Frozen Four (NCAA hockey "final four")

Fri Apr 7 00:20:22 UTC 2006

The NCAA "Frozen Four" is now on ESPN. I'm guessing that Florida is not
going to win this one.
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I keep looking for Jessica Alba, but maybe she's in the Fantastic  Four.
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The NCAA has trademarked this term, but "Frozen Four" appears to date from
1997. Anyone have FACTIVA to check? Did someone from the Boston College area
coin this?
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(GOOGLE GROUPS)
_The NHLer Ring_
(http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.hockey/browse_thread/thread/6a3e622a4c1a8173/83c9b6b38e879a2f?lnk=st&q="frozen+four"&rnum=89&hl=e
n#83c9b6b38e879a2f)
... 1997 Beanpot  Champions * 1997 Hockey East Regular Season Champions 1997
Hockey
East  Champions * 1997 NCAA Frozen Four 1997 NCAA Finalists ...
_rec.sport.hockey_
(http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.hockey?lnk=sg&hl=en)  - Jul  24 1997, 11:26 am by olivia m. morgado - 1 message - 1 author
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_FOSML: OSU 4 scUM State 3, OT_
(http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sports.college.ohio-state/browse_thread/thread/48ff473df27594e6/88ef0c86dd5cef13?lnk=st&
q="frozen+four"&rnum=82&hl=en#88ef0c86dd5cef13)
Just  listened to the MSU real audio broadcast - WHAT A GAME! It's on to
the  Frozen Four in Boston! ooooooooo This message forwarded ...
_alt.sports.college.ohio-state_
(http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sports.college.ohio-state?lnk=sg&hl=en)  - Mar 28 1998, 1:04 pm by Lee Hubbard - 4
messages - 3  authors
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_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Four_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Four)

The Frozen Four is the trademarked name of the final two rounds of the  _NCAA
 Division I championship_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Championship)  of _ice hockey_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey)  in
the _USA_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) .  Schools advance in a
single-elimination tournament from four regional sites to a  single site,
where the national semifinals and final game are played. The NCAA  started a
_Women's  Frozen Four_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Women's_Ice_Hockey_Championship)  beginning in the _2000_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000) -_01_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001)  season.
In _2006_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006) , the men's  version will take
place at the _Bradley Center_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Center)
in _Milwaukee_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin) , with  the
_University of Maine_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maine) ,
_Boston College_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_College) , _University of
North Dakota_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Dakota)  and
_University of  Wisconsin_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin)  locked in compete for the Division-I ice hockey title. The first
semifinal will feature the Boston College Eagles taking on the North Dakota  Fighting
Sioux at 3 p.m. while the Maine Black Bears will take on the Wisconsin
Badgers in the second semifinal at 8 p.m. on April 6. The women's version was  held
at _Mariucci Arena_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariucci_Arena)  on the
campus of the _University of  Minnesota_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Minnesota)  in _Minneapolis_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota) .  The Badgers women's team were 3-0 victors over the Golden Gophers
of Minnesota  to claim their first-ever Frozen Four title.
The 2005 men's semifinals, at _Value City Arena_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_City_Arena)  on the  campus of _Ohio State  University_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University)  in _Columbus_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio) , pitted  defending champion _Denver_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Denver)  against _Colorado College_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_College)  and _Minnesota_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Twin_Cities)   against _North Dakota_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Dakota) .  Denver defeated North Dakota in
the championship game to win their second  straight National Championship. The
2005 women's final, held at the _Whittemore Center_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittemore_Center)  on  the campus of the _University of  New Hampshire_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire)  in _Durham, New
Hampshire_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_New_Hampshire) , matched
defending champion _Minnesota_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Minnesota)  with  2004 runnerup _Harvard_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University) , with the _Gophers_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers)   successfully defending their title with a 4-3 win.
The Frozen Four, though not called as such, began in _1948_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948)  when _Michigan_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan)  defeated  _Dartmouth_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_College) . The first  10 championships were played at the _Broadmoor Arena_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadmoor_Arena)  in _Colorado  Springs_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado) . Since then, sites rotate as
chosen by the NCAA Division I ice  hockey committee. The tournament was first
referred to as the "Frozen Four" in  _1999_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999)
, and previous  tournaments were retroactively renamed.
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(Trademark)
    Word Mark FROZEN FOUR
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: promoting the
goods and  services of others by arranging for sponsors to affiliate their
goods and  services with intercollegiate hockey games and hockey tournaments,
promoting sports competitions and events for others and consulting  services with
respect thereto. FIRST USE: 19990401. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:  19990401  Mark
Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING  Design Search Code   Serial Number 75480428
Filing Date May 6, 1998  Current Filing Basis 1A;1B  Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition December 15, 1998  Owner (APPLICANT) National
Collegiate Athletic Association, The UNINC.  ASSOCIATION KANSAS 6201 College
Boulevard Overland Park KANSAS 66211  Attorney of Record MICHAEL ELBEIN  Type of Mark
SERVICE MARK  Register PRINCIPAL  Live/Dead Indicator DEAD  Abandonment Date
February 9, 2001
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(Trademark)
    Word Mark FROZEN FOUR
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S:
pre-recorded  video tapes relating to intercollegiate hockey games and hockey
tournaments  Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING  Design Search Code   Serial Number
75481091  Filing Date May 6, 1998  Current Filing Basis 1B  Original Filing
Basis 1B  Published for Opposition December 15, 1998  Owner (APPLICANT)
National Collegiate Athletic Association, The UNINC.  ASSOCIATION KANSAS 6201 College
Boulevard Overland Park KANSAS 66211  Attorney of Record MICHALE ELBEIN  Type
of Mark TRADEMARK  Register PRINCIPAL  Live/Dead Indicator DEAD  Abandonment
Date June 25, 2002

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