University of New Hampshire Athletics
NCAA Men’s Hockey Manchester Regional Field Set
3/23/2025 3:22:00 PM | General
Boston College, Providence, Denver and Bentley to compete to advance to Frozen Four
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The field is set for the NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Manchester Regional at the SNHU Arena hosted by the University of New Hampshire. On Friday, March 28, No. 1 seed Boston College will play No. 4 seed Bentley on ESPNU at 2 p.m., while No. 2 seed Providence will take on No. 3 seed Denver on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m.
The regional championship game will be on Sunday, March 30 on ESPN2 at 4:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the Frozen Four in St. Louis on April 10 and 12 at Enterprise Center.
Boston College, Providence and Denver have a combined 16 national titles.
Tickets for the 2025 NCAA Men's Hockey Manchester Regional can be purchased HERE.
No. 1 seed Boston College (26-7-2, 18-4-2 Hockey East) won the Hockey East regular season title. The Eagles will be making their 38th NCAA Tournament appearance and have won five national championships (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010 & 2012).
No. 2 seed Providence (21-10-5, 11-8-5 Hockey East) will be making its 16th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Friars won the national championship in 2015.
No. 3 seed Denver (29-11-1, 15-8-1 NCHC) are the defending national champions and have captured 10 NCAA titles (1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022 & 2024) which are the most all-time. This will be the 33rd NCAA Tournament appearance for Denver.
No. 4 seed Bentley (23-14-2, 16-9-1 Atlantic Hockey) won the Atlantic Hockey Tournament title for the first time in program history as the Falcons will be making their first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance.
This will be the 10th time that UNH has held this event at the SNHU Arena which is the third most of any NCAA Men's Hockey Regional. The previous regionals were in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023.
