2024 NCAA Hockey Tournament Slots: Road to Frozen Four full schedule, times, TV channels, and scores.

It might be called “Frozen Four,” but the best college hockey team is about to bring some heat to the ice.

Championship season is here in the NCAA. The top 16 teams in college hockey will head to four different regions for the start of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, after which the remaining four teams will head to Minnesota for the Frozen Four.

For much of the 2023-24 regular season, Boston College and Boston University competed for the top spot in the nation. Hockey East His two powerhouse programs in his conference will have plenty of power from their freshman stars. The Terriers have Maclin Celebrini, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, while the Eagles have dangerous 2023 first-round picks Will Smith, Ryan Leonard, and Gabe Perreault. They have a trio of first-year players.

Quinnipiac, on the other hand, enters the tournament as the defending national champions. The Bobcats won the program's first national title last April, beating Minnesota in the 2023 Frozen 4 Championship when Quinnipiac forward Jacob Killan scored in the opening seconds of overtime.

Here's what you need to know about the 2024 men's Frozen Four tournament, including bracket information.

2024 NCAA Hockey Tournament Bracket

Sixteen teams will participate in the tournament, and only the top four teams will be officially seeded nationally. In 2024, Boston University will be the top seed, while rival Boston University will be the second seed. The University of Denver will be the No. 3 seed and Michigan State will be the No. 4 seed.

The four winners from each region will compete in the national semifinals as the Frozen Four. The winners of the two semifinals will play in the championship game for the right to be national champion.

• providence area
  • 1st place Boston College
  • quinnipiac
  • wisconsin
  • Michigan Technological University
• maryland heights area
  • 4th place Michigan State University
  • michigan
  • north dakota
  • western michigan
• springfield area
• Sioux Falls area
  • 2nd place Boston University
  • Omaha
  • minnesota
  • R.I.T.

Where to watch the 2024 NCAA Hockey Tournament

• TV channel: ESPN2, ESP News, ESPNU
• Live stream: ESPN+, Fubo

NCAA men's hockey fans can watch the 2024 tournament on a variety of channels. See the complete schedule below.

Regional broadcasts are different from ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNews. The semifinals and championship game for Frozen 4 will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Games can be streamed on ESPN+ and select games can be streamed on Fubo. Fubo offers a free trial so you can try before you buy.

NCAA Hockey Tournament 2024 Schedule, Scores

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