Tournament Procedure
Saint Paul Worcester Green Bay Tampa 2012 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2012 regionals:
- March 23 and 24
- East Regional, Webster Bank Arena - Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
- Midwest Regional, Resch Center - Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
- March 24 and 25
- Northeast Regional, DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
- West Regional, Xcel Energy Center - Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:
- April 5 and 7
- Tampa Bay Times Forum - Tampa, Florida (Hosts: University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission)
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