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No. 15 Arizona State hosts No. 8 Quinnipiac, Notre Dame and Alaska-Fairbanks for the 2025 Men’s Ice Breaker tournament at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, from Oct. 10-11. Here’s the full schedule of games and how to watch them:
*All times listed in ET*
Friday, Oct. 10
The winners from Game 1 and Game 2 will play for the title on Saturday. Since the Sun Devils are hosting, they will be playing in Game 4 to conclude the weekend. Either Game 3 or Game 4 could be the championship game, depending on Friday’s results.
Saturday, Oct. 11
We will be live blogging right here on NCAA.com. Follow along for live updates, scores and highlights from the whole tournament.
The Men’s Ice Breaker tournament began in 1997 with Wisconsin hosting Michigan State, Boston University and Clarkson at Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin. Michigan State won the first tournament, its only tournament win in five total appearances.
Boston College has the most tournament wins with four championships in six appearances. Minnesota and Boston U. trail BC, each with three total wins. Forty-one different schools have appeared in a Men’s Ice Breaker, with 16 different champions over the tournament’s 28-year history.
Here is a look back at the previous 10 Ice Breaker tournaments:
The Ice Breaker tournament was created by the Hockey Commissioners Association to celebrate the start of the hockey season each year. The annual tournament features teams from four different NCAA DI men’s hockey conferences.
The tournament began in 1997 as an exhibition and was originally meant to be a showcase event for top-ranked teams. The following season, however, it became an official part of the college hockey season, and the games began counting toward the official standings.
The tournament follows a similar format to the Beanpot, where the winners of Games 1 and 2 face off in the championship game on the second day, while the losers of the first two games play for third place.
This year, No. 15 Arizona State hosts No. 8 Quinnipiac, Notre Dame and Alaska-Fairbanks at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, Oct. 10-11.
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