2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2013
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:Consol Energy Center
Frozenfourcity:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Champions:Yale Bulldogs
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:2nd
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:St. Cloud State Huskies
Frozenfourcount:1st
Semifinal2:Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks
Frozenfourcount2:1st
Coach:Keith Allain
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Andrew Miller
Mopteam:Yale
Attendance:18,184 (Championship)
53,040 (Frozen Four)
109,940 (Tournament)

The 2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2013. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by Robert Morris University at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.[1] Robert Morris' bid to host was co-sponsored by VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2]

Yale defeated Quinnipiac 4–0 in the championship game to win the program's first NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

The tournament consists of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2013 regionals:[3] [4]

March 29 and 30
  • Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
  • West Regional, Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: University of Michigan)
    March 30 and 31
  • East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
  • Midwest Regional, Huntington Center – Toledo, Ohio (Host: Bowling Green State University)

    The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:

    April 11 and 13
  • Consol Energy Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Robert Morris University)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 24.[5] The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Atlantic Hockey each had two teams receive a berth.

    East Regional – ProvidenceMidwest Regional – Toledo
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type
    1Quinnipiac (1)ECAC Hockey27–7–5At-large bid1Notre Dame (4)CCHA25–12–3Tournament champion
    2Boston CollegeHockey East22–11–4At-large bid2MiamiCCHA24–11–5At-large bid
    3UnionECAC Hockey21–12–5Tournament champion3Minnesota StateWCHA24–13–3At-large bid
    4CanisiusAtlantic Hockey19–18–5Tournament champion4St. Cloud StateWCHA23–15–1At-large bid
    West Regional – Grand RapidsNortheast Regional – Manchester
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type
    1Minnesota (2)WCHA26–8–5At-large bid1Massachusetts–Lowell (3)Hockey East26–10–2Tournament champion
    2North DakotaWCHA21–12–7At-large bid2New HampshireHockey East19–11–7At-large bid
    3NiagaraAtlantic Hockey23–9–5At-large bid3DenverWCHA20–13–5At-large bid
    4YaleECAC Hockey18–12–3At-large bid4WisconsinWCHA22–12–7Tournament champion

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Regionals

    East Regional – Providence, Rhode Island

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

    Regional final

    West Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan

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

    Regional final

    Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire

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

    Regional final

    Midwest Regional – Toledo, Ohio

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

    Regional final

    Frozen Four – Pittsburgh

    The Frozen Four featured four teams that were seeking their first championship. This was only the second time this had happened since the first NCAA championship tournament in 1948, the other time being in 1958. Additionally, of the four Frozen Four participants in 2013, only Yale had previously reached the tournament semifinals, having finished third in the 1952 tournament.[6] Yale's championship was the first for a team from ECAC Hockey since 1989. The championship game between Yale and Quinnipiac was the first time the championship game was contested between two ECAC Hockey teams since 1978. With Quinnipiac defeating Union to advance to the Frozen Four and Quinnipiac losing to Yale in the final, the only teams to defeat an ECAC school in the tournament were other schools from the ECAC.

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

    National championship

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stNone
    2ndalign=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleClinton Bourbonais (4)Youngalign=center 39:56align=center 1–0 Yale
    3rdalign=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleCharles Orzetti (2)Bourbonais and Laganièrealign=center 43:35align=center 2–0 Yale
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleAndrew Miller (18)Agostinoalign=center 49:06align=center 3–0 Yale
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleJesse Root (12) – ENMiller and O'Garaalign=center 53:02align=center 4–0 Yale
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleRob O'GaraElbowingalign=center 02:41align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUICory HibbelerInterferencealign=center 04:51align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleColin DueckTrippingalign=center 07:48align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUIMike DalhuisenTrippingalign=center 15:23align=center 2:00
    align=center style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"2ndalign=center style=";" QUIJeremy LangloisRoughingalign=center 27:17align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleBench (Served by Anthony Day)Too Many Playersalign=center 30:28align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleClinton BourbonaisChargingalign=center 31:25align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUIBench (Served by Russell Goodman)Too Many Playersalign=center 32:38align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUIZach DaviesInterferencealign=center 33:25align=center 2:00
    3rdalign=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" YaleAntoine LaganièreSlashingalign=center 51:37align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUITravis St. DenisSlashingalign=center 51:37align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" Yale align=center 9 align=center 14 align=center 8 align=center 31
    align=center style=";" Quinnipiac align=center 11 align=center 15 align=center 10 align=center 36
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style="color:white; background:#00356B" Yale align=center 36 align=center 0 align=center 60:00
    align=center style=";" QUI align=center 27 align=center 3 align=center 59:24

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    WCHA63–621––
    ECAC Hockey38–23221
    Hockey East33–321––
    CCHA21–21–––
    Atlantic Hockey20–2.000––––

    Media

    Television

    ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[7] For the ninth 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."[8]

    All-Tournament Team

    Frozen Four

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)[9]

    Notes and References

    1. NCAA Awards Frozen Four To Pittsburgh In 2013 And Philadelphia In 2014 . . July 13, 2010 . July 14, 2010 .
    2. News: Consol Energy Center to host 2013 Frozen Four . Michael . Sanserino . . July 14, 2010 . July 14, 2010.
    3. News: Sites for 2013 NCAA D-I men's regionals announced . October 8, 2011 . USCHO.com . October 5, 2011.
    4. Web site: Michigan to Host 2013 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey West Regional - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site . 2011-10-09 . 2011-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007182101/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/100511aaa.html . dead .
    5. News: Championship contenders announced. NCAA.com. March 24, 2012. March 25, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419203526/http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2013-03-24/championship-contenders-announced. April 19, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
    6. Web site: It's a new-look Frozen Four field with Yale, Massachuetts-Lowell, St. Cloud State, Quinnipiac set for Pittsburgh :: USCHO.com Blogs :: Frozen Four Blog :: U.S. College Hockey Online . 2013-04-01 . 2013-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130404182252/http://www.uscho.com/frozen-four/2013/03/31/its-a-new-look-frozen-four-field-with-yale-massachuetts-lowell-st-cloud-state-quinnipiac-set-for-pittsburgh/ . dead .
    7. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24. ESPN. 15 Dec 2011.
    8. 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#. 2013-05-16. dead.
    9. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-17.

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