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2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2010 NCAA Division I men's 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 26, 2010, and ended with the championship game on April 10, in which Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5–0 to win its fourth national championship.[1]

Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsBoston College Eagles (4th title)
Runner-upWisconsin Badgers (9th title game)
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2010 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsBoston College Eagles (4th title)
Runner-upWisconsin Badgers (9th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerry York (4th title)
MOPBen Smith (Boston College)
Attendance37,592 (Championship)
107,500 (Frozen Four)
171,795 (Tournament)
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Since the adoption of the 16-team playoff with the 2003 tournament, RIT became the first team to ever reach the Frozen Four in their first tournament appearance. As of 2026, they remain the only team to do so.

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2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
Albany
Albany
Worcester
Worcester
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
St. Paul
St. Paul
Detroit
Detroit
2010 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2010 regionals:[1]

March 26 and 27
East Regional, Times Union Center – Albany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey League and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
March 27 and 28
Midwest Regional, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
April 8 and 10
Ford Field – Detroit, Michigan (Hosts: Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission)

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 21, 2010.[2] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth, College Hockey America (CHA) and ECAC Hockey had two berths each, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.

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Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne East Regional – Albany
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid
1 Miami (1) CCHA 27–7–7 At-large bid 2009 1 Denver (2) WCHA 27–9–4 At-large bid 2009
2 Bemidji State CHA 23–9–4 At-large bid 2009 2 Cornell ECAC Hockey 21–8–4 Tournament champion 2009
3 Michigan CCHA 25–17–1 Tournament champion 2009 3 New Hampshire Hockey East 17–13–7 At-large bid 2009
4 Alabama–Huntsville CHA 12–17–3 Tournament champion 2007 4 RIT Atlantic Hockey 26–11–1 Tournament champion Never
West Regional – St. Paul Northeast Regional – Worcester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid
1 Wisconsin (3) WCHA 25–10–4 At-large bid 2008 1 Boston College (4) Hockey East 25–10–3 Tournament champion 2008
2 St. Cloud State WCHA 23–13–5 At-large bid 2008 2 North Dakota WCHA 25–12–5 Tournament champion 2009
3 Northern Michigan CCHA 20–12–8 At-large bid 1999 3 Yale ECAC Hockey 20–9–3 At-large bid 2009
4 Vermont Hockey East 17–14–7 At-large bid 2009 4 Alaska* CCHA 18–11–9 At-large bid Never
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Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
* Alaska participation in the tournament was later vacated due to NCAA violations found during a 2014 investigation.

Bracket

Regional Semifinals
March 26–27 		Regional Finals
March 27–28 		National Semifinals
April 8 		National Championship
April 10
            
1 Miami (1) 2
4 Alabama–Huntsville 1
1 Miami (1) 3**
Midwest – Fort Wayne – Sat/Sun
3 Michigan 2
2 Bemidji State 1
3 Michigan 5
MW1 Miami (1) 1
NE1 Boston College (4) 7
1 Boston College (4) 3
4 Alaska 1
1 Boston College (4) 9
Northeast – Worcester – Sat/Sun
3 Yale 7
2 North Dakota 2
3 Yale 3
NE1 Boston College (4) 5
W1 Wisconsin (3) 0
1 Denver (2) 1
4 RIT 2
4 RIT 6
East – Albany – Fri/Sat
3 New Hampshire 2
2 Cornell 2
3 New Hampshire 6
E4 RIT 1
W1 Wisconsin (3) 8
1 Wisconsin (3) 3
4 Vermont 2
1 Wisconsin (3) 5
West – St. Paul – Fri/Sat
2 St. Cloud State 3
2 St. Cloud State 4**
3 Northern Michigan 3

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament
(*) denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne, Indiana

Regional Semifinals

March 27, 2010
4:00 pm		(1) Miami2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		(4) Alabama–HuntsvilleWar Memorial Coliseum
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Cody ReichardGoaliesCam TalbotReferees:
Steve Marofsky
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Chris Woodwerth
Fred Riley
(Camper, Wideman) Curtis McKenzie – PP – 10:241 – 0
(McKenzie) Cameron Schilling – GW PP – 26:062 – 0
2 – 159:21 – EA PP – Brennan Barker (Desmet, Cseter)
12 minPenalties20 min
38Shots17
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March 27, 2010
7:30 pm		(2) Bemidji State1–5
(0–1, 0–1, 1–3)		(3) MichiganWar Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 4,133
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Dan BakalaGoaliesShawn HunwickReferees:
John Gravelese
Jeff Bunyon
Linesmen:
Chris Aughe
Bob Bernard
0 – 106:15 – Luke Glendening (Langlais, Kampfer)
0 – 239:22 – GW – Louie Caporusso (Brown, Lebler)
(Read) Ian Lowe – PP – 50:241 – 2
1 – 352:24 – Carl Hagelin (Lynch, Langlais)
1 – 456:03 – SH – Carl Hagelin (Rust, Kampfer)
1 – 558:02 – EN – Brian Lebler (Hagelin, Rust)
12 minPenalties20 min
27Shots31
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Regional Final

