INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2022 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.
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Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason champions of the six conferences. The remainder of the field is selected at large.
Michigan was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, include Minnesota St., Western Mich. and Denver.
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The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year’s championship are as follows:
Albany Regional, March 24-26
MVP Arena, Albany, New York
Thursday, March 24, Noon, Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 1 Minnesota St. (35-5-0) vs. No. 4 Harvard (21-10-3)
Thursday, March 24, 6 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 North Dakota (24-13-1) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (27-11-0)
Saturday, March 26, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Albany Regional Championship
Allentown Regional, March 25-27
PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Friday, March 25, 3 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 1 Michigan (29-9-1) vs. No. 4 American Int’l (22-12-3)
Friday, March 25, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 Quinnipiac (31-6-3) vs. No. 3 St. Cloud St. (18-14-4)
Sunday, March 27, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
Allentown Regional Championship
Loveland Regional, March 24-26
Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colorado
Thursday, March 24, 3 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 Minn. Duluth (21-15-4) vs. No. 3 Michigan Tech (21-12-3)
Thursday, March 24, 9 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 1 Denver (27-9-1) vs. No. 4 UMass Lowell (21-10-3)
Saturday, March 26, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Loveland Regional Championship
Worcester Regional, March 25-27
DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Friday, March 25, Noon Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 1 Western Mich. (25-11-1) vs. No. 4 Northeastern (25-12-1)
Friday, March 25, 6 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 Minnesota (24-12-0) vs. No. 3 Massachusetts (22-12-2)
Sunday, March 27, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Worcester Regional Championship
Men’s Frozen Four, April 7 and 9 T
D Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Thursday, April 7, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2 (order of games TBD)
Allentown Regional Champion vs. Loveland Regional Champion
Worcester Regional Champion vs. Albany Regional Champion
Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
National Championship
The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification:
Atlantic Hockey Association – American International
Big Ten Conference – Michigan
CCHA – Minnesota State
ECAC Hockey – Harvard
Hockey East Association – Massachusetts
National Collegiate Hockey Conference – Minnesota Duluth
For all information about the championship, log on to www.NCAA.com/FrozenFour.
