BU overcomes late deficit to win NCAA hockey championship

Entering tonight's Frozen Four championship game at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C., the Boston University Terriers had not lost a single tournament they had entered this year and the Miami (OH) University Redhawks had never won a championship in any NCAA sport. After being down 3-1 to Miami with under a minute left in regulation, the top-ranked Boston Terriers scored two goals in 42 seconds in the third period to force an overtime, per USCHO.com.

In the overtime period, Colby Cohen scored the game-winning goal off a deflection, leading the Terriers to their fifth NCAA hockey championship with a 4-3 victory.

Twitterers expressed their disbelief in the wild finish to this hard-fought championship game:

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   erickohndotcom @RacerRick Are you watching this Frozen Four action? Two late BU goals to tie it. Wild stuff! 12 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to RacerRick
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   jsaysitall Jason says anyone who has not been watching the Frozen Four championship game tonight has been missing out! 12 Apr 2009 from twitterfeed
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   TimNekritz BU wins in OT! After that amazing comeback! I do have to feel for Miami-Ohio fans right now. Looked like they had title sealed. #frozenfour 12 Apr 2009 from web
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   quick13 Boston University deserved to win but Miami University deserved a better fate #FrozenFour 12 Apr 2009 from twhirl
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   klhenry Just watched Miami (OH) lose to BU in a nail-biter in the final game of the Frozen Four. Great game. 12 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
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   draithon I am happy to see the title remain in Hockey East! #frozenfour what a tournament, sad to say it is over. Great season of college hockey 12 Apr 2009 from web

One Twitterer was able to provide a TwitPic of the Terriers post-game celebration:

(Posted by @pomajp on April 11, 2009)

BU overcomes late deficit to win NCAA hockey championship