KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan hockey team will travel to Providence, R.I., to take on Air Force in the NCAA East Regional Semifinal on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The game will be shown live on ESPN3.
Western Michigan earned its trip to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed after finishing sixth in the Pairwise Rankings after a 22-12-5 record in the regular season. Air Force earned its trip as a No. 3 seed after winning the Atlantic Hockey Tournament Championship, beating Robert Morris 2-1. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 26-9-5 record and are 12-1-1 in their last 14 games.