It’s the carrot that’s been in front of the Gophers women’s hockey team since the first day of fall practice: Earn one of the top four seeds in the NCAA tournament, and with it the guarantee that every postseason game it plays will be on home ice.

The road to the 2025 men's Frozen Four heats up as the sport's six leagues dive into tournament mode as the last step before the NCAA tournament. The six conference tournament champions will earn spots in the NCAA field,

ASU hockey made it to the NCAA tournament for the first and only time in the 2018-2019 season. Although the Sun Devils did not get far, being there was a huge accomplishment for desert hockey. ASU was the first independent program since Alaska Anchorage in 1992 to make the tournament.

The Gophers jeopardized their shot at a No. 1 seed by failing to get out of the first round of the Big Ten tournament against the last-place Irish.

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Fighting Irish goalie Owen Say made 38 saves as Notre Dame beat the Gophers men's hockey team 4-1 Sunday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The loss in game three of the best-of-three series knocked the Gophers out of the Big Ten Tournament.