The field for the NCAA Division I hockey tournament has been made official and 16 teams are looking to make their ice dreams come true by making it to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida (April 7 and 9 on ESPN, ESPN2 and WatchESPN). The top four seeds are Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State, North Dakota and Providence, but there is certainly no dead-lock cinch to make it to the promised land, as nothing seems to go as scripted in this version of March Madness.
Here are five storylines to follow as we head toward the first drop of the puck at regionals Friday afternoon.