Sixteen groups are left for Thursday’s opening spherical of the 2025 NCAA males’s hockey match. Listed here are 5 storylines to comply with:
1. Will star-powered No. 1 seed Boston Faculty bounce again from a shock upset within the HEC tourney?
The Eagles misplaced 3-1 to No. 9 seed Northeastern within the Hockey East quarterfinals, however they’re right here to win the entire thing.
Boston Faculty is certainly one of six Hockey East groups to make the NCAA Match, options the HEC Participant of the 12 months in Washington Capitals ahead prospect Ryan Leonard and ought to be extremely motivated after dropping to Denver within the title recreation final season.
The Eagles additionally function New York Rangers ahead prospect Gabriel Perreault. He and Leonard — longtime linemates from earlier than their faculty days — may signal with their respective NHL groups after this match. It is doubtless their final probability collectively to win a championship earlier than turning into rivals within the NHL.
