| 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 2009 Frozen Four logo | |||
| Season | 2008–09 | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Finals Site | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. | ||
| Champions | Boston University (5th title, 10th title game, 21st Frozen Four) | ||
| Runner-Up | Miami (OH) (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four) | ||
| Semifinalists | Bemidji State (1st Frozen Four) Vermont (2nd Frozen Four) | ||
| Winning Coach | Jack Parker (3rd title) | ||
| MOP | Colby Cohen Boston University | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey as the culmination of the 2008–09 season. The tournament began on March 27, 2009, and ended with the championship game on April 11.[1]
Boston University, coached by Jack Parker, won its fifth national title (and first since 1995) with a 4–3 overtime victory in the championship game over Miami University, coached by Enrico Blasi. The game marked the thirteenth time the NCAA championship game has gone to overtime and the first since Minnesota's win over Maine in 2002.
Colby Cohen, sophomore defenseman for Boston University, scored the championship-winning goal in overtime and was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.[2]
Tournament procedure
The 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship was a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships received automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee sought to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional was placed within that regional. The top four teams were assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals would feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed had the top four teams have won their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds were also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups were avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference have made the tournament, this guideline may have been disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.[3]
The four regionals were officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2009 regionals:[1]
- March 27 and 28
- East Regional, Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
- West Regional, Mariucci Arena - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
- March 28 and 29
- Midwest Regional, Van Andel Arena - Grand Rapids, Michigan (Hosts: Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Michigan University)
- Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena - Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four:[1]
- April 9 and 11
- Verizon Center - Washington, D.C. (Hosts: United States Naval Academy and the Greater Washington Sports Alliance)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22, 2009.[4] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, while ECAC Hockey and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) each had one team receive a berth.
| East Regional – Bridgeport | Northeast Regional – Manchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Michigan | CCHA | 29–11–0 | At-large bid | 1 | Boston University | Hockey East | 31–6–4 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 24–7–2 | Tournament champion | 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 24–14–4 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Vermont | Hockey East | 20–11–5 | At-large bid | 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 19–12–5 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 27–10–2 | Tournament champion | 4 | Ohio State | CCHA | 23–14–4 | At-large bid |
| West Regional – Minneapolis | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | ||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Denver | WCHA | 23–11–5 | At-large bid | 1 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 31–5–3 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 21–12–8 | Tournament champion | 2 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 25–11–4 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | 22–11–1 | At-large bid | 3 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 21–9–4 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Miami (OH) | CCHA | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 4 | Bemidji State | CHA | 18–15–1 | Tournament champion |
Brackets
The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament. (*) denotes overtime period(s).
East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut
| Regional semifinals
March 27 |
Regional final
March 28 | |||||||
| 1 | Michigan (4) | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 3** | ||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | Yale | 1 | ||||||
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire
| Regional semifinals
March 28 |
Regional final
March 29 | |||||||
| 1 | Boston University (1) | 8 | ||||||
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Boston University (1) | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 6* | ||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 5 | ||||||
West Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Regional semifinals
March 27 |
Regional final
March 28 | |||||||
| 1 | Denver (3) | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Princeton | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5* | ||||||
Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan
| Regional semifinals
March 28 |
Regional final
March 29 | |||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame (2) | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Bemidji State | 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Bemidji State | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Cornell | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Cornell | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||
Frozen Four – Verizon Center, Washington, DC
For more detailed information see 2009 Frozen Four
| National semifinals
April 9 |
National championship
April 11 | |||||||
| NE1 | Boston University (1) | 5 | ||||||
| E3 | Vermont | 4 | ||||||
| NE1 | Boston University (1) | 4* | ||||||
| W4 | Miami (OH) | 3 | ||||||
| W4 | Miami (OH) | 4 | ||||||
| MW4 | Bemidji State | 1 | ||||||
Game summaries
East Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Air Force
| March 27 | Michigan | 0 – 2 | Air Force | Arena at Harbor Yard | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 15:18 - pp - Derrick Burnett | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:02 - Jacques Lamoureux | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryan Hogan ( 11 saves / 13 shots ) | Goalie stats | Andrew Volkening ( 43 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Yale vs. (3) Vermont
| March 27 | Yale | 1 – 4 | Vermont | Arena at Harbor Yard | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 15:28 - Peter Lenes | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 01:50 - Viktor Stalberg 19:01 - Colin Vock | ||||||
| Chris Cahill - 18:15 | Third period | 16:21 - Corey Carlson | ||||||
| Alec Richards ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Madore ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
Regional final
(3) Vermont vs. (4) Air Force
| March 28 | Vermont | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Air Force | Arena at Harbor Yard | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:46 - Paul Weisgarber | ||||||
| Josh Burrows - 03:56 Dan Lawson - 09:29 |
Third period | 11:18 - Sean Bertsch | ||||||
| Dan Lawson - 14:10 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rob Madore ( 46 saves / 48 shots ) | Goalie stats | Andrew Volkening ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
Northeast Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Boston University vs. (4) Ohio State
| March 28 | Boston University | 8 – 3 | Ohio State | Verizon Wireless Arena | Recap | |||
| Nick Bonino - pp - 08:49 Jason Lawrence - 09:34 Zach Cohen - 13:16 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Corey Trivino - 05:57 Brandon Yip - 07:01 Jason Lawrence - 13:34 |
Second period | 15:12 - Hunter Bishop 18:45 - Zach Pelletier | ||||||
| Zach Cohen - en - 13:40 Chris Higgins - en sh - 17:12 |
Third period | 11:12 - pp - Matt Bartkowski | ||||||
| Kieran Millan ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dustin Carlson ( 9 saves / 14 shots ) Cal Heeter ( 10 saves / 11 shots ) | ||||||
(2) North Dakota vs. (3) New Hampshire
| March 28 | North Dakota | 5 – 6 | OT | New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena | Recap | ||
| Jason Gregoire - 03:34 Brad Malone - 13:55 |
First period | 02:34 - pp - Mike Sislo | ||||||
| Ryan Duncan - 09:47 Evan Trupp - 17:06 |
Second period | 04:08 - Jerry Pollastrone 07:21 - Peter LeBlanc | ||||||
| Chris VandeVelde - 09:08 | Third period | 11:00 - Greg Collins 19:59 - Thomas Fortney | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 00:45 - Peter LeBlanc | ||||||
| Brad Eidsness ( 28 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Foster ( 40 saves / 45 shots ) | ||||||
Regional final
(1) Boston University vs. (3) New Hampshire
| March 29 | Boston University | 2 – 1 | New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena | Recap | |||
| Corey Trivino - 13:43 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:52 - Bobby Butler | ||||||
| Jason Lawrence - pp - 19:45 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kieran Millan ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Foster ( 21 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
West Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Denver vs. (4) Miami (OH)
| March 27 | Denver | 2 – 4 | Miami (OH) | Mariucci Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 07:28 - Justin Mercier 18:04 - Alden Hirschfeld | ||||||
| Joe Colborne - pp - 17:29 | Second period | 05:36 - Bill Loupee 19:27 - Andy Miele | ||||||
| Tyler Bozak - pp - 15:12 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marc Cheverie ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Cody Reichard ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (3) Princeton
| March 27 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5 – 4 | OT | Princeton | Mariucci Arena | Recap | ||
| Andrew Carroll - 08:17 | First period | 14:56 - pp - Brett Wilson | ||||||
| Brady Lamb - 08:39 | Second period | 01:42 - Derrick Pallis 08:10 - Brett Wilson | ||||||
| Jack Connolly - pp - 19:20 Evan Oberg - 19:59 |
Third period | 09:21 - sh - Brandan Kushniruk | ||||||
| Mike Connolly - pp - 13:39 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Stalock ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Zane Kalemba ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
Regional final
