Brian Shaughnessy has now authored two historical books on college hockey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cOf course, there was no shortage of Canadian-born superstars in pre-1980 NCAA hockey, including the likes of Frank Chiarelli (RPI), Bill “Red” Hay (Colorado College), Bill Masterton (Denver), Red Berenson (Michigan), Ken Dryden (Cornell), Tony Esposito (Michigan Tech), Peter McNab (Denver), and Keith Magnuson (Denver).\u201d<\/p>\n
While the finished product is a must-have for college hockey fans, Shaughnessy said he faced many issues in compiling the more-than-200-page book.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest challenge I faced was lining up interviews of past players and coaches,\u201d said Shaughnessy. \u201cSince I’m not a reporter or a member of the sports media, my access to people in the college hockey community was somewhat limited. I still had some contacts from a book I wrote about the Hobey Baker Award back in 2019, so that certainly helped. As a Hawaii resident, the five- and six-hour time difference with most individuals I was attempting to contact was also a challenge at times.<\/p>\n
\u201cCollecting the more than 200 photographs that appear in the book was also quite time-consuming. I was very fortunate that nearly every school that has won a Division I hockey championship donated photos to the book. I also received numerous rare photographs of past Frozen Fours from Getty Images and Sports Illustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, Shaughnessy said \u201cFrozen in Time\u201d is about rehashing fun memories of NCAA tournaments of years gone by.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis book is all about recognizing the great players, coaches, and teams of college hockey’s past, and raising funds for the non-profit Matt Brown Foundation,\u201d Shaughnessy said. \u201cMy goal was to blend the characteristics of a coffee-table book with a detailed story on the history of the tournament. The book is packed with statistics, accolades the key players and coaches received during their collegiate careers, and the noteworthy accomplishments of players and coaches in their post-NCAA hockey lives. I also referenced the significant academic achievements of dozens of players in the book.\u201d<\/p>\n
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