I found this article on theBoston Globe Sports Page I love this kids honesty. I am excited about this game and it should prove to be a horse race between two very fast and skilled teams. Last years game left a horrible taste in my mouth so I hope the Fighting Sioux can turn the tables on the B.C. Eagles. Both teams are offensive focused teams that know how to run and gun and get up and down the ice. It’s definitely exciting hockey. I watched the Eagles play the Wisconsin Badgers earlier in the season and the defensive minded Badgers couldn't keep up with the speedy Eagles. Lets hope we don't have to watch the neutral zone trap this weekend.
There’s nothing standing between Boston College goaltender Cory Schneider and a trip to the 2007 NCAA championship game.
Well, nothing but what the Marblehead native calls the best line in the country - North Dakota sophomores Ryan Duncan, Jonathan Toews and T.J. Oshie. Grand Forks’ finest have combined for 97 points in the last 20 games.
Schneider and his BC mates - winners of their last 12 games - will try to slow the Fighting Sioux’ sizzling trio tomorrow (8 p.m.) in the semifinals of the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four in St. Louis.
“It’s probably the best line in the country - best line we’ll see all year,” said Schneider after BC practiced at Kelley Rink and before the team boarded a plane for St. Louis yesterday. “We’ve got to get the right matchups out there and just limit their speed, don’t let them beat us 1-on-1, keep them to the outside.”
The red-hot Schneider (14-1-0 with a 1.54 goals-against average and .948 save percentage in his last 15 games) has the benefit of experience playing with and against some of the Sioux snipers in international competitions.
The junior graduate of Phillips Andover also has the benefit of endless hours of video the BC coaching staff has allowed him and his cohorts to peruse over the week and a half since winning the Northeast Regional title.
“We spend a lot of time (watching video) - just seeing what their tendencies are, their offensive strengths, weakness, defenses, goaltending, special teams. (We’re) breaking it all down and seeing if we can exploit anything to our advantage and just prepare ourselves for all of their weapons,” said Schneider, who has started all 40 games for the Eagles this season.
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