2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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2015 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
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Teams16
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Champions Providence Friars  (1st title)
Runner-up Boston University Terriers  (11th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Nate Leaman  (1st title)
MOP Jon Gillies (Providence)
Attendance18,022 (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]

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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

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2015 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

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 – Fargo Northeast Regional – Manchester
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 North Dakota (2)NCHC27–9–3At-large bid30th20141 Boston University (3)Hockey East25–7–5 Tournament champion 33rd2012
2 Michigan Tech WCHA29–9–2At-large bid11th19812 Minnesota–Duluth NCHC20–15–3At-large bid9th2012
3 St. Cloud State NCHC19–18–1At-large bid11th20143 Minnesota Big Ten23–12–3 Tournament champion 36th2014
4 Quinnipiac ECAC Hockey23–11–4At-large bid4th20144 Yale ECAC Hockey18–9–5At-large bid7th2013
Midwest Regional – South Bend East Regional – Providence
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Minnesota State (1)WCHA29–7–3 Tournament champion 4th20141 Miami (4)NCHC25–13–1 Tournament champion 12th2013
2 Omaha NCHC18–12–6At-large bid3rd20112 Denver NCHC23–13–2At-large bid25th2014
3 Harvard ECAC Hockey21–12–3 Tournament champion 22nd20063 Boston College Hockey East21–13–3At-large bid34th2014
4 RIT Atlantic Hockey19–14–5 Tournament champion 2nd20104 Providence Hockey East22–13–2At-large bid11th2014

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

Regional semifinals
March 27–28 		Regional Finals
March 28–29 		Semifinals
April 9 		Championship
April 11
            
1 Minnesota State (1) 1
4 RIT2
4 RIT 0
South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun
2 Omaha4
2 Omaha4
3 Harvard 1
MW2 Omaha 1
E4 Providence4
1 Miami (4) 5
4 Providence7
4 Providence4
Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun
2 Denver 1
2 Denver5
3 Boston College 2
E4 Providence4
NE1 Boston University 3
1 North Dakota (2)4
4 Quinnipiac 1
1 North Dakota4
Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat
3 St. Cloud State 1
2 Michigan Tech 2
3 St. Cloud State3*
W1 North Dakota 3
NE1 Boston University5
1 Boston University (3)3*
4 Yale 2
1 Boston University3
Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat
2 Minnesota–Duluth 2
2 Minnesota–Duluth4
3 Minnesota 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Midwest Region – South Bend

Regional semifinal

March 28, 2015
4:00 pm		(1) Minnesota State1 – 2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		(4) RIT Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana
Attendance: 4,114
Game reference
Stephon Williams Goalies Jordan Ruby Referees:
Geoff Miller
Cameron Voss
Linesmen:
Marc Sullivan
Bob Bernard
0–104:30 – Alexander Kuqali (5) (Mitchell, Garbowsky)
C. J. Franklin (9) (Blueger, Jutzi) – PP – 30:521–1
1–254:09 – GW – Josh Mitchell (16) (McGowan)
4 minPenalties10 min
34Shots19
March 28, 2015
7:30 pm		(2) Omaha4 – 1
(2–0, 0–0, 2–1)		(3) Harvard Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana
Attendance: 4,114
Game reference
Ryan Massa Goalies Steve Michalek Referees:
Marco Hunt
C.J. Beaurline
Linesmen:
Bruce Vida
Joe Hutek
Grant Gallo (3) (Peterson, Brady) – 01:591–0
Avery Peterson (11) (Randolph, Ortega) – GW PP – 19:582–0
2–143:09 – Jimmy Vesey (32) (Bergin, Criscuolo)
Tyler Vesel (8) (Parizek, Randolph) – PP EN – 59:243–1
Jake Guentzel (13) (unassisted) – EN – 59:564–1
4 minPenalties8 min
29Shots34

Regional Final

March 29, 2015
7:30 pm		(2) Omaha4 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 4–0)		(4) RIT Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana
Attendance: 3,719
Game reference
Ryan Massa Goalies Jordan Ruby Referees:
Geoff Miller
Cameron Voss
Linesmen:
Marc Sullivan
Bob Bernard
Jake Randolph (5) (Snuggerud, Parizek) – GW – 41:011–0
Austin Ortega (20) (Guentzel, Pope) – 55:362–0
Justin Parizek (13) (Guentzel, Snuggerud) – 56:523–0
David Pope (20) (Ortega) – EN – 57:424–0
6 minPenalties19 min
28Shots40

