Saturday, April 12, 2014

 

The Fascinating Frozen Four

Tonight in Philadelphia we will witness the final of the Frozen Four-- college hockey's championship tournament.  It probably is not something any of you (well, maybe Craig A.) follow, but there is a wonderful story behind tonight's game.

Playing for the championship tonight will be stalwart Division I powerhouse University of Minnesota and Union College, a division three school from upstate New York that offers no athletic scholarships.  They beat an excellent Boston College team to make it to the final.

Here are some comparisons:

Student Body:

Minnesota:  51,526
Union:  2,246

Athletic budget:

Minnesota:  about $85,000,000
Union:  about $13,000,000

School motto:

Minnesota:  "Commune vinculum omnibus artibus" ("A common bond for all the arts")
Union:  "We All Become Brothers Under the Laws of Minerva."


# posted by Mark Osler @ 10:55 AM
Comments:
Mark, how’d ya know? Also of note, Colgate beat #1 Minnesota in their New Years tournament, in the Gophers own rink. Colgate beat and tied Union during the regular season, only to lose to Union in the ECAC Tournament final in Lake Placid. At schools like Colgate and Union student-athletes actually have to go to class and produce; they are also among the national leaders every year for GPA and graduation rates across their athletic programs. Yale, also from the ECAC, won the Frozen Four last year. Go Union Dutchmen!!!
# posted by Anonymous CraigA : 12:33 PM
 
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