2004 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2004 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 26, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 10. A total of 15 games were played. This was the first season in which the Atlantic Hockey sent a representative to the tournament. Atlantic Hockey assumed possession of the automatic bid that had been the possession of the MAAC after it collapsed and all remaining ice hockey programs formed the new conference.

Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (6th title)
Runner-upMaine Black Bears (5th title game)
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2004 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
2004 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (6th title)
Runner-upMaine Black Bears (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachGeorge Gwozdecky (1st title)
MOPAdam Berkhoel (Denver)
Attendance96,327
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This year’s tournament was the second year in a row to feature multiple programs, Holy Cross and Notre Dame, making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs.

The University of Denver, coached by George Gwozdecky, won its sixth national title with a 1-0 victory in the final game over the University of Maine, coached by Tim Whitehead before a record crowd of over 18,000 people at Boston's FleetCenter (now known as the TD Garden). While Denver's Gabe Gauthier scored the game's only goal, the game is best remembered for Denver surviving Maine's six skaters to three skaters advantage in the final 90 seconds of the contest.[1]

Denver goaltender Adam Berkhoel was named the tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Game locations

2004 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
Albany
Albany
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids
Manchester
Manchester
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
Boston
Boston
2004 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.

First round and regional finals

Frozen Four

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 21, 2004.[2] The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) each had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey, College Hockey America (CHA) and the ECAC each received a single bid for their tournament champions.

More information West Regional – Colorado Springs, Northeast Regional – Manchester ...
West Regional – Colorado Springs Northeast Regional – Manchester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (1) WCHA 29–7–3 At-large bid 19th 2003 1 Boston College (2) Hockey East 27–8–4 At-large bid 24th 2003
2 Denver WCHA 23–12–5 At-large bid 17th 2002 2 Michigan CCHA 26–13–2 At-large bid 27th 2003
3 Miami CCHA 23–13–4 At-large bid 3rd 1997 3 New Hampshire Hockey East 20–14–6 At-large bid 14th 2003
4 Holy Cross Atlantic Hockey 22–9–4 Tournament champion 1st Never 4 Niagara CHA 21–14–3 Tournament champion 2nd 2000
East Regional – Albany Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Maine (3) Hockey East 30–7–3 Tournament champion 14th 2003 1 Minnesota (4) WCHA 26–13–3 Tournament champion 28th 2003
2 Ohio State CCHA 26–15–0 Tournament champion 4th 2003 2 Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 26–12–4 At-large bid 5th 1993
3 Wisconsin WCHA 21–12–8 At-large bid 20th 2000 3 Michigan State CCHA 23–16–2 At-large bid 23rd 2002
4 Harvard ECAC 18–14–3 Tournament champion 19th 2003 4 Notre Dame CCHA 20–14–4 At-large bid 1st Never
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Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Bracket

Regional Semifinals
March 26–27 		Regional Finals
March 27–28 		National Semifinals
April 8 		National Championship
April 10
            
1 North Dakota (1) 3
4 Holy Cross 0
1 North Dakota (1) 0
West – Colorado Springs – Fri/Sat
2 Denver 1
2 Denver 3
3 Miami 2
W2 Denver 5
MW2 Minnesota–Duluth 3
1 Minnesota (4) 5
4 Notre Dame 2
1 Minnesota (4) 1
Midwest – Grand Rapids – Sat/Sun
2 Minnesota–Duluth 3
2 Minnesota–Duluth 5
3 Michigan State 0
W2 Denver 1
E1 Maine (3) 0
1 Boston College (2) 5
4 Niagara 2
1 Boston College (2) 3*
Northeast – Manchester – Sat/Sun
2 Michigan 2
2 Michigan 4
3 New Hampshire 1
NE1 Boston College (2) 1
E1 Maine (3) 2
1 Maine (3) 5
4 Harvard 4
1 Maine (3) 2*
East – Albany – Fri/Sat
3 Wisconsin 1
2 Ohio State 0
3 Wisconsin 1*

