THREE-PEAT: Hobart captures third straight national championship taking out Utica in overtime
Hobart needed overtime to capture its third consecutive national championship with a 2-1 victory over Utica (photo: @NCAADIII/x.com)
Game Recaps
Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Wisconsin-River Falls downs Amherst for second straight NCAA Division III women’s hockey title
The Falcons scored three second-period goals to capture their second straight national title, both won at home.
MANCHESTER REGION: Defending NCAA champion Denver ousts Boston College to return to Frozen Four
The Pioneers head to St. Louis for their second straight Frozen Four, 19th in program history and third in the last four years.
ALLENTOWN REGION: Penn State is heading to program’s first Frozen Four after 3-2 overtime win over UConn
Penn State is heading to the program’s first ever Frozen Four after a 3-2 overtime victory over Connecticut in the Allentown Region (photo: @PennStateMHKY/x.com)
FARGO REGION: Western Michigan strikes twice on the power play, kills late major to skate past UMass, 2-1, and earn the program’s first Frozen Four berth
Western Michigan struck twice during a major power play and held on for a 2-1 victory over UMass to advance to the program’s first Frozen Four (photo: Tim Brule)
TOLEDO REGION: Quinn Hutson OT goal sends Boston University past Cornell, back to Frozen Four
The Terriers needed an extra session to qualify for their 25th Frozen Four (photo: Megan Milewski).
ALLENTOWN REGION: Penn State offense explodes early and often, upsets top-seeded Maine 5-1
Matt DiMarsico scored twice, including one of three Penn State goals in the first period as the Nittany Lions upset top-seeded Maine, 5-1, and will play UConn in the regional final (photo: Penn State Athletics/x.com)
D-III Frozen Four: Vitale’s overtime goal sends Utica past Curry, will face Hobart for the national title
Eric Vitale’s goal at 4:25 of overtime sends Utica to the D-III national championship game where it will face Hobart (photo: Eric Gulseth)
MANCHESTER REGION: Boston College survives on a late goal by James Hagens, gets past Bentley 3-1 to advance
Boston College, the tournament’s top overall seed, needed every ounce of effort to knock off a pesky Bentley team making its first NCAA Tournament appearance (photo: BC athletics)
MANCHESTER REGION: Denver advances past Providence with ease, winning 5-1, to begin national title defense
Defending national champion Denver began its quest for a repeat on Friday with a decisive 5-1 victory over Providence in the Manchester Region (photo: Brian Foley/PC Athletics)
ALLENTOWN REGION: UConn makes most of first NCAA tournament appearance, knocks off Nutmeg State rival Quinnipiac 4-1 to advance
In its first NCAA Tournament appearance, the Connecticut Huskies scored twice in the first and added goals in each of the final two periods to beat Quinnipiac, 4-1, in the Allentown Region (photo: UConn Athletics)
D-III Frozen Four: Hobart keeps hopes for three-peat alive, finds a way past Geneseo with 2-1 win for spot in final
Matthew Iasenza’s goal with 9:24 remaining in regulation broke a 1-1 tie and keeps Hobart’s chances of a three-peat as National Champions alive. The Statesmen will face the winner of Curry and Utica on Sunday in the finals (photo: Eric Gulseth)
FARGO REGION: UMass posts dramatic third-period rally, upsets Minnesota in OT to set up date with Western Michigan
Aydar Suniev’s second goal of the game in overtime gave UMass a 5-4 win over Minnesota and sets up a regional final game against Western Michigan (photo: Tim Brule)
FARGO REGION: Top seed Western Michigan lives to fight another day thanks to Grant Slukynsky’s game-winner in double OT, wins 2-1 over Minnesota State
It took two overtimes, but top seeded Western Michigan found a way past Minnesota State, 2-1, on Grant Slukynsky’s goal (photo: Tim Brule)
TOLEDO REGION: Cornell stuns Michigan State with Mack goal in final seconds of NCAA regional game
TOLEDO, Ohio — Cornell just won’t let the Mike Schafer retirement tour end. The latest entry was punctuated with Sullivan Mack’s power-play goal with 10 seconds remaining to give the Big Red a 4-3 victory over regional top seed Michigan State on Thursday. Mack scored off a cross-ice feed from Charlie Major to give Cornell … Read more
TOLEDO REGION: 5-goal barrage in 3rd period sends Boston University past Ohio State in NCAA opener
Cole Eiserman capped off a two-goal game by scoring from below the goal line in the third period of the Terriers’ win over the Buckeyes
NCAA D-III Men’s Ice Hockey Quarterfinal Wrap-up – March 23, 2025
The quarterfinal round shaped up with the top two seeds joining the action in the tournament while three of the four contests featured east v. west matchups that was expected to and did create a lot of excitement. They say the worse lead in hockey is a two-goal lead and the teams from the west … Read more
Women’s Division I College Hockey: The Wisconsin Badgers are 2025 National Champions!
MINNEAPOLIS — The Wisconsin Badgers earned their eighth title on Sunday, coming from behind to defeat Ohio State 4-3 in overtime at Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Badgers tied the game on a penalty shot with just 18.9 seconds left on the clock after Mark Johnson’s coaches challenge revealed … Read more
Western Michigan topples Denver on Bump’s double-OT winner, Broncos claim first NCHC Frozen Faceoff title
ST. PAUL, Minn. –- It’s pretty safe to say Western Michigan forward Alex Bump had a great time playing back in the arena where he already knew how to light up a scoreboard. Bump’s second goal of the night and third of the weekend capped a brilliant tournament for both him and his Broncos, who … Read more
Howard’s double-overtime goal lifts Michigan State to thrilling win over Ohio State, second straight Big Ten playoff championship
EAST LANSING, Mich. — With less than 10 minutes to play in the Big Ten championship game at Munn Ice Arena, Michigan State watched a two-goal lead evaporate. Two periods later, the Spartans became the first team in Big Ten conference history to secure consecutive playoff championships coupled with back-to-back regular-season titles. Isaac Howard capped … Read more