Rink and Run blog: NCAA men's hockey pairings

If you haven't seen the pairings for the 2010 NCAA tournament they are listed below with four WCHA teams entered -- Denver, Wisconsin, North Dakota and St. Cloud State. Pairings are courtesy of U.S. College Hockey Online:

East Regional

At Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.

• No. 1 Denver (27-9-4) vs. No. 4 RIT (26-11-1), 2 p.m. Friday (ESPNU HD)

• No. 2 Cornell (21-8-4) vs. No. 3 New Hampshire (17-13-7), 5:30 p.m. Friday (ESPNU HD)

• Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPNU HD)

West Regional

At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

• No. 2 St. Cloud State (23-13-5) vs. No. 3 Northern Michigan (20-12-8), 4:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN Syndication HD/ESPN360.com/tape delay 10:30 p.m., ESPNU)

• No. 1 Wisconsin (25-10-4) vs. No. 4 Vermont (17-14-7), 8 p.m. Friday (ESPNU HD)

• Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. Saturday (ESPNU HD)

Northeast Regional

At DCU Center, Worcester, Mass.

• No. 1 Boston College (25-10-3) vs. No. 4 Alaska (18-11-9), 12:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN Syndication/ESPN360.com/tape delay 8:30 a.m. Sunday, ESPNU)

• No. 2 North Dakota (25-12-5) vs. No. 3 Yale (20-9-3), 4 p.m. Saturday

(ESPN Syndication/ESPN360.com/tape delay 11 a.m. Sunday)

• Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU)

Midwest Regional

At Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind.

• No. 1 Miami (27-7-7) vs. No. 4 Alabama-Huntsville (12-17-3), 3 p.m. Saturday (ESPNU)

• No. 2 Bemidji State (23-9-4) vs. No. 3 Michigan (25-17-1), 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN Syndication/ESPN360.com/tape delay 10:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU)

• Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU)

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