2023 Men’s Frozen Four Regionals: Schedule, Dates, Venue, Bracket, Channel, Teams & History
Let’s not overlook our buddies on the ice when March Madness and the 2023 NCAA basketball tournament are in the headlines. This week, when Frozen Four regionals get underway, the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament is supposed to start. Here, we’ll discuss the teams who are favourites as well as offer bracket updates and tournament results.
Each region’s top seeding range from 1 to 4, with Minnesota being the top seed overall. The remaining teams in the field are Quinnipiac (2), Michigan (3), and Colorado (4). On DraftKings Sportsbook, the Gophers are the betting favourites to win the tournament at +250, while Michigan sits at +350. In the Big Ten tournament championship game between those two teams, the Wolverines prevailed 4-3.
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When are the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four regionals?
- Start: Thursday, March 23
- End: Sunday, March 26
The NCAA tournament regionals get underway on March 23 and last through March 26.
Depending on the area, the regional semifinal games will either take place on Thursday, March 23, and the regional final will start on Saturday, March 25, or the semifinal games will take place on Friday, March 24, and the final will begin on Sunday, March 26.
Twenty-three players and coaches make up the group of Saints 4 Life heading to their regionals this week to compete for a spot in the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a National Championship! #S4L #HailToTheHalo pic.twitter.com/GqMixJR1Qk
— xy – Dubuque Fighting Saints (@fightingsaints) March 20, 2023
When is the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four?
- Start: Thursday, April 6
- End: Saturday, April 8
The Frozen Four will begin two weeks after the regionals conclude.
The two national semifinals will take place Thursday, April 6, followed by the national championship on Saturday, April 8.
ICYMI: BU Men’s Hockey stormed to a 5-1 win against Western Michigan in the opening round of NCAA Regionals. They will face Cornell tomorrow with a Frozen Four berth on the line. From @MichaeljWax (📸: @joeeachus_): https://t.co/o0h2b7lLDe pic.twitter.com/aZEIAsAJI4
— WTBU Sports (@WTBUSports) March 24, 2023
How to watch the 2023 Frozen Four regionals
ESPN’s platforms will broadcast all of the games at the 2023 NCAA hockey tournament. For the regionals, the contest will be played on ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPNews.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 23 | 2 p.m. | Boston University 5, Western Michigan 1 | ESPN2 |
| Thursday, March 23 | 5 p.m. | St. Cloud State 4, Minnesota State 0 | ESPNU |
| Thursday, March 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Cornell 2, Denver 0 | ESPNews |
| Thursday, March 23 | 9 p.m. | Minnesota 9, Canisius 2 | ESPN2 |
| Friday, March 24 | 2 p.m. | Harvard vs. Ohio State | ESPNU |
| Friday, March 24 | 5 p.m. | Penn State vs. Michigan Tech | ESPNU |
| Friday, March 24 | 5:30 p.m. | Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack | ESPNews |
| Friday, March 24 | 8:30 p.m. | Michigan vs. Colgate | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, March 25 | 4 p.m. | Boston University vs. Cornell (Manchester Final) | ESPNU |
| Saturday, March 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Minnesota vs. St. Cloud State (Fargo Final) | ESPNU |
| Sunday, March 26 | 6 p.m. | TBD (Bridgeport Final) | ESPN2 |
| Sunday, March 26 | 6:30 p.m. | TBD (Allentown Final) | ESPN2 |
Good luck to our Drumheller Dragons alumni who are competing in @NCAAIceHockey regionals en route to the Frozen Four tournament in Tampa Bay! @Bogsy_15 Brett Edwards @KentAnderson777 #dragons #alumni #drumheller #ncaa pic.twitter.com/Jvi0DYVbXT
— Drumheller Dragons (@drumdragons) March 21, 2023
Where are the 2023 Frozen Four regionals?
- Manchester, N.H.
- Fargo, N.D.
- Bridgeport, Conn.
- Allentown, Pa.
For the NCAA hockey tournament in 2023, there are four regions.
At SNHU Arena, games are hosted in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was once the home of the Manchester Monarchs, a former AHL/ECHL team.
The Fargo Force of the USHL will play its home games at Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota.
At Total Mortgage Arena in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area, teams will compete. The AHL’s Bridgeport Islanders, the Islanders’ minor league club, are housed there.
Ultimately, the four clubs from that area will compete in the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The minor league affiliate of the Flyers, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, call it home.
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2023 Frozen Four regional bracket, scores
Manchester Region
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 23 | 2 p.m. | Boston University 5, Western Michigan 1 |
| Thursday, March 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Cornell 2, Denver 0 |
| Saturday, March 25 | 4 p.m. | Boston University vs. Cornell |
Fargo Region
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 23 | 5 p.m. | St. Cloud State 4, Minnesota State 0 |
| Thursday, March 23 | 9 p.m. | Minnesota 9, Canisius 2 |
| Saturday, March 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Minnesota vs. St. Cloud State |
Bridgeport Region
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 24 | 2 p.m. | Harvard vs. Ohio State |
| Friday, March 24 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 2 Quinnipiac vs. Merrimack |
| Sunday, March 26 | 6 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD |
Allentown Region
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 24 | 5 p.m. | Penn State vs. Michigan Tech |
| Friday, March 24 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 3 Michigan vs. Colgate |
| Sunday, March 26 | 6:30 p.m. | TBD vs. TBD |
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History Of Frozen Four regionals
| CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | HOST OR SITE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denver (31-9-1) | David Carle | 5-1 | Minnesota State | Boston, Mass. |
| 2021 | Massachusetts (20-5-4) | Greg Carvel | 5-0 | St. Cloud State | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 2019 | Minnesota Duluth (29-11-2) | Scott Sandelin | 3-0 | Massachusetts | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 2018 | Minnesota Duluth (25-16-3) | Scott Sandelin | 2-1 | Notre Dame | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2017 | Denver (33-7-4) | Jim Montgomery | 3-2 | Minnesota Duluth | Chicago, Ill. |
| 2016 | North Dakota (34-6-4) | Brad Berry | 5-1 | Quinnipiac | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2015 | Providence (26-13-2) | Nate Leaman | 4-3 | Boston University | Boston, Mass. |
| 2014 | Union (N.Y.) (32-6-4) | Rick Bennett | 7-4 | Minnesota | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2013 | Yale (22-12-3) | Keith Allain | 4-0 | Quinnipiac | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 2012 | Boston College (33-10-1) | Jerry York | 4-1 | Ferris State | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2011 | Minnesota Duluth (26-10-6) | Scott Sandelin | 3-2 (ot) | Michigan | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2010 | Boston College (29-10-3) | Jerry York | 5-0 | Wisconsin | Detroit, Mich. |
| 2009 | Boston University (35-6-4) | Jack Parker | 4-3 (ot) | Miami (Ohio) | Washington D.C. |
| 2008 | Boston College (25-11-8) | Jerry York | 4-1 | Notre Dame | Denver, Colo. |
| 2007 | Michigan State (26-13-3) | Rick Comley | 3-1 | Boston College | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 2006 | Wisconsin (30-10-3) | Mike Eaves | 2-1 | Boston College | Milwaukee, Wisc. |
| 2005 | Denver (32-9-2) | George Gwozdecky | 4-1 | North Dakota | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2004 | Denver (27-12-5) | George Gwozdecky | 1-0 | Maine | Boston, Mass. |
| 2003 | Minnesota (30-8-9) | Don Lucia | 5-1 | New Hampshire | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 2002 | Minnesota (32-8-4) | Don Lucia | 4-3 (ot) | Maine | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2001 | Boston College (33-8-2) | Jerry York | 3-2 (ot) | North Dakota | Albany, N.Y. |
| 2000 | North Dakota (31-8-5) | Dean Blais | 4-2 | Boston College | Providence, R.I. |
| 1999 | Maine (31-6-4) | Shawn Walsh | 3-2 (ot) | New Hampshire | Anaheim, Calif. |
| 1998 | Michigan (32-11-1) | Gordon “Red” Berenson | 3-2 (ot) | Boston College | Boston, Mass. |
| 1997 | North Dakota (31-10-2) | Dean Blais | 6-4 | Boston University | Milwaukee, Wisc. |
| 1996 | Michigan (33-7-2) | Gordon “Red” Berenson | 3-2 (ot) | Colorado College | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1995 | Boston University (31-6-3) | Jack Parker | 6-2 | Maine | Providence, R.I. |
| 1994 | Lake Superior State (31-10-4) | Jeff Jackson | 9-1 | Boston University | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1993 | Maine (42-1-2) | Shawn Walsh | 5-4 | Lake Superior State | Milwaukee, Wisc. |