(2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (4) Miami (OH)
| March 28 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 – 2 | Miami (OH) | Mariucci Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:42 - sh - Justin Mercier 16:00 - pp - Justin Mercier | ||||||
| MacGregor Sharp - 17:55 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Stalock ( 17 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Cody Reichard ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
Midwest Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Notre Dame vs. (4) Bemidji State
| March 28 | Notre Dame | 1 – 5 | Bemidji State | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 01:42 - Chris McKelvie 11:03 - pp - Tyler Scofield | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:19 - Ben Kinne | ||||||
| Dan Kissel - 06:02 | Third period | 00:49 - sh - Matt Read 16:33 - en - Tyler Scofield | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Dalton ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Northeastern vs. (3) Cornell
| March 28 | Northeastern | 2 – 3 | Cornell | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| Louis Liotti - 19:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve Silva - 09:21 | Second period | 17:58 - Blake Gallagher | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:04 - pp - Colin Greening 19:42 - Evan Barlow | ||||||
| Brad Thiessen ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Ben Scrivens ( 19 saves / 21 shots ) | ||||||
Regional final
(3) Cornell vs. (4) Bemidji State
| March 29 | Cornell | 1 – 4 | Bemidji State | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sean Collins - 12:35 | Second period | 14:25 - Ryan Adams | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:05 - Tyler Scofield 09:30 - Matt Francis 16:37 - en - Tyler Scofield | ||||||
| Ben Scrivens ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Dalton ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
Frozen Four
National semifinals
(NE1) Boston University vs. (E3) Vermont
| April 9 | Boston University | 5 – 4 | Vermont | Verizon Center | Recap | |||
| Colin Wilson - 11:19 Jason Lawrence - 16:27 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vinny Saponari - pp - 18:39 | Second period | 03:50 - Wahsontiio Stacey 09:04 - pp - Justin Milo 09:49 - Josh Burrows | ||||||
| Chris Higgins - 13:06 Colin Wilson - 14:19 |
Third period | 09:40 - pp - Drew MacKenzie | ||||||
| Kieran Millan ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Madore ( 23 saves / 28 shots ) | ||||||
(W4) Miami (OH) vs. (MW4) Bemidji State
| April 9 | Miami (OH) | 4 – 1 | Bemidji State | Verizon Center | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tommy Wingels - pp - 03:56 Alden Hirschfeld - 08:35 Bill Loupee - 10:46 |
Second period | 09:46 - pp - Matt Read | ||||||
| Tommy Wingels - en - 17:52 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cody Reichard ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Dalton ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
National championship
(NE1) Boston University vs. (W4) Miami (OH)
| April 11 | Boston University | 4 – 3 | OT | Miami (OH) | Verizon Center | Recap | ||
| Chris Connolly - 15:15 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:01 - Gary Steffes | ||||||
| Zack Cohen - 19:01 Nick Bonino - 19:43 |
Third period | 12:31 - Tommy Wingels 15:52 - Trent Vogelhuber | ||||||
| Colby Cohen - 11:47 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kieran Millan ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Cody Reichard ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Hockey East | 4 | 7–3 | .700 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – |
| WCHA | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – |
| CHA | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Tournament awards
East Regional
All-East Regional Team
- Goaltender: Andrew Volkening (Air Force)
- Defensemen: Greg Flynn (Air Force), Dan Lawson (Vermont)
- Forwards: Sean Bertsch (Air Force), Jacques Lamoureux (Air Force), Viktor Stalberg (Vermont)[4]
MOP
- Dan Lawson (Vermont)[4]
Northeast Regional
All-Northeast Regional Team
- Goaltender: Kieran Millan (Boston University)
- Defensemen: Matt Gilroy (Boston University), Kevin Kapstad (New Hampshire)
- Forwards: Nick Bonino (Boston University), Jason Lawrence (Boston University), Peter Leblanc (New Hampshire)[5]
MOP
- Jason Lawrence (Boston University)[5]
West Regional
All-West Regional Team
- Goaltender: Cody Reichard (Miami (OH))
- Defensemen: Evan Oberg (Minnesota-Duluth), Cameron Schilling (Miami (OH))
- Forwards: Mike Connolly (Minnesota-Duluth), Justin Mercier (Miami (OH)), Brett Wilson (Princeton)[6]
MOP
- Justin Mercier (Miami (OH))[6]
Midwest Regional
All-Midwest Regional Team
- Goaltender: Matt Dalton (Bemidji State)
- Defensemen: Ryan Adams (Bemidji State), Brad Hunt (Bemidji State)
- Forwards: Evan Barlow (Cornell), Matt Read (Bemidji State), Scofield (Bemidji State)[7]
MOP
- Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)[7]
Frozen Four
All-Tournament Team
- Goaltender: Kieran Millan (Boston University)
- Defensemen: Colby Cohen (Boston University), Kevin Roeder (Miami (OH))
- Forwards: Nick Bonino (Boston University), Colin Wilson (Boston University), Tommy Wingels (Miami (OH))[2]
MOP
- Colby Cohen (Boston University)[2]
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