The field is set for the 2024 NCAA men's Division 1 hockey tournament. There won't be any shortage of New England representation in this year's bracket as five local programs made it to the dance. As expected, Boston College and Boston University earned top seeds in each of their regionals. The Eagles hold the No....
The field is set for the 2024 NCAA men's Division 1 hockey tournament.
There won't be any shortage of New England representation in this year's bracket as five local programs made it to the dance.
As expected, Boston College and Boston University earned top seeds in each of their regionals. The Eagles hold the No. 1 overall seed nationally, while the Terriers hold the No. 2 overall seed. Meanwhile, Maine, Quinnipiac and UMass each made it as well.
Fresh off winning their first Hockey East title since 2012, BC will head to the Providence regional, along with Michigan Tech, Wisconsin and Quinnipiac. The Eagles rolled through TD Garden with an 8-1 win over UMass in the semis before a 6-2 win over BU in the championship. They'll take on MTU in the opening round at 2 p.m. on Friday. The Bobcats, who fell to St. Lawrence in the ECAC semis, will face the Badgers at 5:30 p.m. The winners of each game will square off in the regional final Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Terriers will travel to South Dakota for the Sioux Falls regional with RIT, Minnesota and Omaha. The Terriers took care of Maine in the Hockey East semifinals on Friday before falling to BC on Saturday. They'll face RIT on Thursday at 5 p.m. It'll be the first meeting between the two sides ever. Minnesota will take on Omaha Thursday at 8:30 p.m. A trip to the regional final, which will be Saturday at 6:30 p.m., is on the line.
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Maine and UMass will head to the Springfield regional, which kicks off with the Minutemen taking on No. 3 Denver at 2 p.m. on Thursday. UMass, the hosts in Springfield, narrowly made the tournament after falling to BC on Friday. Denver beating Omaha in the NCHC championship gave way to the Minutemen making it over Colorado College. Meanwhile, Maine will battle Cornell at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The regional final will be Saturday at 4 p.m.
As for the Maryland Heights, Mo. regional, No. 4 Michigan State, North Dakota, Michigan and Western Michigan will battle it out. MSU will take on WMU Friday at 5 p.m., while North Dakota will face Michigan at 8:30 p.m. The winners will meet in the regional final on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
This year's men's Frozen Four will be at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Quinnipiac is the reigning national champion after beating Minnesota, 3-2 in overtime, in Tampa last season.
