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SCSU Men's Hockey to open NCAA tournament against Air Force on March 23
3/18/2018 11:42:00 AM | Men's Hockey
Huskies headed to West Regional in Sioux Falls
The #1 ranked St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (25-8-6, 16-4-4 NCHC) will open play in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament with a 3:00 p.m. game against Air Force at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in the West Regional in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Friday, March 23.
SCSU will enter the tournament as the number one seed this season, while Air Force comes into tournament play as the Atlantic Hockey Conference champs with a 22-14-5, 13-11-4 AHC record this season.
The SCSU game vs. Air Force will be televised on ESPNU.
The other teams that will make up the 2018 NCAA Division I West Regional in Sioux Falls, S.D. include Minnesota State, Mankato and Minnesota Duluth. MSU and UMD will play at 6:30 p.m. on Mar. 23.
SCSU is the regional's number one seed followed by number two seed Minnesota State, Mankato, number three Minnesota Duluth and number four Air Force.
This will be SCSU's 12th NCAA tournament appearance since 1989. The Huskies have gained NCAA bids in 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
In 2013, SCSU won its first regional title at the Midwest Regional in Toledo and also advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time. Since 2010, SCSU is 5-5 in NCAA playoff games under the direction of head coach Bob Motzko.
Fans can purchase tickets for the upcoming NCAA West Regional games at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/unmjq2?CAMEFROM=CFC_NCAA_WEB_NCAADOTCOM_MIHWESTREGIONALFINAL
Complete NCAA bracket:
https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/icehockey-men/d1
SCSU will enter the tournament as the number one seed this season, while Air Force comes into tournament play as the Atlantic Hockey Conference champs with a 22-14-5, 13-11-4 AHC record this season.
The SCSU game vs. Air Force will be televised on ESPNU.
The other teams that will make up the 2018 NCAA Division I West Regional in Sioux Falls, S.D. include Minnesota State, Mankato and Minnesota Duluth. MSU and UMD will play at 6:30 p.m. on Mar. 23.
SCSU is the regional's number one seed followed by number two seed Minnesota State, Mankato, number three Minnesota Duluth and number four Air Force.
This will be SCSU's 12th NCAA tournament appearance since 1989. The Huskies have gained NCAA bids in 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
In 2013, SCSU won its first regional title at the Midwest Regional in Toledo and also advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time. Since 2010, SCSU is 5-5 in NCAA playoff games under the direction of head coach Bob Motzko.
Fans can purchase tickets for the upcoming NCAA West Regional games at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/unmjq2?CAMEFROM=CFC_NCAA_WEB_NCAADOTCOM_MIHWESTREGIONALFINAL
Complete NCAA bracket:
https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/icehockey-men/d1
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