INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.
The championship playoff format involves four predetermined regional sites with four teams assigned to each site. The regional winners advance to the Men’s Frozen Four. The entire championship uses a single-elimination format.
Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason champions of the six conferences. The remainder of the field is selected at large. St. Cloud State was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, include Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State Mankato and Massachusetts.
Conference tournaments: Seeds, schedule, results
The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year’s championship are as follows:
West Regional, March 29-30
Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3/WatchESPN
No. 1 St. Cloud State (30-5-3) vs. No. 4 American International (22-16-1)
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Friday, March 29, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
No. 2 Denver (22-11-5) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (20-10-5)
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Saturday, March 30, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
West Regional Championship
Northeast Regional, March 29-30
SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Friday, March 29, 3 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN
No. 1 Massachusetts (28-9) vs. No. 4 Harvard (19-10-3)
Happy everyone!
— UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey)
Tonight, our name will be called for the first time since 2007! Surround yourself with all the UMass faithful and head out to the for the official bracket reveal!
Show officially begins on ESPNU at 7pm. | 🚩
Friday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
No. 2 Clarkson (26-10-2) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (22-13-3)
Saturday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
Northeast Regional Championship
East Regional, March 30-31
Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Saturday, March 30, 1 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews/WatchESPN
No. 1 Minnesota State Mankato (32-7-2) vs. No. 4 Providence (22-11-6)
Saturday, March 30, 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews/WatchESPN
No. 2 Northeastern (27-10-1) vs. No. 3 Cornell (20-10-4)
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Saturday, March 31, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN
East Regional Championship
Midwest Regional, March 30-31
PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Saturday, March 30, 4 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (25-11-2) vs. No. 4 Bowling Green (25-10-5)
Saturday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN3/WatchESPN
No. 2 Quinnipiac (25-9-2) vs. No. 3 Arizona State (21-12-1)
Congratulations to Andrew Shortriddge on being named the Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year!
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH)
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Sunday, March 31, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU/WatchESPN
Midwest Regional Championship
Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Thursday, April 11, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN (order of games TBD)
West Regional Champion vs. Northeast Regional Champion
East Regional Champion vs. Midwest Regional Champion
AWARD SEASON: 2019 Mike Richter Award finalists announced
Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2/WatchESPN
National Championship
The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification:
What a night.
— AIC Hockey (@AIC_Hockey)
Atlantic Hockey Association – American International
Big Ten Conference – Notre Dame
ECAC Hockey – Clarkson
Hockey East Association – Northeastern
National Collegiate Hockey Conference – Minnesota Duluth
Western Collegiate Hockey Association – Minnesota State
THREE STARS: ND's Cale Morris earns weekend shutout sweep, named top star
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