2016 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2016
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:Amalie Arena
Frozenfourcity:Tampa, Florida
Champions:North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Titlecount:8th
Champgamecount:13th
Champffcount:22nd
Runnerup:Quinnipiac Bobcats
Gamecount:2nd
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Boston College Eagles
Frozenfourcount:25th
Semifinal2:Denver Pioneers
Frozenfourcount2:15th
Coach:Brad Berry
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Drake Caggiula
Mopteam:North Dakota
Attendance:19,358 (Championship)
55,211 (Frozen Four)
115,261 (Tournament)

The 2016 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2016. 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 – were hosted by the University of Wisconsin and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.[1]

North Dakota defeated Quinnipiac 5–1 to win the program's 8th NCAA title.

This is the first time in NCAA college hockey history that a first year coach, Brad Berry, won the NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

The tournament consisted 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 2016 regionals:

March 25–26
  • Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)
  • Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)
    March 26–27
  • East Regional, Times Union Center – Albany, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey)
  • West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

    The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

    April 7–9
  • Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida (Host: University of Wisconsin)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20.[2] Hockey East had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, NCHC had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had three teams receive a berth, and one team from the Big Ten Conference, Atlantic Hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) received a berth.

    Midwest Regional – CincinnatiNortheast Regional – Worcester
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1North Dakota (3)NCHC30–6–4At-large bid31st20151Providence (4)Hockey East27–6–4At-large bid12th2015
    2MichiganBig Ten24–7–5Tournament champion36th20122Boston CollegeHockey East26–7–5At-large bid35th2015
    3Notre DameHockey East19–10–7At-large bid8th20143HarvardECAC19–10–4At-large bid23rd2015
    4NortheasternHockey East22–13–5Tournament champion5th20094Minnesota-DuluthNCHC18–15–5At-large bid10th2015
    East Regional – AlbanyWest Regional – Saint Paul
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1Quinnipiac (1)ECAC29–3–7Tournament champion5th20151St. Cloud State (2)NCHC31–8–1Tournament champion12th2015
    2UMass LowellHockey East24–9–5At-large bid7th20142DenverNCHC23–9–6At-large bid26th2015
    3YaleECAC19–8–4At-large bid8th20153Boston UniversityHockey East21–12–5At-large bid34th2015
    4RITAtlantic Hockey18–14–6Tournament champion3rd20154Ferris StateWCHA19–14–6Tournament champion4th2014

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Tournament bracket

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

    Results

    East Region – Albany, New York

    Regional Final

    West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota

    Regional Final

    Midwest Region – Cincinnati

    Regional Final

    Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

    Regional Final

    Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida

    Semifinal

    National Championship – Tampa, Florida

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stalign=center style=";" UNDShane Gersich (9)Ausmus and Boeseralign=center 11:56align=center 1–0 UND
    align=center style=";" UNDBrock Boeser (27) – GW SHunassistedalign=center 14:16align=center 2–0 UND
    align=center style=";" QUITim Clifton (19) – PPC. Clifton and St. Denisalign=center 18:53align=center 2–1 UND
    2ndNone
    3rdalign=center style=";" UNDDrake Caggiula (24)Schmaltz and Boeseralign=center 41:21align=center 3–1 UND
    align=center style=";" UNDDrake Caggiula (25)Boeser and LaDuealign=center 43:41align=center 4–1 UND
    align=center style=";" UNDAustin Poganski (10)Gardner and Ausmusalign=center 50:41align=center 5–1 UND
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style=";" UNDBryn ChyzykSlashingalign=center 09:57align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUITravis St. DenisSlashingalign=center 09:57align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNDPaul LaDueTrippingalign=center 13:19align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNDDrake CaggiulaCross-Checkingalign=center 18:41align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNDTroy StecherCross-Checkingalign=center 18:50align=center 2:00
    2ndalign=center style=";" UNDDrake CaggiulaHigh-Stickingalign=center 22:13align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNDChristian WolaninRoughingalign=center 25:02align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUISam AnasRoughingalign=center 25:02align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUITommy SchuttHookingalign=center 30:45align=center 2:00
    3rdalign=center style=";" QUIDerek SmithCross-Checkingalign=center 46:36align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UNDJoel JanatuinenRoughingalign=center 57:34align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" QUIConnor CliftonRoughingalign=center 57:34align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=center style=";" Quinnipiac align=center 13 align=center 9 align=center 11 align=center 33
    align=center style=";" North Dakota align=center 16 align=center 9 align=center 11 align=center 36
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style=";" QUI align=center 31 align=center 5 align=center 60:00
    align=center style=";" UND align=center 32 align=center 1 align=center 60:00

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    Hockey East63–621--
    NCHC47–33211
    ECAC Hockey33–3111-
    WCHA11–11---
    Big Ten11–11---
    Atlantic Hockey10–1----

    Media

    Television

    ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the twelfth consecutive year.[3] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN.[4]

    In Canada, the tournament is broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.[5]

    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.[6]

    All-Tournament team

    Frozen Four

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)

    Notes and References

    1. NCAA Championships Site Selections . . December 11, 2013 . December 11, 2013.
    2. News: 2016 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Selections announced. NCAA.com. March 20, 2016. March 20, 2016.
    3. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24. ESPN. December 15, 2011.
    4. Web site: Volner. Derek. March 22, 2016. ESPN to Cover Entire 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship. ESPN Media Zone. March 24, 2016.
    5. Web site: November 10, 2015. NCAA hockey returns to TSN with most expansive schedule ever. TSN.ca Staff. TSN. March 25, 2016.
    6. 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. 2013-05-16. dead.

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