Want one final fact about the puck-width of closeness in the outcome of the 2007 NCAA national championship game? Wisconsin and Boston College had met 16 times in NCAA history; the series was tied at 8-8. The game ended at 2-1 with BC's Peter Harrold hitting the Badger post with less than two ticks on the clock.

No shortage of quotes from the two head coaches and key players in Milwaukee on April 8. Wisconsin's win for the school's sixth title goes down as another memorable NCAA championship game for the ages, not only for that final score on Badger "home ice" in Milwaukee, but also for the key plays leading to that final horn, and for Mike Eaves being the second coach with Michigan's Al Renfrew to win it as a player and coach.

Here's a sample of those top-10 quotes from coaches and players across the media:

Eaves on the topic of winning it as a Wisconsin player in 1977 and then as head coach -- "As a player you have such an emotional investment in the game that when you win it's just this explosion. When we won it in 1977, from the time we won the game in overtime until I got in the locker room, I don't remember a dang thing on the ice. It was such a euphoric high that I lost a lot."

Jerry York on his team's effort and the outcome -- "We got into the third period in a very, very tough environment to play, and shortened the game to 20 minutes. We got just what we wanted here --10 or 12 minutes left in the game and it's 1-1. Cory Schneider was just outstanding and darn near stole the hockey game. They capitalized on their power play and we didn't. That was the difference. "

Wisconsin defenseman Tom Gilbert on his game-winning goal and the top of the college-hockey mountain -- "I actually had two passes -- a pass from (Joe) Pavelski and then a pass from Dowell in the slot. I was thinking to myself, 'I am not going to strike out three times.' I just buried my head and knew the puck was going in. We've made it to the top of the mountain and the view is great."

Most Outstanding Player Robbie Earl on his second-period goal to tie the game just after taking a heavy hit from Chris Collins -- "I got upended in the neutral zone and hurt my shoulder a little bit. I was actually heading off to the bench and we got a turnover. Joe Pavelski went the other way and I decided to take a chance. I went to the net and it was a great pass by Adam Burish. That is the story of this year - hard work and going to the net."

Wisconsin goaltender Brian Elliott on the team's senior leadership and the final win of this season -- "Their leadership has really guided everybody. From when I came in here, they were only sophomores and they were always the guys leading the team then. They really have taken this program from the bottom to the top."

Senior captain Adam Burish on his career and Wisconsin's will to win it all -- "We looked at each other before the game and said, 'there's no way we're not getting this done.' I always wanted to play for the Badgers. I always wanted to be a captain and win a national championship. We accomplished all three."

BC defenseman Peter Harrold on hitting the post with 1.7 seconds remaining -- "At that point with seven seconds left in the game, you just have to get the puck down to the net, and I threw it toward open ice. You hope that something good happens. Maybe you get a tip, maybe the goaltender doesn't see it and it goes in. It's really all you can hope for at that point. But it wasn't meant to be."

BC goaltender Cory Schneider on the home crowd and his 37-save performance -- "It was clearly in their favor, and our goal was to take them out of it early and not let them jump on top, which I think we did with that first-period goal (by Pat Gannon). I think we took the crowd out of it for a little while. They were pressing all game and the crowd was getting into it. After a while you just tune it out. I thought we played very well under that kind of pressure."

Eaves on the home crowd -- "Somehow those wacky Wisconsin fans found a way to get tickets. It was truly an emotional energizer. The kids talked about it. They wanted to give them a reason to cheer. It was a phenomenal atmosphere."

Eaves on next year -- "Being on the ice this time as a coach it was fun to be very cognizant of what was going on and hug each one of those guys and look them in the eye and say: 'Job well done. Let's come back.'"

On Campus Clips -- Keith Allain, goaltender coach for the St, Louis Blues, was named Yale's head coach. ... Miami (Ohio) head coach Enrico Blasi is the 2006 recipient of the Spencer Penrose Award as the top coach in Division I; Blasi's RedHawks won the CCHA regular-season title and posted the best team defense in the country. ...Three key underclassmen from the Frozen Four not returning to campus next year are North Dakota junior defenseman Matt Smaby, who signed with Tampa Bay and sophomore forward Travis Zajac, who signed with New Jersey; Wisconsin's Earl inked with Toronto. ... Earl and BC senior Chris Collins each had three goals in the Frozen Four. ... It was a clean sweep for Boston College at the New England Hockey Writers' Banquet: Senior captain Peter Harrold was named best defenseman across the six states; Collins took home a triple crown as Most Improved, Best Forward, and New England MVP. ...The only other senior Eagle on the entire roster was Stephen Gionta who had three goals and an assist in his AHL debut with the Albany River Rats and two goals including the game-winner in the final game. ... Rochester Institute of Technology becomes the 59th Division I team, joining Atlantic Hockey for the 2006-07 season. ... Air Force moves from College Hockey America to become the 10th Atlantic team. ...The 60th Frozen Four is scheduled for the Savvis Center in St. Louis for the second time in that city's NCAA history (1975); the CHA will serve as host. ...The four 2007 regionals are The East Regional in Rochester, NY, at the Blue Cross Arena; The Northeast at the Verizon Arena in Manchester, N.H., The Midwest at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan; The West at the Pepsi Center in Denver. ... The 2008 Frozen Four is also set for Denver's Pepsi Center.

1. Wisconsin
2. Boston College
3. North Dakota
4. Maine
5. Boston University
6. Michigan State
7. Cornell
8. Minnesota
9. Miami (Ohio)
10. Harvard

Bob Snow covers college hockey for NHL.com.