This is Why We Play the Games!

What makes the sporting world so special is that on any given night if the chips fall in the right places, an underdog can upset a favorite. As I started reading about College Hockey’s Frozen Four I noticed that many of the lower seeds were coming up victorious in the early round of the tournament. No more surprising of these teams is Bemidji State out of Northern Minnesota. Their path to the National Semifinals has not been a easy one as they had to defeat the tournaments overall number two-seed (Notre Dame) and then defeat the tournaments overall number nine-seed (Cornell).
I came across a good article in the Boston Herald that talks about these amazing accomplishments of the Beavers and the great support they are receiving. The article goes on to talk about all the national recognition this team is receiving and how they have changed this small Minnesota town into a hockey town. It is always nice to see from a coaching stand point, the little guys getting the job done. In a school with an enrollment of 4,729, it is amazing they are able to compete and beat some of the high-major teams. It is also spectacular for the Bemidji hockey program, as it brings a sense of pride into the program as well as rallies the community around a real feel good story. The greatest thing about a story like this, is it is great for college hockey but most of all it is great for some of the smaller schools competing at the DI level.