BC, BU reach Frozen Four together for 4th time in NCAA history

Boston Faculty and Boston College followers have flocked to Minnesota for the Frozen 4, because the Eagles and Terriers each superior to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Males’s Ice Hockey Championship for simply the fourth time within the historical past of the event.No. 1 BC is making its twenty sixth general Frozen 4 look, whereas No. 2 BU reached the nationwide semifinals for the second straight yr and twenty fourth time in complete.Individuals who traveled from Boston to Saint Paul have been hoping the Eagles and Terriers every win within the semifinals, so the rivals can meet within the nationwide championship sport — and prevalence that has occurred simply as soon as earlier than. “That yr of ’78, I swear we acquired extra press than the Bruins or the Celtics,” stated former Boston College star Jack O’Callahan, who was a member of the 1980 gold-medal successful United States hockey workforce that pulled off the “Miracle on Ice.””For the colleges, it is phenomenal to have each groups being on the high of the heap,” stated Rob Riley, co-captain of the 1977-78 Boston Faculty hockey workforce. “It is actually, actually troublesome to get this far, clearly, and I believe it isn’t going to occur fairly often.”Within the 1978 nationwide championship sport, the Terriers got here away with the title and bragging rights with a 5-3 victory towards the Eagles.”There’s nothing like successful. Successful is every thing,” O’Callahan stated. “Nobody remembers who is available in second, proper?”Boston Faculty punched its ticket to the title sport with a 4-0 win over the Michigan Wolverines.However the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue will not be occurring for a fifth time this season, as Boston College misplaced to the No. 3 Denver Pioneers in extra time by a rating of 2-1. The nationwide championship sport between BC and Denver is scheduled for six p.m. Saturday.Earlier protection: