2010_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 26, 2010, and ended with the championship game on April 10, in which Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5–0 to win its fourth national championship.[1]
Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...
| Teams | 16 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Boston College Eagles (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Wisconsin Badgers (9th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
|
| Winning coach | Jerry York (4th title) |
| MOP | Ben Smith (Boston College) |
| Attendance | 37,592 (Championship) 107,500 (Frozen Four) 171,795 (Tournament) |
Close
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2010 regionals:[1]
- March 26 and 27
- East Regional, Times Union Center – Albany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey League and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
- West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
- March 27 and 28
- Midwest Regional, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
- Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]
- April 8 and 10
- Ford Field – Detroit, Michigan (Hosts: Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission)
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 21, 2010.[2] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth, College Hockey America (CHA) and ECAC Hockey had two berths each, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.
More information Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne, East Regional – Albany ...
| Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne | East Regional – Albany | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Miami (1) | CCHA | 27–7–7 | At-large bid | 1 | Denver (2) | WCHA | 27–9–4 | At-large bid |
| 2 | Bemidji State | CHA | 23–9–4 | At-large bid | 2 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 21–8–4 | Tournament champion |
| 3 | Michigan | CCHA | 25–17–1 | Tournament champion | 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 17–13–7 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | CHA | 12–17–3 | Tournament champion | 4 | RIT | Atlantic Hockey | 26–11–1 | Tournament champion |
| Northeast Regional – Worcester | West Regional – St. Paul | ||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Boston College (4) | Hockey East | 25–10–3 | Tournament champion | 1 | Wisconsin (3) | WCHA | 25–10–4 | At-large bid |
| 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 25–12–5 | Tournament champion | 2 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 20–9–3 | At-large bid | 3 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 20–12–8 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Alaska* | CCHA | 18–11–9 | At-large bid | 4 | Vermont | Hockey East | 17–14–7 | At-large bid |
Close
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
* Alaska has since been stripped of their tournament appearance due to NCAA violations found during a 2014 investigation.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne, Indiana
| Regional semifinals March 27 | Regional final March 28 | ||||||||
| 1 | Miami | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Miami | 3** | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | 1 | |||||||
Regional semifinals
| March 27, 2010 4:00 PM | (4) Alabama–Huntsville | 1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) | (1) Miami | War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Talbot | Goalies | Cody Reichard | Referees: Steve Marofsky Ryan Sweeney | ||||||||
| |||||||||||
| 20 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||
Close
| March 27, 2010 7:30 PM | (3) Michigan | 5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1) | (2) Bemidji State | War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN Attendance: 4,133 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Dan Bakala | Referees: John Gravelese Jeff Bunyon | |||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Close
Regional final
| March 28, 2010 8:00 PM | (3) Michigan | 2 – 3 (2OT) (1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | (1) Miami | War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN Attendance: 3,204 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Connor Knapp | Referees: John Gravelese, Jeff Bunyon Chris Aughe, Bob Bernard | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 57 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||
Close
The regional final between Michigan and Miami was not without controversy. In the first overtime, Michigan appeared to score what would have been the game-winning goal when Kevin Lynch scored on a rebound in a scrum in front of the Miami net. However, after a video review, the goal was disallowed as the play had been whistled dead before the goal was scored to assess a Miami penalty. NCAA Director of Officials Steve Piotrowski clarified that officials blew the whistle as Lynch touched the puck, with a Miami player touching the puck in the crease and the puck briefly stopped underneath Miami goalie Connor Knapp, both occurring before the goal. The game continued until Miami sophomore Alden Hirschfeld scored 1:54 into double overtime, securing the 3-2 RedHawk victory.[3][4]
East Regional – Albany, New York
| Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | RIT | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | RIT | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Cornell | 2 | |||||||
Regional semifinals
| March 26, 2010 3:00 PM | (4) RIT | 2–1 (1–0, 0–0, 1–1) | (1) Denver | Times Union Center, Albany, NY |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared DeMichiel | Goalies | Marc Cheverie | Referees: Matt Shegos, Mark Wilkins Tony Molina, Bruce Vida | ||||||||
| |||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||
Close
| March 26, 2010 6:30 PM | (3) New Hampshire | 6–2 (0–1, 2–0, 4–1) | (2) Cornell | Times Union Center, Albany, NY Attendance: 4,073 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Foster | Goalies | Ben Scrivens | Referees: Derek Shepherd, Marco Hunt Dan Carey, Bob Keltie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
Regional final
| March 27, 2010 6:30 PM | (4) RIT | 6–2 (1–1, 3–0, 2–1) | (3) New Hampshire | Times Union Center, Albany, NY Attendance: 3,737 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared DeMichiel | Goalies | Brian Foster | Referees: Derek Shepherd Marco Hunt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts
| Regional semifinals March 27 | Regional final March 28 | ||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Yale | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Yale | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||
Regional semifinals
| March 27, 2010 1:30 PM | (4) Alaska | 1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2) | (1) Boston College | DCU Center, Worcester, MA Attendance: 6,572 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Greenham | Goalies | John Muse | Referees: Todd Anderson Brad Shepherd | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||
