Saturday, March 24, 2012

2012 College Hockey Tournament

The “Sweet 16″ of college hockey begins tonight. The conference tournament champions are Union College (ECAC), Western Michigan (CCHA), North Dakota (WCHA), Boston College (Hockey East), and Air Force (Atlantic Hockey). The top seeds are Union (East), Michigan (Midwest), North Dakota (West) and Boston College (Northeast).

Games today (March 23) in the East regional are (1) Union vs (4) Michigan State and (3) Massachussetts-Lowell vs (4) Miami (Ohio). Games today (March 23) in the Midwest regional are (1) Michigan vs (4) Cornell and (3) Denver vs (2) Ferris St. Regional Finals will be on March 24, where the winners will meet in one semi-final on April 5 in Tampa.

Games on March 24 in the West Regional are (1) North Dakota vs Western Michigan and (3) Boston University vs (2) Minnesota. Games on March 24 in the Northeast Regional are (1) Boston College vs (4) Air Force and (3) Maine vs (2) Minnesota-Duluth. Regional finals will be on March 25, where these winners will meet on April 5 in Tampa. The National Championship will be on April 7. Games can be seen on ESPNU and ESPN3/ESPN3.com. THE 2nd semifinal game and national championship game can be seen on ESPN2.

Regional sites are as follows:
East: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport CT (hosts: Yale and Fairfield Universities)
Midwest: Resch Center, Green Bay WI (host: Michigan Tech)
West: XCel energy Center, St Paul MN (host: Minnesota University)
Northeast: DCU Center, Worcester MA (Host: College of the Holy Cross).

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