NCAA Frozen Four Primer

And then there were four.
Which entering the aptly named "Frozen Four" in Chicago this week, is where we stand as only a quartet of NCAA hockey teams remain in their quests for a national title.
The Frozen Four will feature two semifinal games, both single elimination on Thursday and the national championship game this Saturday (5:00 PM PT/ESPN).
Below is a guide on what to expect in the matchups, as well as a cheat sheet of who the players are that make up rosters.
It also must be noted that at the conclusion of the Frozen Four, any player on any of the teams whose rights aren't owned by an NHL franchise are free to sign with the team of their choice.

Minnesota-Duluth (#2) vs. Harvard (#3)

Update (April 7): In what's being called an instant classic, Minnesota-Duluth eliminated Harvard after Alex Iafallo scored the game-winning goal with fewer than 30 seconds remaining in the third period. Harvard, which hadn't suffered a defeat since January, rallied late, hitting a post in the game's final seconds.

University of Denver (#1) vs. Notre Dame (#13)

Update (April 7): This one wasn't much a contest, as the top ranked Denver Pioneers squashed Notre Dame with five goals in the first two periods en route to a convincing 6-1 victory. Denver, participants in last spring's Frozen Four, will look for its first national title since winning back to back championships in 2004 and 2005 on Saturday night.
| Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | | | --- | --- | | Player | NHL Rights | | Goalies | | | Hunter Miska | Unowned | | Hunter Shepard | Unowned | | Nick Deery | Unowned | | | | | Defense | | | Carson Soucy | Minnesota | | Nicholas McCormack | Unowned | | Brenden Kotyk | Unowned | | Jarod Hilderman | Unowned | | William Campion | Unowned | | Neal Pionk | Unowned | | Dan Molenaar | Unowned | | Willie Raskob | Unowned | | Nicky Wolff | Unowned | | Forwards | | | Joey Anderson | New Jersey | | Dominic Toninato | Toronto | | Riley Tufte | Dallas | | Avery Peterson | Minnesota | | Alex Iafallo | Unowned | | Adam Johnson | Unowned | | Kyle Osterberg | Unowned | | Karson Kuhlman | Unowned | | Parker Mackay | Unowned | | Jared Thomas | Unowned | | Billy Exell | Unowned | | Sammy Spurrell | Unowned | | Blake Young | Unowned | | Jade Miller | Unowned | | Harvard Crimson | | | Player | NHL Rights | | Goalies | | | Merrick Madsen | Philadelphia | | Cameron Gornet | Unowned | | Defense | | | Adam Fox | Calgary | | Wiley Sherman | Boston | | John Marino | Edmonton | | Clay Anderson | Unowned | | Jacob Olson | Unowned | | Jake Horton | Unowned | | Adam Baughman | Unowned | | Viktor Dombroskiy | Unowned | | Forwards | | | Alex Kerfoot | New Jersey | | Sean Malone | Buffalo | | Ryan Donato | Boston | | Tyler Moy | Nashville | | Ty Pelton-Byce | Unowned | | Nathan Krusko | Unowned | | Seb Lloyd | Unowned | | Devin Tringale | Unowned | | Colton Kerfoot | Unowned | | Michael Floodstrand | Unowned | | Eddie Ellis | Unowned | | Lewis Zerter-Gossage | Unowned | | Luke Esposito | Unowned | | Frederic Gregoire | Unowned | | Philip Zielonka | Unowned | | | | | Denver Pioneers | | | Goalies | | | Tanner Jaillet | Unowned | | Evan Cowley | Florida | | Defense | | | Will Butcher (2017 Hobey Baker Award winner) | Colorado | | Blake Hillman | Chicago | | Matt Van Voorhis | Unowned | | Tariq Hammond | Unowned | | Adam Plant | Unowned | | Michael Davies | Unowned | | Erich Fear | Unowned | | Sean Mostrom | Unowned | | | | | Forwards | | | Henrik Borgstrom | Florida | | Dylan Gambrell | San Jose | | Troy Terry | Anaheim | | Evan Ritt | Unowned | | Kevin Conley | Unowned | | Jarid Lukosevicius | Unowned | | Brad Hawkinson | Unowned | | Emil Romig | Unowned | | Logan O'Connor | Unowned | | Colin Staub | Unowned | | Tyson McLellan | Unowned | | Rudy Junda | Unowned | | Evan Janssen | Unowned | | Liam Finlay | Unowned | | Matthew Marcinew | Unowned | | | | | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | | | Goalies | | | Cal Petersen | Buffalo | | Cale Morris | Unowned | | Defense | | | Dennis Gilbert | Chicago | | Andrew Peeke | Columbus | | Tory Dello | Unowned | | Tony Bretzman | Unowned | | Jordan Gross | Unowned | | Luke Ripley | Unowned | | Bobby Nardella | Unowned | | Forwards | | | Connor Hurley | Buffalo | | Anders Bjork | Boston | | Jake Evans | Montreal | | Cameron Morrison | Colorado | | Joe Wegwerth | Florida | | Jack Jenkins | Unowned | | Bo Brauer | Unowned | | Andrew Oglevie | Unowned | | Cal Burke | Unowned | | Felix Holmberg | Unowned | | Dawson Cook | Unowned | | Michael O'Leary | Unowned | | Ben Ostlie | Unowned | | Dylan Malmquist | Unowned | | | |