Sunday Links

I have to admit that It’s been tough waiting for this Thursday’s Frozen Four, the suspense is killing me. There has been a lot of stuff going on this week and I thought I would get you up to date if you haven’t seen the links and stories out there for this week’s upcoming Frozen Four.

The Fighting Sioux hockey team has been cleaning up in the individual awards.

Aaron Dell was awarded the INCH Goaltender of the Year and Matt Frattin was awarded the College Hockey News Player of the year.

Chay Genoway was on the Minnesota Wild Hockey Radio click here to listen to the podcast. [click to listen]

Julie Robenhymer of Hockey Buzz has a feature on Matt Frattin.



The New York Times has an awesome article about Matt Frattin. On New Path, Leading to Frozen Four... [click to view]

That was what Gilberto Frattin has been hoping to hear since those discussions in the family kitchen.

“I’m a little bit of an old-fashioned type of guy,” he said. “I believe that if you don’t bury your skeletons, they come back to haunt you.

“He made all of the right choices. I’d never take any credit for that. We just gave him support.”

From USCHO and my favorite pseudo reporter PCM; For North Dakota’s Goehring, it’s back to school — this time as teacher [click to view]

Miami Redhawk and Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist Andy Miele has signed a professional contract with the Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes. [click to view]

Does anyone see anything wrong with this paragraph?

The Wolverines must beat the team that eliminated them from the Frozen Four in 2007. Michigan suffered a 5-4 overtime loss to the Fighting Sioux that season and the teams have not met since then.

The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux beat the Michigan Wolverines 8-5 in the Denver Regional. [box score]

Allen York the goalie for RPI that the Sioux beat last Saturday afternoon has signed a professional contract with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL and won two games this week. [Parting Schotts]

Roman Augustoviz from the Star Tribune has a great article about Matt Frattin; Tough love puts UND's Frattin on right path... [Click to view]

Virg Foss, the former beat writer for the Grand Forks Herald has a nice article in today's paper... Time will tell about this Sioux team [Grand Forks Herald]

University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux Notes: UND, Michigan tangle in Frozen Four semis [fightingsioux.com]

Some news about our Thursday night opponents the Michigan Ugly Helmets; Former walk-on goalie Shawn Hunwick leads Michigan back to Frozen Four [Detroit Free Press]

Here is a break down of the University of Michigan's Frozen Four history [Detroit Free Press]