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 Manchester.

Frozen Four: Manchester Regional Schedule

The Manchester Regional begins with a pair of games on Friday at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT. The winners will meet on Sunday with a Frozen Four berth on the line.

Friday March 28

• Boston College vs. Bentley, 2 p.m. EDT, ESPNU
• Providence vs. Denver, 5:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN+

Sunday March 29

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

Manchester Regional Teams At A Glance

Boston College (1)

Record: 26-7-2, 18-4-2 (Hockey East)
Head coach: Greg Brown, 3rd season
Leading scorer: Ryan Leonard, F, So. (29-18-47)
Between the pipes: Jacob Fowler, So. (24-6-2, .940 save percentage, 1.64 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 38

Providence (2)

Record: 21-10-5, 11-8-5 (Hockey East)
Head coach: Nate Leaman, 14th season
Leading scorer: Hudson Malinoski, F, So. (11-12-23)
Between the pipes: Philip Svedebäck, Jr. (14-7-4, .915 save percentage, 2.36 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16

Denver (3)

Record: 29-11-1, 15-8-1 (NCHC)
Head coach: David Carle, 7th season
Leading scorer: Jack Devine, F, Sr. (13-49-56)
Between the pipes: Matt Davis, Sr. (27-9-1, .920 save percentage, 2.12 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 34

Bentley (4)

Record: 23-14-2, 16-9-1 (Atlantic Hockey)
Head coach: Andy Jones, 2nd season
Leading scorer: Ethan Leyh, F, Gr. (16-25-41)
Between the pipes: Connor Hasley, Jr. (21-12-2, .923 save percentage, 1.96 GAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1

Who are the top NHL prospects to watch in Manchester?

• Zeev Buium, So., D, Denver – Minnesota (2024, 1st)
• Trevor Connelly, Fr., F, Providence – Vegas (2024, 1st)
• Jacob Fowler, So., G, Boston College – Montreal (2023, 3rd)
• Ryan Leonard, So., F, Boston College – Washington (2023, 1st)
• Gabe Perreault, So., F, Boston College – New York Rangers (2023, 1st)

Ryan Leonard has been named the 73rd recipient of the Walter Brown Award!

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— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) March 27, 2025

Manchester Regional Matchup Previews

Boston College vs. Bentley

Connor Hasley has been terrific and led Bentley to the program's first conference title and tournament berth last Saturday, knocking off top-seeded Holy Cross. Hasley owns an NCAA-best 11 shutouts and ranks ninth in both save percentage and GAA, and grad forward Ethan Leyh has been one of the top forwards in Atlantic Hockey.

However, Hasley hasn't faced anything close to BC's potent lineup that includes Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, James Hagens and Teddy Stiga, among many others. The Eagles come to Manchester averaging 3.5 goals per game and Leonard is the nation's individual point leader.

Jacob Fowler has been tremendous in his sophomore season too and has allowed a goal or less in five of his past seven starts. Fowler's seven shutouts rank second among NCAA goalies and his 24 wins are tied for third.

While strange things tend to happen at this time of year, knocking off BC would be quite the mountain for the Falcons to climb.

Providence vs. Denver

Providence swept Colorado College in early December and would love to remain perfect against teams from the state this season, although knocking off the defending champs is never easy.

Providence finished fifth in Hockey East but lost to UConn in its first tournament game, and the Friars are 5-4-1 over their past 10. They've struggled to score on most of those nights too, which had been an issue earlier in the second half, and their 102 goals ranks 33rd in the country. Yet Providence plays fast, has depth and is the tournament's No. 8 overall seed.

Denver needs no introduction to the NCAA Tournament. The Pioneers are making their fourth consecutive appearance and will be pursuing their 11th national championship. DU's 10 is already the most in the country.

The Pioneers nearly earned more hardware last weekend too. DU led Western Michigan 3-0 but ultimately fell to the Broncos in double overtime in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Game. However, it's in the past and DU is 8-3-0 since the final weekend in February.

Offense is the furthest thing from an issue as the Pioneers average four goals per game. David Carle knows how to win, the roster is loaded with talent and Matt Davis continues to win, especially with the timely saves. There's no undermining the value of previous tournament experience either.

Checking out the Manchester ice. pic.twitter.com/i5hPCGCjzZ

— Denver Hockey (@DU_Hockey) March 27, 2025

How To Watch The Manchester Regional

Friday’s first game will be televised on ESPNU and ESPN+ and the second game will follow on ESPN+ only. Sunday's game will be televised on ESPN2 and will also be available on ESPN+.

Where are the games played?

All three games will be played at SNHU Arena, which opened its doors in November of 2001. The arena seats just under 10,000 fans for hockey and has previously been the home of the AHL’s (2001-15) and ECHL’s (2015-19) Manchester Monarchs.

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