2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2011
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:Xcel Energy Center
Frozenfourcity:St. Paul, Minnesota
Champions:Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:4th
Runnerup:Michigan Wolverines
Gamecount:16th
Runnerffcount:24th
Semifinal1:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Frozenfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Frozenfourcount2:19th
Coach:Scott Sandelin
Coachcount:1st
Mop:J. T. Brown
Mopteam:Minnesota–Duluth
Attendance:19,222 (Championship)
57,500 (Frozen Four)
129,513 (Tournament)

The 2011 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 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)

    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 BayEast Regional – Bridgeport
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type
    1North Dakota (2)WCHA30–8–3Tournament champion1Yale (1)ECAC Hockey27–6–1Tournament champion
    2DenverWCHA24–11–5At-large bid2UnionECAC Hockey26–9–4At-large bid
    3Western MichiganCCHA19–12–10At-large bid3Minnesota–DuluthWCHA22–10–6At-large bid
    4RensselaerECAC Hockey20–12–5At-large bid4Air ForceAtlantic Hockey20–11–6Tournament champion
    Northeast Regional – ManchesterWest Regional – St. Louis
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type
    1Miami (4)CCHA23–9–6Tournament champion1Boston College (3)Hockey East30–7–1Tournament champion
    2MerrimackHockey East25–9–4At-large bid2MichiganCCHA26–10–4At-large bid
    3Notre DameCCHA23–13–5At-large bid3Nebraska–OmahaWCHA21–15–2At-large bid
    4New HampshireHockey East21–10–6At-large bid4Colorado CollegeWCHA22–18–3At-large bid

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Regionals

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (EDT/CDT).

    East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Regional final

    Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

    Regional final

    West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

    Regional final

    Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire

    Regional final

    Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota

    National Championship

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stalign=center style=";" UMBen Winnett (5)Rustalign=center 14:42align=center 1–0 UM
    2ndalign=center style=";" UMDTravis Oleksuk (14)Lamb and Brownalign=center 21:39align=center 1–1
    align=center style=";" UMDMax Tardy (1) – PPSeidel and Lambalign=center 29:31align=center 2–1 UMD
    align=center style=";" UMJeff Rohrkemper (3)Pateryn and DeBloisalign=center 37:46align=center 2–2
    align=center 3rdNone
    1st OTalign=center style=";" UMDKyle Schmidt (11) – GWOleksuk and Lambalign=center 63:22align=center 3–2 UMD
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style=";" UMBen WinnettInterferencealign=center 5:46align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDJake HendricksonBoardingalign=center 9:22align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMChris BrownChargingalign=center 11:35align=center 2:00
    2ndalign=center style=";" UMKevin ClareHitting After Whistlealign=center 24:10align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDBrady LambTrippingalign=center 25:41align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMMac BennettHookingalign=center 29:09align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMChris BrownObstruction-Interferencealign=center 32:26align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMKevin ClareTrippingalign=center 34:08align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDJ. T. BrownUnsportsmanlike Conductalign=center 35:04align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMShawn Hunwick (Served by Louie Caporusso)Unsportsmanlike Conductalign=center 35:04align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDJack ConnollySlashingalign=center 35:18align=center 2:00
    3rdalign=center style=";" UMMac BennettHoldingalign=center 42:23align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDBrady LambHitting After Whistlealign=center 49:19align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMJon MerrillHoldingalign=center 49:27align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMKevin LynchBoardingalign=center 51:32align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123OTT
    align=center style=";" Minnesota–Duluth align=center 12 align=center 15 align=center 9 align=center 2 align=center 38
    align=center style=";" Michigan align=center 8 align=center 9 align=center 6 align=center 1 align=center 24
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style=";" UMD align=center 22 align=center 2 align=center 63:22
    align=center style=";" UM align=center 35 align=center 3 align=center 63:22

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of bids
    		RecordWin %Regional finalsFrozen FourChampionship gameChampions
    WCHA57–44211
    CCHA45–42210
    Hockey East31–31000
    ECAC Hockey31–31000
    Atlantic Hockey10–10000

    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

    Frozen Four & Championship

    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

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. NCAA . 2009-03-07.
    2. Web site: NCAA, Westwood One extend deal. NCAA. 12 May 2013. January 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516174340/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal. 16 May 2013. dead. dmy-all.
    3. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-17.

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