NCAA Frozen Four: A Guide To The College Hockey Championship Weekend In Tampa - Game 1

Murls4/03/2023 9:15 PM

“Boots on the Ground!!” has become a rallying cry for all the members of the $EBR crew this season. So the Chiclets Game Notes boys are descending on Tampa, Florida for the frozen four. The itinerary is very simple…. Throw an absolute banger at Hat Tricks Tavern and go undefeated with picks. If anyone can do it…. We can.

I have taken the time to write out a version of Game Notes for the weekend so everyone knows what's going on…Everybody Rides!!!

Boston University (+165) vs. University of Minnesota (-210) at 5 pm

BU Terriers - Odds to win title at Barstool Sportsbook +425

Road to Frozen Four:

Hockey East Regular Season and Tournament Titles.
Beat Western Michigan 5-1 in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Beat Cornell 2-1 in the Regional Final.

Fun Fact:

New York Rangers GM Chris Drury is the school’s all-time leading goal scorer, with 113 in 155 games.

Players To Watch:

Lane Hutson - a 5’8” defenseman is the team’s leading scorer and was a 2nd round pick of Montreal last summer.

Wilmer Skoog - Swedish Center is tied for the team's goal scoring lead with 16. He's a free agent and should get a few NHL offers once the season ends.

$EBR’s Favorite Alumni:

Ryan Whitney - Before he became a mogul in the vodka world he was a slick puck-moving D-man for the Terriers. Word is he and his roommate Kenny Roche never missed a late-night trip to T Anthonys during their time at BU.

Minnesota Golden Gophers - Odds to win Title at Barstool Sportsbook +150

Road to Frozen Four:

Won the Big 10 regular season title.
Demolished Canisius 9-2 in the 1st Rd of the tournament.
Beat St. Cloud State 4-1 in the Regional Final.

Fun Fact: Gophers lucky charm? The last time I was boots on the ground at a Frozen Four was 2002 and the Gophers won the title. Can I make it 2-0?

Players To Watch:

Logan Cooley - 1st round pick of Biz’s Arizona Coyotes is currently 2nd in the nation in scoring with 20 goals and 37 assists.

Matthew Knies - Toronto Maple Leafs 2nd round pick in 2021 could find himself trying to help Biz and the rest of Leafs Nation to get out of 1st round after this weekend.

$EBR’s Favorite Alumni:

Phil “The Thrill” Kessel - Before this guy was crushing diet cokes and terrorizing goalies in the NHL he put up 51 points in his one and only year for the Gophers.

Murls’ Best Bet: Minnesota 3-way -120 Barstool Sportsbook