When the NCAA announced sites for tournaments in the next four seasons last December, it left open the 2017 and 2018 regionals to avoid being locked into a neutral-site regional format that may have run its course.
Here are photos from Saturday’s East Regional final in Bridgeport, Conn., where Union beat Providence 3-1.
The Dutchmen answered a Providence goal after just 78 seconds in the East Regional final to clinch their second trip to the Frozen Four in three years.
After the first day of the 2014 NCAA tournament, 93 percent of the brackets entered in College Hockey Pickem 2014 are out of the running for the coveted perfect bracket.
Here are photos from Friday’s East Regional semifinals in Bridgeport, Conn., where Union beat Vermont 5-2 and Providence beat Quinnipiac 4-0.
The Bobcats were stymied, stalled and stonewalled at every turn against the surprising Friars, who handed Quinnipiac its first shutout of the season — and the first since last April’s soberingly similar 4-0 loss to Yale in the national title game.
In nearly 11,000 valid brackets entered for College Hockey Pickem 2014, two schools combined to get more than half of the predictions to win the NCAA tournament.
The Dutchmen used a decisive counterpunch to beat Vermont in the East Regional semifinals.
USCHO’s conference writers analyze the games in which the teams they cover are involved.
Union plays Vermont and Quinnipiac plays Providence in the first round Friday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.
Here are some of the interesting facts and figures about the tournament and the teams involved.
Wisconsin and North Dakota will meet for the 164th time when they play in the first round of the 2014 NCAA tournament. Here are the all-time histories between the first-round opponents.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback takes a look at the big issues and big events in Division I men’s college hockey.
Playing in its own back yard, Quinnipiac draws Providence The Bobcats will play the Friars for the second time this year, the teams tying 3-3 in Hamden in late November. After so much time, there will be little to glean from that result – it was the weekend after Thanksgiving, after all – but some … Read more
Find where to watch the NCAA tournament games here.
The field of 16 teams for the 2014 NCAA tournament was announced Sunday and with Yale not making the tournament, there will be a new national champion crowned on April 12 in Philadelphia. Three teams from the 2013 Frozen Four — Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and Massachusetts-Lowell — are back in the tournament this year. … Read more
John Buccigross will return as ESPN’s lead play-by-play announcer for the 2014 NCAA tournament.