Earlier this week, 16 teams entered the NCAA men’s hockey tournament holding onto dreams of winning a national championship.
That pool of aspirants will soon be down to four.
The puck won’t drop at the 2025 Frozen Four until April 10, but the field for college hockey’s preeminent event is starting to come together, with the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament complete and the regional finals drawing to a close.
The first set of regional final games gave the Frozen Four both an established powerhouse — Boston University, a five-time national champion — and an upstart in Western Michigan, which is in the national semifinals for the first time in program history.