2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2011 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 25, 2011, and ended with the championship game on April 9,[1] when the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3–2.

Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (16th title game)
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2011 NCAA Division I men's
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2011 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (16th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachScott Sandelin (1st title)
MOPJ. T. Brown (Minnesota–Duluth)
Attendance19,222 (Championship)
57,500 (Frozen Four)
129,513 (Tournament)
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The championship game required overtime for the fourteenth time in NCAA history, and the second time in three years (2009).

Tournament procedure

2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
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St. Louis
St. Louis
Manchester
Manchester
Green Bay
Green Bay
St. Paul
St. Paul
2011 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

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)
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.

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East Regional – Bridgeport Midwest Regional – Green Bay
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid
1 Yale (1) ECAC Hockey 27–6–1 Tournament champion 2010 1 North Dakota (2) WCHA 30–8–3 Tournament champion 2010
2 Union ECAC Hockey 26–9–4 At-large bid Never 2 Denver WCHA 24–11–5 At-large bid 2010
3 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 22–10–6 At-large bid 2009 3 Western Michigan CCHA 19–12–10 At-large bid 1996
4 Air Force Atlantic Hockey 20–11–6 Tournament champion 2009 4 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 20–12–5 At-large bid 1995
West Regional – St. Louis Northeast Regional – Manchester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid
1 Boston College (3) Hockey East 30–7–1 Tournament champion 2010 1 Miami (4) CCHA 23–9–6 Tournament champion 2010
2 Michigan CCHA 26–10–4 At-large bid 2010 2 Merrimack Hockey East 25–9–4 At-large bid 1988
3 Nebraska–Omaha WCHA 21–15–2 At-large bid 2006 3 Notre Dame CCHA 23–13–5 At-large bid 2009
4 Colorado College WCHA 22–18–3 At-large bid 2008 4 New Hampshire Hockey East 21–10–6 At-large bid 2010
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Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Brackets

Regional Semifinals
March 25–26 		Regional Finals
March 26–27 		National Semifinals
April 7 		National Championship
April 9
            
1 Yale (1) 2*
4 Air Force 1
1 Yale (1) 3
East – Bridgeport – Fri/Sat
3 Minnesota–Duluth 5
2 Union 0
3 Minnesota–Duluth 2
E3 Minnesota–Duluth 4
NE3 Notre Dame 3
1 Miami (4) 1
4 New Hampshire 3
4 New Hampshire 1
Northeast – Manchester – Sat/Sun
3 Notre Dame 2
2 Merrimack 3
3 Notre Dame 4*
E3 Minnesota–Duluth 3*
W2 Michigan 2
1 North Dakota (2) 6
4 Rensselaer 0
1 North Dakota (2) 6
Midwest – Green Bay – Sat/Sun
2 Denver 1
2 Denver 3**
3 Western Michigan 2
MW1 North Dakota (2) 0
W2 Michigan 2
1 Boston College (3) 4
4 Colorado College 8
4 Colorado College 1
West – St. Louis – Fri/Sat
2 Michigan 2
2 Michigan 3*
3 Nebraska–Omaha 2

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

Results

East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

Regional Semifinals

March 25, 2011
6:30 pm EDT		(1) Yale2–1 (OT)
(0–0, 1–1 , 0–0, 1–0)		(4) Air ForceWebster Bank Arena
Attendance: 7,671
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Ryan RondeauGoaliesJason TorfReferees:
Brian Hill
Brian Aaron
Linesmen:
T.J. Likens
Tony Molina
(Jaskowiak) Brian O'Neill – 37:281 – 0
1 – 138:34 – Sean Bertsch (Walsh, Kozlak)
Chad Zeigler (Jaskowiak, Mason) – GW – 63:162 – 1
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots23
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March 25, 2011
3:00 pm EDT		(2) Union0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		(3) Minnesota–DuluthWebster Bank Arena
Attendance: 7,671
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Keith KinkaidGoaliesKenny ReiterReferees:
Scott Hansen
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Chris Milea
Brendan Kelleher
0 – 114:38 – GW PP – Kyle Schmidt (Montgomery, Seidel)
0 – 246:24 – PP – Justin Fontaine (Faulk, Brown)
16 minPenalties18 min
32Shots28
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Regional Final

March 26, 2011
6:30 pm EDT		(1) Yale3–5
(0–1, 1–4, 2–0)		(3) Minnesota–DuluthWebster Bank Arena
Attendance: 7,816
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(out 40:00) Ryan Rondeau
(in 40:00) Nick Maricic		GoaliesKenny ReiterReferees:
Brian Hill
Brian Aaron
Linesmen:
T.J. Likens
Tony Molina
0 – 118:00 – SH – Mike Connolly (Fontaine)
0 – 222:58 – Wade Bergman (J. Connolly)
0 – 329:29 – PP – Jack Connolly(M. Connolly, Faulk)
(Little) Brian O'Neill – PP – 31:301 – 3
1 – 431:58 – GW PP – Mike Seidel (M. Connolly, J. Connolly)
1 – 533:10 – PP – Justin Fontaine (M. Connolly, Faulk)
(Kearney, Limbert) Broc Little – PP – 48:282 – 5
(Martin, Little) Denny Kearney – PP – 53:053 – 5
29 minPenalties16 min
33Shots26
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Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

