2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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Teams | 16 |
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Finals site |
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Champions | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title) |
Runner-up | Michigan Wolverines (16th title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Scott Sandelin (1st title) |
MOP | J. T. Brown (Minnesota–Duluth) |
Attendance | 19,222 (Championship) 57,500 (Frozen Four) 129,513 (Tournament) |
The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 25, 2011, and ended with the championship game on April 9,[1] when the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3–2.
Tournament procedure[]
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2011 regionals:[1]
- March 25 and 26
- East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
- West Regional, Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
- March 26 and 27
- Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
- Midwest Regional, Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]
- April 7 and 9
- 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 20. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Hockey East, ECAC Hockey and Atlantic Hockey conference tournament winners all secure a spot in the tournament while other at large teams are chosen by the NCAA selection committee.
Midwest Regional – Green Bay | East Regional – Bridgeport | ||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
1 | North Dakota (2) | WCHA | 30–8–3 | Tournament champion | 1 | Yale (1) | ECAC Hockey | 27–6–1 | Tournament champion |
2 | Denver | WCHA | 24–11–5 | At-large bid | 2 | Union | ECAC Hockey | 26–9–4 | At-large bid |
3 | Western Michigan | CCHA | 19–12–10 | At-large bid | 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 22–10–6 | At-large bid |
4 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 20–11–6 | Tournament champion |
Northeast Regional – Manchester | West Regional – St. Louis | ||||||||
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
1 | Miami (4) | CCHA | 23–9–6 | Tournament champion | 1 | Boston College (3) | Hockey East | 30–7–1 | Tournament champion |
2 | Merrimack | Hockey East | 25–9–4 | At-large bid | 2 | Michigan | CCHA | 26–10–4 | At-large bid |
3 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid | 3 | Nebraska–Omaha | WCHA | 21–15–2 | At-large bid |
4 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 21–10–6 | At-large bid | 4 | Colorado College | WCHA | 22–18–3 | At-large bid |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Regionals[]
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut[]
Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional final March 26 | ||||||||
1 | Yale (1) | 2* | |||||||
4 | Air Force | 1 | |||||||
1 | Yale | 3 | |||||||
3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5 | |||||||
3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | |||||||
2 | Union | 0 |
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals[]
March 25, 2011 6:30 pm EDT | (1) Yale | 2 – 1 OT (0–0, 1–1 , 0–0, 1–0) | (4) Air Force | Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,671 |
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Goalies | Referees: Brian Hill Brian Aaron Linesmen: T.J. Likens Tony Molina | ||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
28 | Shots | 23 |
March 25, 2011 3:00 pm EDT | (2) Union | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | (3) Minnesota–Duluth | Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,671 |
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Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Referees: Scott Hansen Tim Benedetto Linesmen: Chris Milea Brendan Kelleher | ||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||
32 | Shots | 28 |
Regional final[]
March 26, 2011 6:30 pm EDT | (1) Yale | 3 – 5 (0–1, 1–4, 2–0) | (3) Minnesota–Duluth | Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,816 |
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, | Goalies | Referees: Brian Hill Brian Aaron Linesmen: T.J. Likens Tony Molina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 26 |
Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin[]
Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
1 | North Dakota (2) | 6 | |||||||
4 | Rensselaer | 0 | |||||||
1 | North Dakota | 6 | |||||||
2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
3 | Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||
2 | Denver | 3** |
Regional semifinals[]
March 26, 2011 12:30 pm CDT | (1) North Dakota | 6 – 0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0) | (4) Rensselaer | Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 4,297 |
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Aaron Dell | Goalies | Allen York | Referees: Steve Marofsky Ryan Sweeney Linesmen: Brendan Blanchard Tory Carsano | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 21 |
March 26, 2011 4:00 pm CDT | (2) Denver | 3 – 2 2OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 1–0) | (3) Western Michigan | Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 4,355 |
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Sam Brittain | Goalies | Referees: Kevin Shea Jeff Bunyan Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | |||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 38 |
Regional final[]
March 27, 2011 4:30 pm CDT | (1) North Dakota | 6 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) | (2) Denver | Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 3,956 |
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Aaron Dell | Goalies | Sam Brittain | Referees: Kevin Shea Jeff Bunyan Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 27 |
West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri[]
Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional final March 26 | ||||||||
1 | Boston College (3) | 4 | |||||||
4 | Colorado College | 8 | |||||||
4 | Colorado College | 1 | |||||||
2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
3 | Nebraska–Omaha | 2 | |||||||
2 | Michigan | 3* |
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals[]
March 25, 2011 8:00 pm CDT | (1) Boston College | 4 – 8 (1–4, 1–3, 2–1) | (4) Colorado College | Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 5,024 |
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John Muse, Parker Milner | Goalies | Referees: S. McInchak B. Poch Linesmen: Joe Hutek Marc DesRosiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Shots | 36 |
