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NCAA Hockey Tournament, Day 1: Game Times, TV Schedule & Open Thread

Ready for day one of action at the NCAA hockey tournament

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For college hockey fans, it's one of the best days of the year. The NCAA tournament is here, and it's time to sit back, relax (if your team's not in it), and enjoy four first round matchups. If history is any indication, at least one team that many of you had penciled in for the national championship game will be going home after today. Here's a look at today's game times and TV listings. All times listed are Eastern:

2:00 PM: (1) Boston University vs. (4) Yale
Northeast Regional Semifinal, Manchester, N.H.
TV: ESPNU

4:30 PM: (2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) St. Cloud State University
West Regional Semifinal, Fargo, N.D.
TV: Exclusively on ESPN3/WatchESPN.com, along with local channels in the teams' areas

5:30 PM: (2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (3) University of Minnesota
Northeast Regional Semifinal, Manchester, N.H.
TV: ESPNU

8:00 PM: (1) University of North Dakota vs. (4) Quinnipiac University
West Regional Semifinal: Fargo, N.D.
TV: ESPNU

Which games are you most looking forward to today? Is there any chance the Elis can knock off BU? (Probably not.) Which game will be the biggest shocker? Or will all go according to plan?