this year was the Wisconsin Badgers. So I know they're disappointed with not putting their name on the trophy, but they've had an outstanding year.

Hobey Baker winner, (Blake) Geoffrion certainly deserves the honor, so our hat's off to Mike (Eaves). Plus he sent me two of the better players ever in the history of BC hockey. So I appreciate that an awful lot, Ben and Patrick. But I thought our players, to win two national championships for the juniors and seniors has never been done in Boston College history. We have a long and very storied history in all of sports but you look at football, basketball, baseball, hockey, these guys bring two trophies back to Boston College, what a career they've had. It's been a remarkable career for the juniors and seniors. We have seven of them that have repeated from their freshman year, and I think it will be interesting if they feel this one is a better year. I think the next one is always the best one. But I thought our club played very sound.

John Muse was clearly on top of his game tonight. He is now 8 - 0 I think in NCAA postseason play, so that's pretty good. I was talking to Jack Parker, my counterpart from Boston University, and we're old war horses in this game. But when he knew that he wasn't going to get into the national tournament, we were talking about at least let's keep the trophy right there on Commonwealth Ave. We've done that. It's a great privilege to be in the Hockey East. Joe Bertagna has now had three championships in a row bringing back to Hockey East. Maybe he can get a free cup of coffee, Joe. Maybe a beer tonight. But glad to have the players with us, and I'm very excited about this championship."

Matt Price on motivation:

"I think you always want to win, I've said it over and over again. This program strives to be excellent and strives for the top and this is it. And not getting there last year was something definitely that fed the fire, but our guys have it inherently. They want to win. I've never seen guys work so hard through the summer and all through the year. It was an unbelievable season.

John Muse on motivation from watching Boston University's title last season:

Yeah, that was difficult. We were home last year during break, and watched the whole thing unfold. And that's tough when you are sitting at home the year after you're there winning it. It's tough for the whole team. Everybody that's a BC hockey fan. It's kind of embarrassing, too, because we didn't even get a chance at it last year. But, like Matt said, every single person on the team all summer long, all preseason worked as hard as possible so we could put ourselves in this position, have this opportunity. And luckily it unfolded as it did.

John Muse on winning the title:

"It's really not only me. It's everyone in the locker room. You can see how everybody's blocking shots. When I let up a rebound, my defense is right there to clear it out of the way. We get tremendous back pressure all game long from our forwards. And you know when they get the puck in the zone, our defense and forwards break the puck out the best in the country. I can't take any of the credit, really, when I get 20 shots a game."

Matt Price and Ben Smith on B.C. Hockey:

MATT:
Yeah, I remember coming in as a freshman and I think what's great about BC and the culture that Coach York has instilled in the guys is you learn real quick when you come in as a freshman. And the older guys have always done a great job, and through my three years before I was a senior, just to kind of teach us the way. I think that kind of carries through your career. And everyone's kind of on the same page. We're all team guys and everyone wants to be the best and strives to help each other. So I think that's been huge for our career. And it's been nice to be successful. I think all our hard work goes into it. And playing alongside these guys in my class has been something special. On the ice and just the friendships off the ice, it's a special group of guys, and I don't think it's any different than any other class we have. We bring in some really great, quality people and it's such a pleasure to be around them."

BEN:
"As Matt said, I don't think our class can take all the credit for our success. Coach York and his assistant coaches do a great job of recruiting great people, great hockey players, great people, good leaders. And that attributes to our success. It's not just one class. It's not just one person. They recruit good teammates who make good teams who are successful."

