2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2012
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:Tampa Bay Times Forum
Frozenfourcity:Tampa, Florida
Champions:Boston College Eagles
Titlecount:5th
Champgamecount:11th
Champffcount:23rd
Runnerup:Ferris State Bulldogs
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Union Dutchmen
Frozenfourcount:1st
Semifinal2:Minnesota Golden Gophers
Frozenfourcount2:20th
Coach:Jerry York
Coachcount:Fifth
Mop:Parker Milner
Mopteam:Boston College
Attendance:18,818 (Championship)
56,028 (Frozen Four)
127,640 (Tournament)

The 2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved sixteen schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey for the 2011–12 season. The tournament began on March 23, 2012, with regional semifinals and ended on April 7 with the national championship game.[1] The Boston College Eagles won their third national championship in five years, beating the Ferris State Bulldogs, 4–1, in the championship game. BC won nineteen consecutive games to end the season. It is the fifth title for both the program and head coach Jerry York – York previously coached Bowling Green to a championship in 1984.

Tournament procedure

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2012 regionals:[1]

March 23 and 24
  • East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
  • Midwest Regional, Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
    March 24 and 25
  • Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
  • West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

    Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]

    April 5 and 7
  • Tampa Bay Times Forum – Tampa, Florida (Hosts: University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18.[2] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Hockey East had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.

    East Regional – BridgeportMidwest Regional – Green Bay
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type
    1Union (3)ECAC Hockey24–7–7Tournament champion1Michigan (2)CCHA24–12–4At-large bid
    2MiamiCCHA24–14–2At-large bid2Ferris StateCCHA23–11–5At-large bid
    3Massachusetts–LowellHockey East23–12–1At-large bid3DenverWCHA25–13–4At-large bid
    4Michigan StateCCHA19–15–4At-large bid4CornellECAC Hockey18–8–7At-large bid
    Northeast Regional – WorcesterWest Regional – Saint Paul
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type
    1Boston College (1)Hockey East29–10–1Tournament champion1North Dakota (4)WCHA25–12–3Tournament champion
    2Minnesota–DuluthWCHA24–9–6At-large bid2MinnesotaWCHA26–13–1At-large bid
    3MaineHockey East23–13–3At-large bid3Boston UniversityHockey East23–14–1At-large bid
    4Air ForceAtlantic Hockey21–10–7Tournament champion4Western MichiganCCHA21–13–6Tournament champion

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Regionals

    Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (UTC−4).

    Regional Final

    Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (UTC−5).

    Regional Final

    East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (UTC−4).

    Regional Final

    West Regional – Saint Paul, Minnesota

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
    All times are local (UTC−5).

    Regional Final

    Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida

    National Championship

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stalign=center style=";" BCSteven Whitney (15)Almeidaalign=center 03:18align=center 1–0 BC
    align=center style=";" FSUGarrett Thompson (11)Huff and Ouellettealign=center 05:19align=center 1–1
    align=center style=";" BCPaul Carey (18) – GW PPDumoulin and Mullanealign=center 10:33align=center 2–1 BC
    2ndNone
    3rdalign=center style=";" BCJohnny Gaudreau (21)Hayes and Weyalign=center 56:58align=center 3–1 BC
    align=center style=";" BCSteven Whitney (16) – ENArnoldalign=center 58:57align=center 4–1 BC
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style=";" FSUBrett WysopalTrippingalign=center bgcolor=ddffdd 08:42align=center bgcolor=ddffdd 2:00
    2ndalign=center style=";" FSUScott CzarnowczanHitting after the Whistlealign=center 22:31align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" BCMichael SitHitting after the Whistlealign=center 22:31align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" BCPaul CareyTrippingalign=center 24:48align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" BCTommy CrossHookingalign=center 30:35align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" BCBench (Served by Quinn Smith)Too Many Playersalign=center 35:06align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" BCBill ArnoldRoughingalign=center 39:36align=center 2:00
    3rdalign=center style=";" FSUBrett WysopalHookingalign=center 41:47align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" FSUBrett WysopalHoldingalign=center 48:32align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=center style=";" Ferris State align=center 7 align=center 15 align=center 6 align=center 28
    align=center style=";" Boston College align=center 8 align=center 14 align=center 15 align=center 37
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style=";" FSU align=center 33 align=center 3 align=center 59:23
    align=center style=";" BC align=center 27 align=center 1 align=center 60:00

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    CCHA53–5111-
    Hockey East45–32111
    WCHA44–431--
    ECAC Hockey23–221--
    Atlantic Hockey10–1.000----

    Media

    Television

    ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[3] For the eighth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.

    Broadcast Assignments

    Regionals

    Frozen Four & Championship

    Radio

    Dial Global Sports used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[4]

    All-Tournament team

    Frozen Four

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: 2012 Regional Sites: Bridgeport, Worcester, Green Bay, St. Paul. U.S. College Hockey Online. 2010-06-28. 2011-12-18.
    2. News: Boston College, Michigan, Union, North Dakota get No. 1 seeds for 2012 NCAA tournament. USCHO.com. March 18, 2012. March 18, 2012.
    3. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24. ESPN. 15 Dec 2011.
    4. 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.
    5. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-17.

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