NCAA Hockey: 3 Hockey East Teams In Field
Hockey East gets three teams in the 16 team NCAA Tournament field - Northeastern, UMass and Providence.
The Huskies got the automatic bid for winning the HE Tournament Championship, 3-2, over Boston College Saturday night. Northeastern started its playoff push by sweeping UMaine in the quarterfinal round.
The 28-9 UMass Minutemen will be the #1 seed in the Northeast Regional in New Hampshire.
And, Providence College garnered the the final spot in the field. The Friars will be the #4 seed in the East Regional, which happens to be in Providence this year.
Check out the four regionals that lead to the Frozen Four Championship...
West Regional, March 29-30
Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3/WatchESPN
No. 1 St. Cloud State (30-5-3) vs. No. 4 American International (22-16-1)
Friday, March 29, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
No. 2 Denver (22-11-5) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (20-10-5)
Saturday, March 30, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
West Regional Championship
Northeast Regional, March 29-30
SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Friday, March 29, 3 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN
No. 1 Massachusetts (28-9) vs. No. 4 Harvard (19-10-3)
Friday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
No. 2 Clarkson (26-10-2) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (22-13-3)
Saturday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
Northeast Regional Championship
East Regional, March 30-31
Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews/WatchESPN
No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato (32-7-2) vs. No. 4 Providence (22-11-6)
Saturday, March 30, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews/WatchESPN
No. 2 Northeastern (27-10-1) vs. No. 3 Cornell (20-10-4)
Saturday, March 31, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN
East Regional Championship
Midwest Regional, March 30-31
PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Saturday, March 30, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (25-11-2) vs. No. 4 Bowling Green (25-10-5)
Saturday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3/WatchESPN
No. 2 Quinnipiac (25-9-2) vs. No. 3 Arizona State (21-12-1)
Sunday, March 31, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
Midwest Regional Championship