Coach York on how this title feels compared to the others:

"I think there's a lot of similarities. I had mentioned to my team tonight before the game that I've coached a lot of teams that have gone to the national championship game, but three have won the right to put their name on the trophy, and those three, all three, shared common maybe attributes I look at. The team that wins the game, the All-American players are not going to be the difference unless you have a really good team going on that ice that night. They have to be very, very disciplined in a setting that's hard to be, because it's bright lights and it's a big stage. And I thought all three teams shared that hard work, great discipline and a team feeling. I thought tonight we achieved those attributes, but they're all very similar. In '84 we had Dave Ellett, one of the best defensemen in all of college hockey. In 2001 I thought Brian Gionta had to be clearly one of the top players in college hockey. In '08 it was Nathan Gerbe, and tonight you can pick a whole handful of our players. I thought Cam Atkinson was an exceptional player tonight. So you need really good players but they have to be also kind of all on the same wheelbarrow, we'll use the expression."

The Road to Detroit

March 27: Northeast Regional Semifinals - The DCU Center

Boston College 3, Alaska 1

Yale 3, North Dakota 2

March 28: Northeast Regional Championship - The DCU Center

Boston College 9, Yale 7

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March 26: East Regional Semifinals - Times Union Center

RIT 2, Denver 1

UNH 6, Cornell 2

March 27: East Regional Championship - Times Union Center

RIT 6, UNH 2

Tigers Beat Denver and UNH, advance to the Frozen Four!

I'm not sure what all the excitement is about, the Tigers always play Denver tough. Oh, wait... I thought we were talking about the Colorado College Tigers. What the excitement is REALLY about is the RIT Tigers, and here at D1hockey.com we are glad to eat a little crow. RIT was the only team to come into the tournament 10 - 0 over their last ten games and we should have given them their due. So congratulations to Coach Wilson and his RIT Tigers; you guys are the real deal. (Now stop sending us nasty emails Tiger fans!)

March 27: Midwest Regional Semifinals - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Miami 2, Alabama 1

Michigan 5, Bemidji 1

March 28: Midwest Regional Championship - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Miami 3, Michigan 2 o.t.

Photos courtesy of Michael Griggs / The Miami Student

Photos courtesy of Ariel Bond

March 26: West Regional Semifinals - Xcel Energy Center

St. Cloud State 4, Northern Michigan 3 O.T.

Wisconsin 3, Vermont 2

March 27: West Regional Championship - Xcel Energy Center

Wisconsin 5, St. Cloud State 3

Powerful Wisconsin is returning to the Frozen Four after a big win against St. Cloud State. The Frozen Four will be filled with teams from four different conferences!

2009 - 2010 College Hockey Fan Poll
Who Will Win the Frozen Four?

The 2010 League Playoffs

Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals: 3/12/10 - 3/14/10 Campus Sites: Top Four Seeds host a best two-out-of-three series
Teams	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
RIT vs. UConn	RIT 4 UConn 3 o.t.	RIT 4 UConn 1	None
Canisius vs. Mercyhurst	Canisius 5 Mercyhurst 1	Canisius 5 Mercyherst 4 (2 o.t.)	None
Army vs. Air Force	Air Force 3 Army 0	Air Force 4 Army 2	None
Sacred Heart vs. Holy Cross	Sacred Heart 4 Holy Cross 0	Sacred Heart 4 Holy Cross (3 o.t.)	None
Semifinals: 3/19/10 Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY
RIT 4, Canisius 0
Sacred Heart 2, Air Force 1
Championship: 3/20/10 Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY
RIT 6, Sacred Heart 1

NCAA Tournament Team Records

* Will Miami recover from a heartbreaking last minute defeat and challenge for the National Title once again?
Answer: Nope, they ran into a buzzsaw called Boston College.
* Will the CCHA or WCHA bring the NCAA Championship west after two years of Boston dominance?
Answer: Nope, Hockey East reigns supreme for now with the Threepeat.
* Will Michigan or Michigan State be playing in Michigan in April?
Answer: Nope, but the Wolverines came as close as you can get!
* Who will dominate the ECAC; Cornell, Princeton, Yale, or Harvard?
Answer: Cornell and Yale
* Will Bemidji State return to the Frozen Four?
Answer: Not this year, but look for them in the mix from now on!

The answers to these questions and more, evolve every weekend!
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