BU, Northeastern make NCAA hockey tournament

DEDHAM — A trio of local Men’s college hockey teams will be playing in the NCAA hockey tournament.

Providence, which finished the regular season at 23-11-4, drew the No. 2 seed in the East Region and will take on third-seeded Clarkson (23-10-6) Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Friars were led by 16 goals and 19 assists from Mansfield native Erik Foley; classmate Hayden Hawkey had a 2.10 GAA in net. The game will be held at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Northeastern, which finished the regular season at 23-9-5, received the No. 3 seed in the Northeast Region and will battle second-seeded Michigan (20-14-3) Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Worcester’s DCU Center. Braintree resident and junior Adam Gaudette paced the Huskies’ attack with 30 goals and 30 assists. Freshman Cayden Primeau posted a stellar 1.88 GAA in net.

Boston University, which finished the regular season at 21-13-4, will be the No. 4 seed in the Northeast Region and take on top-seeded Cornell (25-5-2) Saturday at 1 p.m. at the DCU Center. Junior Bobo Carpenter (20 goals, 13 assists) of North Redding and classmate Jordan Greenway (12 goals, 21 assists) highlight the Terriers’ offense. Sophomore goalie Jake Oettinger had a 2.42 GAA.

Not in
Boston College (20-14-3) will not be competing for its fifth championship as the Eagles missed the tournament for the second straight season and third time since 2009. 

Nate Rollins is an intern in the Boston 25 Sports Department

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