Six Former Vipers Kick Off NCAA Frozen Four Tournament:

Six former Vernon Vipers (Brett Corkey, Cory Kane, Connor & Kellen Jones, Jedd Soleway & Cole Ikkala) will be looking to win a National Championship starting this weekend as the NCAA Frozen Four Tournament gets underway. 

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NCAA tournament set to kick off with plenty of BCHL content

Friday, March 28, 2014 - Submitted by Jesse Adamson for BCHL Media

The road to the Frozen Four begins Friday as NCAA Men's Hockey's version of March Madness kicks off with the sixteen-team tournament which will decide the national champion. The BCHL is well-represented in the tournament as all sixteen teams feature at least one graduate of the league. In total, there are 66 former BCHL players taking part.

The following is a list of the sixteen teams and the BCHL graduates that play for them:

Boston College Eagles:

Isaac MacLeod (Penticton), Evan Richardson (Powell River), Destry Straight (Coquitlam)

Colgate University Raiders:

Brett Corkey (Vernon), Daniel Gentzler (Surrey)

University of Denver Pioneers:

Joey LaLeggia (Penticton)

Ferris St. University Bulldogs:

Cory Kane (Vernon)

UMass-Lowell River Hawks:

Evan Campbell (Langley), Michael Colantone (Prince George)

University of Minnesota Golden Gophers:

Connor Reilly (Penticton), Mike Reilly (Penticton), Connor Reilly (Penticton)

Minnesota State University Mavericks:

Nick Buchanan (Penticton), Sean Flanagan (Penticton), Bryce           Gervais (Penticton), Cole Huggins (Coquitlam), Jon Jutzi (Powell       River), Brett Knowles (Cowichan Valley)

University of North Dakota:

Mark MacMillan (Penticton), Mitch MacMillan (Alberni Valley), Wade Murphy (Penticton), Brendan O'Donnell (Penticton), Troy Stecher (Penticton), Adam Tambellini (Surrey)

University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish:

Steven Fogarty (Penticton), Chad Katunar (Penticton), Mario Lucia (Penticton), Shayne Taker (Cowichan Valley)

Providence College Friars:

Paul de Jersey (Prince George), Josh Monk (West Kelowna), Brandon Tanev (Surrey)

Quinnipiac University Bobcats:

Michael Garteig (Penticton), Connor Jones (Vernon), Kellen Jones (Vernon), Brady Rouleau (Victoria), Travis St. Denis (Penticton), Brayden Sherbinin (Salmon Arm), Devon Toews (Surrey)

Robert Morris University Colonials:

Jimmy Geerin (Burnaby), Chase Golighty (Prince George), Scott Jacklin (Trail), Jeff Jones (Merritt), Rob Mann (Penticton), Mac Roy (Langley)

St. Cloud State University Huskies:

Joey Benik (Penticton), Tim Daly (Langley), Joey Holka (Penticton), Garrett Milan (Penticton), David Morley (Victoria)

Union College Dutchmen:

Mat Bodie (Powell River), Daniel Carr (Powell River), Matt Hatch (Alberni Valley), Noah Henry (Powell River), Cole Ikkala (Vernon), Charlie Vasaturo (Salmon Arm)

University of Vermont Catamounts:

Malcolm McKinney (Coquitlam), Kyle Mountain (Penticton), Mario Puskarich (Langley), Mike Santaguida (Surrey), Brady Shaw (Surrey), Mike Stenerson (Surrey)

University of Wisconsin Badgers:

Joel Rumpel (Penticton), Jedd Soleway (Penticton), Mark Zengerle     (Salmon Arm), Morgan Zulinick (Salmon Arm)