Blackhawks defenseman prospect Ian Mitchell and the University of Denver fell 4-3 to Massachusetts on Thursday in the second semifinal of the Frozen Four at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Marc Del Gaizo scored the game-winning goal at 15:18 of overtime for UMass, who advance to the NCAA national championship game for the first time and will play reigning NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Bulldogs defeated Providence, 4-1, in the first semifinal.
Mitchell, who was drafted in the second round in 2017 by the Blackhawks, did not record a point against UMass.