Denver, Frozen Four and Western Michigan
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Western Michigan defeated defending champion Denver in the first double-overtime game at the Frozen Four since 1996.
From USA TODAY
Owen Michaels made himself a hero in Kalamazoo, scoring bar down to send Western Michigan University to its first national championship game.
From The New York Times
Owen Michaels scored his second goal 26 seconds into the second overtime and Western Michigan beat defending champion Denver, 3-2, on Thursday night to advance to its first Frozen Four title game.
From The Boston Globe
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Western Michigan and Boston University will battle for the 2025 NCAA men's ice hockey championship on Saturday.
Boston University (24-13-2) will face Western Michigan (33-7-1) for the national championship at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Hailing from Warroad, Minnesota, the brothers bring grit, focus and intellect to every faceoff, save and strategic decision. Both are studying at WMU’s Haworth College of Business, where they’ve found the same principles that drive championship teams to the Frozen Four —adaptability, leadership and trust—also empower their education.
Slukynsky, 19, will take the net against the reigning national champions from Denver at the Frozen Four on Thursday.
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WOOD Grand Rapids on MSNWMU on a ‘mission’ heading into Frozen FourThe Western Michigan University hockey team is two wins away from a national title. To win it, they will face a familiar foe.