UMass beats St. Cloud State 5-0, wins first NCAA title
April 11, 2021 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) Filip Lindberg had 25 saves, Aaron Bohlinger scored his first career goal, and Massachusetts beat St. Cloud State 5-0 on Saturday night to win the program’s first NCAA title.
After St. Cloud State turnover, Bohlinger led a breakaway and dropped the puck to Ryan Sullivan whose one-touch pass set up Bohlinger’s one-timer to open the scoring about 7 minutes into the game. Reed Lebster’s wrap-around goal with about a minute left in the first gave the Minutemen a 2-0 lead.
UMass (20-5-4), which extended its unbeaten streak to a program-record 14 games, made its third NCAA Tournament appearance. The Minutemen lost 3-0 to Minnesota Duluth which UMass beat in Thursday’s semifinals in the 2019 title game. The 2020 Frozen Four was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
St. Cloud State s run ends with shutout loss in Frozen Four title game UMass gave the Huskies no room to operate on the ice, dominating a 5-0 victory
By Randy Johnson, Star Tribune April 10, 2021 9:33pm Text size Copy shortlink:
PITTSBURGH St. Cloud State vanquished two of the top teams from Hockey East, Boston University and Boston College, on its way to the second Frozen Four berth in program history, but it turned out beating a third team from that conference was one task too many for the Huskies.
Behind a suffocating defensive effort and a 25-save shutout from goalie Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts defeated St. Cloud State 5-0 on Saturday night in the NCAA men s Frozen Four championship game at PPG Paints Arena. Instead of winning their first national championship, the Huskies saw the Minutemen skate off with their first crown after finishing runner-up to Minnesota Duluth two years ago.
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UMass beats Minnesota Duluth in OT, advances to 2nd straight national championship game
UMass and Minnesota-Duluth players battle during the Division I Men s Ice Hockey Semifinals held at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Minutemen advanced to their second consecutive national championship game thanks to a 3-2 overtime victory. UMass will play St. Cloud State on Saturday at 7 p.m. Justin K.Aller/NCAA
Massachusetts goalie Matt Murray takes a break during the Division I Men s Ice Hockey Semifinals held at PPG Paints Arena on April 8, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Justin K.Aller
Action between UMass and Duluth during the Division I Men s Ice Hockey Semifinals held at PPG Paints Arena on April 8, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Justin K.Aller NCAA
Garrett Wait’s OT goal dethrones Minnesota Duluth, sends UMass hockey back to national championship game
Massachusetts players gather around Zac Jones (24) after he scored against Minnesota Duluth during the first period of an NCAA men s Frozen Four hockey semifinal in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Keith Srakocic
Massachusetts Bobby Trivigno (8) sends the puck past Minnesota Duluth goaltender Zach Stejskal (35), before Garrett Wait, not seen, knocked it in for an overtime goal in an NCAA men s Frozen Four hockey semifinal in Pittsburgh, early Friday, April 9, 2021. Massachusetts won 3-2 and will face St. Cloud State in the championship game Saturday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Keith Srakocic