March 28, 2010
8:00 pm		(1) Miami3–2 (2OT)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		(3) MichiganWar Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 3,204
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Connor KnappGoaliesShawn HunwickReferees:
John Gravelese
Jeff Bunyon
Linesmen:
Chris Aughe
Bob Bernard
(McKenzie, Camper) Pat Cannone – PP – 12:081 – 0
1 – 113:42 – David Wohlberg (Glendening, Kampfer)
1 – 220:49 – PP – Chad Langlais (Kampfer, Caporusso)
(McKenzie, Camper) Pat Cannone – PP – 23:182 – 2
(Vogelhuber) Alden Hirschfeld – GW – 81:543 – 2
14 minPenalties14 min
35Shots57
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The regional final between Michigan and Miami was not without controversy. In the first overtime, Michigan appeared to score what would have been the game-winning goal when Kevin Lynch scored on a rebound in a scrum in front of the Miami net. However, after a video review, the goal was disallowed as the play had been whistled dead before the goal was scored to assess a Miami penalty. NCAA Director of Officials Steve Piotrowski clarified that officials blew the whistle as Lynch touched the puck, with a Miami player touching the puck in the crease and the puck briefly stopped underneath Miami goalie Connor Knapp, both occurring before the goal. The game continued until Miami sophomore Alden Hirschfeld scored 1:54 into double overtime, securing the 3-2 RedHawk victory.[3][4]

East Regional – Albany, New York

Regional Semifinals

March 26, 2010
3:00 pm		(1) Denver1–2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)		(4) RITTimes Union Center
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Marc CheverieGoaliesJared DeMichielReferees:
Matt Shegos
Mark Wilkins
Linesmen:
Tony Molina
Bruce Vida
0 – 105:02 – Chris Tanev (unassisted)
0 – 252:36 – GW PP – Cameron Burt (Favot, Ringwald)
(Ruegsegger, Wiercioch) Joe Colborne – PP – 54:341 – 2
4 minPenalties6 min
40Shots25
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March 26, 2010
6:30 pm		(2) Cornell2–6
(1–0, 0–2, 1–4)		(3) New HampshireTimes Union Center
Attendance: 4,073
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Ben ScrivensGoaliesBrian FosterReferees:
Derek Shepherd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Dan Carey
Bob Keltie
(Devin) Tyler Roeszler – 19:111 – 0
1 – 136:47 – Bobby Butler (unassisted)
1 – 237:13 – Mike Sislo (Burke, Kessel)
1 – 342:52 – GW – Paul Thompson (Butler, DeSimone)
1 – 446:36 – Bobby Butler (Thompson, DeSimone)
1 – 555:14 – Mike Sislo (LeBlanc, Burke)
(Nash, Ross) Dan Nicholls – 57:492 – 5
2 – 659:27 – EN – Paul Thompson (Kessel)
2 minPenalties4 min
26Shots37
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Regional Final

March 27, 2010
6:30 pm		(3) New Hampshire2–6
(1–1, 0–3, 1–2)		(4) RITTimes Union Center
Attendance: 3,737
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Brian FosterGoaliesJared DeMichielReferees:
Derek Shepherd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Dan Carey
Bob Keltie
0 – 114:10 – Chris Haltigin (Mazzei, Favot)
(Kostolansky, Kipp) Phil DeSimone – 19:011 – 1
1 – 233:23 – Tyler Brenner (Favot, Ringwald)
1 – 333:36 – GW – Brent Alexin (Haltigin, Saracino)
1 – 434:57 – Steven Matic (Murphy, Burt)
1 – 550:01 – Tyler Brenner (unassisted)
(Kostolansky) Blake Kessel – 57:312 – 5
2 – 658:06 – EN – Tyler Mazzei (Favot)
12 minPenalties6 min
26Shots33
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West Regional – St. Paul, Minnesota

