St. Norbert College earned the top seeding in the West Region of the
NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament for the 12th time in 13 years, and will receive a first-round bye in the 11-team tournament as a result.
The top-ranked Green Knights (25-3-1) will host a national quarterfinal game at 7pm Saturday at the Cornerstone Community Center. The Green Knights will face Adrian College (22-2-4). The winner will advance to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four on March 21-22 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine.
This tournament appearance is St. Norbert’s 15th with the Green Knights also making appearances in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013. The Green Knights are 22-11-1 all-time in the NCAA tournament and won the 2008, 2011 and 2012 national championships.
UW-Stevens Point travels to St. Thomas in the other quarterfinal.