The 2025 NCAA Tournament is here as 16 teams are vying for a national championship. Four different regionals will help shape this year’s Frozen Four, which will be held April 10-12 in St. Louis.

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FloHockey will be previewing each of the four regionals this week, continuing in Allentown.

Frozen Four: Allentown Regional Schedule

The Allentown Regional begins with a pair of games on Friday at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. EDT. The winners will meet on Sunday with a Frozen Four berth on the line.

Friday March 28

• UConn vs. Quinnipiac, 5 p.m. EDT, ESPNU
• Maine vs. Penn State, 8:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN2

Sunday March 29

• TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 or 7 p.m. EDT, ESPN2

Allentown Regional Teams At A Glance

Maine

Record: 24-7-6, 13-5-6 (Hockey East)
Head coach: Ben Barr, 4th season
Leading scorer: Harrison Scott, F, Sr. (18-17-35)
Between the pipes: Albin Boija, So. (23-7-6, .930 save percentage, 1.76 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19

UConn

Record: 22-11-4, 12-8-4 (Hockey East)
Head coach: Mike Cavanaugh, 12th season
Leading scorer: Joey Muldowney, F, So. (27-18-45)
Between the pipes: Tyler Muszelik, Jr. (12-6-3, .914 save percentage, 2.28 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1

Quinnipiac

Record: 24-11-2, 16-5-1 (ECAC)
Head coach: Rand Pecknold, 32nd season
Leading scorer: Jeremy Wilmer, F, Jr. (14-25-39)
Between the pipes: Matej Marinov, So. (12-3-0, .928 save percentage, 1.75 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 11

Penn State 

Record: 20-13-4, 9-11-4 (Big Ten)
Head coach: Guy Gadowsky, 13th season
Leading scorer: Aiden Fink, F, So. (23-29-52)
Between the pipes: Arsenii Sergeev, Jr. (17-8-4, .915 save percentage, 2.70 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4

Who are the top NHL prospects to watch in Allentown?

• Aiden Fink, So., F, Penn State – Nashville (2023, 7th)
• Reese Laubach, So., F, Penn State – San Jose (2022, 7th)
• Taylor Makar, Sr,, F, Maine – Colorado (2021, 7th)
• Joey Muldowney, So., F, UConn – San Jose (2022, 6th)
• Jake Richard, So., F, UConn – Buffalo (2022, 6th)

Allentown Regional Matchup Previews

UConn vs. Quinnipiac

UConn is making its NCAA Tournament debut while Quinnipiac is making its sixth consecutive trip.

Quinnipiac fell to Cornell in the ECAC Semifinals and found itself on the bubble, but the Bobcats are once again playing in late-March. Quinnipiac finished 12th in the Pairwise and heads to Allentown averaging the nation’s sixth-most goals per game (3.6). The Bobcats also allow just 2.1 per game – which is tied for fourth.

Quinnipiac’s special teams have been a strength all year too as its power play (29.9%) is the nation’s best and its penalty kill (87.5%) ranks third. Matej Marinov has also been good of late in net. The sophomore made 19 saves against Cornell but suffered the loss, which snapped a 12-game win streak.

Hard at work 💪#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/BuFZkEXdgp

— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) March 27, 2025

However, UConn has been one of the nation’s best stories and the Huskies are the nation’s No. 6 seed for a reason. Mike Cavanaugh’s club features plenty of depth, three 40-point producers and a pair of talented goalies – Tyler Muszelik and freshman Callum Tung.

Despite falling to Maine in the Hockey East Championship Game, the Huskies are 8-1-1 over their past 10. UConn also won the lone regular-season matchup between the two in-state rivals – a 2-1 victory on Jan. 24.

Maine vs. Penn State

No team has been hotter in the second half than Penn State. After an 0-8-0 start in conference play, the Nittany Lions went 11-3-4 from Jan. 1 on, swept Michigan and advanced to the Big Ten Semifinals. Aiden Fink has been one fire and his 52 points rank third in the country, and Penn State’s 130 goals are tied for seventh.

Penn State also has the advantage of playing in its back yard as the host school, yet they’ll have to solve one of the nation’s top goaltenders in Albin Boija. The sophomore owns the nation’s fifth-best save percentage (.930) and fourth-best GAA (1.76), and Boija led the Black Bears to a Hockey East tournament title.

Maine’s roster also features a number of talented scorers, starting with Taylor Makar. The senior has been one of Maine’s go-to forwards and also has come through in the clutch. Makar has six game-winning tallies.

NCAA Practice Day ✅

See you tomorrow night ⏳#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/y8aVWNJon7

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) March 27, 2025

How To Watch The Allentown Regional

Friday’s first game will be televised on ESPNU while the final two games of the regional will be available on ESPN2.

Where are the games played?

All three games will be played at PPL Arena, home of the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The arena seats 8,500 fans and has been open since September of 2014.

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