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Defending national champion Denver completed the field headed to St. Louis on Sunday night by beating No. 1 overall seed Boston College 3-1 in a rematch from last year's national championship game.
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Teachers are scoring big with students by bringing the spirit of March Madness into the classroom.
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This is only the second time in tournament history that the Final Four will involve all top seeds.
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The stories are endless from the start of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey championship. Retirements, NHL, and multiple championships, oh my!
The men's NCAA hockey tournament is nearly underway. Here are USA TODAY's expert picks and predictions for the Frozen Four bracket and national title:
UConn is coming off a 5-2 loss to Maine, the No. 3 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament in the Hockey East championship game on Friday. The Huskies are 22-11-4 overall on the season and a dark horse team to make the Frozen Four, per former Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player Colby Cohen on the ESPNU bracket reveal show.
To understand how Connor Caponi has impacted the Denver Pioneers amid their pursuit of a third NCAA championship in four seasons, rewind the tape to his senior season at Culver Military Academy in
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Centre Daily Times on MSNPenn State hockey going to NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in program historyAn overtime goal by sophomore forward Matt DiMarsico propelled Penn State past UConn, 3-2, and into the Frozen Four for the first time in program history — and it’s much more than 13 seasons if you include the years of club-level success and support that set the foundation for the varsity program.
That fact was never displayed more prominently than when Cerrato had the instincts to know his teammate was trailing behind him for the game-winning overtime goal in Sunday night’s 2-1 win over UConn to send Penn State to its first Frozen Four in program history.
Michigan State and Western Michigan will participate in the NCAA men's ice hockey tournament. Find the best Frozen Four odds and how to wager on each here.
One of the more intriguing players to watch this tournament is James Hagens of Boston College. Hagens is one of the youngest players in college hockey at 18 years old and is currently projected to be a top-five pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. A good showing for a loaded Boston College team might propel him even higher.
Two veteran area high school hockey coaches, once rivals but now on the same bench, will square off again in a nostalgic-themed competition tied to the NCAA Division I men’s