It also helps that Penn State has one of the low-key hottest goalies in hockey. Arsenii Sergeev has been clutch during this stretch, outplaying his counterpart just about every game, helping the team win 11 of its past 13 games.

Jack Hughes and Cole Eiserman scored as Boston University beat Penn State 3-1 to advance to its first final in 10 years.

The Nittany Lions fall to Boston University 3-1 in the NCAA semifinals, ending a historic season for the program.

Despite having been around since the mid-‘70s, this is Western Michigan’s first-ever trip to the Frozen Four. Fourth-year head coach Pat Ferschweiler has built a team that has been a force, which has given programs like DU and North Dakota fits for the past few years.

The Hockey News team members predicted who wins the Frozen Four and the Hobey Baker Award. There was quite a bit of alignment in the Hobey discussion, splitting the votes between two players, but the Frozen Four had some more diverse and interesting answers, with one team coming out on top.

Western Michigan and Denver will face off at 5 p.m., followed by BU vs. Penn State at 8:30 p.m. Both games will be on ESPN2.

Player comparables for prospects are like playing with fire. You say a guy plays similarly to Alex DeBrincat once and people take it and run with it. And then he starts to look more like Paul Bissonnette and they turn on you. So rule number one of player comps: you cannot take them as gospel.