NCAA hockey tournament

The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Regional tournament is this weekend at the Times Union Center. The seeding for the Albany Region are 1) Boston College, 2) St. Cloud State, 3) Boston University and 4) Notre Dame. Not only will the eyes of college Hockey fans all over the country be on the Capital Region this weekend it's also the first event at the Times Union Center with fans in attendance in over a year. Here's all the scheduling and information you'll need to follow along or even attend the road to the Frozen Four Saturday and Sunday.

Matthew Peca scored a natural hat trick to lead #1 Quinnipiac to a 5-1 victory over #13 Union in the NCAA Division I Hockey East Regional Final Sunday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center. With the victory, the Bobcats (29-7-5) advance to the Frozen Four April 11-13 in Pittsburgh. Union, which had a seven game winning streak snapped, finished the season 22-13-5.

Union College's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament didn't last long. The 2nd seeded Dutchmen lost to #3 seed Minnesota-Duluth, 2-0, in the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey East Regional Semifinals in Bridgeport, Connecticut.