The North Dakota Fighting Sioux Hawks (34-6-4) captured their eighth Division-I Men's National Hockey Championship -- defeating top-seed Quinnipiac (32-4-7) 5-1 in the title game at the NCAA Frozen Four Saturday night in Tampa.

The NCHC was well represented in this year's NCAA Hockey Tournament, making up one quarter of the field -- with North Dakota, Denver, UMD, and St. Cloud State all making the cut. SCSU was eliminated in the first round by Ferris State at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

UND coach Brad Berry became the first head coach to win the NCAA title in his first year at the helm.

The four teams advancing to this year's Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida were North Dakota, Quinnipiac, Boston College, and U Mass-Lowell.

Some say they are happy an NCHC team won it all. I say, no. I can't be happy when rivals have success.

Packers, UM-Duluth, North Dakota, Montana Grizzlies (used to live in Bozeman -- home of Montana State), Wisconsin Badgers, Minnesota State-Mankato -- I just can't bring myself to ever be happy for these teams.

Go Huskies!

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