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The NCAA men’s hockey tournament is here, with a 16-team field battling through the regionals for a berth in the Frozen Four, to be held April 7 and 9 at TD Garden in Boston.
The four top seeds are Michigan (No. 1 in the Allentown, Pennsylvania region), Minnesota State (Albany, New York), Denver (Loveland, Colorado) and Western Michigan (Worcester, Massachusetts).
Regional play begins March 24 and 25, with regional finals scheduled for March 26 and 27. All games will be broadcast on ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPNews and will be available for streaming on the ESPN app.
To get you ready for all the action, we’ve got the full schedule of games, a roundtable with college hockey analysts Dave Starman and Sean Ritchlin sharing their insight on the biggest storylines, matchups and players, and a look at all 16 teams in the field.
Jump to: Roundtable | Teams at a glance
Schedule
All times Eastern; all games also available on ESPN app
Albany (N.Y.) regional
March 24
No. 1 Minnesota State vs. No. 4 Harvard, noon, ESPNU
No. 2 North Dakota vs. No. 3 Notre Dame, 6 p.m., ESPNU
March 26
Regional final, 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Loveland (Colo.) regional
March 24
No. 2 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 3 Michigan Tech, 3 p.m., ESPNU
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 UMass Lowell, 9 p.m., ESPNU
March 26
Regional final, 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., ESPNU
Allentown (Penn.) regional
March 25
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 American International, 3 p.m., ESPNU
No. 2 Quinnipiac vs. No. 3 St. Cloud State, 8 p.m., ESPNews
March 27
Regional final, 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Worcester (Mass.) regional
March 25
No. 1 Western Michigan vs. No. 4 Northeastern, noon, ESPNU
No. 2 Minnesota vs. No. 3 UMass, 6 p.m., ESPNU
March 27
Regional final, 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Frozen Four at TD Garden, Boston
April 7
National semifinals, 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., ESPN2
April 9
National championship game, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Roundtable
What are the biggest storylines entering the tournament?
Dave Starman: The NCHC has five teams in the field, all are in the top nine in the PairWise…
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