The Big Ten Champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play Michigan Tech at 3 p.m. Friday in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Hockey Tournament.
The opening-round game between the second-overall seed Irish (25-9-2) and the WHCA champion Huskies (22-16-5) will be at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. The victor will play the winner of the game between the Providence Friars (23-11-4) and Clarkson Golden Knights (23-10-6).
The Irish-Huskies game will air on ESPN2, with the Friars-Knights game to air at 6:30 p.m. Friday on ESPNU. If the Irish advance, they will play at 6 p.