2011 Frozen Four set for St. Paul

READING, PA – Yale, North Dakota, Boston College, and Miami (Ohio) were given the top seeds in each of the four regionals in the upcoming 2011 Frozen Four tournament that will begin this Friday, March 25. Each regional will take place in Bridgeport , Ct; St. Louis, Mo; Manchester, N.H.; and Green Bay, Wi. This years automatic bids went to each conference tournament champions: Atlantic Hockey (Air Force), CCHA ( Miami), ECAC (Yale), Hockey East ( Boston College) and the WCHA ( North Dakota). Boston College is the defending NCAA champion. Union will be making it’s first ever tournament appearance while Michigan will be making its 21^st consecutive appearance, the longest active streak and its 34 overall, the most in NCAA history. Michigan has won the most NCAA championships with nine, but have not won the title since 1998. Here is the complete schedule for the upcoming tournament.
Friday, March 25
East Regional — Webster Bank Arena/Bridgeport, Conn. (3) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (2) Union, 3 p.m. (4) Air Force vs. (1) Yale, 6:30 p.m.
West Regional — Scottrade Center/St. Louis, Mo. (3) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (2) Michigan, 5:30 p.m. (4) Colorado College vs. (1) Boston College, 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 26
Northeast Regional — Verizon Wireless Arena/Manchester, N.H. (4) New Hampshire vs. (1) Miami, 4 p.m. (3) Notre Dame vs. (2) Merrimack, 7:30 p.m.
Midwest Regional — Resch Center/Green Bay, Wis. (4) Rensselaer vs. (1) North Dakota, 1:30 p.m. (3) Western Michigan vs. (2) Denver, 5 p.m.
East Regional — Webster Bank Arena/Bridgeport, Conn. Regional Final, 6:30 p.m.
West Regional — Scottrade Center/St. Louis, Mo. Regional Final, 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 27
Midwest Regional — Resch Center/Green Bay, Wis. Regional Final, 5:30 p.m.
Northeast Regional — Verizon Wireless Arena/Manchester, N.H. Regional Final, 8 p.m.
Frozen Four
Thursday, April 7 — Xcel Energy Center/St. Paul, Minn. National Semifinal Game 1, 5 p.m. National Semifinal Game 2, 8:30 p.m.
National Championship
Saturday, April 9 — Xcel Energy Center/St. Paul, Minn. National Championship Game, 7 p.m.
Regional Breakdown
East Regional ( Bridgeport, Conn.) 1. Yale (27-6-1) — ECAC champion (No. 1 overall seed) 2. Union (26-9-4) — at-large selection 3. Minnesota-Duluth (22-10-6) — at-large selection 4. Air Force (20-11-6) — Atlantic Hockey champion
Northeast Regional ( Manchester, N.H.) 1. Miami (23-9-6) — CCHA champion (No. 4 overall seed) 2. Merrimack (25-9-4) — at-large selection 3. Notre Dame (23-13-5) — at-large selection 4. New Hampshire (21-10-6) — at-large selection
West Regional ( St. Louis, Mo.) 1. Boston College (30-7-1) — Hockey East champion (No. 3 overall seed) 2. Michigan (26-10-4) — at-large selection 3. Nebraska-Omaha (21-15-2) — at-large selection 4. Colorado College (22-18-3) — at-large selection
Midwest Regional ( Green Bay, Wis.) 1. North Dakota (30-8-3) — WCHA champion (No. 2 overall seed) 2. Denver (24-11-5) — at-large selection 3. Western Michigan (19-12-10) — at-large selection 4. Rensselaer (20-12-5) — at-large selection
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