Boston College Beats Notre Dame 4-1 to Take Third NCAA Title

DENVER -- Entering this week’s Frozen Four, it was thought that if Boston College were to have a shot at a national title, leading scorer Nathan Gerbe would need to be a major contributor.

After scoring five goals and adding three assists in two games, calling Gerbe a major contributor may be an understatement, but calling the Boston College Eagles national champions is a perfect fit.

Gerbe scored the game’s opening two goals and added two assists on Saturday evening as the Eagles ended Notre Dame’s Cinderella run with a 4-1 victory to take home the school’s second national title this decade and third all-time in front of a capacity crowd of 18,632 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. [More from uscho.com...]

The Catholic Hockey Championship of the World

BOULDER, Colorado -- This is usually how I refer to the Boston College-Notre Dame football game, but now these leading Catholic universities are facing off in the NCAA men's hockey final Saturday night in Denver.

I am a dedicated Boston College supporter when it comes to football, considering it was my mother's alma mater; but in hockey, my loyalties definitely move east down Commonwealth Ave to Boston University, of which my father is an alumnus. Unfortunately, the Terriers didn't even qualify for the tournament this year, and they even managed to miss the Beanpot final, which is an extreme rarity.

So I don't really care who wins this game. Tickets to it would be nice, though.