Union College has had its best season ever, capping off its season with another ECAC tournament win and ending the season on top of the USCHO polls. Now they have the top seed in the Bridgeport, Connecticut region (#3 overall), and begin tournament play on Friday against Vermont, one of ten at larges in the field of 16.
Yale probably did not have a good season as they failed to make it in this year's tourney, a big disappointment for the defending national champions, however national runners-up Quinnipiac is in the tournament this year, as the Bobcats take on Providence College, which is also the other game in the Bridgeport region on Friday.
Minnesota is the #1 seed of the entire tournament, and the Gophers has that momentum from their win in the inaugural B1G hockey tourney at Xcel Center. Their first round opponent is Robert Morris. RMU defeated Canisius College in the Atlantic Hockey Association final on Saturday, and is the only AHA school in the tourney.
With that in mind, the matches for the first round:
ST. PAUL (both games Saturday)
(1) Minnesota v Robert Morris
St. Cloud State v Notre Dame
CINCINNATI (both games Friday)
(4) Wisconsin v North Dakota
Ferris State v Colgate
BRIDGEPORT, CT (both games Friday)
(3) Union College v Vermont
Providence College v Quinnipiac
WORCESTER, MA (both games Saturday)
(2) Boston College v U. of Denver
Massachusetts Lowell v Minnesota State Mankato
All the regional semifinals and finals are on the ESPN family of networks. Cawlidge hawkey!
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