2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

2005 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
	2005 Frozen Four logo
Teams	16
Finals site	Value City Arena ; Columbus, Ohio ;
Champions	Denver Pioneers (7th title)
Runner-up	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (12th title game)
Semifinalists	Minnesota Golden Gophers (19th Frozen Four); Colorado College Tigers (10th Frozen Four);
Winning coach	George Gwozdecky (2nd title)
MOP	Peter Mannino (Denver)
Attendance	107,003
	← 2004 ; NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments ; 2006 →;

Last updated October 13, 2024

The 2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 25, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 9. A total of 15 games were played.

This tournament marked the first time in NCAA history, in any Division, in any sport, male or female, that the 4 semi-finalists all hailed from the same conference. The University of Denver, Colorado College, University of Minnesota, and University of North Dakota were all members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

Game locations

Worcester

Grand Rapids

Amherst

Minneapolis

Columbus

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2005 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. Regional placements are based primarily on the home location of the top seed in each bracket with an attempt made to put the top-ranked teams close to their home site.

Regional Sites

East — DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Midwest — Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Northeast — Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts
West — Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frozen Four

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University)

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 20, 2005.^[1] The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECACHL had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had two teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) both received a single bid for their tournament champions.

East Regional – Worcester							Northeast Regional – Amherst
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston College (1)	Hockey East	25–6–7	Tournament champion	25th	2004	1	Denver (2)	WCHA	28–9–2	Tournament champion	18th	2004
2	North Dakota	WCHA	23–12–5	At-large bid	20th	2004	2	New Hampshire	Hockey East	25–10–5	At-large bid	15th	2004
3	Boston University	Hockey East	22–14–5	At-large bid	28th	2003	3	Harvard	ECACHL	21–9–3	At-large bid	20th	2004
4	Mercyhurst	Atlantic Hockey	18–15–4	Tournament champion	3rd	2003	4	Bemidji State	CHA	23–12–1	Tournament champion	1st	Never
Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids							West Regional – Minneapolis
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Colorado College (3)	WCHA	29–8–3	At-large bid	17th	2003	1	Minnesota (4)	WCHA	26–14–1	At-large bid	29th	2004
2	Michigan	CCHA	30–7–3	Tournament champion	28th	2004	2	Cornell	ECACHL	26–4–3	Tournament champion	15th	2003
3	Wisconsin	WCHA	23–13–4	At-large bid	21st	2004	3	Ohio State	CCHA	27–10–4	At-large bid	5th	2004
4	Colgate	ECACHL	25–10–3	At-large bid	4th	2000	4	Maine	Hockey East	20–12–7	At-large bid	15th	2004

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Game locations

First round and regional finals

East – DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Midwest – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Northeast – William D. Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts
West – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frozen Four

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University)

Brackets

East Regional

Regional semifinals March 25			Regional Finals March 26

1	Boston College	5

4	Mercyhurst	4
			1	Boston College	3

			2	North Dakota	6
2	North Dakota	4

3	Boston University	0

West Regional

Regional semifinals March 26			Regional Finals March 27

1	Minnesota	1*

4	Maine	0
			1	Minnesota	2*

			2	Cornell	1
2	Cornell	3

3	Ohio State	2

Midwest Regional

Regional semifinals March 25			Regional Finals March 26

1	Colorado College	6

4	Colgate	5
			1	Colorado College	4

			2	Michigan	3
2	Michigan	4

3	Wisconsin	1

Northeast Regional

Regional semifinals March 26			Regional Finals March 27

1	Denver	4*

4	Bemidji State	3
			1	Denver	4

			2	New Hampshire	2
2	New Hampshire	3*

3	Harvard	2

Frozen Four

National semifinals April 7			National championship April 9

E2	North Dakota	4

W1	Minnesota	2
			E2	North Dakota	1

			NE1	Denver	4
MW1	Colorado College	2

NE1	Denver	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

East Regional

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Regional semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Mercyhurst

