2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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Union Dutchmen (1st Frozen Four)
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers (20th Frozen Four)
    • Winning coachJerry York (Fifth title)
    MOPParker Milner (Boston College)
    Attendance18,818 (Championship)
    56,028 (Frozen Four)
    127,640 (Tournament)

    The 2012

    Division I college ice hockey for the 2011–12 season. The tournament began on March 23, 2012, with regional semifinals and ended on April 7 with the national championship game.[1] The Boston College Eagles won their third national championship in five years, beating the Ferris State Bulldogs, 4–1, in the championship game. BC won nineteen consecutive games to end the season. It is the fifth title for both the program and head coach Jerry York – York previously coached Bowling Green to a championship in 1984
    .

    Tournament procedure

    2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
    Bridgeport
    Bridgeport
    Saint Paul
    Saint Paul
    Worcester
    Worcester
    Green Bay
    Green Bay
    Tampa
    Tampa
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    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:[1]

    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:[1]

    April 5 and 7
    Tampa Bay Times Forum – Tampa, Florida (Hosts: University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission
    )

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18.[2] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Hockey East had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.

    East Regional – Bridgeport Midwest Regional – Green Bay
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1
    Union
    (3)     		ECAC Hockey 24–7–7 Tournament champion 1 Michigan (2) CCHA 24–12–4 At-large bid
    2 Miami CCHA 24–14–2 At-large bid 2 Ferris State CCHA 23–11–5 At-large bid
    3 Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East 23–12–1 At-large bid 3 Denver WCHA 25–13–4 At-large bid
    4 Michigan State CCHA 19–15–4 At-large bid 4 Cornell ECAC Hockey 18–8–7 At-large bid
    Northeast Regional – Worcester West Regional – Saint Paul
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Boston College (1) Hockey East 29–10–1 Tournament champion 1
    North Dakota
    (4)     		WCHA 25–12–3 Tournament champion
    2
    Minnesota–Duluth
    		 WCHA 24–9–6 At-large bid 2 Minnesota WCHA 26–13–1 At-large bid
    3 Maine Hockey East 23–13–3 At-large bid 3 Boston University Hockey East 23–14–1 At-large bid
    4 Air Force Atlantic Hockey 21–10–7
    Tournament champion
    		 4 Western Michigan CCHA 21–13–6 Tournament champion

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Regionals

    Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

    Regional semifinals
    March 24     		Regional Final
    March 25
          
    1 Boston College (1) 2
    4 Air Force 0
    1 Boston College 4
    2 Minnesota-Duluth 0
    3 Maine 2
    2 Minnesota–Duluth 5

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (UTC−4).

    Regional semifinals

    March 24, 2012
    4:00 pm    		(4) Air Force0–2
    (0–1, 0–0, 0–1)    		(1) Boston College
    PP – Chris Kreider
    (22) (Wey)
    10 minPenalties4 min20Shots34
    March 24, 2012
    7:30 pm    		(3) Maine2–5
    (1–0, 1–3, 0–2)    		(2) Minnesota–Duluth
    PP – Jack Connolly (20) (Oleksuk, McManus)
    2–216:28 – Caleb Herbert (14) (unassisted)
    2–317:28 – Jake Hendrickson (4) (Lamb)
    2–409:15 – J.T. Brown (24) (Oleksuk)
    2–519:19 – EN – Jake Hendrickson (5) (Connolly, Casto)
    6 minPenalties10 min27Shots26

    Regional Final

    March 25, 2012
    8:00 pm    		(2) Minnesota-Duluth0–4
    (0–0, 0–2, 0–2)    		(1) Boston College
    PP – Johnny Gaudreau
    (20) (Wey)
    8 minPenalties12 min33Shots24

    Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

    Midwest Regional games were played at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
    Regional semifinals
    March 23     		Regional Final
    March 24
          
    1 Michigan (2) 2
    4 Cornell 3*
    4 Cornell 1
    2 Ferris State 2
    3 Denver 1
    2 Ferris State 2

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (

    UTC−5
    ).

