Minnesota, Wisconsin, Boston College, and Boston University - four of the most storied programs in college hockey - all qualified for the NCAA tournament this year, all with high hopes and rosters laden with NHL draft picks.
All four got pantsed in their regional - by Minnesota State, Bemidji State, and St. Cloud State (twice).
If all of those games looked like men against boys to you, it’s because they pretty much were.
As is regularly the case, Boston College (average age: 20 years, 4 months), Boston University (20 yr/10 mo), Minnesota (21 yr/2 mo), and Wisconsin (21 yr/5 mo) were four of the five youngest teams in college hockey this year.