Golden State, Frozen State

Famous for its sun and sand, California will never actually be known as a frozen state. But don’t tell that to the increasing number of collegiate hockey players who call the Golden State home and are making their presence known on the NCAA hockey frontier.

As the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks embarked on the fourth playoff meeting in their history this past spring, their respective organizations, along with that of the Anaheim Ducks, can take pride knowing that they’ve helped cultivate a pool of hockey talent that is making itself known in college hockey, the NCAA Championship Tournament, and all the way down to the Frozen Four.

This year’s Men’s Frozen Four Tournament concluded with…