March 25^[4]	Boston College		5 – 4	Mercyhurst	DCU Center	Recap
(Havern, Adams) Pat Gannon - 02:27 (Rooney, Alberts) Brian Boyle - PP - 12:18 (Spina) Greg Lauze - PP - 19:25		First period		00:27 - David Wrigley (Warren) 07:53 - PP - Ben Cottreau (Borrelli, Kemp)
(Lauze, O'Hanley) Ned Havern - PP - 10:36 (Greene) Michael Brennan (ice hockey)Mike Brennan - GW - 17:33		Second period		04:22 - PP - T. J. Kemp (Hansen, Champagne) 19:01 - Rich Hansen (Wrigley, Warren)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
( 18 saves / 22 shots ) Cory Schneider		Goalie stats		Mike Ella ( 52 saves / 57 shots ) / Andy Franck ( 1 saves / 1 shots )

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Boston University

March 26^[5]	North Dakota		4 – 0	Boston University	DCU Center	Recap
(Genoway, Fuher) Drew Stafford - GW PP - 19:05		First period		No scoring
(McMahon, Jones) Colby Genoway - 04:01 (Porter, Genoway) Rory McMahon - 08:29		Second period		No scoring
(Fuher, McMahon) Colby Genoway - 02:40		Third period		No scoring
( 29 saves / 29 shots ) Jordan Parise		Goalie stats		John Curry ( 23 saves / 27 shots )

Regional Finals

(1) Boston College vs. (2) North Dakota

March 26^[6]	Boston College		3 – 6	North Dakota	DCU Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period		00:42 - Travis Zajac (Fuher, Schneider) 04:59 - Chris Porter (McMahon) 10:10 - Drew Stafford (Špirko, Zajac)
(Murphy) Chris Collins - 12:29		Second period		04:22 - GW PP - Travis Zajac (Stafford, Genoway)
(Shannon) Dave Spina - SH - 03:07 (Murphy, Lauze) Chris Collins - 15:23		Third period		06:04 - Chris Porter (Schneider) 11:08 - Brian Canady (Fabian)
( 15 saves / 21 shots ) Cory Schneider / ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) Matti Kaltiainen		Goalie stats		Jordan Parise ( 33 saves / 36 shots )

Midwest Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Colgate

March 25^[7]	Colorado College		6 – 5	Colgate	Van Andel Arena	Recap
(Slattengren) Brian Salcido - PP - 02:29 (Cox) Aaron Slattengren - 12:26 (Polaski) Marty Sertich - 13:15		First period		08:16 - Jon Smyth 14:01 - Jon Smyth (Spencer)
(Crabb, Frischmon) Lee Sweatt - 08:02		Second period		10:56 - SH - Adam Mitchell (McKinnon)
(Sertich) Brett Sterling - PP - 05:56 (Petiot) Brett Sterling - GW - 15:28		Third period		10:17 - Justin Spencer (DelGiacco) 14:13 - Adam Mitchell (Wilson, DelGiacco)
( 12 saves / 17 shots ) Curtis McElhinney		Goalie stats		Steve Silverthorn ( 33 saves / 39 shots )

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Wisconsin

March 25^[8]	Michigan		4 – 1	Wisconsin	Van Andel Arena	Recap
(Kolarik, Werner) Jeff Tambellini - PP - 07:08 (Hensick, Tambellini) Brandon Rogers - GW - 13:48		First period		No scoring
(Tambellini) T. J. Hensick - 18:00		Second period		No scoring
(Hensick, Hunwick) Jeff Tambellini - 07:04		Third period		14:43 - Adam Burish (Earl, Gilbert)
( 17 saves / 18 shots ) Al Montoya		Goalie stats		Bernd Brückler ( 27 saves / 31 shots )

Regional Final

(1) Colorado College vs. (2) Michigan

March 26^[9]	Colorado College		4 – 3	Michigan	Van Andel Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		09:17 - PP - Jeff Tambellini (Werner, Ebbett) 15:14 - PP - Brandon Kaleniecki (Moss, Rogers)
(Sweatt, Salcido) Marty Sertich - PP - 06:13 (Stuart, Crabb) Trevor Frischmon - SH - 15:27		Second period		01:32 - Eric Nystrom (Ebbett)
(Frischmon) Joey Crabb - 04:24 (Brunkhorst, Salcido) Trevor Frischmon - GW - 10:06		Third period		No scoring
( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Curtis McElhinney		Goalie stats		Al Montoya ( 19 saves / 23 shots )

Northeast Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Denver vs. (4) Bemidji State