West Region – Fargo

Regional semifinal

March 27, 2015
7:45 pm		(1) North Dakota4 – 1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		(4) Quinnipiac Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,283
Game reference
Zane McIntyre Goalies Michael Garteig
Jacob Meyers 		Referees:
Chris Perrault
Kevin Langseth
Linesmen:
Paul Tunison
Eric Froberg
Tucker Poolman (8) (LaDue, Pattyn) – PP – 12:591–0
Bryn Chyzyk (7) (Ausmus) – 27:092–0
Drake Caggiula (17) (Stecher) – SH – 29:553–0
3–158:34 – Andrew Taverner (6) (Pieper, MacMaster)
Luke Johnson (17) (Caggiula) – SH EN – 59:444–1
31 minPenalties25 min
30Shots25
March 27, 2015
3:30 pm		(2) Michigan Tech2 – 3 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		(3) St. Cloud State Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,283
Game reference
Jamie Phillips Goalies Charlie Lindgren Referees:
Kevin Shea
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Chris Aughe
Tanner Kero (20) (Petan, Hanna) – 07:181–0
1–121:06 – PP – Kalle Kossila (6) (Morley, Prow)
C. J. Eick (3) (L'Esperance, Steman) – 50:542–1
2–259:22 – EA – Jonny Brodzinski (21) (Russell, Benik)
2–368:11 – GW – Judd Peterson (4) (Rehkamp)
6 minPenalties4 min
38Shots21

Regional Final

March 28, 2015
8:00 pm		(1) North Dakota4 – 1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		(3) St. Cloud State Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,307
Game reference
Zane McIntyre Goalies Charlie Lindgren Referees:
Steve McInchak
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Nick Bradshaw
Sam Shilkowsky
0–101:29 – Jimmy Murray (5) (Rehkamp)
Andrew Panzarella (1) (Poolman, St. Clair) – 08:591–1
Drake Caggiula (18) (unassisted) – GW – 26:492–1
Luke Johnson (10) (unassisted) – 42:533–1
Colten St. Clair (3) (unassisted) – EN – 59:194–1
4 minPenalties2 min
26Shots20

Northeast Region – Manchester

Regional semifinal

March 27, 2015
2:00 pm		(1) Boston University3 – 2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0)		(4) Yale Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 5,123
Game reference
Matt O'Connor Goalies Alex Lyon Referees:
Todd Anderson
Derek Sheperd
Linesmen:
Paul Carnathan
John Philo
0–133:19 – PP – Nate Repensky (3) (Doherty, DiChiara)
Ahti Oksanen (24) (Greer, Hohmann) – 48:211–1
Evan Rodrigues (19) (O'Regan) – 51:202–1
2–253:12 – Frankie DiChiara (9) (Learned, Cooper)
Danny O'Regan (22) (Eichel, Rodrigues) – 67:273–2
8 minPenalties10 min
42Shots23
March 27, 2015
5:30 pm		(2) Minnesota–Duluth4 – 1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)		(3) Minnesota Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 6,522
Game reference
Kasimir Kaskisuo Goalies Adam Wilcox Referees:
Chip McDonald
Scott Whittemore
Linesmen:
Jason Shattie
Dan Taggart
Tony Cameranesi (9) (Raskob, Kuhlman) – 12:491–0
Justin Crandall (13) (Kotyk, Osterberg) – GW – 15:272–0
Willie Raskob (3) (Cameranesi, Farley) – 18:483–0
Carson Soucy (6) (Toninato, Welinski) – PP – 31:024–0
4–155:06 – Seth Ambroz (12) (Lettieri, Boyd)
2 minPenalties4 min
33Shots32

Regional Final

March 28, 2015
5:30 pm		(1) Boston University3 – 2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)		(2) Minnesota–Duluth Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 4,721
Game reference
Matt O'Connor Goalies Kasimir Kaskisuo Referees:
Butch Mousseaux
Pete Friesema
Linesmen:
Matt Tyree
Matt Ulwelling
Evan Rodrigues (20) (Fortunato) – 07:171–0
1–120:37 – Willie Raskob (4) (Corrin)
Matt Lane (8) (Piccinich, Phelps) – 23:322–1
2–227:31 – Kyle Osterberg (7) (unassisted)
Evan Rodrigues (21) (Grzelcyk, O'Regan) – GW PP – 57:363–2
2 minPenalties6 min
30Shots29

East Region – Providence

Regional semifinal

March 28, 2015
6:30 pm		(1) Miami5 – 7
(2–2, 0–4, 3–1)		(4) Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 7,908
Game reference
Jay Williams (out 32:30)
Ryan McKay (in 32:30)		Goalies Jon Gillies Referees:
Peter Feola
Kevin Curtis
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
Cody Murphy (13) (Greenberg, Belpedio) – 04:101–0
1–110:14 – Trevor Mingoia (14) (unassisted)
Anthony Louis (9) (Joyaux, Czarnik) – 13:182–1
2–214:47 – Shane Luke (12) (Saracino, Mauermann)
2–325:33 – Steven McParland (6) (Parisi, Saracino)
2–432:00 – Brian Pinho (6) (Acciari, McKenzie)
2–532:30 – Noel Acciari (13) (Mingoia, Tanev)
2–638:43 – GW – Shane Luke (13) (Jankowski, McParland)
Matthew Caito (4) (Czarnik, Louis) – EA – 51:263–6
Devin Loe (2) (Kuraly, Richart) – EA – 54:144–6
Sean Kuraly (19) (Caito) – EA – 58:275–6
5–759:53 – EN Brandon Tanev (8) (Florentino)
6 minPenalties4 min
34Shots36
March 28, 2015
3:00 pm		(2) Denver5 – 2
(2–1, 0–0, 3–1)		(3) Boston College Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 7,908
Game reference
Tanner Jaillet Goalies Thatcher Demko Referees:
Ryan Sweeney
Eugene Binda, Jr.
Linesmen:
Tony Carissimo
Brendan Blanchard
Joey LaLeggia (14) (Doremus) – PP – 4:481–0
1–116:51 – Mike Matheson (3) (Gilmour, Sanford)
Trevor Moore (22) (Loney, Shore) – 19:532–1
Will Butcher (4) (Doremus, Moore) – GW – 48:053–1
Grant Arnold (1) (Jacobson, Tabrum) – 49:044–1
4–254:51 – PP Ryan Fitzgerald (17) (Matheson)
Grant Arnold (2) (Jacobson, Tabrum) – EN – 58:475–2
4 minPenalties4 min
28Shots24