Regional Semifinals

March 26, 2010
8:40 pm		(1) Wisconsin3–2
(1–2, 2–0, 0–0)		(4) VermontXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 7,281
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Scott GudmandsonGoaliesRob MadoreReferees:
Chip McDonald
Peter Feola
Linesmen:
Dave Brown
Glen Cooke
(Geoffrion, Stepan) Justin Schultz – PP – 05:511 – 0
1 – 107:22 – Dan Lawson (Miller)
1 – 215:54 – PP – Brian Roloff (Stålberg, Lawson)
(Stepan, B. Smith) Michael Davies – PP – 24:022 – 2
(Schultz, B. Smith) Blake Geoffrion – GW PP – 39:163 – 2
16 minPenalties18 min
42Shots29
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March 26, 2010
4:30 pm		(2) St. Cloud State4–3 (2OT)
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)		(3) Northern MichiganXcel Energy Center
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Mike LeeGoaliesBrian StewartReferees:
Tim Benedetto
Kevin Shea
Linesmen:
Chris Federico
Tim Low
(LeBlanc) Travis Novak – 08:141 – 0
(Roe, Raboin) Ryan Lasch – PP – 12:252 – 0
2 – 114:04 – PP – Justin Florek (Brown, Gustafsson)
(Lasch, Marvin) Garrett Roe – PP – 32:523 – 1
3 – 236:12 – Ray Kaunisto (unassisted)
3 – 356:11 – Erik Spady (Oliver, Florek)
(Roe, LeBlanc) Tony Mosey – GW PP – 80:234 – 3
12 minPenalties16 min
54Shots45
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Regional Final

March 27, 2010
8:00 pm		(1) Wisconsin5–3
(3–1, 0–0, 2–2)		(2) St. Cloud St.Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: 7,182
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(out 15:21) Mike Lee
(in 15:21) Dan Dunn		GoaliesScott GudmandsonReferees:
Tim Benedetto
Kevin Shea
Linesmen:
Chris Federico
Tim Lowe
(Bohmbach, Murray) John Mitchell – 02:311 – 0
(McDonagh, C. Smith) Blake Geoffrion – 13:182 – 0
2 – 114:48 – Jared Festler (Lasch, Marvin)
(C. Smith, Geoffrion) Jake Gardiner – 15:213 – 1
3 – 224:16 – SH – Jared Festler (unassisted)
(Bohmbach, Gardiner) John Mitchell – GW – 46:544 – 2
4 – 357:10 – EA – Tony Mosey (Eddy)
(Geoffrion) Aaron Bendickson – EN – 58:525 – 3
20 minPenalties16 min
44Shots29
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Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

Regional Semifinals

March 27, 2010
1:30 pm		(1) Boston College3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)		(4) AlaskaDCU Center
Attendance: 6,572
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John MuseGoaliesScott GreenhamReferees:
Todd Anderson
Brad Shepherd
Linesmen:
Tony Czech
Matt Ulwelling
(Price, Shea) Matt Lombardi – SH – 08:541 – 0
1 – 137:32 – PP – Andy Taranto (Knelsen, Sova)
(Carey, Alber) Pat Mullane – GW – 43:462 – 1
(unassisted) Matt Price – EN – 59:483 – 1
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots29
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March 27, 2010
5:00 pm		(2) North Dakota2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)		(3) YaleDCU Center
Attendance: 6,572
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Brad EidsnessGoaliesRyan RondeauReferees:
Brian Hill
Steve McInchak
Linesmen:
T.J. Likens
Paul Tunison
0 – 105:48 – Denny Kearney (Dignard)
0 – 232:49 – Denny Kearney (Limbert, O'Neill)
0 – 337:46 – GW – Mark Arcobello (O'Neill)
(unassisted) Brett Hextall – 42:591 – 3
(unassisted) Matt Frattin – 45:582 – 3
10 minPenalties14 min
36Shots23
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Regional Final

March 28, 2010
5:30 pm		(1) Boston College9–7
(2–1, 4–3, 3–3)		(3) YaleDCU Center
Attendance: 6,054
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John MuseGoaliesRyan Rondeau (out 30:46)
Billy Blase (in 30:46, out 44:16)
Jeff Malcolm (in 44:16)		Referees:
Todd Anderson
Brad Shepherd
Linesmen:
Tony Czech
Matt Ulwelling
(Atkinson) Brian Gibbons – 05:211 – 0
1 – 113:32 – Brian O'Neill (Arcobello, Miller)
(unassisted) Carl Sneep – SH – 16:342 – 1
(Mullane, Shea) Joe Whitney – 22:233 – 1
3 – 224:46 – PP – Mark Arcobello (Miller, Martin)
(unassisted) Cam Atkinson – 24:574 – 2
(Gibbons, Whitney) Cam Atkinson – 30:295 – 2
(Smith) Joe Whitney – 34:466 – 2
6 – 337:10 – Mark Arcobello (Peel, O'Neill)
6 – 438:27 – PP – Denny Kearney (Martin)
(Whitney) Cam Atkinson – 44:167 – 4
(Shea, Smith) Jimmy Hayes – GW – 46:538 – 4
(Samuelsson) Jimmy Hayes – 47:169 – 4
9 – 553:32 – PP – Mark Arcobello (O'Neill, Miller)
9 – 655:55 – Brian O'Neill (Arcobello)
9 – 758:38 – EA – Broc Little (Arcobello, Miller)
18 minPenalties14 min
39Shots39
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Frozen Four – Detroit, Michigan

