Frozen Four Essay

Always engineering an epic showdown two of the best in colligate hockey the 8th ranked St Cloud State Huskies and the currant number one in the United States University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs battle once again. Both breathtaking teams rain terror on anyone who impedes their path to the Frozen Four. Poised to be an exciting game the first period definitely did not disappoint. It all started with a faceoff win by Blake Winiecki which created the Huskies an early rush. Throughout the rush the puck was passed several times in the offensive zone until it found its way to the stick of Robby Jackson who levied the first shot against Bulldogs goaltender Hunter Miska. The shot ripped passed the left shoulder of Miska finding twine as the goal
It wasn’t until late in the second period another goal was scored. Again, Cholowski assisted but this time Blake Winiecki stifled UMD perfectly placing the puck through Miska’s pads, putting the Huskies up 3-1. Next after peppering Driscoll, Dominic Toninato finally smashed the puck in with only 83 seconds left in period number two supplying UMD their second goal. Halfway through the third a crucial part of the game UMD defenseman Carson Soucy dashed his way down the ice on a breakaway letting go a ripper that shocked St Cloud State tying the 3-3. Then with only 5 minutes remaining forward Parker Mackay completed the stunning comeback by scoring UMD’s 4th goal of the game. SCSU made a majestic effort but came up short when after the Huskies pulled their goalie Carson Soucy swiped the puck in the empty net sealing the game with a Bulldogs 5-3 win. As legendary coach Herb Brooks stated “gentleman the legs feed the wolf” meaning any team can win the first two periods but it really comes down to which team is better conditioned in the third period. The team who is will 9 times out of 10 win the