BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The 56th NCAA Division I men's ice hockey national championship game will be played Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) when New Hampshire faces defending champion Minnesota. The Wildcats went 1-0-1 against the Golden Gophers last October in Durham, N.H., but Minnesota leads the all-time series 10-2-1 -- including 3-0 in NCAA Tournament play. Here's a breakdown of the Frozen Four final game:
New Hampshire (Northeast No. 1 seed)
Record: 28-7-6 (8-0-2 in last 10 games)
Coach: Dick Umile (2-6 in Frozen Four games)
Leading scorers: Colin Hemingway (22-25-47), Steve Saviano (9-30-39), Jim Abbott (12-18-30), Sean Collins (21-8-29), Preston Callander (12-17-29), Nathan Martz (12-14-26), Josh Prudden (9-13-22), Justin Aikins (4-17-21)
Leading goaltender: Mike Ayers (27-7-6, 2.14, .927)
Frozen Four appearances: 7
NCAA titles: 0
NHL draft picks on roster: Jim Abbott (Pittsburgh, 2000, 7th round), Justin Aikins (Columbus, 2001, 6th round), Mike Ayers (Chicago, 2000, 6th round), Sean Collins (Colorado, 2002, 10th round), Patrick Foley (Pittsburgh, 2000, 6th round), Colin Hemingway (St. Louis, 1999, 9th round), Nathan Martz (N.Y. Rangers, 2000, 5th round), Jeff Pietrasiak (Phoenix, 2002, 6th round), Tyler Scott (N.Y. Islanders, 1999, 9th round).
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Line combinations
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21 - Preston Callander
(12-17-29)
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17 - Josh Prudden
(9-13-22)
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12 - Colin Hemingway
(22-25-47)
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9 - Sean Collins
(21-8-29)
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11 - Nathan Martz
(12-14-26)
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8 - Steve Saviano
(9-30-39)
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25 - Patrick Foley
(8-10-18)
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10 - Justin Aikins
(4-17-21)
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15- Jim Abbott
(12-18-30)
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2 - Tyler Scott
(5-6-11)
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19 - Tim Horst
(7-7-14)
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3 - Robbie Barker
(1-1-2)
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27 - Garrett Stafford
(1-15-16)
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5 - Mick Mounsey
(1-8-9)
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33 - Brian Yandle
(1-5-6)
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4- Mike Lubesnick
(1-12-13)
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7 - Tyson Teplitsky
(2-9-11)
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22 - Kevin Truelson
(3-7-10)
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34 - Mike Ayers
(27-7-6, 2.14, .927)
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29 - Jeff Pietrasiak
(1-0-0, 1.78, .929)
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Minnesota Golden Gophers (West No. 1 seed)
Record: 27-8-9
Coach: Don Lucia (3-2 in Frozen Four games, includes 1-2 at Colorado College)
Leading scorers: Thomas Vanek (30-30-60), Troy Riddle (26-25-51), Keith Ballard (12-29-41), Matt Koalska (9-30-39), Paul Martin (9-30-39), Gino Guyer (13-15-28), Tyler Hirsch (9-15-24), Grant Potulny (15-7-22), Barry Tallackson (7-15-22)
Leading goaltender: Travis Weber (17-6-7, 2.55, .900)
Frozen Four appearances: 18
NCAA titles: 4 (1974, 1976, 1979, 2002)
NHL draft picks on roster: P.J. Atherton (Tampa Bay, 2002, 6th round), Keith Ballard (Buffalo, 2002, 1st round), Matt DeMarchi (New Jersey, 2000, 2nd round), Matt Koalska (Nashville, 2000, 5th round), Joey Martin (Chicago, 2000, 6th round), Paul Martin (New Jersey, 2000, 2nd round), Grant Potulny (Ottawa, 2000, 5th round), Troy Riddle (St. Louis, 2000, 4th round), Andy Sertich (Pittsburgh, 2002, 5th round), Barry Tallackson (New Jersey, 2002, 2nd round).
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Line combinations
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26 - Thomas Vanek
(30-30-60)
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24 - Matt Koalska
(9-30-39)
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21 - Troy Riddle
(26-25-51)
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18 - Grant Potulny
(15-7-22)
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7 - Gino Guyer
(13-15-28)
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27 - Barry Tallackson
(7-15-22)
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9 - Andy Sertich
(5-9-14)
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25 - Jerrid Reinholz
(3-9-12)
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23 - Tyler Hirsch
(9-15-24)
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17 - Garrett Smaagaard
(2-6-8)
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29 - Jake Fleming
(10-9-19)
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5 - Jon Waibel
(8-8-16)
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10 - Paul Martin
(9-30-39)
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19 - Matt DeMarchi
(7-9-16)
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13 - Keith Ballard
(12-29-41)
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3 - Chris Harrington
(4-13-17)
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20 - Joey Martin
(3-4-7)
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6 - Judd Stevens
(3-7-10)
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31 - Travis Weber
(17-6-7, 2.55, .900)
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33 - Justin Johnson
(10-2-2, 2.90, .885)
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