| 1992 | Lake Superior State (30-9-4) | Jeff Jackson | 5-3 | #Wisconsin | Albany, N.Y. |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan (38-5-4) | Rick Comley | 8-7 (3ot) | Boston University | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1990 | Wisconsin (36-9-1) | Jeff Sauer | 7-3 | Colgate | Detroit, Mich. |
| 1989 | Harvard (31-3) | Bill Cleary | 4-3 (ot) | Minnesota | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1988 | Lake Superior State (33-7-6) | Frank Anzalone | 4-3 (ot) | St. Lawrence | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 1987 | North Dakota (40-8) | John “Gino” Gasparini | 5-3 | Michigan State | Detroit, Mich. |
| 1986 | Michigan State (34-9-2) | Ron Mason | 6-5 | Harvard | Providence, R.I. |
| 1985 | Rensselaer (35-2-1) | Mike Addesa | 2-1 | Providence | Detroit, Mich. |
| 1984 | Bowling Green (34-8-2) | Jerry York | 5-4 (4ot) | Minnesota Duluth | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 1983 | Wisconsin (33-10-4) | Jeff Sauer | 6-2 | Harvard | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 1982 | North Dakota (35-12) | John “Gino” Gasparini | 5-2 | Wisconsin | Providence, R.I. |
| 1981 | Wisconsin (27-14-1) | Bob Johnson | 6-3 | Minnesota | Duluth, Minn. |
| 1980 | North Dakota (31-8-1) | John “Gino” Gasparini | 5-2 | Northern Michigan | Providence, R.I. |
| 1979 | Minnesota (32-11-1) | Herb Brooks | 4-3 | North Dakota | Detroit, Mich. |
| 1978 | Boston University (30-2) | Jack Parker | 5-3 | Boston College | Providence, R.I. |
| 1977 | Wisconsin (37-7-1) | Bob Johnson | 6-5 (ot) | Michigan | Detroit, Mich. |
| 1976 | Minnesota (28-14-2) | Herb Brooks | 6-4 | Michigan Tech | Denver, Colo. |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech (32-10) | John MacInnes | 6-1 | Minnesota | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1974 | Minnesota (22-12-6) | Herb Brooks | 4-2 | Michigan Tech | Boston, Mass. |
| 1973 | Wisconsin (29-9-2) | Bob Johnson | 4-2 | #Denver | Boston, Mass. |
| 1972 | Boston University (26-4-1) | Jack Kelley | 4-0 | Cornell | Boston, Mass. |
| 1971 | Boston University (28-2-1) | Jack Kelley | 4-2 | Minnesota | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| 1970 | Cornell (29-0) | Ned Harkness | 6-4 | Clarkson | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 1969 | Denver (26-6) | Murray Armstrong | 4-3 | Cornell | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1968 | Denver (28-5-1) | Murray Armstrong | 4-0 | North Dakota | Duluth, Minn. |
| 1967 | Cornell (27-1-1) | Ned Harkness | 4-1 | Boston University | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| 1966 | Michigan State (16-13) | Amo Bessone | 6-1 | Clarkson | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech (24-5-2) | John MacInnes | 8-2 | Boston College | Providence, R.I. |
| 1964 | Michigan (24-4-1) | Allen Renfrew | 6-3 | Denver | Denver, Colo. |
| 1963 | North Dakota (22-7-3) | Barry Thorndycraft | 6-5 | Denver | Boston, Mass. |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech (29-3) | John MacInnes | 7-1 | Clarkson | Utica, N.Y. |
| 1961 | Denver (30-1-1) | Murray Armstrong | 12-2 | St. Lawrence | Denver, Colo. |
| 1960 | Denver (27-4-3) | Murray Armstrong | 5-3 | Michigan Tech | Boston, Mass. |
| 1959 | North Dakota (20-10-1) | Bob May | 4-3 (ot) | Michigan State | Troy, N.Y. |
| 1958 | Denver (24-10-2) | Murray Armstrong | 6-2 | North Dakota | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1957 | Colorado College (25-5) | Thomas Bedecki | 13-6 | Michigan | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1956 | Michigan (20-2-1) | Vic Heyliger | 7-5 | Michigan Tech | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1955 | Michigan (18-5-1) | Vic Heyliger | 5-3 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1954 | Rensselaer (18-5) | Ned Harkness | 5-4 (ot) | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1953 | Michigan (17-7) | Vic Heyliger | 7-3 | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1952 | Michigan (22-4) | Vic Heyliger | 4-1 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1951 | Michigan (22-4-1) | Vic Heyliger | 7-1 | Brown | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1950 | Colorado College (18-5-1) | Cheddy Thompson | 13-4 | Boston University | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1949 | Boston College (21-1) | John “Snooks” Kelley | 4-3 | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 1948 | Michigan (20-2-1) | Vic Heyliger | 8-4 | Dartmouth |
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