NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey History in Lehigh Valley

Allentown PA: College Hockey will be making its way back to the Lehigh Valley as the PPL Center, the Home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL & the affiliates of the Philadelphia Flyers will be hosting the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals on Friday, March 28 and Sunday, March 30 with the winner going to the Frozen Four  at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on April 10 & 12,

PPL Center would be chosen as the Midwest Regional site for the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals

let’s take a look back at the history of NCAA Hockey at PPL Center

The PPL Center in Allentown opened up in 2014 & holds a capacity of 8,500 & Penn State has been the Primary host team when the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals have come to the Lehigh Valley

2018: the teams that took part were Ohio State, Princeton, Penn State & Denver, in the final was Ohio State vs Denver with the Buckeyes winning to make the final four & Attendance in the Final was 5,124

2019: The teams were Minnesota-Duluth, Arizona State, Quinnipiac & Bowling Green & in the final, it would be Minnesota-Duluth taking down Quinnipiac, Attendance in the Final was 3,531

PPL Center was supposed to host the regional in 2020 but it was Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Regional would return to Lehigh Valley in 2022 & the teams that took part were Michigan, Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State & American International with the final being Michigan taking down Quinnipiac, Attendance in the Final was 3,256

2023: The teams that made their way to the Lehigh Valley were Michigan, Penn State, Michigan Tech & Colgate & in the final it was Michigan beating Penn State in Overtime, Attendance in the Final was 8,375

We will find out who will be booking their trip to the Lehigh Valley for the 2025 Regional on Sunday, March 23 for the NCAA Selection show