2019 NCAA men’s hockey West Regional

If things would have gone as planned by David Carle, he wouldn’t be preparing to coach Denver in the upcoming Frozen Four in Buffalo (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Denver freshman goaltender Filip Larsson made 26 saves in his second shutout of the regional (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Denver stopped American International 3-0 on Saturday to win a spot in the Frozen Four (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Photos from Denver's 2-0 victory over Ohio State and American International's 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State in the West Regional semifinals (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Despite a 34-13 disadvantage in shots on goal, American International won its NCAA tournament debut with a shocker over St. Cloud State (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Along with Filip Larsson's heroics, the Pioneers got a goal from defenseman Les Lancaster in the final minute of the second period and added an empty-net goal by Colin Staub in the last minute of the third period to move within one win of earning a trip to the Frozen Four (photo: Jim Rosvold).

The West Regional is scheduled for March 29-30 at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D. (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback (photo: Tim Brule).

The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship (photo: Omar Phillips).

See when games are on TV and which network (photo: Omar Phillips).

St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth are No. 1 seeds in the 2019 NCAA men's hockey tournament (photo: Bradley K. Olson).