Who will Penn State face in NCAA Hockey Tournament?

Penn State's hockey season will officially continue after the Nittany Lions were placed in the NCAA Division 1 men's hockey tournament on Sunday afternoon. Penn State will face No. 3 seed Maine in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night in Allentown for the Allentown regional.

Penn State actually clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament on Friday night without having to play a game. That was because Denver and Western Michigan each won their NCHA tournament games to rule out the scenario in which North Dakota could swoop in and steal a bid in the NCAA bracket.

Maine (24-7-6) clinched one of the six automatic bids in this year's NCAA tournament by capturing the Hockey East Tournament championship with a victory over UConn on Friday night. The Black Bears were awarded one of the four top seeds by the selection committee.

Penn State ended the regular season as one of college hockey's hotter teams but was eliminated in the Big Ten tournament semifinal with an overtime loss to Ohio State. The Buckeyes in turn lost in double overtime to Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game this weekend.

Penn State will face Maine on Friday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. from the PPL Center in Allentown. The winner will advance to face the winner of the UConn-Quinnipiac matchup in the regional final on Sunday.

Other Big Ten teams being invited to this year's tournament include No. 2 overall seed Michigan State (Toledo region), Ohio State (Toledo), and Minnesota (Fargo). As many as three Big Ten teams could end up in the Frozen Four.

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