AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST Matt Wellens of the Duluth News Tribune talks about the UMD men's hockey team returning to the NCAA Tournament. Mostly, we just whine about the late start Friday (9pm Eastern, what the hell, ESPN?). 

UMD women's basketball coach Mandy Pearson also joins the show to talk about the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, which starts in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

In between, we bid farewell to a dear friend, taken from us way too soon. If you're willing and able, you can donate to a GoFundMe for Jessi Pierce's family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mike-hinrichs-after-losing-jessi-pierce-children