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Tampa Bay Lightning prospect playoff update: Cole Koepke wins NCHC title; national playoffs start tonight

The University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs are the NCHC champions for the fifth time, and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Cole Koepke wins the title with them! Out of all the college hockey prospects, Koepke is the only one to come away with a conference championship.

All of the college prospects aside from Ty Taylor (New Hampshire) and Ryan Lohin (U Mass-Lowell) have advanced to the NCAA national playoffs for a chance to play in the Frozen Four finals in Buffalo.

Ontario Hockey League

Eliminated 4-0 in Round 1 by the Guelph Storm
Game 1 - Loss - 4-2 - 0G, 0A, -1
Game 2 - Loss - 7-0 - 0G, 0A, -1
Game 3 - Loss - 6-3 - 0G, 1A
Game 4 - Loss - 5-1 - 0G, 0A, -1

Alexey Lipanov’s time in the OHL has come to an end after the Kitchener Rangers were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Guelph Storm.