Sixteen groups are left for Thursday’s opening spherical of the 2025 NCAA males’s hockey event. Listed here are 5 storylines to observe:
1. Will star-powered No. 1 seed Boston Faculty bounce again from a shock upset within the HEC tourney?
The Eagles misplaced 3-1 to No. 9 seed Northeastern within the Hockey East quarterfinals, however they’re right here to win the entire thing.
Boston Faculty is one in every of six Hockey East groups to make the NCAA Match, options the HEC Participant of the 12 months in Washington Capitals ahead prospect Ryan Leonard and needs to be extremely motivated after dropping to Denver within the title sport final season.
The Eagles additionally function New York Rangers ahead prospect Gabriel Perreault. He and Leonard — longtime linemates from earlier than their faculty days — might signal with their respective NHL groups after this event. It is possible their final probability collectively to win a championship earlier than turning into rivals within the NHL.
