Frozen Four Finale

Denver Defeats Minnesota Duluth in the NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship

Frozen Four Finale

Opening Face-Off

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UMD’s Dominic Toninato (19) and Denver’s Matt Marcinew (23) take the opening faceoff.

Denver goalie Tanner Jaillet

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Denver goalie Tanner Jaillet saved 38 of 40 shots.

UMD’s Carson Soucy (21)

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UMD’s Carson Soucy (21) leads a breakout.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver

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Denver’s Evan Janssen (26) checks Willie Raskob (15).

Denver coach Jim Montgomery

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Denver coach Jim Montgomery won the Frozen Four in 1993 as a player for Maine.

UMD's Dominic Toninato

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Toninato is the picture of intensity before a faceoff.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver

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UMD’s Alex Iafallo (14) levels Evan Ritt (15) to the Denver bench’s dismay.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver

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Denver’s Tariq Hammond (3) carries the puck vs Toninato.

Jarid Lukosevicius of Denver

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Denver’s Jarid Lukosevicius (14) scores the first of his three second-period goals.

Jarid Lukosevicius of Denver

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Sixteen seconds later, Lukosevicius puts Denver up 2-0.

Jarid Lukosevicius of Denver

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Lukosevicius completes his hat trick in a 7:39 span, and Denver leads 3-1.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver

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Raskob fights off the backcheck by Emil Romig (18).

Tariq Hammond of Denver

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Hammond leaves the game in the third period with a dislocated ankle.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver

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Fans capture a faceoff.

Hunter Miska of Minnesota Duluth

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UMD goalie Hunter Miska saves a shot by Troy Terry.

Riley Tufte of Minnesota Duluth

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Riley Tufte (27) scores late in the third to bring UMD within a goal.

Minnesota Duluth vs. Denver

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UMD’s Nick Wolff (5) and Neal Pionk battle for the puck with Henrik Borgstrom.

The thrill of Denver’s victory…

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…And the agony of UMD’s defeat.

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The Pioneers pose with their trophy.

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Emil Romig of Denver

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Romig shows the hardware to Denver fans.

Cutting the net, Frozen Four style!

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