It'll be new kids on the block vs. one of the sport's most storied programs in the 2025 Frozen Four national championship game Saturday when Western Michigan faces off with Boston University.

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March Madness officially ended on Monday with Florida defeating Houston to win the NCAA Men's basketball tournament. However, college sports fans still have something to look forward to, as the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament is down to its Frozen Four.

The Terriers will face Western Michigan, which defeated defending national champion Denver, 3-2, in double overtime, as they search for their first title since 2009 on Saturday

Owen Michaels scored the game winner and Western Michigan beat defending champion Denver 3-2 to advance to its first Frozen Four title game.

Freshman Mikhail Yegorov stopped 32 shots, and Jack Harvey scored an empty-netter with a minute left for BU (24-12-2), which lost in the semifinals in each of the past two years. The Terriers are five-time champions who lost to Providence in 2015 and are seeking their first title since beating Miami (Ohio) in 2009.

In terms of experience, the disparity does not get much bigger when it comes to the matchup between BU and Penn State in Frozen Four.

So, let's have some fun looking at four player comps for NHL prospects you'll see on the ice in the Frozen Four this weekend. This comp is easy. A prolific goal-scoring American product of college hockey (who is also named Cole,

Instant reaction from the DU Pioneers’ 3-2 loss to Western Michigan in the 2025 Frozen Four semifinals at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis: