Good morning from Providence where Minnesota State will play in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The Mavericks say they hope to use their experience to their advantage, whether that's last year's experience in Sioux Falls or this year's experience in winning close games. Nick Rivera, of course, is one player who can relate to both. Providence has experience, too, as the Friars are making their sixth tourney in a row and, of course, playing in their hometown.
Check out The Free Press' College Hockey Gameday for more on today's matchups.
The Mavericks and Friars are two good defensive teams, so goals may be hard to come by, the Providence Journal's Mark Divver writes, when they face off at noon (CDT).
College Hockey News takes a look at MSU goaltender Dryden McKay and previews the East Regional.
The tournament started on Friday, with UMass defeating Harvard 4-0 and Notre Dame edging Clarkson 3-2 in overtime in the Northeast Regional in Manchester, N.H. In the West Regional in Fargo, Denver beat Ohio State 2-0 and, in the day's big stunner, American International upset No. 1 overall seed St. Cloud State 2-1. It's the second year in a row that the Huskies were No. 1 and were knocked out by a No. 16 seed.
Here's today's schedule:
East Regional
Minnesota State vs. Providence, noon, ESPNews
North Eastern vs. Cornell, 3:30 p.m., ESPNews
Midwest Regional
Minnesota Duluth vs. Bowling Green, 3 p.m., ESPNU
Quinnipiac vs. Arizona State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 (streaming)
Northeast Regional championship
UMass vs. Notre Dame, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU
West Regional championships
Denver vs. American International, 7 p.m., ESPNU
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