National Semifinals

April 8, 2010
5:00 pm		(W1) Wisconsin8–1
(2–0, 4–1, 2–0)		(E4) RITFord Field
Attendance: 34,954
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Scott GudmandsonGoaliesJared DeMichiel (out 54:55)
Jan Ropponen (in 54:55, out 57:27)
Shane Madolora (in 57:27)		Referees:
Tim Benedetto
Jeff Bunyon
Linesmen:
Chris Aughe
Bob Bernard
(Goloubef, Schultz) John Mitchell – 01:271 – 0
(McDonagh) Derek Stepan – GW – 09:382 – 0
(Bendickson) Jordy Murray – 22:183 – 0
(B. Smith, Stepan) Justin Schultz – PP – 24:264 – 0
(B. Smith, Geoffrion) Michael Davies – PP – 31:155 – 0
(B. Smith, Stepan) Blake Geoffrion – PP – 33:246 – 0
6 – 139:32 – PP – Tyler Brenner (Ringwald, Favot)
(Bohmbach, B. Smith) Craig Smith – 47:287 – 1
(Street, B. Smith) Derek Stepan – 47:488 – 1
10 minPenalties29 min
37Shots14
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April 8, 2010
8:30 pm		(MW1) Miami1–7
(0–1, 0–2, 1–4)		(NE1) Boston CollegeFord Field
Attendance: 34,954
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(out 23:08) Connor Knapp
(in 23:08) Cody Reichard		GoaliesJohn MuseReferees:
Derek Shepherd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Tony Czech
Matt Ulwelling
0 – 118:32 – PP – Ben Smith (J. Whitney, S. Whitney)
0 – 222:06 – GW PP – Jimmy Hayes (Mullane, Dumoulin)
0 – 323:08 – Joe Whitney (Dumoulin, Gibbons)
(Camper, Hirschfeld) Joe Hartman – 45:191 – 3
1 – 450:10 – Cam Atkinson (Gibbons, Whitney)
1 – 550:44 – Patch Alber (Smith, Dumoulin)
1 – 651:45 – Paul Carey (Shea, Mullane)
1 – 756:21 – Ben Smith (Hayes, Kreider)
14 minPenalties8 min
18Shots30
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National Championship

April 10, 2010
7:00 pm		(W1) Wisconsin0–5
(0–1, 0–0, 0–4)		(NE1) Boston CollegeFord Field
Attendance: 37,592
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Referees:
Matt Shegos
Mark Wilkins
Linesmen:
Bruce Vida
Tony Molina
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Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Ben Smith (16) – GW PP S. Whitney and J. Whitney 12:57 1–0 BC
2nd None
3rd BC Cam Atkinson (29) J. Whitney and Gibbons 41:38 2–0 BC
BC Chris Kreider (15) Hayes and Samuelsson 43:40 3–0 BC
BC Cam Atkinson (30) – PP Gibbons and J. Whitney 47:20 4–0 BC
BC Matt Price (5) – EN unassisted 55:29 5–0 BC
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st BC Joe Whitney Interference 1:17 2:00
WIS Ryan McDonagh Cross–checking 5:24 2:00
WIS John Mitchell Contact to the head – Elbowing 11:04 2:00
2nd WIS Jake Gardiner Interference 23:16 2:00
BC Joe Whitney Clipping 24:21 2:00
3rd WIS Craig Smith Contact to the head – Elbowing 46:32 2:00
WIS Podge Turnbull Contact to the head 47:20 2:00
BC Joe Whitney Unsportsmanlike conduct 50:19 2:00
BC Brian Gibbons Slashing 57:52 2:00
WIS Craig Smith Slashing 57:52 2:00
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Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 3–4 .429 2 1 – –
WCHA 4 4–4 .500 2 1 1 –
Hockey East 3 5–2 .714 2 1 1 1
CHA 2 0–2 .000 – – – –
ECAC Hockey 2 1–2 .333 1 – – –
Atlantic Hockey 1 2–1 .667 1 1 – –
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Media

Television

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the sixth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN360.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals

  • East Regional: John Buccigross & Barry Melrose – Albany, New York
  • West Regional: Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise – St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Northeast Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Damian DiGiulian – Worcester, Massachusetts

Frozen Four & Championship

  • Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Detroit, Michigan

Radio

Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four.

Tournament awards

Frozen Four

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[7]

References

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