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

Ekblad was supended for 20 games suspension for violating the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.

Primerano is the youngest player on Team Canada and the youngest D to play for Canada at a world championship since Cheryl Pounder in 1994.

Just 14 years ago, Penn State hadn't had a varsity hockey team since 1947. On Thursday, the Nittany Lions will play in the Frozen Four.

Plus, who would be the top candidates for an award for the league's best defensive defenseman this season?

As the Western Conference playoff race shapes up, what are the strengths and weaknesses of the eight teams?

"That big smile, that laugh, he just had a way of putting people at ease," one fellow team executive said.

One NHL scout on Buium: "The stuff he's doing on the blue line -- Makar does that, Lane Hutson does that and Quinn Hughes does that."

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Monahan wasn't sure he could play in Columbus without Gaudreau, but support from Gaudreau's wife, Meredith, has led to an impressive season.