| 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 2011 Frozen Four logo | |||
| Season | 2010–11 | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Finals Site | Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota | ||
| Champions | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title, 2nd title game, 4th Frozen Four) | ||
| Runner-Up | Michigan Wolverines (16th title game, 24th Frozen Four) | ||
| Semifinalists | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2nd Frozen Four) North Dakota Fighting Sioux (19th Frozen Four) | ||
| Winning Coach | Scott Sandelin (1st title) | ||
| MOP | J. T. Brown Minnesota–Duluth | ||
| Attendance | 129,553 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I 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 25, 2011, and ended with the championship game on April 9,[1] when the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3–2.
Tournament procedure[]
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2011 regionals:[1]
- March 25 and 26
- East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
- West Regional, Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
- March 26 and 27
- Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
- Midwest Regional, Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]
- April 7 and 9
- Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
Qualification[]
The winners of the five conference tournaments will receive automatic bids to the tournament, while the remaining eleven spots will be given to at-large teams. The conference tournaments for the 2010–11 season are:
- 2011 Atlantic Hockey Tournament
- 2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2011 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2011 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2011 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Qualifying teams[]
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Hockey East, ECAC Hockey and Atlantic Hockey conference tournament winners all secure a spot in the tournament while other at large teams are chosen by the NCAA selection committee.
| Midwest Regional – Green Bay | East Regional – Bridgeport | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | WCHA | 30–8–3 | Tournament champion | 1 | Yale (1) | ECAC Hockey | 27–6–1 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Denver | WCHA | 24–11–5 | At-large bid | 2 | Union | ECAC Hockey | 26–9–4 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Western Michigan | CCHA | 19–12–10 | At-large bid | 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 22–10–6 | At-large bid |
| 4 | RPI | ECAC Hockey | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 20–11–6 | Tournament champion |
| Northeast Regional – Manchester | West Regional – St. Louis | ||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Miami (4) | CCHA | 23–9–6 | Tournament champion | 1 | Boston College (3) | Hockey East | 30–7–1 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Merrimack | Hockey East | 25–9–4 | At-large bid | 2 | Michigan | CCHA | 26–10–4 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid | 3 | Nebraska–Omaha | WCHA | 21–15–2 | At-large bid |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 21–10–6 | At-large bid | 4 | Colorado College | WCHA | 22–18–3 | At-large bid |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Regionals[]
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin[]
| Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | RPI | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 3** | |||||||
Regional semifinals[]
| March 26, 2011 12:30 pm CDT |
(4) RPI | 0–6 (0–1, 0–4, 0–1) |
(1) North Dakota | Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2011 4:00 pm CDT |
(3) Western Michigan | 2 – 3 2OT (0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–1) |
(2) Denver | Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 4,355 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Kuhn | Goalies | Sam Brittain | Referees: Kevin Shea Jeff Bunyan Linesman: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | |
| Derek Roehl (Warda, O'Kane) Trevor Elias (Squires) |
1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 |
Kyle Ostrow (Zucker, Makowski) Matt Donovan (Zucker, Shore) Jason Zucker (Salazar, Donovan) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 38 | ||
Regional final[]
| March 27, 2011 4:30 pm CDT |
(2) Denver | 1–6 (1–1, 0–2, 0–3) |
(1) North Dakota | Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut[]
| Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional final March 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | Yale | 2* | |||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Yale | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Union | 0 | |||||||
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals[]
| March 25, 2011 3:00 pm EDT |
(3) Minnesota–Duluth | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
(2) Union | Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7671 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Reiter | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid | Referees: Scott Hansen Tim Benedetto | |
| Kyle Schmidt (Montgomery, Seidel) Justin Fontaine (Faulk, M. Connelly) – 59:21 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 |
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 31 | ||
| March 25, 2011 6:30 pm EDT |
(4) Air Force | 1 – 2 OT (0–0, 1–1 , 0–0, 0–1) |
(1) Yale | Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7671 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Torf | Goalies | Ryan Rondeau | Referees: Brian Hill Brian Aaron | |
| Sean Bertsch Unassisted | 0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 |
Brian O'Neill Jaskowiak Chad Zeigler (Jaskowiak, Mason) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 28 | ||
Regional final[]
| March 26, 2011 6:30 pm EDT |
(3) Minnesota–Duluth | 5–3 (1–0, 4–1, 0–2) |
(1) Yale | Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,816 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Reiter | Goalies | Ryan Rondeau, Nick Maricic | Referees: Brian Hill Brian Aaron | |
| Mike Connolly (Justin Fontaine) Wade Bergman (Jack Connolly) Jack Connolly (Mike Connolly, Justin Faulk) Mike Seidel (Mike Connolly, Jack Connolly) Justin Fontaine (Mike Connolly, Justin Faulk) |
1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 2 5 – 3 |
Brian O'Neill (Broc Little) Broc Little (Denny Kearney, Kevin Limbert) Denny Kearney (Jimmy Martin, Broc Little) | ||
| 16 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 33 | ||
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire[]
| Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | Miami | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | New Hampshire | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4* | |||||||