Close
| March 27, 2010 5:00 PM | (3) Yale | 3–2 (1–0, 2–0, 0–2) | (2) North Dakota | DCU Center, Worcester, MA Attendance: 6,572 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rondeau | Goalies | Brad Eidsness | Referees: Brian Hill Steve McInchak | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Close
Regional final
| March 28, 2010 5:30 PM | (3) Yale | 7–9 (1–2, 3–4, 3–3) | (1) Boston College | DCU Center, Worcester, MA Attendance: 6,054 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Blase Ryan Rondeau Jeff Malcolm | Goalies | John Muse | Referees: Todd Anderson Brad Shepherd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
West Regional – St. Paul, Minnesota
| Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Vermont | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | St. Cloud State | 4** | |||||||
Regional semifinals
| March 26, 2010 5:00 PM | (3) Northern Michigan | 3 – 4 (2OT) (2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0) | (2) St. Cloud State | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Stewart | Goalies | Mike Lee | Referees: Tim Benedetto, Kevin Shea Chris Federico, Tim Low | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Close
| March 26, 2010 8:00 PM | (4) Vermont | 2–3 (2–1, 0–2, 0–0) | (1) Wisconsin | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN Attendance: 7,281 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Madore | Goalies | Scott Gudmandson | Referees: Chip McDonald, Peter Feola Dave Brown, Glen Cooke | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||||||||
Close
Regional final
| March 27, 2010 8:00 PM | (2) St. Cloud St. | 3–5 (1–3, 0–0, 2–2) | (1) Wisconsin | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN Attendance: 7,182 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lee (out 15:21) Dan Dunn (in 15:21) | Goalies | Scott Gudmandson | Referees: Tim Benedetto, Kevin Shea Chris Federico, Tim Lowe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
Frozen Four – Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
| National semifinals April 8 | National championship April 10 | ||||||||
| MW1 | Miami | 1 | |||||||
| NE1 | Boston College | 7 | |||||||
| NE1 | Boston College | 5 | |||||||
| W1 | Wisconsin | 0 | |||||||
| E4 | RIT | 1 | |||||||
| W1 | Wisconsin | 8 | |||||||
Semifinals
| April 8, 2010 5:00 PM | RIT | 1–8 (0–2, 1–4, 0–2) | Wisconsin | Ford Field, Detroit, MI |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared DeMichiel (out 54:55) Jan Ropponen (in 54:55, out 57:27) Shane Madolora (in 57:27) | Goalies | Scott Gudmandson | Referees: Tim Benedetto, Jeff Bunyon Chris Aughe, Bob Bernard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
| April 8, 2010 8:30 PM | Boston College | 7–1 (1–0, 2–0, 4–1) | Miami | Ford Field, Detroit, MI Attendance: 34,954 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muse | Goalies | Connor Knapp (out 23:08) Cody Reichard (in 23:08) | Referees: Derek Shepherd, Marco Hunt Tony Czech, Matt Ulwelling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
National Championship
| April 10, 2010 7:00 PM | Boston College | 5–0 (1–0, 0–0, 4–0) | Wisconsin | Ford Field, Detroit, MI Attendance: 37,592 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Matt Shegos, Mark Wilkins Bruce Vida, Tony Molina | ||||
Close
More information Scoring summary, Period ...
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Ben Smith (16) – GW PP | S. Whitney and J. Whitney | 12:57 | 1–0 BC |
| 2nd | None | ||||
| 3rd | BC | Cam Atkinson (29) | J. Whitney and Gibbons | 41:38 | 2–0 BC |
| BC | Chris Kreider (15) | Hayes and Samuelsson | 43:40 | 3–0 BC | |
| BC | Cam Atkinson (30) – PP | Gibbons and J. Whitney | 47:20 | 4–0 BC | |
| BC | Matt Price (5) – EN | unassisted | 55:29 | 5–0 BC | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BC | Joe Whitney | Interference | 1:17 | 2:00 |
| WIS | Ryan McDonagh | Cross–Checking | 5:24 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | John Mitchell | Contact to the Head Elbowing | 11:04 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | WIS | Jake Gardiner | Interference | 23:16 | 2:00 |
| BC | Joe Whitney | Clipping | 24:21 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | WIS | Craig Smith | Contact to the Head Elbowing | 46:32 | 2:00 |
| WIS | Podge Turnbull | Contact to the Head | 47:20 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Joe Whitney | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 50:19 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Brian Gibbons | Slashing | 57:52 | 2:00 | |
| WIS | Craig Smith | Slashing | 57:52 | 2:00 | |
Close
More information Shots by period, Team ...
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Close
More information Conference, # of Bids ...
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| WCHA | 4 | 4–4 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Hockey East | 3 | 5–2 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CHA | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | – | – | – | – |
| ECAC Hockey | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Close
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the sixth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN360.
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
- East Regional: John Buccigross & Barry Melrose – Albany, New York
- West Regional: Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise – St. Paul, Minnesota
- Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Northeast Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Damian DiGiulian – Worcester, Massachusetts
Frozen Four & Championship
- Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Detroit, Michigan
Radio
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four.
East RegionalAll-East Regional Team
Most Outstanding Player
|
West RegionalAll-West Regional Team
MOP
|
Frozen Four
- G: John Muse (Boston College)
- D: Brian Dumoulin (Boston College)
- D: Brendan Smith (Wisconsin)
- F: Cam Atkinson (Boston College)
- F: Ben Smith* (Boston College)
- F: Joe Whitney (Boston College)
- "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- "Miami, Denver, Wisconsin, Boston College Get Top Seeds in NCAA Tournament". USCHO.com. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- staff, Associated Press sports (March 30, 2010). "Miami University hockey team basking in glow of double-overtime regional win over Michigan". cleveland.
- McMillan, Ken (March 27, 2010). "East: RIT Makes Division I History". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- Gilbert, John (March 28, 2010). "Badgers Pound Out 5–3 victory over Huskies to Reach 2010 NCAA Men's Frozen Four". WCHA.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010. [dead link]
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.