The City of Champions will crown a first-time winner on Saturday! 🏆#FrozenFour #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/nztMpjgSZO

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 9, 2021

Perbix and SCSU will face UMass tomorrow at 7PM EST on ESPN for the NCAA championship.

UMass defeated UMD yesterday, ending Lightning prospect Cole Koepke's season.

I expect Perbix and Koepke will likely sign ELCs starting next season and forgo their senior years.

A SHUTOUT ON THE BIGGEST STAGE AND THE MINUTEMEN ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!🚩For the first time in program history, @UMassHockey wins the #NationalChampionship with a dominant 5-0 win against St. Cloud State in the Steel City.#FrozenFour pic.twitter.com/JWm9lLiYZt

— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) April 11, 2021

Perbix and SCSU found themselves outmatched tonight.

I think now we'll see Perbix and Koepke sign ELCs starting next season.
After spending a bit of draft capital on Savard, I'd like to see the Lightning dip into the college free agency market again if possible. Dryden Mckay has some unreal stats for a goaltender his 3 college seasons. He's undersized, but could provide healthy competition for Alnefelt in Syracuse.

We have signed Cole Koepke to a two-year, entry-level contract.He will join the @SyracuseCrunch for the remainder of the 2020-21 season on a professional tryout agreement. https://t.co/33KpiKK5ka

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 13, 2021

There's one. Waiting to see what Perbix and maybe Guttman do now.

🚨@SCSUHUSKIES_MH update🚨Brett Larson tells @KFAN1003 on beyond the pond:Easton Brodzinski, Seamus Donahue will return for 2021-22Sam Hentges, Nick Perbix & Kevin Fitzgerald likely to returnTyler Anderson (Med. School) & Will Hammer (internship) will not return pic.twitter.com/a8Xu2GAQJX

— Nick Maxson (@ThePuckScribe) April 17, 2021

Looks like Perbix is returning for his senior year.
We will risk losing him to free agency if he doesn't sign with us afterwards since his signing rights expire next summer.