NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.
The dates, sites, times and pairings of this year’s championship are as follows:
Allentown Regional, March 24-26 | PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Friday, March 24, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 Penn St. (21-15-1) vs. No. 3 Michigan Tech (24-10-4)
Friday, March 24, 8:30 p.m., Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 1 Michigan (24-11-3) vs. No. 4 Colgate (19-15-5)
Sunday, March 26, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
Allentown Regional Championship
Bridgeport Regional, March 24-26 | Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Friday, March 24, 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 Harvard (24-7-2) vs. No. 3 Ohio St. (20-15-3)
Friday, March 24, 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, ESPNews
No. 1 Quinnipiac (30-4-3) vs. No. 4 Merrimack (23-13-1)
Sunday, March 26, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
Bridgeport Regional Championship
Fargo Regional, March 23-25 | Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Thursday, March 23, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
No. 2 St. Cloud St. (24-12-3) vs. No. 3 Minnesota St. (25-12-1)
Thursday, March 23, 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
No. 1 Minnesota (26-9-1) vs. No. 4 Canisius (20-18-3)
Saturday, March 25, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Fargo Regional Championship
Manchester Regional, March 23-25 | SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Thursday, March 23, 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
No. 2 Boston U. (27-10-0) vs. No. 3 Western Mich. (23-14-1)
Thursday, March 23, 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNews
No. 1 Denver (30-9-0) vs. No. 4 Cornell (20-10-2)
Saturday, March 25, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, ESPNU
Fargo Regional Championship
Men’s Frozen Four, April 6 and 8 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Thursday, April 6, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2 (order of games TBD)
Fargo Regional Champion vs. Manchester Regional Champion
Bridgeport Regional Champion vs. Allentown Regional Champion
Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. Eastern time, ESPN2
National Championship
The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification:
- Atlantic Hockey Association – Canisius
- Big Ten Conference – Michigan
- CCHA – Minnesota St.
- ECAC Hockey – Colgate
- Hockey East Association – Boston U.
- National Collegiate Hockey Conference – St. Cloud St.