March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The NCAA hockey brackets were officially released on March 21, 2010 and outline the series. The tournament kicks off from March 26, 2010 and finish on March 28, 2010. The winners of the first round will go on to the regional championship games, which will take place the following day.

The starting points for the 2010 NCAA hockey tournament have been selected to be Miami-Ohio, Denver, Wisconsin and Boston College. Boston University failed to qualify for the tournament after the defending giants lost to Maine in the Hockey East semifinals. Alaska will be the 50th school in all-time to qualify for the national tournament and this will be its first ever NCAA tournament appearance. ESPN2 HD telecast the NCAA Men’s hockey brackets selection show on Sunday, March 21. The Men’s Frozen Four bracket 2010:

East Regional – Albany, NY (March 26th – 27th)

1. Denver vs. 4 Rochester Institute of Technology (March 26th at 3:00 pm EST)
2. Cornell vs. 3 New Hampshire (March 26th at 6:30 pm EST)

The Regional Final will be held on Saturday, March 27 and will be telecast at 6:30 pm ET live on ESPN. It will be played by the winners of the March 26th game.

West Regional - Saint Paul, MN (March 26th - 27th)

1. Wisconsin vs. 4 Vermont (March 26th at 9:00 pm EST)
2. St. Cloud State vs. 3 Northern Michigan (March 26th at 5:30 pm EST)
The Regional Final will be held on Saturday, March 27 and will be telecast at 9 pm ET live on ESPN. It will be played by the winners of the March 26th game.

Northeast Regional - Worcester, MA (March 27th - 28th)

1 Boston College vs. 4 Alaska Fairbanks (March 27th at 1:30 pm EST)
2 North Dakota vs. 3 Yale (March 27th at 5:00 pm EST)

The Regional Final will be held on Sunday, March 28 and will be telecast at 5:30 pm ET Live on ESPN. It will be played by the winners of the March 27th game.

Midwest Regional - Fort Wayne, IN (March 27th - 28th)

1 Miami (OH) vs. 4 Alabama Huntsville (March 27th at 4:00 pm EST)
2 Bemidji St. vs. 3 Michigan (March 27th at 7:30 pm EST)
The Regional Final will be held on Sunday, March 28, and will be telecast ET Live on ESPN at 8 pm. It will be played between the winners of March 27 game.

Those who win in the regional championship will play in the Frozen Four which will be held on April 8. It will be held at Ford Field in Detroit. The championship match will be held on April 10 in Detroit.