    Regional semifinals

    March 23, 2012
    4:30pm    		(3) Denver1–2
    (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)    		(2) Ferris StateResch Center, Green Bay
    Attendance: 3,465
    Game reference
    Sam BrittainGoaliesTaylor NelsonReferees:
    Tom Fyrer
    Tim Benedetto
    0–104:30 – Jordie Johnston (19) (Thompson, Kirzinger)
    0–202:54 – Simon Denis (1) (Alexander, Kane)
    Drew Shore (22) (Salazar, Ryder) – 05:221–2
    8 minPenalties10 min
    26Shots34
    March 23, 2012
    8:00pm    		(4) Cornell3 – 2
    SH – 00:40
    		2–1
    2–215:59 – Kevin Lynch (8) (Moffatt, Bennett)
    Rodger Craig (2) (Miller, Mowrey) – 03:353–2
    27 minPenalties10 min24Shots33

    Regional Final

    March 24, 2012
    8:00pm    		(4) Cornell1–2
    (0–0, 0–0, 1–2)    		(2) Ferris State
    PP – Garrett Thompson (10) (Kirzlinger, Johnston)
    Dustin Mowrey (8) (Gotovets) – 01:321–1
    1–206:54 – Jordie Johnston (20) (Huff, Kane)
    12 minPenalties27 min23Shots21

    East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Regional semifinals
    March 23     		Regional Final
    March 24
          
    1 Union (3) 3
    4 Michigan State 1
    1 Union 4
    3 Massachusetts–Lowell 2
    3 Massachusetts–Lowell 4*
    2 Miami 3

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (UTC−4).

    Regional semifinals

    March 23, 2012
    3:00pm    		(4) Michigan State1–3
    (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)    		(1) Union
    PP – Wayne Simpson
    (18) (Zajac)
    23 minPenalties8 min21Shots32
    March 23, 2012
    6:30pm    		(3) Massachusetts–Lowell4 – 3
    SH – 14:58
    		2–0
    Riley Wetmore (13) (Vallorani, Arnold) – 02:213–0
    3–103:06 – Trent Vogelhuber (4) (McKenzie, Wideman)
    3–203:20 – Austin Czarnik (10) (unassisted)
    3–309:56 – Alden Hirschfeld (11) (Spinell)
    Riley Wetmore (13) (Arnold, Vallorani) – 02:134–3
    21 minPenalties20 min30Shots33

    Regional Final

    March 24, 2012
    6:30pm    		(3) Massachusetts–Lowell2–4
    (0–1, 1–2, 1–1)    		(1) Union
    PP – Josh Jooris (8) (Gostisbehere)
    Matt Ferreira (14) (unassisted) – 05:402–3
    2–419:19 – EN – Kyle Bodie (6) (unassisted)
    6 minPenalties10 min21Shots39

    West Regional – Saint Paul, Minnesota

    Regional semifinals
    March 24     		Regional Final
    March 25
          
    1 North Dakota (4) 3
    4 Western Michigan 1
    1 North Dakota 2
    2 Minnesota 5
    3 Boston University 3
    2 Minnesota 7

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (

    UTC−5
    ).

    Regional semifinals

    March 24, 2012
    12:30 pm    		(4) Western Michigan1–3
    (0–1, 1–1, 0–1)    		(1) North DakotaXcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
    Attendance: 9,386
    Game reference
    Frank SlubowskiGoaliesAaron DellReferees:
    Tim Kotyra
    Scott Whittemore
    0–106:04 – Michael Parks (12) (MacMillan, Blood)
    0–203:16 – Corban Knight (16) (Kristo, Nelson)
    Kyle O'Kane (7) (Roehl, DeKeyser) – 12:571–2
    1–319:19 – EN – Brock Nelson (28) (unassisted)
    6 minPenalties8 min
    25Shots28
    March 24, 2012
    4:00 pm    		(3) Boston University3–7
    (0–1, 2–3, 1–3)    		(2) Minnesota
    PP – 03:09
    		3–4
    3–508:08 – Nico Sacchetti (4) (unassisted)
    3–618:04 – EN – Jake Hansen (15) (Warning)
    3–718:56 – EN – Nick Bjugstad (25) (Budish, Rau)
    29 minPenalties18 min34Shots42

    Regional Final

    March 25, 2012
    4:30 pm    		(2) Minnesota5–2
    (1–0, 3–1, 1–1)    		(1) North Dakota
    Travis Boyd (1) (Condon, Matson) – 14:28
    		4–1
    Nate Condon (11) (Boyd, Budish) – 15:535–1
    5–216:07 – Mario Lamoureux (4) (Gleason)
    6 minPenalties8 min24Shots26

    Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida

    National semifinals
    April 5     		National Championship
    April 7
          
    NE1 Boston College 6
    W2 Minnesota 1
    NE1 Boston College 4
    MW2 Ferris State 1
    E1 Union 1
    MW2 Ferris State 3

    National semifinals

    April 5, 2012
    4:30 pm    		Union1–3
    (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)    		Ferris State
    Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa
    Attendance: 18,605
    Game reference
    Troy GrosenickGoaliesTaylor NelsonReferees:
    Kevin Shea, Scott Hansen
    Linesmen:
    Chris Aughe, Bob Bernard
    Daniel Carr (20) (Coburn, Welsh) – 7:561–0
    1–117:02 – Aaron Schmit (7) (Bonis, Czarnowczan)
    1–215:17 – Kyle Bonis (19) (Wysopal)
    1–319:05 – EN – Aaron Schmit (8)
    10 minPenalties4 min
    28Shots37
    April 5, 2012
    8:00 pm    		Boston College6–1
    (1–0, 3–0, 2–1)    		Minnesota
    Kevin Hayes (7) (Whitney, Cross) – PP – 6:35
    		2–0
    Chris Kreider (23) (Straight) – 17:453–0
    Paul Carey (16) (Mullane, Gaudreau) – 19:434–0
    4–11:26 – Jake Hansen (16) (Haula, Warning)
    Paul Carey (17) (Gaudreau) – 1:485–1
    Brian Dumoulin (7) (Kreider, Mullane) – PP – 5:516–1
    25 minPenalties14 min31Shots25

    National Championship

    April 7, 2012
    7:00 pm    		Boston College4–1
    (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)    		Ferris State
    Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa
    Attendance: 18,818
    Game reference
    Referees:
    Tim Kotyra
    Peter Feola
    Linesmen:
    Dave Brown
    Glenn Cooke
    Scoring summary
    Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
    1st BC Steven Whitney (15) Almeida 03:18 1–0 BC
    FSU Garrett Thompson (11) Huff and Ouellette 05:19 1–1
    BC Paul Carey (18) – GW PP Dumoulin and Mullane 10:33 2–1 BC
    2nd None
    3rd BC Johnny Gaudreau (21)
    Hayes and Wey
    		 56:58 3–1 BC
    BC Steven Whitney (16) – EN Arnold 58:57 4–1 BC
    Penalty summary
    Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
    1st FSU Brett Wysopal Tripping 08:42 2:00
    2nd FSU Scott Czarnowczan Hitting after the Whistle 22:31 2:00
    BC Michael Sit Hitting after the Whistle 22:31 2:00
    BC Paul Carey Tripping 24:48 2:00
    BC Tommy Cross Hooking 30:35 2:00
    BC Bench (Served by Quinn Smith) Too Many Players 35:06 2:00
    BC Bill Arnold Roughing 39:36 2:00
    3rd FSU Brett Wysopal Hooking 41:47 2:00
    FSU Brett Wysopal Holding 48:32 2:00

    Record by conference

    Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
    CCHA 5 3–5 .375 1 1 1 -
    Hockey East 4 5–3 .625 2 1 1 1
    WCHA 4 4–4 .500 3 1 - -
    ECAC Hockey 2 3–2 .600 2 1 - -
    Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

    Media

    Television

    ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[3] For the eighth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.

    Broadcast Assignments

    Regionals

    Frozen Four & Championship

    • Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Tampa, Florida

    Radio

    Dial Global Sports used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[4]

    All-Tournament team

    Frozen Four

    *

    Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

    See also

    • 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

    References

    1. ^ a b c "2012 Regional Sites: Bridgeport, Worcester, Green Bay, St. Paul". U.S. College Hockey Online. June 28, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
    2. ^ "Boston College, Michigan, Union, North Dakota get No. 1 seeds for 2012 NCAA tournament". USCHO.com. March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
    3. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
    4. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
    5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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