ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - St. Louis and Enterprise Center will host the 2025 Frozen Four – college hockey's National Championship, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Wednesday.
St. Louis will also be hosting a number of other NCAA championship tournament events in coming years:
- D-I Men's Basketball 2026 1st & 2nd round games, Enterprise Center
- D-I Men's Ice Hockey 2024 regionals, Centene Community Ice Center
- D-III Men's & Womens Tennis 2024 Championship, Dwight Davis Tennis Center
- D-II Women's Golf 2023 Championship, Fox Run Gold Club
The last Frozen Four in St. Louis was in 2007, featuring Michigan State, Boston College, North Dakota and the University of Maine. That was played in the then-called Scottrade Center.
All three of those games were sold out with a combined crowd of 57,146, with Michigan State Spartans defeating the Boston College Eagles 3-1 to claim the national title on April 7.
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"We are thrilled to be able to welcome back the NCAA Men's Frozen Four to Enterprise Center," said Enterprise Center and St. Louis Blues President/CEO of Business Operations Chris Zimmerman. "Our work with the city and state to invest in the reimagining of Enterprise Center is once again attracting top championship events. On a personal level, getting the chance to partner with my alma mater, the University of Vermont, to bring the Frozen Four to St Louis is exceptionally gratifying. We look forward to working with Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman and his team to host a world class championship."
"The University of Vermont is honored to be serving as the host NCAA institution for the 2025 Frozen Four in St. Louis," said Schulman. "I want to offer a special thank you to Blues President Chris Zimmerman (UVM Hockey '83) and his staff and the outstanding staff at the St. Louis Sports Commission for their commitment to college hockey and putting on what I know will be a first-class event for participants, fans and the entire college hockey community."
"We are thrilled to help bring the Men's Frozen Four back to Enterprise Center in St. Louis for the first time since 2007," said St. Louis Sports Commission Vice President Chris Roseman. "Along with our partners, the St. Louis Blues and the University of Vermont, we look forward to welcoming everyone to the Heartland of Hockey and creating an unbelievable atmosphere for the student-athletes, coaches, fans, media and officials."
To get to St. Louis, the tournament will involve 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the National Champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey.
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