READING, Pa – The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs and the Michigan Wolverines have punched their respective tickets to the 2011 Frozen Four to be held in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 7th and 9th. Two slots remain to be determined with North Dakota will take on Denver while New Hampshire battles it out with Notre Dame. The Bulldogs reached the finals after defeating Union 2-0 and top seeded Yale 5-3. The Wolverines reached the finals by defeating Nebraska-Omaha in controversial fashion 3-2 in overtime on a goal that was reviewed by instant replay despite not having indisputable evidence but was ruled and goal and a trip to the Frozen Four for Michigan. Here is the complete list of results and remaining schedule for the rest of the tournament. East Regional — Webster Bank Arena/Bridgeport, Conn. (3) Minnesota-Duluth 2, (2) Union 0 (1) Yale 2, (4) Air Force 1 (OT) West Regional — Scottrade Center/St. Louis, Mo. (2) Michigan 3, (3) Nebraska-Omaha 2 (OT) (4) Colorado College 8, (1) Boston College 4 Northeast Regional — Verizon Wireless Arena/Manchester, N.H. (4) New Hampshire 3, (1) Miami 1 (3) Notre Dame 4, (2) Merrimack 3 (OT) Midwest Regional — Resch Center/Green Bay, Wis. (1) North Dakota 6, (4) Rensselaer 0 (2) Denver 3, (3) Western Michigan 2 (2OT) East Regional — Webster Bank Arena/Bridgeport, Conn. (3) Minnesota-Duluth 5, (1) Yale 3 Minnesota-Duluth advances to the Frozen Four. West Regional — Scottrade Center/St. Louis, Mo. (2) Michigan 2, (4) Colorado College 1 Michigan advances to the Frozen Four. Sunday, March 27
Midwest Regional — Resch Center/Green Bay, Wis. (1) North Dakota vs. (2) Denver, 5:30 p.m.
Northeast Regional — Verizon Wireless Arena/Manchester, N.H. (4) New Hampshire vs. (3) Notre Dame, 8 p.m. Frozen Four
Thursday, April 7 — Xcel Energy Center/St. Paul, Minn. National Semifinal Game 1, 5 p.m. National Semifinal Game 2, 8:30 p.m.
National Championship Saturday, April 9 — Xcel Energy Center/St. Paul, Minn. National Championship Game, 7 p.m. Contact the author at brian.jennings@prohockeynews.com
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