The rules book leaves room for interpretation, but it wasn’t wrong. The other officiating issues late Thursday were less clear-cut.

Beaming from ear to ear, Steve Metcalf is congratulated everywhere he goes in St. Louis. The Hockey East commissioner feels like he could float to the top of the Gateway Arch some 630 feet off the

The Penn State men’s hockey team opens play in the NCAA Tournament tonight. Head coach Guy Gadowsky’s Nittany Lions finished the regular season on a scorching hot run to put themselves first into the Big Ten tournament — where they beat Michigan before losing to Ohio State in the semifinals — and now the national one.

The Providence men's hockey team opens play in the NCAA Tournament Friday night against Denver at SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H.

Aydar Suniev scored twice, including the overtime winner to send the Minutemen to Saturday's regional final against Minnesota.

It was going to come down to who could make a play in the end, and they gave us all we could handle tonight,” BC coach Greg Brown said. “That was a heck of a hockey game and we are excited to advance.

The Massachusetts hockey team is gearing up to face off against No. 4 Western Michigan in the Fargo Regional finals on Saturday. The Minutemen (21-13-5) advanced in the NCAA Tournament with a gritty 5-4 overtime victory against Minnesota on Thursday night.

The Providence Friars face off with the Denver Pioneers on Friday, March 28 in the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament.