2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

2014 NCAA Division I Men's
ice hockey tournament
	File:2014 Frozen Four.jpg 2014 Frozen Four logo
Teams	16
Finals site	Wells Fargo Center; Philadelphia;
Champions	Union (1st title)
Runner-up	Minnesota (12th title game)
Semifinalists	Boston College (24th Frozen Four); North Dakota (20th Frozen Four);
Winning coach	Rick Bennett (1st title)
MOP	Shayne Gostisbehere (Union)
Attendance	18,742
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The 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2014. The tournament involved 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. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by ECAC Hockey at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.^[1]

Tournament procedure

Bridgeport

Worcester

Cincinnati

St. Paul

Philadelphia

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2014 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The tournament will consist of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2014 regionals:^[2]^[3]

March 28 and 29: East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University); Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)
March 29 and 30: Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross); West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:

April 10 and 12: Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia (Host: ECAC Hockey)

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 23.^[4] Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Big Ten Conference each had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

West Regional – St. Paul							Northeast Regional – Worcester
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Minnesota (1)	Big Ten	25–6–6	At-large bid	35th	2013	1	Boston College (2)	Hockey East	26–7–4	At-large bid	33rd	2013
2	Notre Dame	Hockey East	23–14–2	At-large bid	7th	2013	2	UMass Lowell	Hockey East	25–10–4	Tournament champion	6th	2013
3	St. Cloud State	NCHC	21–10–5	At-large bid	10th	2013	3	Minnesota State	WCHA	26–13–1	Tournament champion	3rd	2013
4	Robert Morris	Atlantic Hockey	19–17–5	Tournament champion	1st	Never	4	Denver	NCHC	20–15–6	Tournament champion	24th	2013
Midwest Regional – Cincinnati							East Regional – Bridgeport
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Wisconsin (4)	Big Ten	24–10–2	Tournament champion	26th	2013	1	Union (3)	ECAC Hockey	28–6–4	Tournament champion	4th	2013
2	Ferris State	WCHA	28–10–3	At-large bid	3rd	2012	2	Quinnipiac	ECAC Hockey	24–9–6	At-large bid	3rd	2013
3	Colgate	ECAC Hockey	20–13–5	At-large bid	5th	2005	3	Providence	Hockey East	21–10–6	At-large bid	10th	2001
4	North Dakota	NCHC	23–13–3	At-large bid	29th	2013	4	Vermont	Hockey East	20–14–3	At-large bid	6th	2010

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

First round March 28–29			Second round March 29–30			Semifinals April 10			Championship April 12

1	Minnesota (1)	7

4	Robert Morris	3
			1	Minnesota	4
Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun
			3	St. Cloud State	0
2	Notre Dame	3

3	St. Cloud State	4*
						W1	Minnesota	2

						M4	North Dakota	1
1	Wisconsin (4)	2

4	North Dakota	5
			4	North Dakota	2**
Cincinnati – Fri/Sat
			2	Ferris State	1
2	Ferris State	1

3	Colgate	0
									W1	Minnesota	4

									E1	Union	7
1	Boston College (2)	6

4	Denver	2
			1	Boston College	4
Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun
			2	UMass Lowell	3
2	UMass Lowell	2

3	Minnesota State	1
						N1	Boston College	4

						E1	Union	5
1	Union (3)	5

4	Vermont	2
			1	Union	3
Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat
			3	Providence	1
2	Quinnipiac	0

3	Providence	4

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

Media

Television

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.^[5] For the tenth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.^[6]

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals

East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Midwest Regional: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot – Cincinnati
Northeast Regional: Joe Davis & Billy Jaffe – Worcester, Massachusetts
West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin – St. Paul, Minnesota

Frozen Four & Championship

John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Philadelphia

Radio

Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."^[7]

Sean Grande, Cap Raeder, & Adam Wodon^[8]

Results

West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota

Regional Semifinal

March 29, 2014
5:30 pm
ESPN2

(4) Robert Morris

3–7
(0–3, 2–1, 1–3)

(1) Minnesota

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
Attendance: 9,232

Game reference

March 29, 2014
9:00 pm
ESPNU

(3) St. Cloud State

4–3 (OT)
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 1–0)

(2) Notre Dame

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
Attendance: 9,232

Game reference

Regional Final

March 30, 2014
7:30 pm
ESPNU

(3) St. Cloud State

0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

(1) Minnesota

Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
Attendance: 8,893

Game reference

Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

Regional Semifinal

March 29, 2014
4:00 pm
ESPNU

(4) Denver

2–6
(0–3, 1–3, 1–0)

(1) Boston College

DCU Center, Worcester
Attendance: 6,522

Game reference

March 29, 2014
7:30 pm
ESPN3

(3) Minnesota State

1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

(2) UMass Lowell

DCU Center, Worcester
Attendance: 6,522

Game reference

Regional Final

March 30, 2014
5:00 pm
ESPNU

(2) UMass Lowell

3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)

(1) Boston College

DCU Center, Worcester
Attendance: 5,474

Game reference

East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut

Regional Semifinal

March 28, 2014
2:00 pm
ESPNU

(4) Vermont

2–5
(1-2, 0-1, 1-2)

(1) Union

Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
Attendance: 6,529

Game reference

March 28, 2014
5:30 pm
ESPNU

(3) Providence

4–0
(1-0, 3-0, 0-0)

(2) Quinnipiac

Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
Attendance: 6,529

Game reference

Regional Final

March 29, 2014
3:00 pm
ESPN2

(3) Providence

1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)

(1) Union

Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
Attendance: 6,655

Game reference

Midwest Region – Cincinnati

Regional Semifinal

March 28, 2014
4:30 pm
ESPN3

(3) Colgate

0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

(2) Ferris State

U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,390

Game reference

March 28, 2014
8:00 pm
ESPNU

(4) North Dakota

5–2
(1–1, 1–0, 3–1)

(1) Wisconsin

U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,390

Game reference

Regional Final

March 29, 2014
6:30 pm
ESPNU

(4) North Dakota

2–1 (2OT)
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

(2) Ferris State

U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,721

Game reference

Frozen Four – Philadelphia

Semifinal

April 10, 2014
8:30 pm
ESPN2

(4) North Dakota

1–2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)

(1) Minnesota

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

April 10, 2014
5:00 pm
ESPN2

(1) Union

5–4
(0–1, 2–1, 3–2)

(1) Boston College

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Championship

April 12, 2014
7:30 pm
ESPN

(1) Minnesota

4–7
(4–2, 0–1, 3–1)

(1) Union

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Attendance: 18,742

Game reference
				Referees: Geoff Miller, Ryan Hersey (referees) Bob Bernard, Tommy George (linesmen)

All-Tournament Team

Frozen Four

G: Colin Stevens (Union)
D: Mat Bodie (Union)
D: Shayne Gostisbehere* (Union)
F: Daniel Ciampini (Union)
F: Kyle Rau (Minnesota)
F: Sam Warning (Minnesota)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[9]

References

^ "NCAA Awards Frozen Four To Pittsburgh In 2013 And Philadelphia In 2014" (Press release). NCAA. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ "Sites for 2014 NCAA D-I men's regionals announced". USCHO.com. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
^ http://www.ncaa.com/championships/icehockey-men/d1/tickets-hospitality
^ "Minnesota named top seed in 2014 Division I Men's Hockey tournament". NCAA.com. March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.
^ Volner, Derek (March 20, 2014). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 20 Mar 2014.
^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Frozen Four on Westwood One". Westwood One. January 13, 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

External links

Men's Ice Hockey at NCAA.com

[1] "NCAA Awards Frozen Four To Pittsburgh In 2013 And Philadelphia In 2014" (Press release). NCAA. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.

[USCHO_Regionals-2] "Sites for 2014 NCAA D-I men's regionals announced". USCHO.com. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[3] ttp://www.ncaa.com/championships/icehockey-men/d1/tickets-hospitality

[4] "Minnesota named top seed in 2014 Division I Men's Hockey tournament". NCAA.com. March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[5] Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.

[6] Volner, Derek (March 20, 2014). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 20 Mar 2014.

[Radio_Rights-7] "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[8] "Frozen Four on Westwood One". Westwood One. January 13, 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[9] "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1975–1984) ECAC West (1984–1991) ECAC Hockey (1991–present)
Rivalries	RPI Engineers
All-time leaders	Mike Vecchione (176 Points) Gil Egan (83 Goals) Colin Stevens (53 Wins)
National championships	2014
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NCAA Tournament appearances	1984 1985 1986 1989 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017
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