2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2015
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:TD Garden
Frozenfourcity:Boston, Massachusetts
Champions:Providence Friars
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:4th
Runnerup:Boston University Terriers
Gamecount:11th
Runnerffcount:22nd
Semifinal1:University of North Dakota
Frozenfourcount:21st
Semifinal2:Omaha Mavericks
Frozenfourcount2:1st
Coach:Nate Leaman
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Jon Gillies
Mopteam:Providence
Attendance:18,022 (Championship)
54,066 (Frozen Four)
118,995 (Tournament)

The 2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2015. 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 final  - were hosted by Hockey East at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Providence defeated Boston University 4–3 to win the program's first NCAA title.[2]

The championship game is remembered for a gaffe goal that allowed Providence to tie the score with less than 10 minutes to play.[3]

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 2015 regionals:

March 27 and 28
  • West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)
  • Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
    March 28 and 29
  • East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
  • Midwest Regional, Compton Family Ice Arena – South Bend, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)

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

    April 9–11
  • TD Garden – Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Hockey East)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22.[4] The NCHC had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from both the Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

    West Regional – FargoNortheast Regional – Manchester
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1North Dakota (2)NCHC27–9–3At-large bid30th20141Boston University (3)Hockey East25–7–5Tournament champion33rd2012
    2Michigan TechWCHA29–9–2At-large bid11th19812Minnesota–DuluthNCHC20–15–3At-large bid9th2012
    3St. Cloud StateNCHC19–18–1At-large bid11th20143MinnesotaBig Ten23–12–3Tournament champion36th2014
    4QuinnipiacECAC Hockey23–11–4At-large bid4th20144YaleECAC Hockey18–9–5At-large bid7th2013
    Midwest Regional – South BendEast Regional – Providence
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1Minnesota State (1)WCHA29–7–3Tournament champion4th20141Miami (4)NCHC25–13–1Tournament champion12th2013
    2OmahaNCHC18–12–6At-large bid3rd20112DenverNCHC23–13–2At-large bid25th2014
    3HarvardECAC Hockey21–12–3Tournament champion22nd20063Boston CollegeHockey East21–13–3At-large bid34th2014
    4RITAtlantic Hockey19–14–5Tournament champion2nd20104ProvidenceHockey East22–13–2At-large bid11th2014

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Tournament bracket

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

    Results

    Midwest Region – South Bend

    Regional Final

    West Region – Fargo

    Regional Final

    Northeast Region – Manchester

    Regional Final

    East Region – Providence

    Regional Final

    Frozen Four – Boston

    Semifinal

    National Championship – Boston

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stalign=center style=";" PCAnthony Florentino (3)Acciari and Lukealign=center 09:25align=center 1–0 PC
    align=center style=";" BUAhti Oksanen (25)unassistedalign=center 12:50align=center 1–1
    align=center style=";" BUDanny O'Regan (23)Eichelalign=center 12:54align=center 2–1 BU
    2ndalign=center style=";" PCMark Jankowski (8) – PPMingoia and Mauermannalign=center 24:29align=center 2–2
    align=center style=";" BUCason Hohmann (11)Oksanenalign=center 31:36align=center 3–2 BU
    3rdalign=center style=";" PCTom Parisi (5)unassistedalign=center 51:24align=center 3–3
    align=center style=";" PCBrandon Tanev (10) – GWRooneyalign=center 53:43align=center 4–3 PC
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style=";" PCTom ParisiHolding the Stickalign=center 05:53align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" BUJohn MacLeodHookingalign=center 19:42align=center 2:00
    2ndalign=center style=";" BUbgcolor=ddffdd John MacLeodbgcolor=ddffdd Interferencealign=center bgcolor=ddffdd 22:33align=center bgcolor=ddffdd 2:00
    3rdalign=center style=";" BUJack EichelHookingalign=center 44:33align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=center style=";" Providence align=center 6 align=center 17 align=center 20 align=center 43
    align=center style=";" Boston University align=center 18 align=center 22 align=center 12 align=center 52
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style=";" PC align=center 49 align=center 3 align=center 59:51
    align=center style=";" BU align=center 39 align=center 4 align=center 58:11

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    NCHC67–652--
    Hockey East37–22221
    ECAC Hockey30–3----
    WCHA20–2----
    Atlantic Hockey11–11---
    Big Ten10–1----

    Media

    Television

    ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the eleventh consecutive year.[5] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN.[6] The Sports Network holds Canadian TV rights to all games. The games are across the network on all five feeds—TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5. Although they are broadcast under the TSN banner, it is actually asimulcast of the ESPN feed with the ESPN announcers.

    Broadcast Assignments

    Regionals

    Frozen Four & Championship

    Radio

    Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[7]

    All-Tournament team

    Frozen Four

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)[8]

    Notes and References

    1. NCAA Championships Site Selections . . December 11, 2013 . December 11, 2013.
    2. Web site: Hockey - the Boston Globe. The Boston Globe.
    3. Web site: 2015 NCAA BU vs Providence Hockey National Championship Highlights - YouTube . .
    4. News: Field of 16 announced for 2015 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. NCAA.com. March 22, 2015. March 22, 2015.
    5. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24. ESPN. December 15, 2011.
    6. Web site: Volner. Derek. March 22, 2015. ESPN to Cover Entire 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship. ESPN Media Zone. March 22, 2015.
    7. Web site: NCAA, Westwood One extend deal. NCAA. May 12, 2013. January 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516174340/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal. May 16, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
    8. News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-17.

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