2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2014
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:Wells Fargo Center
Frozenfourcity:Philadelphia
Champions:Union Dutchmen
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Minnesota Golden Gophers
Gamecount:12th
Runnerffcount:21st
Semifinal1:Boston College Eagles
Frozenfourcount:24th
Semifinal2:University of North Dakota
Frozenfourcount2:20th
Coach:Rick Bennett
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Shayne Gostisbehere
Mopteam:Union
Attendance:18,742 (Championship)
53,364 (Frozen Four)
135,453 (Tournament)

The 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2014. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by ECAC Hockey at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.[1]

Union defeated Minnesota 7–4 to win the program's first NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

The tournament will consist of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2014 regionals:[2] [3]

March 28 and 29
  • East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
  • Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)
    March 29 and 30
  • Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
  • West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
    April 10 and 12
  • Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia (Host: ECAC Hockey)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 23.[4] Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Big Ten Conference each had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

    West Regional – St. PaulNortheast Regional – Worcester
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1Minnesota (1)Big Ten25–6–6At-large bid35th20131Boston College (2)Hockey East26–7–4At-large bid33rd2013
    2Notre DameHockey East23–14–2At-large bid7th20132UMass LowellHockey East25–10–4Tournament champion6th2013
    3St. Cloud StateNCHC21–10–5At-large bid10th20133Minnesota StateWCHA26–13–1Tournament champion3rd2013
    4Robert MorrisAtlantic Hockey19–17–5Tournament champion1stNever4DenverNCHC20–15–6Tournament champion24th2013
    Midwest Regional – CincinnatiEast Regional – Bridgeport
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1Wisconsin (4)Big Ten24–10–2Tournament champion26th20131Union (3)ECAC Hockey28–6–4Tournament champion4th2013
    2Ferris StateWCHA28–10–3At-large bid3rd20122QuinnipiacECAC Hockey24–9–6At-large bid3rd2013
    3ColgateECAC Hockey20–13–5At-large bid5th20053ProvidenceHockey East21–10–6At-large bid10th2001
    4North DakotaNCHC23–13–3At-large bid29th20134VermontHockey East20–14–3At-large bid6th2010

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Tournament bracket

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

    Results

    West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota

    Regional Final

    Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

    Regional Final

    East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Regional Final

    Midwest Region – Cincinnati

    Regional Final

    Frozen Four – Philadelphia

    Semifinal

    National Championship – Philadelphia

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stalign=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINJustin Kloos (16)Condon and Cammarataalign=center 02:37align=center 1–0 MIN
    align=center style=";" UNIShayne Gostisbehere (9)Taylor and Lichtenwaldalign=center 09:26align=center 1–1
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINSam Warning (14)Rau and Parenteaualign=center 10:03align=center 2–1 MIN
    align=center style=";" UNIMike Vecchione (14)Carr and Ciampinialign=center 15:09align=center 2–2
    align=center style=";" UNIEli Lichtenwald (9)Gostisbeherealign=center 16:06align=center 3–2 UNI
    align=center style=";" UNIDaniel Ciampini (23)Novak and Hatchalign=center 17:03align=center 4–2 UNI
    2ndalign=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINTaylor Cammarata (10)Kloos and Parenteaualign=center 21:13align=center 4–3 UNI
    3rdalign=center style=";" UNIMax Novak (15) – GWSullivan and Gingrasalign=center 45:31align=center 5–3 UNI
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINHudson Fasching (14) – PPBoyd and M. Reillyalign=center 56:20align=center 5–4 UNI
    align=center style=";" UNIKevin Sullivan (9)Bodie and Gostisbeherealign=center 58:38align=center 6–4 UNI
    align=center style=";" UNIMat Bodie (8) – ENunassistedalign=center 59:15align=center 7–4 UNI
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINBrady SkjeiRoughingalign=center 00:19align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINSam WarningHookingalign=center 03:11align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNIShayne GostisbehereHoldingalign=center 06:42align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNIKevin SullivanHitting after the Whistlealign=center 18:44align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINTom SerratoreHitting after the Whistlealign=center 18:44align=center 2:00
    2ndalign=center style=";" UNIDaniel CiampiniTrippingalign=center 22:25align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINBrady SkjeiRoughingalign=center 29:33align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINJake ParenteauSlashingalign=center 35:39align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNISam CoattaHolding the Stickalign=center 38:06align=center 2:00
    3rdalign=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINNate CondonTrippingalign=center 41:36align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINTom SerratoreHoldingalign=center 49:00align=center 2:00
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MINBench (Served by Justin Kloos)Too Many Playersalign=center 51:57align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNICharlie VasaturoRoughingalign=center 55:25align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=center style=";" Union align=center 20 align=center 14 align=center 15 align=center 49
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " Minnesota align=center 15 align=center 18 align=center 7 align=center 40
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style=";" UNI align=center 36 align=center 4 align=center 59:57
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MIN align=center 41 align=center 6 align=center 58:54
    align=center style="color:#862334; background:#FBB93C; " MIN align=center 1 align=center 0 align=center 00:45

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    Hockey East54–531--
    ECAC Hockey34–21111
    NCHC33–321--
    Big Ten23–2111-
    WCHA21–21---
    Atlantic Hockey10–1.000----

    Media

    Television

    ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[5] For the tenth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.[6]

    Broadcast Assignments

    Regionals

    Frozen Four & Championship

    Radio

    Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both of the semifinal games and the national championship game, all together referred to as the "Frozen Four."[7]

    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: Sites for 2014 NCAA D-I men's regionals announced . October 8, 2011 . USCHO.com . October 5, 2011.
    3. Web site: Championship Tickets NCAA.com . 2018-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224105817/http://www.ncaa.com/championships/icehockey-men/d1/tickets-hospitality . 2014-12-24 . dead .
    4. News: Minnesota named top seed in 2014 Division I Men's Hockey tournament. NCAA.com. March 23, 2014. March 23, 2014.
    5. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24. ESPN. 15 Dec 2011.
    6. Web site: Volner. Derek. March 20, 2014. ESPN to Cover Entire 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship. ESPN Media Zone. 20 Mar 2014.
    7. 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.
    8. Web site: Frozen Four on Westwood One. Westwood One. 12 May 2013. January 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310095429/http://custom.westwoodone.com/index.php/programming/sports/ncaa/frozen-four. 2015-03-10. dead.
    9. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-17.

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