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

West Regional – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Regional Semifinals

March 26, 2004
5:30 pm		(1) North Dakota3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		(4) Holy CrossWorld Arena
Attendance: 5,128
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Jordan PariseGoaliesTony Quesada (out 56:18)
Ben Conway (in 56:21)		Referee:
Steve Piotrowski
Linesmen:
Paul Tunison
Barry Pochmara
(Murray, Bochenski) Zach Parise – GW – 00:471 – 0
(Z. Parise, Murray) Brandon Bochenski – PP – 38:232 – 0
(Hale) Mike Prpich – 45:093 – 0
10 minPenalties8 min
37Shots21
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March 26, 2004
9:00 pm		(2) Denver3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)		(3) MiamiWorld Arena
Attendance: 5,352
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Adam BerkhoelGoaliesBrandon Crawford-WestReferee:
Tim Bennedetto
Linesmen:
Joe Andrews
Bob Bernard
(Dora) Ryan Caldwell – SH – 07:011 – 0
(O'Leary, Veideman) Matt Laatsch – 22:252 – 0
2 – 127:04 – Marty Guerin (Sipotz, Nelson)
(Carle, Gauthier) Brett Skinner – GW PP – 46:353 – 1
3 – 257:37 – PP – Matt Davis (unassisted)
26 minPenalties23 min
33Shots23
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Regional Final

March 27, 2004
7:00 pm		(1) North Dakota0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		(2) DenverWorld Arena
Attendance: 6,047
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Jordan PariseGoaliesAdam BerkhoelReferee:
Steve Piotrowski
Linesmen:
Paul Tunison
Barry Pochmara
0 – 157:31 – GW – Luke Fulghum (Bull, Dora)
6 minPenalties6 min
33Shots17
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Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire

Regional Semifinals

March 27, 2004
12:00 pm		(1) Boston College5–2
(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)		(4) NiagaraVerizon Wireless Arena
Attendance: 10,104
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Matti KaltiainenGoaliesJeff VanNynattenReferee:
Matt Shegos
Linesmen:
Kevin Longseth
John LaDuke
0 – 103:35 – Joe Tallari (Ehgoetz, Cross)
(Forrest, B. Eaves) Patrick Eaves – PP – 14:231 – 1
(Adams) Ryan Shannon – 17:032 – 1
(unassisted) Peter Harrold – GW – 33:063 – 1
3 – 238:11 – PP – Sean Bentivoglio (Clarke, Lackner)
(Voce, Shannon) Patrick Eaves – PP – 42:154 – 2
(Spina) Ryan Shannon – 47:135 – 2
14 minPenalties12 min
39Shots28
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March 27, 2004
3:30 pm		(2) Michigan4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		(3) New HampshireVerizon Wireless Arena
Attendance: 10,104
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Al MontoyaGoaliesMike AyersReferee:
Derek Shepherd
Linesmen:
Kile Bergren
Dan Carey
(unassisted) Brandon Kaleniecki – 01:051 – 0
(Gajic) Andrew Ebbett – GW – 29:452 – 0
(Gajic, Hensick) Eric Werner – PP – 32:063 – 0
(Ebbett) Brandon Kaleniecki – 41:114 – 0
4 – 153:46 – Nathan Martz (Collins, Saviano)
10 minPenalties12 min
38Shots28
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Regional Final

March 28, 2004
4:00 pm		(1) Boston College3–2 (OT)
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		(2) MichiganVerizon Wireless Arena
Attendance: 8,439
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Matti KaltiainenGoaliesAl MontoyaReferee:
Derek Shepherd
Linesmen:
Kile Bergren
Dan Carey
0 – 112:09 – Mike Brown (Burnes)
(B. Eaves, P. Eaves) Tony Voce – PP – 29:021 – 1
1 – 237:01 – Andy Burnes (unassisted)
(Harrold, Voce) Patrick Eaves – 55:162 – 2
(P. Eaves, Harrold) Ben Eaves – GW – 70:083 – 2
6 minPenalties8 min
45Shots17
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East Regional – Albany, New York

