Vernon Viper grad Chay Genoway has made it to the Frozen Four of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Hockey Tournament.
The North Dakota Fighting Sioux captain recorded five assists in a pair of regional showdowns last weekend. He had three helpers as the Sioux pummeled the Denver Pioneers 6-1 in a Midwest Regional playoff Sunday in Green Bay, Wis.
The 24-year-old Morden, Man. native earned a pair of assists as the Sioux thrashed the RPI Engineers 6-0 in first-round play Saturday night.
The Sioux, who topped the WCHA Conference at 21-6-1, will meet the Michigan Wolverines in national semifinal play April 7 in St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will tangle in the other semi.
The championship game goes April 9 in St. Paul.
Other Viper alumni didn’t fair so well in the NCAA tourney. Kyle Bigos and Mike Collins, both with the Merrimack Warriors, bowed 4-3 in overtime to the Fighting Irish Saturday night in Manchester, N.H.
Cole Ikkala’s Union Dutchmen fell 2-0 to the Bulldogs in their first-round game in Bridgeport, Conn.
