2023 NCAA Men's Hockey Regionals Revealed

The pairings are set for the regionals of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Championship, with faceoff time (Eastern) and TV network listed after each pairing:

SCHEELS Arena (Fargo, N.D.)

Thursday, March 23

St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State, 5 p.m., ESPNU

Minnesota vs. Canisius, 9 p.m., ESPN2

Regional Final: Saturday, March 25, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU

SNHU Arena (Manchester, N.H.)

Thursday, March 23

Boston University vs. Western Michigan, 2 p.m., ESPN 2

Denver vs. Cornell, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews

Regional Final: Saturday, March 25, 4 p.m., ESPNU

PPL Center (Allentown, Pa.) 

Friday, March 24

Penn State vs. Michigan Tech, 5 p.m., ESPNU

Michigan vs. Colgate, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU

Regional Final: Sunday, March 26, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2

Total Mortgage Arena (Bridgeport, Conn.) 

Friday, March 24

Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews 

Harvard vs. Ohio State, 2 p.m. ESPNU

Regional Final: Sunday, March 26, 4 p.m., ESPN2

The regional semifinal winners from the first day of competition will meet in the regional final at each site two days later. 

The four regional winners will advance to the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals in Tampa on April 6 (5 p.m./8:30 p.m. ESPN 2), with the Fargo winner facing the Manchester winner, and the Allentown victor facing the Bridgeport victor. The semifinal winners will then meet on April 8 (8 p.m. ESPN2) for the national title.

2020, 2021 NCAA Hockey Regionals Announced

The NCAA has announced the regional sites for the 2020 and 2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments at NCAA.com:

March 2020

East - Times Union Center - Albany, N.Y.
Midwest - PPL Center, Allentown, Pa.
Northeast - DCU Center, Worcester, Mass.
West - Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Col.

March 2021

East - Webster Bank Arena - Bridgeport, Conn.
Midwest - Scheels Arena - Fargo, N.D.
Northeast - SNHU Arena - Manchester, N.H.
West - Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Col.

Next year marks the first-ever NCAA hockey regional to be held in Loveland, while Allentown will host for the third straight season, and Albany returns to the rotation for the first time since 2016.

Worcester has hosted more Division I men's hockey regionals so far (15) than any other NCAA site, while Webster Bank Arena is back in the mix for the first time since 2017, and SNHU and Scheels arenas will both be utilized for the second time in three seasons.

The NCAA Frozen Four will be held for the first time ever at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in April 2020, while the national semifinals and championship contest will return to PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh the following April, for the first time since 2013.

Shutouts and Surprises on Day Two of 2019 NCAA Regionals

Down to six teams after Saturday ...

East Regional Semifinals (Providence, R.I.)
Providence 6, Minnesota State 3
Cornell 5, Northeastern 1

Midwest Regional Semifinals (Allentown, PA)
Minnesota-Duluth 2, Bowling Green 1 (OT)
Quinnipiac 2, Arizona State 1

Northeast Regional Final (Manchester, N.H.)
Massachusetts 4, Notre Dame 0

West Regional Final  (Fargo, N.D.)
Denver 3, AIC 0

Sunday's Games

East Regional Final: Cornell vs. Providence, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Midwest Regional Final: Minnesota-Duluth vs. Quinnipiac, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

2019 NCAA Hockey Regionals Begin

The first day of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Regionals is in the books.

Northeast Regional (Manchester, N.H.)
Massachusetts 4, Harvard 0
Notre Dame 3, Clarkson 2 (OT)

West Regional (Fargo, N.D.)
Denver 2, Ohio State 0
AIC 2, St. Cloud State 1

Saturday's Games:

East Regional (Providence, R.I.)
Providence vs. Minnesota State, 1 p.m. ET
Cornell vs. Northeastern, 4;30 p.m. ET

Midwest Regional (Allentown, PA)
Bowling Green vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 4 p.m. ET
Arizona State vs. Quinnipiac, 7:30 p.m. ET

Northeast Regional (Manchester, N.H.)
Notre Dame vs. Massachusetts, 6:30 p.m. ET

West Regional (Fargo, N.D.)
AIC vs. Denver, 9 p.m. ET

Full TV schedule can be found here.