| 2 | Merrimack | 3 | |||||||
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals[]
| March 26, 2011 4:00 pm EDT |
(4) New Hampshire | 3–1 (1–1, 0–0, 2–0) |
(1) Miami | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,608 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt DiGirolamo | Goalies | Cody Reichard | Referees: Tim Kotyra Peter Feola | |
Kevin Goumas (Matt Campanale, Damon Kipp) Mike Sislo (Blake Kessel, Phil DeSimone) Kevin Goumas (Mike Beck) |
0 – 1 1 – 1 2 – 1 3 – 1 |
Bryon Paulazzo (Carter Camper, Alden Hirschfeld) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 22 | ||
| March 26, 2011 7:30 pm EDT |
(3) Notre Dame | 4 – 3 OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0) |
(2) Merrimack | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,608 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Johnson | Goalies | Joe Cannata | Referees: Derek Shepperd Marco Hunt | |
Calle Ridderwall (Billy Maday, T. J. Tynan) Anders Lee (Bryan Rust) Billy Maday (unassisted) Anders Lee (unassisted) |
0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 3 4 – 3 |
Kyle Bigos (Ryan Flanigan, Jordan Heywood) Ryan Flanigan (Stephane Da Costa) Rhett Bly (Shawn Bates) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 35 | ||
Regional final[]
| March 27, 2011 8:00 pm EDT |
(4) New Hampshire | 1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) |
(3) Notre Dame | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 5,906 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt DiGirolamo | Goalies | Mike Johnson | ||
Mike Sislo (Matt Campanale, Damon Kipp) |
0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 |
Stephen Johns (Riley Sheahan, Anders Lee) Billy Maday (Riley Sheahan) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 38 | ||
West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri[]
| Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional final March 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Colorado College | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Colorado College | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Nebraska–Omaha | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 3* | |||||||
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals[]
| March 25, 2011 4:30 pm CDT |
(3) Nebraska–Omaha | 2 – 3 OT (2–0, 0–2, 0–0, 0–1) |
(2) Michigan | Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Faulkner | Goalies | Shawn Hunwick | Referees: Harry Dumas Chip McDonald | |
| Rich Purslow (Martin, Young) Alex Hudson (Waters, Montpetit) |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 |
Louie Caporusso (Vaughan, Merrill) Kevin Lynch (Langlais, Caporusso) Kevin Lynch (Pateryn) | ||
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 37 | ||
| March 25, 2011 8:00 pm CDT |
(4) Colorado College | 8–4 (4–1, 3–1, 1–2) |
(1) Boston College | Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional final[]
| March 26, 2011 8:00 pm CDT |
(2) Michigan | 2–1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) |
(4) Colorado College | Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Joe Howe | Referees: Harry Dumas Chip McDonald | |
| Scooter Vaughan (Lee Moffie, Kevin Clare) Lee Moffie (unassisted) |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 |
Rylan Schwartz (Jaden Schwartz, Gabe Guentzel) | ||
| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 22 | ||
Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota[]
| National Semifinals April 7 | National Championship April 9 | ||||||||
| E3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4 | |||||||
| NE3 | Notre Dame | 3 | |||||||
| E3 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3* | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| MW1 | North Dakota | 0 | |||||||
National Semifinals[]
| April 7, 2011 4:00 pm CDT |
(NE3) Notre Dame | 3–4 (2–3, 0–1, 1–0) |
(E3) Minnesota–Duluth | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,139 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Johnson | Goalies | Kenny Reiter | Referees: Chip McDonald Peter Feola | |
| Jeff Costello (Ryan Guentzel, Sean Lorenz) T.J. Tynan (Ryan Guentzel, Nick Larson) Calle Ridderwall (Ben Ryan, Sean Lorenz) |
1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 3–4 |
J.T. Brown (Justin Faulk, Justin Fontaine) Kyle Schmidt (Joe Basaraba, Justin Faulk) Mike Connolly (Justin Fontaine, Justin Faulk) Jack Connolly (J.T. Brown, Justin Fontaine) | ||
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 21 | ||
| April 7, 2011 7:30 pm CDT |
(W2) Michigan | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
(MW1) North Dakota | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,139 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Aaron Dell | Referees: Kevin Shea Scott Hansen | |
| Ben Winnett (Luke Glendening, Jon Merrill) Scooter Vaughan (Louie Caporusso, Carl Hagelin) |
1–0 2–0 |
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 20 | Shots | 40 | ||
National Championship[]
| April 9, 2011 6:00 pm CDT |
(E3) Minnesota–Duluth | 3–2 (OT) |
(W2) Michigan | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Record by conference[]
| Conference | # of bids | Record | Regional finals | Frozen Four | Championship game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCHA | 5 | 7–4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CCHA | 4 | 5–4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hockey East | 3 | 1–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 1–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Media[]
Television[]
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the seventh consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3.
Broadcast Assignments[]
Regionals
- East Regional: Clay Matvick & Barry Melrose – Bridgeport, Connecticut
- West Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – St Louis, Missouri
- Northeast Regional: Justin Kutcher & Damian DiGiulian – Manchester, New Hampshire
- Midwest Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Jim Paradise – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Frozen Four & Championship
- Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – St. Paul, Minnesota
Radio[]
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[2]
All-Tournament Team[]
Frozen Four[]
- G: Shawn Hunwick (Michigan)
- D: Justin Faulk (Minnesota-Duluth)
- D: Jon Merrill (Michigan)
- F: Kyle Schmidt (Minnesota-Duluth)
- F: J. T. Brown* (Minnesota-Duluth)
- F: Ben Winnett (Michigan)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. NCAA. Retrieved on 2009-03-07.
- ↑ NCAA, Westwood One extend deal. NCAA (January 13, 2011). Retrieved on 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.
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