The college where the ‘Frozen Four’ is a thing – CNBC

In fact, this marks Quinnipiac’s second Frozen Four appearance, having lost the 2013 title game to its archrival Yale, situated in New Haven, Connecticut, just 10 miles south of QU’s sprawling Hamden campus. “Three years ago you were the Cinderella team at the Frozen Four,” Lahey reminded the team. “Now you’ve got a big target on your backs, because you’re recognized as one of elite programs in the country.”

That’s no small feat, considering that the private university, founded in 1929, started its men’s hockey program in 1975 and moved to Division I in 1998 (its highly successful women’s program began in 2001). Yale, by comparison, inaugurated American intercollegiate hockey in 1893. Quinnipiac’s April 7 opponent, Boston College, is playing in its record 25th Frozen Four, having won five championships. “While we haven’t gotten everybody to pronounce our name correctly, we’ve got the best hockey program in the country,” Lahey crowed.