Regional Final

March 29, 2015
5:00 pm		(2) Denver1 – 4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)		(4) Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 6,326
Game reference
Tanner Jaillet Goalies Jon Gillies Referees:
Peter Feola
Kevin Curtis
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
0–134:22 – PP – Noel Acciari (14) (Luke, Walman)
Joey LaLeggia (15) (Shore, Butcher) – PP – 47:521–1
1–254:59 – GW PP – Tom Parisi (4) (Walman, Luke)
1–358:28 – EN – Brandon Tanev (9) (Walman, Monk)
1–459:07 – EN – Kevin Rooney (7) (unassisted)
19 minPenalties8 min
24Shots24

Frozen Four – Boston

Semifinal

April 9, 2015
8:30 pm
ESPN2		(W1) North Dakota3 – 5
(0–2, 1–2, 2–1)		(NE1) Boston University TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,022
Game reference
Zane McIntyre Goalies Matt O'Connor Referees:
Marco Hunt
C.J. Beaurline
Linesmen:
Joe Hutek
Bruce Vida
0–104:59 – PP – Jack Eichel (25) (O'Regan, Oksanen)
0–219:12 – PP – Brandon Hickey (6) (Hohmann, Baillargeon)
Luke Johnson (11) (Poolman, Schmaltz) – PP – 20:441–2
1–331:20 – A. J. Greer (3) (Eichel, Diffley)
1–413:10 – GW – Doyle Somerby (1) (Diffley)
Troy Stecher (3) (unassisted) – 52:102–4
Connor Gaarder (9) (Mattson, O'Donnell) – 56:173–4
3–559:41 – EN – Jack Eichel (26) (Hohmann, Grzelcyk)
10 minPenalties10 min
39Shots28
April 9, 2015
5:00 pm
ESPN2		(MW2) Omaha1 – 4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		(E4) Providence TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,022
Game reference
Ryan Massa Goalies Jon Gillies Referees:
Peter Feola
Kevin Curtis
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
0–131:02 – Noel Acciari (15) (Saracino, Pinho)
0–234:58 – GW – Mark Jankowski (7) (Saracino, Walman)
Jake Guentzel (14) (Vesel) – 50:461–2
1–351:10 – Trevor Mingoia (15) (Jankowski, Mauermann)
1–459:29 – EN – Nick Saracino (14) (Rooney, Florentino)
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots48

National Championship – Boston

April 11, 2015
7:30 pm
ESPN		(NE1) Boston University3 – 4
(2–1, 1–1, 0–2)		(E4) Providence TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,022
Game reference
Referees:
Steve McInchak
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Nick Bradshaw
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stPC Anthony Florentino (3) Acciari and Luke09:251–0 PC
BU Ahti Oksanen (25)unassisted12:501–1
BU Danny O'Regan (23) Eichel 12:542–1 BU
2ndPC Mark Jankowski (8) – PPMingoia and Mauermann24:292–2
BU Cason Hohmann (11)Oksanen31:363–2 BU
3rdPC Tom Parisi (5)unassisted51:243–3
PC Brandon Tanev (10) – GW Rooney 53:434–3 PC
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayer Penalty TimePIM
1stPC Tom Parisi Holding the Stick05:532:00
BU John MacLeod Hooking19:422:00
2ndBUJohn MacLeodInterference22:332:00
3rdBU Jack Eichel Hooking44:332:00

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
NCHC 67–6.53852--
Hockey East 37–2.7782221
ECAC Hockey 30–3.000----
WCHA 20–2.000----
Atlantic Hockey 11–1.5001---
Big Ten 10–1.000----

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 a simulcast of the ESPN feed with the ESPN announcers.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals

Frozen Four & Championship

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Boston, Massachusetts

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]

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Championships Site Selections" (Press release). NCAA. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hockey - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe .
  3. ↑ "2015 NCAA BU vs Providence Hockey National Championship Highlights - YouTube". YouTube . April 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Field of 16 announced for 2015 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ Volner, Derek (March 22, 2015). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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