7AA Championship: Grand Rapids vs Duluth East

Here we go with the 7AA final, hopefully in front of a huge crowd here at Amsoil Arena.

Lines are as follows:

GRAND RAPIDS
Bischoff (Jonah) - Peterson - Holum (Reid)
Mann - Mackenhausen - Mangni
Frazier - Monley - Crippa
LaRoque (Michael) - Rajala - Sahlstrom

Bischoff (Jake) - Horsmann
Holum (Shafer) - Simonson
LaRoque (Connor) - Mischke

Shepard - Troumbly

DULUTH EAST
Toscano - Forbort -

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Denfeld Looks to Make History

It isn't often that history is made.

I mean, technically, history is made all the time. But not this kind of history.

The last time Duluth Denfeld made a state tournament, gas was less than a dollar a gallon, and a movie starring Jessica Tandy was winning tons of awards. The tournament was a one-class affair, with Denfeld advancing by winning Section 2 before falling to eventual runner-up

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Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: Another Good Effort Leads to Another UMD Loss

MINNEAPOLIS -- When the losing continues, a team can either stay positive and keep working to move in the right direction, or it can give up and wilt away in the shroud of negativity.

So far, UMD seems to have decided to keep working.

And so far, the losing has continued.

Friday night, one of UMD's better efforts of the season -- especially over the first 40 minutes -- was wasted in a seventh

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Game 31: UMD at Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS -- The only stop in the WCHA where a lonely radio guy has to pay to park.

But it's still awesome here. Nice new scoreboard, and the sound system is upgraded (wouldn't take much).

Lines?

Lines.

UMD
Seidel - Herbert - Crandall
Farley - Cameranesi - Basaraba
Danberg - Hendrickson - Flaherty
DeLisle - Decowski - Krause

Olson - Welinski
Smith - Casto
Johnson - Bergman

McNeely - Fons

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Rivalry Weekend Sees Teams Going in Different Directions

MINNEAPOLIS -- One team appears to be trending upward, while the other is fighting to stay above water.

Unfortunately, this isn't 2009, when surging UMD ended Minnesota's season in the Final Five play-in game.

It's also not 2011, when a destined-to-miss-the-NCAA Tournament Gopher squad fell victim to Mike Connolly's career night (five goals) in a 6-4 UMD win at Amsoil Arena.

No, this time

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Game 30: UMD at Bemidji State

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A suddenly banged-up UMD team is here for another crack at snapping a losing streak that has reached six.

As already chronicled, sophomore forward Caleb Herbert is not here due to an injury, and another top-six forward is out for this game, as sophomore Justin Crandall will sit out.

Lines?

Lines.

UMD
Farley - Cameranesi - Seidel
DeLisle - Decowski - Krause
Young - Tardy -

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Saturday Hockey Notes and Thoughts: Special Teams Sink UMD

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Sometimes, this column is used to brag. Sometimes, it's therapy.

Lately, it's more about therapy, unfortunately.

Make it six losses in a row for UMD, as the season continues to fade away. Bemidji State snapped a 12-game winless streak here Friday with a 4-2 win.

In what has become almost routine fashion, a lot went right for UMD. The Bulldogs started strong, controlled most

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Game 29: UMD at Bemidji State

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- It's been quite a while (since October of 2010) between visits to Sanford Center, and it was quite easy to forget how neat this little place is. No building is perfect, but there isn't much to pick away about with this arena.

For the first time since the 2005-2006 season, UMD is going to employ three starting goaltenders in a season, as Alex Fons gets his first collegiate start

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Red Rock Radio, UMD Agree to Contract Extension

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Some in-house news of sorts, something you may have seen on my Twitter feed, but I didn't have time to post a blog on it until I got to Bemidji.

My employers at Red Rock Radio and UMD have negotiated a two-year extension of their radio rights agreement. Here is the press release.

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