March 26^[10]	Denver		4 – 3	OT	Bemidji State	William D. Mullins Center	Recap
(Ulanski, Gauthier) Andrew Thomas - 05:35 (Laatsch, Dingle) Tom May - 12:18		First period			01:20 - Shane Holman (Haider) 11:14 - Jean-Guy Gervais
(Gauthier, Drummond) Kevin Ulanski - 01:02		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			02:17 - PP - Brendan Cook (Jonsson)
(Skinner, Gauthier) Kevin Ulanski - GW - 03:26		First overtime period			No scoring
( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Glenn Fisher		Goalie stats			Matt Climie ( 45 saves / 49 shots )

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Harvard

March 26^[11]	New Hampshire		3 – 2	OT	Harvard	William D. Mullins Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			09:26 - Ryan Maki (Du, Lannon)
(Teplitsky) Sean Collins - PP - 07:35		Second period			07:43 - Alex Meintel (Magura, Lederman)
(Collins, Teplitsky) Preston Callander - PP - 03:44		Third period			No scoring
(Aikins, Micflikier) Daniel Winnik - 15:06		First overtime period			No scoring
( 39 saves / 41 shots ) Kevin Regan		Goalie stats			Dov Grumet-Morris ( 43 saves / 46 shots )

Regional Finals

(1) Denver vs. (2) New Hampshire

March 27^[12]	Denver		4 – 2	New Hampshire	William D. Mullins Center	Recap
(Ulanski, Drummond) Gabe Gauthier - 13:42		First period		14:36 - Jacob Micflikier (Flaishans, Winnik)
(Veideman, Carle) Gabe Gauthier - PP - 18:02		Second period		13:27 - PS - Daniel Winnik
(Fulghum) Ryan Dingle - GW - 16:17 (Ulanski, Drummond) Gabe Gauthier - EN - 19:37		Third period		No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Peter Mannino		Goalie stats		Kevin Regan ( 42 saves / 45 shots )

West Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Maine

March 26^[13]	Minnesota		1 – 0	OT	Maine	Mariucci Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
(Smaagaard, Sertich) Evan Kaufmann - GW - 01:46		First overtime period			No scoring
( 25 saves / 25 shots ) Kellen Briggs		Goalie stats			Jimmy Howard ( 37 saves / 38 shots )

(2) Cornell vs. (3) Ohio State

March 26^[14]	Cornell		3 – 2	Ohio State	Mariucci Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		10:46 - Dominic Maiani (Fritsche, Anderson)
(Moulson, Scott) Doug Krantz - 13:16 (Abbott, Gleed) Chris Abbott - 16:22		Second period		12:58 - Tom Fritsche
(Moulson, Sawada) Mike Iggulden - GW - 08:23		Third period		No scoring
( 34 saves / 36 shots ) David McKee		Goalie stats		Dave Caruso ( 17 saves / 20 shots )

Regional Final

(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Cornell

March 27^[15]	Minnesota		2 – 1	OT	Cornell	Mariucci Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Smaagaard) Andy Sertich - 14:45		Second period			13:02 - SH - Mitch Carefoot (Pegoraro)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
(Howe) Barry Tallackson - GW - 04:31		First overtime period			No scoring
( 17 saves / 18 shots ) Kellen Briggs		Goalie stats			David McKee ( 37 saves / 39 shots )

Frozen Four

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National semifinal

(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) North Dakota

April 7^[17]	Minnesota		2 – 4	North Dakota	Value City Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		05:34 - Erik Fabian
No scoring		Second period		10:12 - Erik Fabian (Canady, Jones)
(Vannelli, Guyer) Mike Howe - PP - 06:17 (Howe, Vannelli) Gino Guyer - PP - 07:40		Third period		00:45 - GW PP - Travis Zajac (Stafford, Fuher) 05:00 - SH - Travis Zajac (Stafford, Greene)
( 28 saves / 32 shots ) Kellen Briggs		Goalie stats		Jordan Parise ( 26 saves / 28 shots )

(NE1) Denver vs. (MW1) Colorado College

April 7^[18]	Denver		6 – 2	Colorado College	Value City Arena	Recap
(Carle, Skinner) Luke Fulghum - PP - 13:54 (Skinner, Gauthier) Luke Fulghum - PP - 15:26		First period		No scoring
(Skinner, Drummond) Matt Carle - GW PP - 06:05 (Fulghum, Carle) Gabe Gauthier - PP - 19:50		Second period		09:49 - PP - Brian Salcido (Sweatt, Crabb)
(Drummond, Skinner) Gabe Gauthier - PP - 05:42 (May, Mannino) Adrian Veideman - PP - 19:15		Third period		13:02 - PP - James Brannigan (Polich, Stuart)
( 41 saves / 43 shots ) Peter Mannino		Goalie stats		Curtis McElhinney ( 23 saves / 29 shots )