March 25, 2011 4:30 pm CDT | (2) Michigan | 3 – 2 OT (0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | (3) Nebraska–Omaha | Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 5,024 |
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Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Referees: Harry Dumas Chip McDonald Linesmen: Glen Cooke Justin Prusak | |||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 29 |
Regional final[]
March 26, 2011 8:00 pm CDT | (2) Michigan | 2 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | (4) Colorado College | Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri |
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Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Referees: Harry Dumas Chip McDonald Linesmen: Justin Prusak Glen Cooke | |||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
43 | Shots | 22 |
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire[]
Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
1 | Miami (4) | 1 | |||||||
4 | New Hampshire | 3 | |||||||
4 | New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 4* | |||||||
2 | Merrimack | 3 |
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals[]
March 26, 2011 4:00 pm EDT | (1) Miami | 1 – 3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2) | (4) New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,608 |
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Cody Reichard | Goalies | Referees: Tim Kotyra Peter Feola Linesmen: Mike Emanatian Dave Brown | ||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 27 |
March 26, 2011 7:30 pm EDT | (2) Merrimack | 3 – 4 OT (2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | (3) Notre Dame | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,608 |
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Joe Cannata | Goalies | Referees: Derek Shepperd Marco Hunt Linesmen: Tony Czech Nathan Freeman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 37 |
Regional final[]
March 27, 2011 8:00 pm EDT | (3) Notre Dame | 2 – 1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1) | (4) New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 5,906 |
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Goalies | Referees: Derek Shepperd Marco Hunt Linesmen: Tony Czech Nathan Freeman | ||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
38 | Shots | 38 |
Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota[]
National Semifinals April 7 | National Championship April 9 | ||||||||
E3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4 | |||||||
NE3 | Notre Dame | 3 | |||||||
E3 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3* | |||||||
W2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
W2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
MW1 | North Dakota | 0 |
National Semifinals[]
April 7, 2011 4:00 pm CDT | (NE3) Notre Dame | 3 – 4 (2–3, 0–1, 1–0) | (E3) Minnesota–Duluth | Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,139 |
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Goalies | Referees: Chip McDonald Peter Feola Linesmen: Glen Cooke Dave Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 21 |
April 7, 2011 7:30 pm CDT | (MW1) North Dakota | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | (W2) Michigan | Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,139 |
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Aaron Dell | Goalies | Shawn Hunwick | Referees: Kevin Shea Scott Hansen Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
40 | Shots | 20 |
National Championship[]
April 9, 2011 6:00 pm CDT | (W2) Michigan | 2–3 (OT) | (E3) Minnesota–Duluth | Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,222 |
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Referees: Tim Benedetto Jeff Bunyon Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | ||||
Scoring summary | |||||
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | UM | (5) | Rust | 14:42 | 1–0 UM |
2nd | UMD | Travis Oleksuk (14) | Lamb and Brown | 21:39 | 1–1 |
UMD | (1) – PP | Seidel and Lamb | 29:31 | 2–1 UMD | |
UM | (3) | Pateryn and DeBlois | 37:46 | 2–2 | |
3rd | None | ||||
1st OT | UMD | (11) – GW | Oleksuk and Lamb | 63:22 | 3–2 UMD |
Penalty summary | |||||
Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
1st | UM | Ben Winnett | Interference | 5:46 | 2:00 |
UMD | Jake Hendrickson | Boarding | 9:22 | 2:00 | |
UM | Chris Brown | Charging | 11:35 | 2:00 | |
2nd | UM | Kevin Clare | Hitting After Whistle | 24:10 | 2:00 |
UMD | Brady Lamb | Tripping | 25:41 | 2:00 | |
UM | Mac Bennett | Hooking | 29:09 | 2:00 | |
UM | Chris Brown | Obstruction-Interference | 32:26 | 2:00 | |
UM | Kevin Clare | Tripping | 34:08 | 2:00 | |
UMD | J. T. Brown | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 35:04 | 2:00 | |
UM | Shawn Hunwick (Served by Louie Caporusso) | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 35:04 | 2:00 | |
UMD | Jack Connolly | Slashing | 35:18 | 2:00 | |
3rd | UM | Mac Bennett | Holding | 42:23 | 2:00 |
UMD | Brady Lamb | Hitting After Whistle | 49:19 | 2:00 | |
UM | Jon Merrill | Holding | 49:27 | 2:00 | |
UM | Kevin Lynch | Boarding | 51:32 | 2:00 |
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Record by conference[]
Conference | # of bids | Record | Win % | Regional finals | Frozen Four | Championship game | Champions |
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WCHA | 5 | 7–4 | .636 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
CCHA | 4 | 5–4 | .556 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Hockey East | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ECAC Hockey | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Media[]
Television[]
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the seventh consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3.
Broadcast Assignments[]
Regionals
- East Regional: Clay Matvick & Barry Melrose – Bridgeport, Connecticut
- West Regional: Ben Holden & – St Louis, Missouri
- Northeast Regional: Justin Kutcher & – Manchester, New Hampshire
- Midwest Regional: & – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Frozen Four & Championship
- Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – St. Paul, Minnesota
Radio[]
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[2]
All-Tournament Team[]
Frozen Four[]
- G: Shawn Hunwick (Michigan)
- D: Justin Faulk (Minnesota-Duluth)
- D: Jon Merrill (Michigan)
- F: (Minnesota-Duluth)
- F: J. T. Brown* (Minnesota-Duluth)
- F: (Michigan)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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