BRIDGEPORT, CT – MARCH 26: Yaniv Perets #1 of the Quinnipiac Bobcats celebrates a win against the Ohio State Buckeyes with teammates during the second period during the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regional Championship final at Total Mortgage Arena on March 26, 2023 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Bobcats won 4-1 to advance to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
The Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team has accepted an invitation to the White House in celebration of their national championship win.
The Bobcats will travel to Washington, D.C. on June 12 to celebrate the team's 2023 NCAA national championship win for College Athlete Day.
"Championship teams being honored at the White House is one of the great traditions in our sports culture, and we are very excited to be invited," head coach Rand Pecknold said. "We embraced the grind from day one and our players and staff continue to be rewarded for it. I can't wait to be part of yet another once-in-a-lifetime experience with our Bobcat family."
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After the victory, the team was celebrated with a championship rally at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden. On May 1, the men's ice hockey coach rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
The team won a program-record 34 games and earned its third trip to the Frozen Four in the last 10 seasons.
