The further you travel into college sports playoffs, the greater the emotional stakes. It is why we watch, for the unscripted human drama playing before us. 

HAMDEN, Connecticut — The soup got hot at just the right time for the Wisconsin Badgers.

BOSTON – For the second time in the last four seasons, the Lamoriello Trophy is headed to Matthews Arena.

BOSTON – With this being the first UMass appearance in the Hockey East Championship semifinals since 2007, it was, perhaps, their first true test on the big stage in quite some time.

BOSTON – The Boston University Terriers gave the Northeastern Huskies all they could handle in the opening semifinal game of the Hockey East Championship tournament on Friday night.

The College Hockey postseason is in full swing and we have you covered for both the Hockey East Championship & WCHA Championship. Keep up with the latest schedules, news, and updates on your team before puck drop right here on FloHockey.tv

College hockey’s conference championships are the de facto round-of-64 and round-of-32 stages of the NCAA Tournament, whittling the field down to 16 teams. But there are notable exceptions that are often forgotten during this week prior to the conference championship game, teams floating in temporary NCAA purgatory. Consider the case of current No. 11 Providence. 

Prior to this season, Boston College’s David Cotton, UConn's Karl El-Mir and UMass’ Jacob Pritchard and Mitchell Chaffee had not finished among Hockey East’s top 10 in any offensive category or earned year-end league honors.

Some readers might recall the term “90-pound weakling.” That was little Frederic as a 14-year-old hockey wannabe at the St-Louis Academie in Quebec, Canada. Classmate Louis-Philippe De Courcy sets the record straight. “He came in and was 5-2, 120 pounds,” said De Courcy, “could barely bench [press] the bar, kinda funny.”

The list of Hobey Baker candidates is officially down to the top 10 and fans will have another chance to vote for their favorite player through March 31.