NCAA Men's Frozen Four

2008 Bracket Contest  

                                                                                  Thursday, April 10, 2008                                                                              

Frozen 4 Semi-Finals Set for Today...

The NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament has worked its way down to the Final Frozen 4 teams, and tonight that number will be reduced to just 2 for the championship. 

The first semi-finalists to hit the ice will be the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota and the Eagles of Boston College, when they face off at 5:00pm CST in Denver. 

Semi-Final #2 will feature the Wolverines of Michigan taking on the surprising Irishmen of Notre Dame at 8:00pm CST.  Both games will be televised live on ESNP2.  The winners will play for the big prize on Saturday night.  You can check back to our Frozen 4 Contest page for results following each game by clicking HERE...

                                                                                  Friday, March 28, 2008                                                                                

Frozen 4 - Upsets in 3 of 4 Games Mark Day 1...

The NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament kicked off yesterday, and based on our Bracket Contest participants, there were 3 upsets in the first 4 games.  With Michigan beating Niagra while being the only team in the history of the contest to be picked by every person to do so, the Wolverines were the only team to meet expectations indicated by the majority of contestants. 

Less than a third of you out there called any of the other 3 games correctly, with Clarkson (31%), Michigan State (32%), and Notre Dame (24%) coming out on top of their higher seeded opponents to advance.   With former DJHA/Dallas Storm defenseman Teddy Ruth (#5 in pic on the left) being a game starter and earning a +3, Notre Dame was the biggest surprise in their solid 7-3 win over #1 Regional/#4 National Seed New Hampshire.

Frozen 4 Action Starts Today, Contest Entry Closed...

Action starts this afternoon in the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament, with St. Cloud State taking on Clarkson in an East Regional contest at 3:00pm in Albany, New York.

Top Seeded Michigan takes on Niagra in the other East Regional game, and there are also two West Regional tilts today, with Colorado College taking on Michigan State, and Notre Dame playing New Hampshire out in Colorado Springs.  Action in the Northeast and Midwest Regionals starts on Saturday.

Entry into the Alliance Frozen 4 Contest is now closed, but to follow the game results and see how your picks work out, click on the "Bracket" button above, to see game results as they become available.  You can also click on the "Game Tracker" button to get game live updated box scores, stats, and other details about each game as it happens.  If you are unable to see the games on TV, the NCAA is providing live on-line streaming audio-casts, which you can link to by clicking on the "Streaming Audio" button at the top of this page.

Among the 16 teams in the tournament, you picked ten (10) different winners for the National Championship.   Even though there were 10 different teams chosen to win it all,  Michigan became the most overwhelming favorite in the 4-year history of the contest, as forty (40) people picked the Wolverines to bring home the bacon. 

Among the remaining favorite teams to go all the way were North Dakota, Denver, and Colorado  College.   Only one team (Niagra) was not picked by anyone to win a game.   In addition to areas all over Texas, we had entries from North Dakota, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, Louisiana, and New Hampshire.  Among the Top 4 favorites, here are the numbers choosing them to win it all:

                                                                                  Monday, March 24, 2008                                                                                 

4th Annual Alliance Frozen 4 Contest is Here...

Once again, the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament is nearly upon us, and back by popular demand for the 4th straight year, Alliance is again offering you the chance to learn more about College Hockey and have some fun doing it.   This year, Alliance is pleased to announce that we are working in conjunction with the staff of USCHO - U.S. College Hockey On-Line to generate even more interest on a national level for the contest, as well as provide prizes for the winners.

Just like many of you already do for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and did for the NCAA Hockey Frozen 4 last year, we are having another NCAA Hockey Frozen Four Bracket Contest.  There is no money involved, and it is just for fun.   However, there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners - nothing spectacular, just hockey related!  Click on the "Bracket" button above and get started picking the winners...

TV Schedule Posted...

The television broadcast schedule for the 4th Annual Frozen 4 Contest has been posted, with all 12 regional contests being telecast by ESPNU.  The Frozen 4 Semi-Finals will be broadcast by ESPN2, while the Championship Game will be aired by ESPN.  

Well, we hope you will think about those tie-breaker numbers again, because it will probably come down to that to determine a winner, just like the last 3 years.  

About the Contest...

You simply choose the teams you think will win each game, picking all games to the National Championship, fill out your information, and press the SUBMIT button.  Games chosen correctly earn you points in the contest, with Round 1 games getting you 1 point for each correct winner chosen, and Round 2 games 3 points for each winner. 

A correct Semi-Finalist will get you 7 points each, and you will earn 10 points for selecting the correct National Champion.  Picking each game correctly will earn you a maximum of 44 total points.  The top 3 points winners will receive prizes.  The Tie-Breaker is the total goals scored by the National Champion in their 4 Games, with the closest guess being the winner.

Do your homework!  Once the teams are placed in the bracket, there will be a link to their official web site.  Check out each team's home page, find out how they did against the competition this season, see which players are the top ones for each team.  A great web site with lots of college hockey information, including games determining the final 16 teams, results, rankings, and a projected bracket, go to USCHO - U.S. College Hockey On-Line...

Who did well in the tournament last year?  Who has the goaltending?  Who plays best against the tough teams?  Who can upset the top teams?  Where are the players from and what was their path to college?  You may be a player on a Frozen Four team in the future!

If you change your mind after you submit, or if it is not the way you want it, come back to the Frozen 4 page and re-submit.  We will register the most recent information you submit up until the Entry Deadline.

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