The following are the matchups of the postseason tournament finals of all six conferences receiving automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament for their tourney champs. All finals matchups will occur March 20 or 21 of this coming weekend.
NCHC: University of Denver vs. University of Minnesota-Duluth (3/21 @ 6:07 pm) Prospects to watch for Denver: D Eric Pohlkamp (SJS 2023 5th round, 132nd overall); F Kristian Epperson (BUF 2025 3rd round, 88th overall) Prospects to watch for UMD: F Max Plante (DET 2024 2nd round, 47th overall); D Adam Kleber (BUF 2024 2nd round, 42nd overall)
Big Ten: University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University (3/21 @ 8 pm) Prospects to watch for Michigan: F Michael Hage (MON 2023 1st round, 23rd overall); F William Horcoff (PIT 2025 1st round, 24th overall) Prospects to watch for Ohio State: G Kristoffer Eberly (Free Agent); F Felix Caron (Free Agent)
CCHA: Minnesota State University vs. St. Thomas University (March 20 @ 7:07 pm) Prospects to watch for Minnesota State: F Alex Zetterberberg (Free Agent); G Alex Tracy (Free Agent) Prospects to watch for St. Thomas: F Lucas Van Vliet (VGK 2024 7th round, 197th overall); G Carsen Musser (ARI/UTA 2023 6th round, 166th overall)
AHA: Sacred Heart University vs. Bentley University (March 21 @ 7 pm) Prospects to watch for Sacred Heart: C Gavin Bryant (Free Agent); F Felix Trudeau (Free Agent) Prospects to watch for Bentley: F Jake Black (Free Agent); F Stephen Castagna (Free Agent)
Hockey East: Merrimack College / University of Massachusetts vs. Boston College / UConn (March 21 @ 7 pm) *(Semifinals are on March 20) Prospects to watch for Merrimack: D Seamus Powell (Free Agent); F Justin Gill (NYI 2023 5th round, 145th overall) Prospects to watch for UMass: G Michael Hrabal (UTA 2023 2nd round, 38th overall); F Vaclav Nestrasil (CHI 2025 1st round, 25th overall) Prospects to watch for BC: F James Hagens (BOS 2025 round 1, 7th overall); F Dean Letourneau (BOS 2025 1st round, 25th overall) Prospects to watch for UConn: F Ryan Tattie (Free Agent); F Jake Richard (Free Agent)
ECAC: Dartmouth College / Quinnipiac University vs. Cornell University / Princeton University (March 21 @ 7 pm) *(Semifinals are on March 20) Prospects to watch for Dartmouth: F Hank Cleaves (Free Agent); F Hayden Stavroff (Free Agent) Prospects to watch for Quinnipiac: F Ethan Wyttenbach (CGY 2025 5th round, 144th overall); F Antonin Verreault (Free Agent) Prospects to watch for Cornell: F Jonathan Castagna (ARI/UTA 2023 3rd round, 70th overall); D Luke Ashton (CBJ 2024 6th round, 165th overall) Prospects to watch for Princeton: F Kai Daniells (Free Agent); F David Jacobs (Free Agent)