April 1, 2002

Frozen Four Preview: Maine
by Dave Hendrickson/Hockey East Correspondent

In some ways, Maine had the toughest road to the Frozen Four of the
semifinalist schools. New Hampshire and Minnesota were bye teams while
Michigan got to play on home ice in front of its raucous fans. The
Wolverines did face tougher opponents, at least on paper, but had the
proverbial seventh player from the stands on their side.

Traveling a tough road, however, is nothing new for this year's Maine club.
If the old phrase is true that whatever doesn't destroy you makes you
stronger, the Black Bears will be a very strong opponent in St. Paul. Rocked
by the death of legendary coach Shawn Walsh just before the season started,
they got off to a rough beginning but have lost only to New Hampshire in
their last 12 games.

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