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Two Former Lumberjacks Remain in Quest for NCAA Division I Championship

April 7, 2015 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Muskegon Lumberjacks News Release


Doyle Somerby with the Muskegon Lumberjacks
Doyle Somerby with the Muskegon Lumberjacks
(Muskegon Lumberjacks, Credit: Alicia Roberts)

MUSKEGON, Michigan (April 7th) - Following the completion of regional action during the final weekend of March, the 16-team field for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament has been whittled down to the Frozen Four, and the Muskegon Lumberjacks have two former players remaining in Doyle Somerby (Boston University) and Luc Snuggerud (Nebraska-Omaha) with the opportunity to capture a coveted National Championship this weekend.

Somerby, the Marblehead, Massachusetts native, and the top-seeded Terriers of Boston University clawed their way through the Northeast Regional held in Manchester, New Hampshire with a pair of 3-2 victories over fourth-seeded Yale (in overtime) and second-seeded Minnesota-Duluth on March 27th and 28th, respectively. The Terriers clash in one semifinal contest against the top seed out of the West Regional in the University of North Dakota on Thursday.

This season, Somerby has dished out six assists to go with a plus-seven rating in 37 games as a sophomore. The defenseman and 2012 fifth round draft pick of the New York Islanders has compiled a goal plus nine assists in 71 career collegiate games with the Terriers. In ten games with the Lumberjacks during the 2012-13 season, Somerby netted a pair of goals.

Snuggerud, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota native, and the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks earned a bid as one of the final four teams after a pair of wins as the third seed in the Midwest Regional held in South Bend, Indiana. On March 28th, the Mavericks paved their way to a 4-1 victory over second-seeded Harvard followed by a 4-0 shutout triumph the next night on March 29th against the fourth seed in R.I.T. The other semifinal affair on Thursday consists of the Mavericks battling the fourth seed out of the East Regional in the Friars of Providence College.

In 38 games played this season, Snuggerud has totaled 2 goals and 14 assists as a freshman. The defenseman and 2014 fifth round selection by the Chicago Blackhawks skated in three games for the Lumberjacks during the 2013-14 campaign recording a goal and two assists to go with a plus-three rating.

The 2015 Frozen Four takes place on Thursday, April 9th and Saturday, April 11th from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted by the Hockey East Association. Below is the complete Frozen Four schedule to be broadcasted on either ESPN or ESPN2:

2015 Frozen Four Schedule

Thursday, April 9th (National Semifinals)

#15 Providence vs. #9 Nebraska-Omaha - 5:00 pm EST (ESPN2)

#2 Boston University vs. #3 North Dakota - 8:30 pm EST (ESPN2)

Saturday, April 11th (National Championship)

Providence/Nebraska-Omaha winner vs. Boston University/North Dakota winner - 7:30 pm EST (ESPN)

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Doyle Somerby with the Muskegon Lumberjacks
Doyle Somerby with the Muskegon Lumberjacks
(Alicia Roberts)		 Doyle Somerby with the Muskegon Lumberjacks
Doyle Somerby with the Muskegon Lumberjacks
(Alicia Roberts)		  



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