NCAA hockey tournament schedule 2016: Road to Frozen Four begins Friday

The 2016 NCAA men’s hockey tournament kicks off on Friday with the four games — two each in the Midwest and Northeast Regionals.

The tournament will continue on Saturday with the Regional Finals in each of those two regions, as well as the Regional Semifinals in the East and West Regions. Quinnipiac University is the top overall seed, while the University of North Dakota — former home of Flyers coach Dave Hakstol — is the No. 3 overall seed.

UND has one Flyers draft pick, but it’s unlikely he plays: goalie Matej Tomek, a 2015 draft pick of the club, hasn’t been able to work his way into the lineup as a freshman.

Elsewhere, another Flyers goaltending prospect is a big reason his team is in action today. Harvard’s Merrick Madsen, a 2013 sixth round pick, has played 28 games for the Crimson this year and has put together a 1.96 GAA and a .933 save percentage in those games. Great read on his year from the Boston Globe here.

Freshman forward Cooper Marody has 24 points in 30 games for the University of Michigan Wolverines this season. He was a sixth round pick of the Flyers in 2015.

Here’s the full schedule for the weekend:

Friday, March 25

North Dakota beats Northeastern, 6-2

2 p.m. ET
U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPNU, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Allen Bestwick, Colby Cohen

(4) Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs vs. (2) Providence College Friars

4:30 p.m. ET
DCU Center | Worcester, Mass.
NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPN3, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

(3) Univ. of Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. (2) Univ. of Michigan Wolverines

5:30 p.m. ET
U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPNU, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Allen Bestwick, Colby Cohen

(3) Harvard Univ. Crimson vs. (2) Boston College Eagles

8 p.m. ET
DCU Center | Worcester, Mass.
NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPNU, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Quint Kessenich

Saturday, March 26

(4) Ferris State Univ. Bulldogs vs. (1) St. Cloud State Univ. Huskies

3 p.m. ET
Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul, Minn.
NCAA West Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPNews, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

(4) Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers vs. (1) Quinnipiac Univ. Bobcats

4 p.m. ET
Times Union Center | Albany, N.Y.
NCAA East Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPNU, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Kevin Brown, Billy Jaffe

Midwest Final: North Dakota vs. Notre Dame / Michigan

6 p.m. ET
U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Midwest Regional Final
TV: ESPN2, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Allen Bestwick, Colby Cohen

(3) Boston Univ. Terriers vs. (2) Univ. of Denver Pioneers

6:30 p.m. ET
Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul, Minn.
NCAA West Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPNU, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Clay Matvick, Sean Ritchlin

(3) Yale Univ. Bulldogs vs. (2) Univ. of Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks

7:30 p.m. ET
Times Union Center | Albany, N.Y.
NCAA East Regional Semifinal
TV: ESPN3, WatchESPN app
Broadcasters: Kevin Brown, Billy Jaffe

Northeast Final: Providence / Minn.-Duluth vs. Boston College / Harvard