National Championship

(NE1) Denver vs. (E2) North Dakota

April 9^[19]

Denver

4 – 1

North Dakota

Value City Arena

Recap

Scoring summary^[20]
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	DEN	Jeff Drummond (16)	Ulanski and Gauthier	6:15	1–0 DEN
1st	UND	Travis Zajac (20) – PP	Fuher and Stafford	9:52	1–1
2nd	DEN	Paul Stastny (16) – GW PP	Ulanski and Laatsch	30:08	2–1 DEN
3rd	DEN	Paul Stastny (17) – PP	Carle and Skinner	48:19	3–1 DEN
3rd	DEN	Gabe Gauthier (26) – EN	Stastny	59:23	4–1 DEN
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	UND	Matt Greene	Roughing	2:31	2:00
	DEN	Adrian Veideman	Roughing	2:31	2:00
	UND	Matt Greene	High-Sticking	6:31	2:00
	DEN	Andrew Thomas	High-Sticking	8:55	2:00
2nd	DEN	Jussi Halme	Tripping	21:28	2:00
	DEN	Jussi Halme	Hooking	25:55	2:00
	UND	Brian Canady	Contact to the Head-Elbowing	28:26	2:00
	DEN	Paul Stastny	Holding	31:37	2:00
	UND	Rory McMahon	Interference	33:34	2:00
	UND	Andy Schneider	Hooking	37:09	2:00
	DEN	Paul Stastny	Obstruction Hooking	38:06	2:00
3rd	UND	Mike Prpich	Unsportsmanlike Conduct	42:57	2:00
	DEN	Andrew Thomas	Holding	42:57	2:00
	DEN	Michael Handza	Unsportsmanlike Conduct	42:57	2:00
	UND	Matt Greene	Cross-Checking	47:01	2:00
	UND	Nick Fuher	Slashing	48:53	2:00
	DEN	Geoff Paukovich	Interference	49:46	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
North Dakota	10	12	23	45
Denver	7	11	6	24

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
UND	Jordan Parise	20	3	58:10
DEN	Peter Mannino	44	1	60:00

All-Tournament team

G: Peter Mannino* (Denver)
D: Brett Skinner (Denver)
D: Matt Carle (Denver)
F: Paul Stastny (Denver)
F: Travis Zajac (North Dakota)
F: Gabe Gauthier (Denver)

* Most Outstanding Player(s) ^[21]

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Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
WCHA	5	11-4	.733	4	4	2	1
Hockey East	4	2-4	.333	2	-	-	-
ECACHL	3	1-3	.250	1	-	-	-
CCHA	2	1-2	.333	1	-	-	-
Atlantic Hockey	1	0-1	.000	-	-	-	-
CHA	1	0-1	.000	-	-	-	-

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v t e NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Tournaments	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Records & achievements	All-time team records Tournament appearances Frozen Four appearances Champions Most Outstanding Player All-Tournament Teams

v t e 2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments
Conference	Atlantic Hockey CCHA CHA ECAC Hockey East WCHA
National	NCAA

2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Contents

Game locations

Regional Sites

Frozen Four

Qualifying teams

Game locations

First round and regional finals

Frozen Four

Brackets

East Regional

West Regional

Midwest Regional

Northeast Regional

Frozen Four

East Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Mercyhurst

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Boston University

Regional Finals

(1) Boston College vs. (2) North Dakota

Midwest Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Colgate

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Wisconsin

Regional Final

(1) Colorado College vs. (2) Michigan

Northeast Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Denver vs. (4) Bemidji State

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Harvard

Regional Finals

(1) Denver vs. (2) New Hampshire

West Regional

Regional semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Maine

(2) Cornell vs. (3) Ohio State

Regional Final

(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Cornell

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) North Dakota

(NE1) Denver vs. (MW1) Colorado College

National Championship

(NE1) Denver vs. (E2) North Dakota

All-Tournament team

Record by conference

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