ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It’s a trifecta for the no. 10 Michigan Wolverine hockey program in the Frozen Four and Thursday will be their biggest test of the year facing off against no. 1 Boston College. The two teams will play at 7:30 p.m. (CST) at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. which will be on ESPN2.

“We know how fortunate we are and know how hard it is to get here,” says head coach Brandon Naurato. “You kind of pinch yourself because you can be the best team in the country and undefeated and those two games are tough and it’s one game and anything can happen (talking about winning regionals). So, we are fortunate but we feel we have earned it.”

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Heading into the game, Michigan has the series advantage along with a strong neutral site record against Boston College. They lead the series, 12-7, and are 6-4 on neutral ice vs. BC which includes winning the 1998 national championship in Boston. The Frozen Four matchups have also gone in Michigan’s favor with a 4-1 record against the Eagles.

Junior Ethan Edwards said, “We are in a good spot right now. The boys are feeling really good about themselves going into the tournament and we are a confident group overall.”

Having eight one-goal games this season and winning seven of them, Michigan has the confidence as they head to the Frozen Four game. “It’s those guys in there (on the ice) doing it, executing, and believing in each other,” said Naurato.

Thursday night will feature the top two storied collegiate hockey programs in the Frozen Four as Michigan has made 28 appearances and Boston College has 26. Between the two programs, 14 national championships have been won as Michigan has produced nine with their last championship coming in 1998 against the Eagles, 3-2, in overtime. It was 2011 that Michigan last played for a national championship as they fell to Minnesota Duluth, 3-2, in overtime.

Michigan carries a 23-14-3 record into the game while Boston is 33-5-1 as the top seed. The winner will face either no. 2 Boston University or no. 3 Denver for the championship on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.