An early look at the 2022 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four: Denver, Minnesota State, Minnesota and Michigan
Some quick notes on the four teams that advanced to Boston for the April 7 national semifinals.
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Some quick notes on the four teams that advanced to Boston for the April 7 national semifinals.
The Wolverines took a four-goal lead into the third period of the Allentown Regional final against the Bobcats, with a spot in Boston on the line. Follow the game here.
The Broncos and the Golden Gophers both won overtime games on Friday to advance to the Worcester Regional final. Follow updates here.
A collection of notes from the NCAA Division III men’s hockey championship game.
Nathan Smith put the Mavericks on the board in the final minute of the first period as they seek a second straight Frozen Four berth. Follow live updates here.
The Pioneers and the Bulldogs reprise their NCHC semifinal won by UMD in a sold-out arena to finish the Loveland Regional. The winner goes to the Frozen Four. Follow updates here.
All 16 teams in the field were on the final line of at least one bracket in the contest.
WORCESTER REGIONAL When: Friday, March 25 & Sunday, March 27 Where: DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. Matchups: Western Michigan vs. Northeastern, March 25, noon, ESPNU; Minnesota vs. Massachusetts, March 25, 6 p.m., ESPNU; championship, March 27, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m., ESPN2 1. WESTERN MICHIGAN How they got here: At-large bid Overall season record: 25-11-1 Top players: F … Read more
ALLENTOWN REGIONAL When: Friday, March 25 & Sunday, March 27 Where: PPL Center, Allentown, Pa. Matchups: Michigan vs. American International, March 25, 3 p.m., ESPNU; Quinnipiac vs. St. Cloud State, March 25, 8 p.m., ESPNews; championship, March 27, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m., ESPN2 1. MICHIGAN How they got here: Won Big Ten tournament championship Overall season … Read more
LOVELAND REGIONAL When: Thursday, March 24 & Saturday, March 26 Where: Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo. Matchups: Minnesota Duluth vs. Michigan Tech, March 24, 3 p.m., ESPNU; Denver vs. UMass Lowell, March 24, 9 p.m., ESPNU; championship, March 26, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m., ESPNU 1. DENVER How they got here: At-large bid Overall season record: 27-9-1 … Read more
ALBANY REGIONAL When: Thursday, March 24 & Saturday, March 26 Where: MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y. Matchups: Minnesota State vs. Harvard, March 24, noon, ESPNU; North Dakota vs. Notre Dame, March 24, 6 p.m., ESPNU, championship, March 26, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m., ESPNU 1. MINNESOTA STATE How they got here: Won CCHA tournament championship Overall season record: … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Ed: Next to the Frozen Four, the weekend of conference championships is probably the best one of the year in D-I men’s college hockey. And this past weekend didn’t disappoint. Several … Read more
Enter to win prizes in the 2022 USCHO.com College Hockey Bracket Challenge. Deadline is noon ET on Thursday, March 24.
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) The field is set For six months, 59 college hockey teams took to the ice intent on reaching April’s Frozen Four in Boston. On Sunday night, the field reduced itself to 16 teams with the announcement … Read more
Bracket integrity was of top importance when placing the 2022 men’s ice hockey NCAA field, according to committee chair Mike Kemp.
Only one small tweak was needed once we put together the full bracket with bracket integrity.
Our final Bracketology will be posted soon but until then here are the 16 teams that have earned spots in the 2022 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament, broken down by seed.
Selection Sunday is just a few days away, which means the NCAA picture for most of the schools is getting quite clear. We’ve mentioned it elsewhere this week, but we can say with full certainty that the top 10 teams in the PairWise have secured their spots: Minnesota State, Michigan, Denver, North Dakota, Minnesota, Western … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Two weeks ago, Dan, you asked me about potential chaos in the Big Ten playoffs and I said that I didn’t foresee anything out of the ordinary. I also said … Read more
Each week during the season, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. It was a good weekend for your favorites Take a look at the top 10 in the DCU/USCHO.com poll, and it was a pretty good week. Only two teams didn’t advance – No. … Read more