Yale's Tommy Fallen of Plymouth Takes on Gophers in NCAA West Hockey Semifinal

Update (4:20 p.m. Friday): Yale University, with Tommy Fallen of Plymouth playing, defeated the University of Minnesota 3-2 in overtime.

Original post: Plymouth's Tommy Fallen is playing with the Yale University Bulldogs against the University of Minnesota Gophers in a NCAA West Regional men's hockey semifinal on Friday.

From YaleBulldogs.com:

Thomas Robert Fallen (pronounced fal-in) is the son of Robert and Kathy Fallen… Sister, Kelley, was a four-year letter winner in hockey and 2010-11 captain at University of St. Thomas… Grandfather, James Fallen, played minor pro hockey for the Cleveland Barons in the late 50s… Father, former associate publisher of USA Hockey Magazine and co-founder of Minnesota Hockey Journal, is director of Skaters Keep Achieving Through Education, an academic recognition program for youth hockey players in Minnesota… Mother is former GM for Team Minnesota, a girls high school all-star team that competed in Chicago Showcase National High School All-Star Festival… Assistant coach to the CCM/Reebok team made up of 2001 birth years around the Twin Cities area.