I hockey this year, two MiCHO Teams, Michigan and Michigan State, are among the four participants in this year s Frozen Four Championship. The other two participants, Boston College and North Dakota, are not newcomers as they played in the championship game last season with North Dakota taking honors. This year, Michigan and Michigan State have the unique opportunity to meet for the first time ever in the 2001 NCAA Frozen Four, if both win their semi-final match on Thursday.
Accolades are due for each team and the coaching staffs.
The Spartans dominated the CCHA and the NCAA all season. One game with their 1987 Championship Nemesis, the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota, stands in their way from the Spartan s first Championship game sine 1987. The Wolverines, on the other hand, have taken what can be called the less-traveled route to the Frozen Four. However, for the Wolverines, it s near identical to the route they followed to the 1998 National Championship. Michigan needs to beat Boston College, their adversary in the 1998 championship game, to make their first championship game since the 1998 Championship game.