This is it folks: the 2011 Division I final — No. 9 Minnesota Duluth versus No. 5 Michigan — 6 p.m., Saturday, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, ESPN.

The News Tribune live blog will probably kick-off at about 5 p.m. here.

Minnesota’s team vs. the Big Ten Hockey League team.

WCHA vs. CCHA.

Division II Football championship school vs. Former Division I football power. Duluth vs. Ann Arbor. Sandelin vs. Berenson. Maize and Blue versus Maroon and White (I think). Lake Superior versus the Huron River.

Four Hobey Baker winners (UMD) versus two Hobey Baker winners (Michigan).

Nine NCAA men’s hockey titles (Michigan) vs. Zero NCAA titles (UMD). Sorry about that one.

Here are some links to UMD-Michigan stuff (mostly UMD):

The News Tribune takes a look at UMD’s date with destiny here.

And some notes here.

College Hockey News here, here and here.

Some UMD-themed cupcakes from a star baker, and former News Tribune sports writer, look right here.

Inside College Hockey here.

U.S. College Hockey Online here.

Ann Arbor (Mich.) News here.

Radio voice Bruce Ciskie here.

The New York Times looks at Michigan goalie Shawn Hunwick here.

Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Rachel Blount caught up with Jack Connolly here.

The Star Tribune also featured Justin Fontaine here and Travis Oleksuk here.

Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press profiles the top-scoring line in Division I from UMD here.

St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist Bob Sansevere caught up with Justin Faulk here.

Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner Andy Miele of Miami of Ohio talked with Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press here.