Duluth Native Brett Larson Leads St. Cloud State to First-Ever National Title Game
The Denfeld alum graduated from UMD, and even won two national titles with the Bulldogs as a member of Scott Sandelin s coaching staff.
April 9, 2021
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Despite UMD’s loss in the Frozen Four, there will be some Northland representation in Saturday’s national championship game as St. Cloud state will play in its their first ever title game, led by head coach and Duluth native Brett Larson. The Denfeld alum graduated from UMD, and even won two national titles with the Bulldogs as Scott Sandelin’s assistant coach.
Live from Pittsburgh: Frozen Four Friday St. Cloud State and Massachusetts are the last teams standings, and Randy Johnson provides updates leading into Saturday s NCAA championship game. April 9, 2021 1:03pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Good afternoon from Pittsburgh, where we were treated to a fun, intense Thursday night of college hockey with the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at PPG Paints Arena. St. Cloud State edged Minnesota State Mankato 5-4 with a third-period rally capped by the winning goal with 54 seconds to play. In the second semifinal, Massachusetts outlasted two-time defending champion Minnesota Duluth 3-2 in overtime after rallying to tie it in the third period.
The troubled times of Mark Pavelich had brought great sadness to members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. That was also the case with players who competed against him in the mid-1970s when hockey was ridiculously good in the Iron Range Conference, and competed with him for Minnesota Duluth later in the 1970s when competition was ridiculously strong in the WCHA.
John Bah Harrington was in all three of those groups, and on Friday the sadness increased substantially with the news that Pavelich, 63, had been found dead at Eagle s Nest Healing Center in Sauk Centre, Minn.
He was there receiving mental health treatment. This private man s problems had become very public in recent months, which only increased the need for Harrington, and other teammates and rivals, to remember the real Pav.
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On another warm day at the Nordic world ski championships, Jessie Diggins wore a uniform more suited for summer training than for winter racing. The Afton native tried to stay cool in shorts and short sleeves Tuesday, but she just missed the medals with a finishing fourth in the 10-kilometer freestyle.
Temperatures in Oberstdorf, Germany, reached 58 degrees at race time and felt even toastier under a bright sun. Norway s Therese Johaug won in 23 minutes, 9.8 seconds, with Sweden s Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson finishing second and third. Diggins time of 24:21.8 was 5.1 seconds behind Andersson.
The finish was Diggins best thus far at these world championships, and she was the fastest of four U.S. women to race in the 10K. But the heat has been a significant obstacle for her. Tuesday, race organizers had to salt the course to keep the snow firm.