Boston College tops NCAA Frozen Four
Eagles win for third time in five seasons
Ferris State fell short of the ultimate goal Saturday night. The Bulldogs still had a deep appreciation for their breakthrough season after falling 4-1 to Boston College in the NCAA hockey final.
“What a year,” Ferris State senior Jordie Johnston said. “I can honestly say I can look at each player in our lockerroom and know that no one left anything on the table.”
Steven Whitney scored twice to help Boston College win its fifth NCAA title and third in five seasons.
Ferris State (26-12-5) was making its first Frozen Four appearance.
Bulldogs coach Bob Daniels, whose program was making only its second appearance in the NCAA hockey tournament, said the standard has been set.
“I feel we’ve been pretty good for a while and I think we’ll continue to be good,” Daniels said. “College hockey really is so hard right now. There are so many good quality teams.
“This is a lot right here, but we’ll gladly try to do it again next year.”
Boston College (33-101) finished with a 19-game winning streak, outscoring its opponents 77-21 during that span.
Eagles goalie Parker Milner, selected the Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player, made 27 of his 33 saves in the final two periods.
“It’s hard to put it into words because everyone did their part and we came together as a team,” Milner said. “You don’t do this without contributions from everyone and that’s what we got.”
Paul Carey broke a tie with a power-play goal midway through the first period, redirecting Brian Dumoulin’s blast from left point to make it 2-1.
Johnny Gaudreau, a prospect of the Calgary Flames, also scored for Boston College.
“We knew Ferris State was going to be outstanding,” York said. “They might not have the name recognition, but we knew how good they were. We stayed patient through the first two periods. Parker was extremely strong in net. You can’t be measured until you win that last trophy.
“Now this team can take its place among the other championship teams.”
Garrett Thompson scored for Ferris State.