Regional Semifinals

March 26, 2004
5:00 pm		(1) Maine5–4
(0–2, 1–2, 4–0)		(4) HarvardPepsi Arena
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(out 40:00) Jimmy Howard
(in 40:00) Frank Doyle		GoaliesDov Grumet-MorrisReferee:
Don Adam
Linesmen:
Nathan Freeman
Craig Hanson
0 – 117:01 – PP – Dylan Reese (Johnson, Du)
0 – 219:43 – Brendan Bernakevitch (unassisted)
0 – 321:09 – PP – Dennis Packard (Pettit)
(Damon) Todd Jackson – 22:561 – 3
1 – 436:47 – PP – Ryan Maki (unassisted)
(Jankus, Mushaluk) Mike Hamilton – 43:552 – 4
(Shields) Prestin Ryan – PP – 46:143 – 4
(unassisted) Michel Léveillé – 52:474 – 4
(Léveillé) Greg Moore – GW – 55:505 – 4
12 minPenalties14 min
46Shots40
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March 26, 2004
8:30 pm		(2) Ohio State0–1 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		(3) WisconsinPepsi Arena
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Dave CarusoGoaliesBernd BrücklerReferee:
Tim Kotyra
Linesmen:
Tom Cronin
Scott Whittemore
0 – 172:03 – GW – Dan Boeser (Earl, Carlson)
12 minPenalties8 min
28Shots29
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Regional Final

March 27, 2004
6:00 pm		(1) Maine2–1 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)		(3) WisconsinPepsi Arena
Attendance: 5,480
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Jimmy HowardGoaliesBernd BrücklerReferee:
Tim Kotyra
Linesmen:
Scott Whittemore
Tom Cronin
(unassisted) Colin Shields – 01:321 – 0
1 – 137:38 – Rene Bourque (Gilbert, MacMurchy)
(unassisted) Mike Hamilton – GW – 63:272 – 1
14 minPenalties18 min
28Shots37
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Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Regional Semifinals

March 27, 2004
12:00 pm		(1) Minnesota5–2
(0–2, 3–0, 2–0)		(4) Notre DameVan Andel Arena
Attendance: 5,325
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Kellen BriggsGoaliesMorgan CeyReferee:
Conrad Hache
Linesmen:
Tim Low
Tom Quinn
0 – 100:54 – Cory McLean (Gill, Walsh)
0 – 219:18 – PP – Aaron Gill (Walsh, Globke)
(Vanek, Harrington) Matt Koalska – 20:261 – 2
(Harrington, Guyer) Danny Irmen – PP – 29:132 – 2
(unassisted) Thomas Vanek – GW – 36:243 – 2
(Koalska, Ballard) Thomas Vanek – 51:524 – 2
(unassisted) Troy Riddle – EN – 59:245 – 2
16 minPenalties16 min
22Shots45
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March 27, 2004
3:30 pm		(2) Minnesota-Duluth5–0
(1–0, 4–0, 0–0)		(3) Michigan StateVan Andel Arena
Attendance: 5,325
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Issac ReichmuthGoaliesDominic Vicari (out 28:13)
Matt Migliaccio (in 28:13)		Referee:
Scott Hansen
Linesmen:
Kevin Sullivan
John Everett
(Williams, Hambly) Evan Schwabe – GW – 12:161 – 0
(Anderson) Jesse Unklesbay – 21:142 – 0
(Peluso, Hardwick) Brett Hammond – 25:363 – 0
(Schwabe, Hardwick) Junior Lessard – 28:134 – 0
(Schwabe, Brosz) Junior Lessard – PP – 33:015 – 0
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots23
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Regional Final

