2015_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_tournament
The 2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2015. 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 final – were hosted by Hockey East at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
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2015 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 16 |
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| Champions | Providence Friars (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Boston University Terriers (11th title game) |
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| Winning coach | Nate Leaman (1st title) |
| MOP | Jon Gillies (Providence) |
| Attendance | 18,022 (Championship) 54,066 (Frozen Four) 118,995 (Tournament) |
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Providence defeated Boston University 4–3 to win the program's first NCAA title.[2]
The championship game is remembered for a gaffe goal that allowed Providence to tie the score with less than 10 minutes to play.[3]
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 2015 regionals:
- March 27 and 28
- West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)
- Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
- March 28 and 29
- East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
- Midwest Regional, Compton Family Ice Arena – South Bend, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
- April 9–11
- TD Garden – Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Hockey East)
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22.[4] The NCHC had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from both the Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Hockey received a berth.
More information West Regional – Fargo, Northeast Regional – Manchester ...
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | NCHC | 27–9–3 | At-large bid | 30th | 2014 | 1 | Boston University (3) | Hockey East | 25–7–5 | Tournament champion | 33rd | 2012 |
| 2 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 29–9–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 1981 | 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | NCHC | 20–15–3 | At-large bid | 9th | 2012 |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 19–18–1 | At-large bid | 11th | 2014 | 3 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 23–12–3 | Tournament champion | 36th | 2014 |
| 4 | Quinnipiac | ECAC Hockey | 23–11–4 | At-large bid | 4th | 2014 | 4 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 18–9–5 | At-large bid | 7th | 2013 |
| Midwest Regional – South Bend | East Regional – Providence | ||||||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Minnesota State (1) | WCHA | 29–7–3 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2014 | 1 | Miami (4) | NCHC | 25–13–1 | Tournament champion | 12th | 2013 |
| 2 | Omaha | NCHC | 18–12–6 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2011 | 2 | Denver | NCHC | 23–13–2 | At-large bid | 25th | 2014 |
| 3 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | 21–12–3 | Tournament champion | 22nd | 2006 | 3 | Boston College | Hockey East | 21–13–3 | At-large bid | 34th | 2014 |
| 4 | RIT | Atlantic Hockey | 19–14–5 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2010 | 4 | Providence | Hockey East | 22–13–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 2014 |
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Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
| Regional semifinals March 27–28 | Regional Finals March 28–29 | Semifinals April 9 | Championship April 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State (1) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | RIT | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | RIT | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Omaha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Harvard | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Miami (4) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE1 | Boston University | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Quinnipiac | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | St. Cloud State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan Tech | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | North Dakota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE1 | Boston University | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University (3) | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Yale | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston University | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Midwest Region – South Bend
Regional semifinal
| March 28, 2015 4:00 pm | (1) Minnesota State | 1 – 2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | (4) RIT | Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana Attendance: 4,114 |
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| Stephon Williams | Goalies | Jordan Ruby | Referees: Geoff Miller Cameron Voss Linesmen: Marc Sullivan Bob Bernard | ||||||||
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| 34 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
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| March 28, 2015 7:30 pm | (2) Omaha | 4 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 2–1) | (3) Harvard | Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana Attendance: 4,114 |
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| Ryan Massa | Goalies | Steve Michalek | Referees: Marco Hunt C.J. Beaurline Linesmen: Bruce Vida Joe Hutek | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||
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Regional Final
| March 29, 2015 7:30 pm | (2) Omaha | 4 – 0 (0–0, 0–0, 4–0) | (4) RIT | Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana Attendance: 3,719 |
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| Ryan Massa | Goalies | Jordan Ruby | Referees: Geoff Miller Cameron Voss Linesmen: Marc Sullivan Bob Bernard | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 19 min | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 40 | ||||||||||||
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West Region – Fargo
Regional semifinal
| March 27, 2015 7:45 pm | (1) North Dakota | 4 – 1 (1–0, 2–0, 1–1) | (4) Quinnipiac | Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 5,283 |
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| Zane McIntyre | Goalies | Michael Garteig Jacob Meyers | Referees: Chris Perrault Kevin Langseth Linesmen: Paul Tunison Eric Froberg | ||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 25 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
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| March 27, 2015 3:30 pm | (2) Michigan Tech | 2 – 3 (OT) (1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | (3) St. Cloud State | Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 5,283 |
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| Jamie Phillips | Goalies | Charlie Lindgren | Referees: Kevin Shea Ryan Hersey Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Chris Aughe | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Regional Final