Regional Semifinals

March 26, 2011
12:30 pm CDT		(1) North Dakota6–0
(1–0, 4–0, 1–0)		(4) RensselaerResch Center
Attendance: 4,297
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Aaron DellGoaliesAllen YorkReferees:
Steve Marofsky
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Brendan Blanchard
Tory Carsano
(Trupp, Frattin) Brad Malone – GW – 05:251 – 0
(Trupp, Knight) Brad Malone – 23:582 – 0
(Lamoureux, Blood) Danny Kristo – 28:033 – 0
(Genoway, Kristo) Jason Gregoire – PP – 33:394 – 0
(Hextall) Corban Knight – SH – 37:175 – 0
(Trupp, Genoway) Matt Frattin – 40:326 – 0
14 minPenalties16 min
40Shots21
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March 26, 2011
4:00 pm CDT		(2) Denver3–2 (2OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 1–0)		(3) Western MichiganResch Center
Attendance: 4,355
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Sam BrittainGoaliesJerry KuhnReferees:
Kevin Shea
Jeff Bunyan
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Chris Aughe
0–133:17 – Derek Roehl (Warda, O'Kane)
0–243:32 – Trevor Elias (Squires)
(Zucker, Makowski) Kyle Ostrow – PP – 55:311–2
(Zucker, Shore) Matt Donovan – 57:242–2
(Salazar, Donovan) Jason Zucker – GW – 91:143–2
10 minPenalties14 min
32Shots38
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Regional Final

March 27, 2011
4:30 pm CDT		(1) North Dakota6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)		(2) DenverResch Center
Attendance: 3,956
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Aaron DellGoaliesSam BrittainReferees:
Kevin Shea
Jeff Bunyan
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Chris Aughe
(Genoway) Mario Lamoureux – SH – 14:371 – 0
1 – 119:59 – Jason Zucker (Salazar, Makowski)
(Frattin, Malone) Evan Trupp – GW – 27:062 – 1
(Genoway, Nelson) Brett Hextall – PP – 39:073 – 1
(Kristo, Davidson) Brock Nelson – 54:434 – 1
(Genoway, MacWilliam) Brad Malone – EN – 57:115 – 1
(Hextall, Gregoire) Jake Marto – PP – 58:216 – 1
8 minPenalties14 min
32Shots27
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West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

Regional Semifinals

March 25, 2011
8:00 pm CDT		(1) Boston College4–8
(1–4, 1–3, 2–1)		(4) Colorado CollegeScottrade Center
Attendance: 5,024
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(out 40:00) John Muse
(in 40:00) Parker Milner		GoaliesJoe HoweReferees:
S. McInchak
B. Poch
Linesmen:
Joe Hutek
Marc DesRosiers
(Mullane, Kreider) Jimmy Hayes – 00:191 – 0
1 – 104:34 – PP – Stephen Schultz (R. Schwartz, J. Schwartz)
1 – 207:47 – Jaden Schwartz (R. Schwartz, Schultz)
1 – 308:02 – Rylan Schwartz (J. Schwartz)
1 – 418:42 – SH – David Civitarese (unassisted)
(Frattin, Malone) Paul Carey – 30:392 – 4
2 – 534:00 – GW PP – Jaden Schwartz (R. Schwartz, Dineen)
2 – 635:34 – SH – Alexander Krushelnyski (Civitarese)
2 – 737:33 – William Rapuzzi (Hall)
(Gibbons, Samuelsson) Cam Atkinson – 48:153 – 7
(Alber, Arnold) Barry Almeida – 53:394 – 7
4 – 819:51 – PP – William Rapuzzi (unassisted)
8 minPenalties10 min
43Shots36
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March 25, 2011
4:30 pm CDT		(2) Michigan3–2 (OT)
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		(3) Nebraska–OmahaScottrade Center
Attendance: 5,024
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Shawn HunwickGoaliesJohn FaulknerReferees:
Harry Dumas
Chip McDonald
Linesmen:
Glen Cooke
Justin Prusak
0 – 101:35 – SH – Rich Purslow (Martin, Young)
0 – 208:18 – Alex Hudson (Walters, Montpetit)
(Vaughan, Merrill) Louie Caporusso – PP – 21:171 – 2
(Langlais, Caporusso) Kevin Lynch – 28:362 – 2
(Pateryn, Treais) Kevin Lynch – GW – 62:353 – 2
12 minPenalties12 min
37Shots29
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Regional Final

