Ncaa bubble of the male hockey tournament; How to see Final Beanpot

February 10, 2025, 08:30 am et

While the biggest prize in university hockey is clearly the trophy of the National Championship, in a corner of the sport panorama, that recognition has a rival: the Beanpot.

The 72nd tournament, which presents Boston College, University of Boston, Northeastern and Harvard, concludes Monday at TD Garden with BC facing BU in the championship game (7:30 PM et in ESPN+).

Both teams are classified among the 10 best in the country (BC is number 1, BU is number 8 in the most recent surveys), but even in years when Beanpot has no national implications of that magnitude, energy, energy, Energy, desire and hate Herven for schools and their fans.

However, this year's final has a different turn. Nine of the players, six of BC, three of BU, were teammates at the IIHF World Junior Championship, where they won the gold medal for the US team. UU. In January. At least one member of the Eagles or Terriers scored or helped in all but one of the 37 goals that the United States scored in the tournament.

Any friendship will be waiting Monday night.

“It's just understanding that you can't have friends,” said BC's first year student James Hagens to Boston Globe last month. “You could play with them for a while. They could be your best friends, but you just have to understand that it is a hockey game, and you have to go out and win.”

Cole Eiserman de Bu expressed similar feelings. “You struggle with those guys, you approach those guys, but I think we are all competitive boys,” he told The Globe. “We want to win for our own school.”

The teams gathered in a series at home and house in January, with BC sweeping for 6-2 and 2-0 scores. But BU will gladly accept those results in exchange for a trophy elevation victory on Monday night. The Terriers won the Beanpot for the last time in 2022, while the most recent BC championship was in 2016. Northeaster has won five of the last six tournaments.

Although Monday's game will not count on the East Hockey classification, conferences races are warming throughout the country as the NCAA tournament field selection approaches.

The NCAA field includes the winners of the six conference tournaments: Atlantic, Big Ten, Ccha, ECAC, Hockey East and NCHC, and 10 teams in general based on peer classifications.

The conference tournament championship games are scheduled for March 22, with the NCAA tournament teams that will be announced on March 23. The regional ones will take place from March 27 to 30, with the Frozen Four on April 10 and 12 in St. Louis. Each NCAA tournament game, including the selection program, will be on the ESPN networks and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Here is a look where the NCAA field is located, with equipment listed in order of peers as of February 9.

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Frozen Cuatro or Busto

The class head this season, these teams are favorites of probabilities to reach St. Louis.

No. 1 Boston College

Record: 21-4-1, 13-3-1 hockey this

Last week results: He beat Northeast 8-2; won in New Hampshire 4-2

Key games: February 10 vs. BU (Beanpot Championship)

No. 2 Michigan status

Record: 22-5-3, 13-4-3 Big Ten

Last week results: Lost to Michigan 2-1; Beat Michigan 6-1

Key games: February 21-22 vs. Penn State

No. 3 minnesota

Record: 6-12-3, 12-4-2 Big Ten

Last week results: He did not play

Key games: From February 14 to 15 in Michigan; February 21-22 vs. Ohio State

Safe and sound

These teams are sure of a place in the NCAA field as champion of the conference or for a general place.

No. 4 Maine

Record: 18-5-4, 10-3-4 Hockey this

Last week results: Tied in providence 3-3; Won in providence 1-0 (OT)

Key games: February 21 at UCONN; March 7-8 at Umass

No. 5 Western Michigan

Record: 20-5-1, 13-2-1 NChc

Last week results: Beat St. Cloud State 4-0 and 6-1

Key games: February 14-15. Omaha; February 21-22 in the state of Arizona

No. 6 Providence

Record: 16-7-5, 6-6-5 Hockey this

Last week results: Tied Maine 3-3; Lost to Maine 1-0 (OT)

Key games: February 14-15 Home-And-Home vs. BU; February 22 vs. Umass-Lowell

No. 7 Ohio state

Record: 18-8-2, 11-6-1 Big Ten

Last week results: He won at Notre Dame 5-1 and 5-1

Key games: February 21-22 in Minnesota; February 27-28 vs. Michigan

No. 8 UCONN

Record: 10-15-3, 8-8-3 East Hockey

Last week results: Lost to Umass 5-4; OVERCOME UMASS-LOWELL 5-4 (OT)

Key games: February 21 vs. Maine; February 25 vs. BU

No. 9 Denver

Record: 20-7-1, 9-6-1 NChc

Last week results: He won in the state of Arizona 5-4 (OT); Lost in the state of Arizona 6-5 (OT)

Key games: February 14-15. North Dakota; March 7-8 Home-And-Home vs. College College

No. 10 Boston University

Record: 10-15-1, 10-6-1 Hockey this

Last week results: Beat Harvard 7-1; Lost in Merrimack 2-1 (OT)

Key games: February 10 vs. BC (Beanpot Championship); February 14-15 at Casa and Casa vs. Providence

In the field – for now

Umass-Lowell has slipped some notches with three losses in four games, while Michigan and Arizona State improved their position last weekend with divisions against Michigan State and Denver, respectively.

No. 11 Umass-Lowell

Record: 10-14-3, 7-8-2 Hockey this

Last week results: Lost to Vermont 5-3; Lost in Uconn 5-4 (OT)

Key games: February 22 in Providence; February 27, March 1 1 House and Casa vs. UMASS

No. 12 Michigan

Record: 16-12-2, 10-9-1 Big Ten

Last week results: He won at Michigan State 2-1; Lost against Michigan State 6-1

Key games: February 14-15. Minnesota; February 27-28 at Ohio State

No. 13 State of Arizona

Record: 10-17-1, 12-6-0 NCHC

Last week results: Lost to Denver 5-4 (OT); Beat 6-5 (OT)

Key games: February 21-22 vs. Western Michigan; February 28, March 1 in Omaha

League champions of an offer

It is increasingly likely we have three leagues of one year: ECAC, CCA and Atlantic. Quinnipiac and the state of Minnesota are outside the general bubble, but if they do not win their conference tournaments, losses on the road seem to approve their general hopes.

Quinnipiac leads an adjusted ECAC race, with the five best teams within the five points of the other, while Minnesota State has a solid control in the first place in the CCHA. So we are for now in the NCAA field for now.

In the Atlantic, the Sacred Heart, Holy Cross and Bentley are at one point on the other in the classification of the League, although Holy Cross and Bentley have played two games less than the sacred heart, and are grouped in the park. We approached the crusaders, who are a place ahead of Bentley in the couple, but as with the other three leagues in this group, everything will be reduced to the conference tournament.

Quinnipiaco

Record: 17-9-2, 11-4-1 ECAC (No. 15 in pairs)

Last week results: Beat San Lorenzo 6-1; Lost against Clarksson 3-2 (OT)

Key games: February 14 in Union; February 28 in Clarksson

Minnesota state

Record: 20-8-2, 15-5-2 CCA (No. 17 in pairs)

Last week results: Beat augustana 4-1 and 2-1

Key games: February 21-22 in the state of Lake Superior

Santa Cruz

Record: 17-11-2, 4-2 Atlantic (No. 30 in pairs)

Last week results: Won at Rit 9-2 and 3-0

Key games: February 20 against Bentley; February 24 vs. AIC

In the bubble

Assuming that there will be three champions of the conference outside the Top 16 in pairs, the teams below number 13 should not luck in terms of catching an NCAA offer in general. But the classification in this range is very tight, with positions that change with almost all the results. These teams will have opportunities for key victories to win critical capital by peers, but the margin of error is thin.

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