Montgomery, Pioneers Get NCAA #1 Seed

Former UMaine hockey captain Jim Montgomery and his UDenver Pioneers will be the overall #1 seed for the NCAA Hockey Tournament. His team enters to playoffs with a 29-7-4 record.

Denver won the NCHA regular season title but lost to North Dakota in the semi-final round of the conference playoffs.

Montgomery helped UMaine to a first-ever national title in 1992-93 and he is still the all-time points leader for the Black Bears.

He is in his fourth season behind the Denver bench. The Pioneers have made the tourney field in his first three season, including a Frozen Four appearance last year.

Denver will face off agaiinst Michigan Tech on Saturday at the Midwest Regional in Cincinnati.

Check out the full NCAA Hockey Tournament schedule...

Midwest Regional, March 25-26

U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio

Saturday, March 25, 1 p.m. Eastern time

No. 1 Denver (29-7-4) vs. No. 4 Michigan Tech (23-14-7)

Saturday, March 25, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time

No. 2 Union (NY) (25-9-3) vs. No. 3 Penn State (24-11-2)

Sunday, March 26, 6 p.m. Eastern time

Midwest Regional Championship

Northeast Regional, March 25-26

SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire

Saturday, March 25, 3:30 p.m. Eastern time

No. 1 Minnesota (23-11-3) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (21-11-5)

Saturday, March 25, Noon Eastern time

No. 2 Massachusetts Lowell (26-10-3) vs. No. 3 Cornell (21-8-5)

Sunday, March 26, 3:30 p.m. Eastern time

Northeast Regional Championship

East Regional, March 24-25

Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island

Friday, March 24, 4 p.m. Eastern time

No. 1 Harvard (26-5-2) vs. No. 4 Providence (22-11-5)

Friday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time

No. 2 Western Michigan (22-12-5) vs. No. 3 Air Force (26-9-5)

Saturday, March 25, 8:30 p.m. Eastern time

East Regional Championship

West Regional, March 24-25

Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota

Friday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time

No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (25-6-7) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (21-11-6)

Friday, March 24, 3 p.m. Eastern time

No. 2 Boston University (23-11-3) vs. No. 3 North Dakota (21-15-3)

Saturday, March 25, 6 p.m. Eastern time

West Regional Championship

Men’s Frozen Four, April 6 and 8

United Center, Chicago, Illinois

Thursday, April 6, 6 and 9:30 p.m. Eastern time

Midwest Regional Champion vs. Northeast Regional Champion East Regional Champion vs. West Regional Champion

Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. Eastern time