| March 28, 2015 8:00 pm | (1) North Dakota | 4 – 1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0) | (3) St. Cloud State | Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 5,307 |
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| Zane McIntyre | Goalies | Charlie Lindgren | Referees: Steve McInchak Barry Pochmara Linesmen: Nick Bradshaw Sam Shilkowsky | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Northeast Region – Manchester
Regional semifinal
| March 27, 2015 2:00 pm | (1) Boston University | 3 – 2 OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0) | (4) Yale | Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 5,123 |
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| Matt O'Connor | Goalies | Alex Lyon | Referees: Todd Anderson Derek Sheperd Linesmen: Paul Carnathan John Philo | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
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| March 27, 2015 5:30 pm | (2) Minnesota–Duluth | 4 – 1 (3–0, 1–0, 0–1) | (3) Minnesota | Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 6,522 |
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| Kasimir Kaskisuo | Goalies | Adam Wilcox | Referees: Chip McDonald Scott Whittemore Linesmen: Jason Shattie Dan Taggart | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||
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Regional Final
| March 28, 2015 5:30 pm | (1) Boston University | 3 – 2 (1–0, 1–2, 1–0) | (2) Minnesota–Duluth | Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 4,721 |
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| Matt O'Connor | Goalies | Kasimir Kaskisuo | Referees: Butch Mousseaux Pete Friesema Linesmen: Matt Tyree Matt Ulwelling | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
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East Region – Providence
Regional semifinal
| March 28, 2015 6:30 pm | (1) Miami | 5 – 7 (2–2, 0–4, 3–1) | (4) Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 7,908 |
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| Jay Williams (out 32:30) Ryan McKay (in 32:30) | Goalies | Jon Gillies | Referees: Peter Feola Kevin Curtis Linesmen: Jim Briggs Ryan Knapp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 28, 2015 3:00 pm | (2) Denver | 5 – 2 (2–1, 0–0, 3–1) | (3) Boston College | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 7,908 |
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| Tanner Jaillet | Goalies | Thatcher Demko | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Eugene Binda, Jr. Linesmen: Tony Carissimo Brendan Blanchard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Regional Final
| March 29, 2015 5:00 pm | (2) Denver | 1 – 4 (0–0, 0–1, 1–3) | (4) Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 6,326 |
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| Tanner Jaillet | Goalies | Jon Gillies | Referees: Peter Feola Kevin Curtis Linesmen: Jim Briggs Ryan Knapp | ||||||||||||||
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| 19 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Frozen Four – Boston
Semifinal
| April 9, 2015 8:30 pm ESPN2 | (W1) North Dakota | 3 – 5 (0–2, 1–2, 2–1) | (NE1) Boston University | TD Garden, Boston Attendance: 18,022 |
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| Zane McIntyre | Goalies | Matt O'Connor | Referees: Marco Hunt C.J. Beaurline Linesmen: Joe Hutek Bruce Vida | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 9, 2015 5:00 pm ESPN2 | (MW2) Omaha | 1 – 4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2) | (E4) Providence | TD Garden, Boston Attendance: 18,022 |
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| Ryan Massa | Goalies | Jon Gillies | Referees: Peter Feola Kevin Curtis Linesmen: Jim Briggs Ryan Knapp | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 48 | |||||||||||||||
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National Championship – Boston
| April 11, 2015 7:30 pm ESPN | (NE1) Boston University | 3 – 4 (2–1, 1–1, 0–2) | (E4) Providence | TD Garden, Boston Attendance: 18,022 |
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| Referees: Steve McInchak Barry Pochmara Linesmen: Sam Shikowsky Nick Bradshaw | ||||
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More information Scoring summary, Period ...
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | PC | Anthony Florentino (3) | Acciari and Luke | 09:25 | 1–0 PC |
| BU | Ahti Oksanen (25) | unassisted | 12:50 | 1–1 | |
| BU | Danny O'Regan (23) | Eichel | 12:54 | 2–1 BU | |
| 2nd | PC | Mark Jankowski (8) – PP | Mingoia and Mauermann | 24:29 | 2–2 |
| BU | Cason Hohmann (11) | Oksanen | 31:36 | 3–2 BU | |
| 3rd | PC | Tom Parisi (5) | unassisted | 51:24 | 3–3 |
| PC | Brandon Tanev (10) – GW | Rooney | 53:43 | 4–3 PC | |
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| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | PC | Tom Parisi | Holding the Stick | 05:53 | 2:00 |
| BU | John MacLeod | Hooking | 19:42 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | BU | John MacLeod | Interference | 22:33 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BU | Jack Eichel | Hooking | 44:33 | 2:00 |
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More information Conference, # of Bids ...
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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| NCHC | 6 | 7–6 | .538 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Hockey East | 3 | 7–2 | .778 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| WCHA | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Big Ten | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
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Television
ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the eleventh consecutive year.[5] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN.[6] The Sports Network holds Canadian TV rights to all games. The games are across the network on all five feeds—TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5. Although they are broadcast under the TSN banner, it is actually a simulcast of the ESPN feed with the ESPN announcers.
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
- West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin – Fargo, North Dakota
- Northeast Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Billy Jaffe – Manchester, New Hampshire
- East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich – Providence, Rhode Island
- Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Blake Geoffrion – South Bend, Indiana
Frozen Four & Championship
- John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Boston, Massachusetts
Radio
Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[7]
- Sean Grande, Cap Raeder, & Adam Wodon
Frozen Four
- G: Jon Gillies* (Providence)
- D: Anthony Florentino (Providence)
- D: Matt Grzelcyk (Boston University)
- F: Ahti Oskanen (Boston University)
- F: Mark Jankowski (Providence)
- F: Jack Eichel (Boston University)
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- "Field of 16 announced for 2015 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- Volner, Derek (March 22, 2015). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.