March 28, 2004
1:00 pm		(1) Minnesota1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		(2) Minnesota-DuluthVan Andel Arena
Attendance: 3,206
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Kellen BriggsGoaliesIssac ReichmuthReferee:
Conrad Hache
Linesmen:
Tim Low
Tom Quinn
0 – 118:10 – Evan Schwabe (unassisted)
0 – 241:37 – GW – Luke Stauffacher (Caig, Peluso)
(Guyer, Tallackson) Grant Potulny – PP – 45:251 – 2
1 – 350:19 – Jesse Unklesbay (unassisted)
8 minPenalties8 min
23Shots20
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Frozen Four – Boston, Massachusetts

National Semifinals

April 8, 2004
12:00 pm		(MW2) Minnesota-Duluth3–5
(2–0, 1–1, 0–4)		(W2) DenverFleetCenter
Attendance: 18,084
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Isaac ReichmuthGoaliesAdam BerkhoelReferee:
Conrad Hache
Linesmen:
Joe Andrews
Bob Bernard
(Brosz, Schwabe) Junior Lessard – PP – 01:091 – 0
(Caig) Tyler Brosz – 04:342 – 0
2 – 131:40 – Luke Fulghum (Dora, Carle)
(Schwabe, Stapleton) Junior Lessard – PP – 35:353 – 1
3 – 242:30 – Connor James (Skinner, Keith)
3 – 343:04 – Ryan Caldwell (Fulghum, Dora)
3 – 448:25 – GW – Lukas Dora (Skinner)
3 – 559:52 – EN – Greg Keith (James)
10 minPenalties14 min
29Shots30
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April 8, 2004
6:00 pm		(NE1) Boston College1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		(E1) MaineFleetCenter
Attendance: 18,138
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Matti KaltiainenGoaliesJimmy HowardReferee:
Derek Shepherd
Linesmen:
Kile Bergren
Dan Curey
0 – 119:28 – Jon Jankus (Hamilton, Ryan)
(Collins) Ryan Shannon – 22:351 – 1
1 – 241:05 – GW – Dustin Penner (Hamilton, Lundin)
8 minPenalties16 min
41Shots18
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National Championship

April 10, 2004
7:00 pm		(E1) Maine0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)		(W2) DenverFleetCenter
Attendance: 18,597
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Referee:
Tim Kotyra
Linesmen:
Scott Whittemore
Tom Cronin
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Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DEN Gabe Gauthier (18) – GW PP James 12:26 1–0 DEN
2nd None
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DEN Max Bull Checking from behind 3:39 2:00
DEN Gabe Gauthier Roughing 5:13 2:00
Maine Dustin Penner Holding the stick 5:13 2:00
Maine Mathew Deschamps Obstruction – Interference 11:49 2:00
DEN Max Bull Cross-checking 13:25 2:00
Maine Jon Jankus Tripping 14:24 2:00
DEN J. D. Corbin Holding 17:03 2:00
2nd Maine Todd Jackson Tripping 26:26 2:00
DEN Gabe Gauthier Cross-checking 26:31 2:00
Maine Jon Jankus Holding the stick 26:31 2:00
DEN Jeff Drummond Hooking 28:16 2:00
DEN Ryan Caldwell Roughing 29:47 2:00
Maine Mike Hamilton Roughing 29:47 2:00
3rd DEN Jeff Drummond Obstruction – Holding 43:24 2:00
Maine Prestin Ryan Interference 48:09 2:00
DEN Jon Foster Roughing 52:15 2:00
Maine Mathew Deschamps Roughing 52:15 2:00
DEN Matt Laatsch Hooking 57:51 2:00
DEN Gabe Gauthier Delay of game 58:26 2:00
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All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]

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Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
WCHA 5 9-4 .692 5 2 1 1
CCHA 5 1-5 .125 1 - - -
Hockey East 3 5-3 .625 2 2 1 -
ECAC 1 0-1 .000 - - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 0-1 .000 - - - -
CHA 1 0-1 .000 - - - -
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