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Eight teams are still alive in the NCAA men’s D-III tournament, but only four teams will have their national championship dreams alive after this weekend. Our columnists break down the four quarterfinal games this Saturday and also make their picks for the weekend. EAST – Dan Hickling Norwich (25-3-1) @ Amherst (21-4-2). Still kind of … Read more
Minnesota State and Michigan Tech could both be No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament, while Bowling Green is on the tournament bubble. Ferris State needs to win the Broadmoor Trophy to get into the NCAAs.
The Huskies are the only team in the field not yet secure of an NCAA tournament spot entering the semifinals.
Plattsburgh hosts the D-III Women’s Frozen Four this weekend, facing Norwich in one semi, while Elmira faces Wis.-River Falls in the other. The teams have been near the top of the rankings all year, so it comes down to one weekend.
Boston University is a lock for the NCAA tournament, while New Hampshire can only get in with the automatic bid. UMass-Lowell and Vermont are in uncertain territory.
Only one will continue on to the NCAA tournament, so the AHC title is doubly important this season.
Of the teams in the semifinals, Harvard (2006) won most recently. St. Lawrence (2001), Colgate (1990) and Quinnipiac (never) also look to claim the Whitelaw Cup.
Minnesota wrapped up the top seed on the final day of the regular season and joins Michigan State in a first-round bye.
The NCHC first-round series matches two of the top eight teams in the PairWise Rankings.
The Division III men’s NCAA tournament is here and for all 11 teams, it’s time to continue momentum with the hopes it results in a national title. St. Norbert won the championship in 2014, but didn’t make the cut this year, meaning a new national champion will be crowned in two weeks. Our columnists, Dan … Read more
Four teams that played last weekend (and played, and played in Notre Dame’s case) face off against four teams that got first-round byes.
And we are down to eight. The NCAA women’s Division III tournament field is set, and it looks extremely wide-open. Play begins this weekend, with four teams moving on and four teams heading back to campus looking to regroup and try again next season. This year’s field has seven ranked teams, including the top six … Read more
The Great Alaska Showcase has proven a boon for the Hickel sisters, Zoe, who plays a Minnesota-Duluth, and Tori, who plays at Northeastern. The family inherited a program they participated in growing up.
Minnesota State had to win on the final night to claim the MacNaughton Cup, while even the last teams to make the playoffs weren’t secure in their spot until the last weekend.
They took out Cornell and Clarkson, respectively, in advancing to the quarterfinals.
Michigan State holds a one-point lead, but Minnesota, Michigan and Penn State are right on the Spartans’ heels.
The Lakers, semifinal contestants in 12 of 15 seasons, play at Bentley in the quarterfinals after both teams had first-round byes.
The Wildcats have won five straight entering a first-round Hockey East playoff series against Connecticut.
The MacNaughton Cup and Governor’s Cup will be decided, while locked-into-third-place Bowling Green looks to boost its NCAA tournament credentials.
It’s that time of the season — conference tournament finals. All six women’s Division III conference championships will be decided this weekend, which will set the stage for the NCAA tournament that will kick off next weekend. The ECAC East is down to Norwich taking on Massachusetts-Boston and Castleton playing Salve Regina. Norwich is No. … Read more