"Everyone knew that we had doubters at the beginning of the year because of losing the big three [Adam Gaudette, Dylan Sikura and Nolan Stevens] like that. It definitely hurt, but in the locker room we knew that we had a good group and that we wanted to prove all those people wrong," Primeau told reporters following the contest. "Winning the Beanpot again, and then winning Hockey East, it just shows how this club is and when we buy into playing the right way and how the coaches want us to play, that's how we are successful."
For his part, Ryan Poehling didn't suit up for the top-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies on Saturday night as they came up just short in their quest to secure a National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Frozen Faceoff crown.
It was the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs who posted a 3-2 triumph in double overtime at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN.
Poehling was injured in the Huskies' semifinal tilt against the Colorado College Tigers on Friday, crashing violently into the boards while going after a puck in the offensive zone.
As for Brett Stapley, he chipped in with a pair of assists to help the University of Denver Pioneers win their third-place showdown with Colorado College by a score of 6-1 on Saturday night.
