2015 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament: Start Times And TV Schedule For Sweet 16
By Larry Snyder
The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee announced Sunday the Field of 16 for this year’s NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament.
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While mens hockey does not begin with a Field of 68 like basketball, it does allow 27 percent or 16 of 59 teams to advance into the championship tournament. Among this year’s selections, Boston College has made 34 appearances in the tournament with Boston University close behind at 33. Meanwhile, Yale has been involved just seven times.
The tournament is set that the winners of the Midwest and East regionals will meet in the Frozen Four. On the other side of the bracket, the victors of the West and Northeast regionals will come together in the other semifinal Thursday, April 9 at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The championship game at TD Garden is Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
The NCAA released the games times and television schedule Sunday for the contests that we will take in later this week. All times are Eastern Daylight Time. Live streaming of all of the games can be seen on WatchESPN.com.
We begin with the schedule for Friday, March 27 – Sweet16 match-ups:
West Regional at Scheel’s Arena in Fargo, ND – (2) Michigan Tech Huskies (29-9-2) Vs. (3) St. Cloud State Huskies (19-18-1) at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN3.
West Regional at Scheel’s Arena – (1) University of North Dakota (27-9-3) Vs. (4) Quinnipiac Bobcats (23-11-4) at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
Northeast Regional at Verizon Wireless Center, Manchester, NH – (1) Boston University Terriers (25-7-5) Vs. (4) Yale Bulldogs (18-9-5) at 2 p.m. on ESPNU.
Northeast Regional at Verizon Wireless Center – (2) Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (20-15-3) Vs. (3) Minnesota Golden Gophers (23-12-3) at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
Here is when the puck drops for Saturday, March 28 – Sweet 16 contests:
Midwest Regional at Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, IN – (1) Minnesota State – Mankato Mavericks (29-7-3) Vs. (4) RIT Tigers (19-14-5) at 4 p.m. on ESPNU.
Midwest Regional at Compton Family Ice Arean – (2) Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (18-12-6) Vs. (3) Harvard Crimson (21-12-3) at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN3.
East Regional at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI – (2) Denver Pioneers (23-13-2) Vs. (3) Boston College Eagles (21-13-3) at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
East Regional at Dunkin Donuts Center – (1) Miami (OH) RedHawks (25-13-1) Vs. (4) Providence Friars (22-13-2) at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
My Prediction for the Frozen Four: Boston College; Minnesota State – Mankato; Boston University; and Qunnipiac. Champion: Boston University.
Who is your favorite to win it all? Who is the dark horse that will make it to the Frozen Four? Let me know in the comments section below. The journey to the championship is about to get underway.
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