2018 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2018
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:Xcel Energy Center
Frozenfourcity:St. Paul, Minnesota
Champions:Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs
Titlecount:2nd
Runnerup:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Gamecount:2nd
Semifinal1:Michigan Wolverines
Frozenfourcount:25th
Semifinal2:Ohio State Buckeyes
Frozenfourcount2:2nd
Coach:Scott Sandelin
Coachcount:2nd
Mop:Karson Kuhlman
Mopteam:Minnesota-Duluth
Attendance:18,303 (Championship)
54,535 (Frozen Four)
136,554 (Tournament)

The 2018 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States. 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 final – were hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota from April 5–7, 2018.[1]

Minnesota-Duluth defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win the program's 2nd NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

The tournament is composed 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 2018 regionals:[2]

March 23–24
  • East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield and Yale)
  • West Regional, Premier Center – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Host: North Dakota)
    March 24–25
  • Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)
  • Midwest Regional, PPL Center – Allentown, Pennsylvania (Host: Penn State)

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

    April 5–7
  • Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18.[3] The Big Ten had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the NCHC, Hockey East, and ECAC Hockey each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

    East Regional – BridgeportWest Regional – Sioux Falls
    SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
    1Notre Dame (2)Big Ten25–9–2Tournament champion10th20171St. Cloud State (1)NCHC25–8–6At-large bid13th2016
    2ProvidenceHockey East23–11–4At-large bid14th20172Minnesota StateWCHA29–9–1At-large bid5th2015
    3ClarksonECAC23–10–6At-large bid21st20083Minnesota–DuluthNCHC21–16–3At-large bid12th2017
    4Michigan TechWCHA22–16–5Tournament champion13th20174Air ForceAtlantic Hockey22–14–5Tournament champion7th2017
    Northeast Regional – WorcesterMidwest Regional – Allentown
    SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
    1Cornell (3)ECAC25–5–2At-large bid21st20171Ohio State (4)Big Ten24–9–5At-large bid8th2017
    2MichiganBig Ten20–14–3At-large bid37th20162DenverNCHC20–9–8Tournament champion28th2017
    3NortheasternHockey East23–9–5At-large bid6th20163Penn StateBig Ten18–14–5At-large bid2nd2017
    4Boston UniversityHockey East21–13–4Tournament champion36th20174PrincetonECAC19–12–4Tournament champion4th2009

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Tournament bracket

    Note: * denotes overtime period

    Results

    West Region – Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    Regional Final

    East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Regional Final

    Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

    Regional Final

    Midwest Region – Allentown, Pennsylvania

    Regional Final

    Frozen Four – Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

    National semifinal

    2018 National Championship

    (E1) Notre Dame vs. (W3) Minnesota–Duluth

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    1stalign=center style=";" UMDKarson Kuhlman (13)Milleralign=center 9:06align=center 1–0 UMD
    align=center style=";" UMDJared Thomas (11) – GWKuhlmanalign=center 18:39align=center 2–0 UMD
    align=center 2ndalign=center style=";" NDAndrew Oglevie (15) – PPMorrison and Evansalign=center 27:40align=center 2–1 UMD
    align=center 3rdNone
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style=";" NDMike O'LearyHookingalign=center 19:42align=center 2:00
    2ndalign=center style=";" NDJordan GrossTrippingalign=center 22:19align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDLouie RoehlInterferencealign=center 24:35align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDScott PerunovichInterferencealign=center 27:08align=center 2:00
    align=center style=";" NDColin TheisenKneeingalign=center 30:02align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=center style=";" Minnesota–Duluth align=center 10 align=center 18 align=center 7 align=center 35
    align=center style=";" Notre Dame align=center 7 align=center 8 align=center 5 align=center 20
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style=";" UMD align=center 19 align=center 1 align=center 59:26
    align=center style=";" ND align=center 33 align=center 2 align=center 58:32

    All-Tournament team

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)

    [4]

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    Big Ten47-4.636331-
    35-2.7142111
    32-3.4002---
    ECAC Hockey30-3.000----
    20-2.000----
    Atlantic Hockey11-1.5001---

    Media

    Television

    ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the fourteenth consecutive year.[5] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and streamed them online via WatchESPN.

    In Canada, the tournament will be broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.

    In the UK, the tournament will be broadcast by BT Sport ESPN.

    Broadcast assignments

    Regionals

    Frozen Four

    Radio

    Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[6]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites . NCAA.com.
    2. Web site: Future NCAA DI Championship sites through 2026 . NCAA.com . 2023-03-06.
    3. News: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Selections. NCAA.com. March 18, 2018. March 18, 2018.
    4. News: Last in, last standing: Minnesota Duluth defeats Notre Dame for second title . USCHO.com. 2018-04-07 . 2018-04-23 .
    5. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24. ESPN. December 15, 2011.
    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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