Boston College, after falling in the finals of the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship in each of the last two years, got the big win in 2008. The Eagles beat the Irish 4-1 in the finals of the 2008 Men's Frozen Four.

Notre Dame appeared to have scored a goal at the 15:04 mark of the third period, but after a lengthy review the goal was taken off the board. The officials determind that the Irish kicked the puck in the net. Boston College put a shot in the back of the net :35 seconds later and now lead 4-1. A big swing in the makeup of this game. Nathan Gerbe assisted on the Ben Smith goal. Gerbe now has two goals and two assists in this game.

Christian Hanson is a junior Center for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He is the son of former professional hockey player Dave Hanson, who is well-known for his role in the movie "Slap Shot." Dave (middle) is in the stands cheering for his son tonight as the Irish play in the NCAA championship game. The Irish are down 3-1 in the second period but have been working hard to change the momentum.

Did you know that Denver has over 300 days of sunshine each year? That's said to be more than Miami or San Diego. This little tidbit was posted on the arena video board so it must be true. To quote the movie Slap Shot, "that's what it says in the yearbook, Jim." The sun was technically out for about 10 minutes before I took this photo. I'm pretty sure they counted the whole day as a "sunshine" day.

Denver also claims to have been the birthplace of the term "cheeseburger.". Again, the video board doesn't lie.

Today is championship day and to get the day started off right, the Pepsi Center ice was opened up to the general public for free. Nike Bauer offered up free skates to anyone who wanted to come in and skate around the championship ice. These kids were having the time of their lives on the Frozen Four ice.

Each year at the Frozen Four on Friday night there is a Skills Challenge. This brings together the top men's and women's college hockey players to compete against each other in an East vs. West format. There is a great crowd inside the arena and a national audience watching on ESPNU.

Will Bruce from Williams College was the 2008 recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award. This award is given to college hockey's finest citizen. Someone who gives as much off the ice as they do on it.

Michigan's Kevin Porter won the 2008 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top U.S. men's collegiate ice hockey player The award is given to the student-athlete who best epitomizes the characteristics of Hobey Baker's skills, leadership, character, sportsmanship and scholastic achievements. In 2008, that student-athlete is Kevin Porter. The Hobey Baker Award is on permanent display at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Apparently, the message about there being a concert in Skyline Park as part of the College Hockey Celebration in Denver was lost on most of the Ice Hockey fans in town. The band "Opie Gone Bad" played before a captive audience of... well you can count.

Two of the three finalists for the Hobey Baker award were at the College Hockey Celebration at Skyline Park in Denver today.