Yale will have an audience with President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday, a reception to honor its 2013 Frozen Four championship. Several other NCAA championship teams have also been honored. An official announcement with full details is expected to be released by the White House on Friday afternoon.

The Bulldogs play host to Harvard in an ECAC best-of-3 first-round series that begins Friday and could run through Sunday. Yale is on spring break next week. The quarterfinal round, also a best-of-3 series, is scheduled to begin next Friday. If Yale advances past Harvard, it would play on the road, likely at Quinnipiac.

Yale's national championship, secured after a 4-0 victory over Quinnipiac last April, was its first in ice hockey.