March 26, 2011
8:00 pm CDT		(2) Michigan2 – 1
(2–0, 0–0, 0–1)		(4) Colorado CollegeScottrade Center
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Shawn HunwickGoaliesJoe HoweReferees:
Harry Dumas
Chip McDonald
Linesmen:
Justin Prusak
Glen Cooke
(Moffie, Clare) Scooter Vaughan – 02:231 – 0
(unassisted) Lee Moffie – GW PP – 17:332 – 0
2 – 156:25 – PP – Rylan Schwartz (J. Schwartz, Guentzel)
14 minPenalties14 min
43Shots22
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Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire

Regional Semifinals

March 26, 2011
4:00 pm EDT		(1) Miami1 – 3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)		(4) New HampshireVerizon Wireless Arena
Attendance: 7,608
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Cody ReichardGoaliesMatt DiGirolamoReferees:
Tim Kotyra
Peter Feola
Linesmen:
Mike Emanatian
Dave Brown
(Camper, Hirschfeld) Bryon Paulazzo – 00:531 – 0
1 – 101:53 – Kevin Goumas (Campanale, Kipp)
1 – 240:39 – GW – Mike Sislo (Kessel, DeSimone)
1 – 358:35 – EN – Kevin Goumas (Beck)
6 minPenalties8 min
22Shots27
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March 26, 2011
7:30 pm EDT		(2) Merrimack3 – 4 (OT)
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)		(3) Notre DameVerizon Wireless Arena
Attendance: 7,608
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Joe CannataGoaliesMike JohnsonReferees:
Derek Shepperd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Tony Czech
Nathan Freeman
(Flanigan, Heywood) Kyle Bigos – PP – 13:231 – 0
(Da Costa) Ryan Flanigan – SH – 16:002 – 0
2 – 116:27 – PP – Calle Ridderwall (Maday, Tynan)
(Bates) Rhett Bly – 22:583 – 1
3 – 233:29 – Anders Lee (Rust)
3 – 345:32 – Billy Maday (unassisted)
3 – 465:18 – GW – Anders Lee (unassisted)
12 minPenalties10 min
35Shots37
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Regional Final

March 27, 2011
8:00 pm EDT		(3) Notre Dame2 – 1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		(4) New HampshireVerizon Wireless Arena
Attendance: 5,906
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Mike JohnsonGoaliesMatt DiGirolamoReferees:
Derek Shepperd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Tony Czech
Nathan Freeman
(Sheahan, Lee) Stephen Johns – 07:261 – 0
(Sheahan) Billy Maday – GW – 39:552 – 0
2 – 153:37 – Mike Sislo (Campanale, Kipp)
6 minPenalties4 min
38Shots38
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Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota

Action from the two semifinal matchups featuring Notre Dame and Minnesota–Duluth (left) and North Dakota and Michigan (right)

National Semifinals

April 7, 2011
4:00 pm CDT		(E3) Minnesota–Duluth4–3
(3–2, 1–0, 0–1)		(NE3) Notre DameXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 19,139
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Kenny ReiterGoaliesMike JohnsonReferees:
Chip McDonald
Peter Feola
Linesmen:
Glen Cooke
Dave Brown
0 – 100:49 – Jeff Costello (Guentzel, Lorenz)
(Faulk, Fontaine) J. T. Brown – PP – 03:041 – 1
1 – 209:46 – T. J. Tynan (Guentzel, Larson)
(Basaraba, Faulk) Kyle Schmidt – 10:522 – 2
(Fontaine, Faulk) Mike Connolly – PP – 13:313 – 2
(Brown, Fontaine) Jack Connolly – GW PP – 25:514 – 2
4 – 342:05 – SH – Calle Ridderwall (Ryan, Lorenz)
14 minPenalties12 min
34Shots21
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April 7, 2011
7:30 pm CDT		(MW1) North Dakota0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		(W2) MichiganXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 19,139
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Aaron DellGoaliesShawn HunwickReferees:
Kevin Shea
Scott Hansen
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Chris Aughe
0 – 113:26 – GW – Ben Winnett (Glendening, Merrill)
0 – 259:24 – EN – Scooter Vaughan (Caporusso, Hagelin)
6 minPenalties12 min
40Shots20
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National Championship

April 9, 2011
6:00 pm CDT		(W2) Michigan2–3 (OT)(E3) Minnesota–DuluthXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 19,222
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Referees:
Tim Benedetto
Jeff Bunyon
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Chris Aughe
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Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UM Ben Winnett (5) Rust 14:42 1–0 UM
2nd UMD Travis Oleksuk (14) Lamb and Brown 21:39 1–1
UMD Max Tardy (1) – PP Seidel and Lamb 29:31 2–1 UMD
UM Jeff Rohrkemper (3) Pateryn and DeBlois 37:46 2–2
3rd None
1st Overtime UMD Kyle Schmidt (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 Roughing 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 Roughing 49:19 2:00
UM Jon Merrill Holding 49:27 2:00
UM Kevin Lynch Boarding 51:32 2:00
1st Overtime None
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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 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
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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 & Sean Ritchlin – St Louis, Missouri
  • Northeast Regional: Justin Kutcher & Damian DiGiulian – Manchester, New Hampshire
  • Midwest Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Jim Paradise – 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

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

References

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