NCAA Mens Hockey Tournament opens tomorrow

(Fargo, ND) — The University of Minnesota men’s hockey team is in Fargo for the start of tomorrow’s N-C-A-A Tournament. The 25-10-and-4 Golden Gophers lock up with U-Mass in an opening round game tomorrow night at Scheels Arena at 7:30 P-M. The Minutemen are 20-13-and-5 on the season. Both teams could be a bit rusty, as Minnesota has not played a game since losing to Notre Dame on March 9th and U-Mass has not played in a game since a loss to Boston College on March 15th. Gopher forward Connor Kurth says they scrimmaged a couple of times and “got after it” to try to stay sharp during the time off between games. The winner of tomorrow’s first-round game will play on Saturday against the winner of tomorrow’s other game between Minnesota State-Mankato and Western Michigan. Here is the first-round schedule of the 2025 N-C-A-A Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Tournament (seeding in parathesis): Thursday First Round (in Fargo): (4) Minnesota State-Mankato vs. (1) Western Michigan 4 P-M (2) Minnesota vs. (3) U-Mass, 7:30 P-M Thursday Round (in Toledo, OH): (2) Boston vs. (3) Ohio State, 1 P-M (1) Michigan State vs. (4) Cornell, 4:30 P-M Friday First Round (in Manchester, NH): (1) Boston College vs. (4) Bentley (MA), 1 P-M (2) Providence vs. (3) Denver, 4:30 P-M Friday First Round (Allentown, PA): (2) Connecticut vs. (3) Quinnipiac, 4 P-M (1) Maine vs. (4) Penn State, 7:30 P-M