2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved sixteen schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey for the 2011–12 season. The tournament began on March 23, 2012, with regional semifinals and ended on April 7 with the national championship game.[1] The Boston College Eagles won their third national championship in five years, beating the Ferris State Bulldogs, 4–1, in the championship game. BC won nineteen consecutive games to end the season. It is the fifth title for both the program and the last under head coach Jerry York – York previously coached Bowling Green to a championship in 1984. and retired in 2022.

Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsBoston College Eagles (5th title)
Runner-upFerris State Bulldogs (1st title game)
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2012 NCAA Division I men's
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Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsBoston College Eagles (5th title)
Runner-upFerris State Bulldogs (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerry York (5th title)
MOPParker Milner (Boston College)
Attendance18,818 (Championship)
56,028 (Frozen Four)
127,640 (Tournament)
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This year's tournament marked the last of 22 consecutive years of playoff berths, a tournament record, for Michigan, following their defeat in the Midwest Regional Semifinals versus Cornell. They would not appear in the tournament again until 2016.

This year's Frozen Four featured multiple teams, Ferris State and Union, making their first appearance. This last occurred in 2009, when Bemidji State and Miami both made their first Frozen Four appearances.

Tournament procedure

2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
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2012 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2012 regionals:[1]

March 23 and 24
East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
Midwest Regional, Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
March 24 and 25
Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]

April 5 and 7
Tampa Bay Times Forum – Tampa, Florida (Hosts: University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission)

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18.[2] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Hockey East had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.

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Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid
1 Boston College (1) Hockey East 29–10–1 Tournament champion 2011 1 Michigan (2) CCHA 24–12–4 At-large bid 2011
2 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 24–9–6 At-large bid 2011 2 Ferris State CCHA 23–11–5 At-large bid 2003
3 Maine Hockey East 23–13–3 At-large bid 2007 3 Denver WCHA 25–13–4 At-large bid 2011
4 Air Force Atlantic Hockey 21–10–7 Tournament champion 2011 4 Cornell ECAC Hockey 18–8–7 At-large bid 2010
East Regional – Bridgeport West Regional – Saint Paul
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Last Bid
1 Union (3) ECAC Hockey 24–7–7 Tournament champion 2011 1 North Dakota (4) WCHA 25–12–3 Tournament champion 2011
2 Miami CCHA 24–14–2 At-large bid 2011 2 Minnesota WCHA 26–13–1 At-large bid 2008
3 Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East 23–12–1 At-large bid 1996 3 Boston University Hockey East 23–14–1 At-large bid 2012
4 Michigan State CCHA 19–15–4 At-large bid 2008 4 Western Michigan CCHA 21–13–6 Tournament champion 2011
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Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Bracket

Regional Semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional Finals
March 24–25 		National Semifinals
April 5 		National Championship
April 7
            
1 Boston College (1) 2
4 Air Force 0
1 Boston College (1) 4
Northeast – Worcester – Sat/Sun
2 Minnesota–Duluth 0
2 Minnesota–Duluth 5
3 Maine 2
NE1 Boston College (1) 6
W2 Minnesota 1
1 North Dakota (4) 3
4 Western Michigan 1
1 North Dakota (4) 2
West – St. Paul – Sat/Sun
2 Minnesota 5
2 Minnesota 7
3 Boston University 3
NE1 Boston College (1) 4
MW2 Ferris State 1
1 Michigan (2) 2
4 Cornell 3*
4 Cornell 1
Midwest – Green Bay – Fri/Sat
2 Ferris State 2
2 Ferris State 2
3 Denver 1
MW2 Ferris State 3
E1 Union (3) 1
1 Union (3) 3
4 Michigan State 1
1 Union (3) 4
East – Bridgeport – Fri/Sat
3 Massachusetts–Lowell 2
2 Miami 3
3 Massachusetts–Lowell 4*

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

Results

Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

Regional Semifinals

March 24, 2012
4:00 pm EDT		(1) Boston College2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		(4) Air ForceDCU Center
Attendance: 5,925
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Parker MilnerGoaliesJason TorfReferees:
Mark Wilkins
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Joe Hutek
Bruce Vida
(Hayes, Straight) Chris Kreider (21) – GW – 07:391 – 0
(Wey) Chris Kreider (22) – PP – 58:392 – 0
4 minPenalties10 min
34Shots20
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March 24, 2012
7:30 pm EDT		(2) Minnesota–Duluth5–2
(0–1, 3–1, 2–0)		(3) MaineDCU Center
Attendance: 5,925
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Kenny ReiterGoaliesDan SullivanReferees:
Steve McInchak
Brian Aaron
Linesmen:
T.J. Likens
Tony Molina
0 – 117:16 – PP –Spencer Abbott (21) (Flynn, O'Neill)
0 – 227:10 – Matt Mangene (16) (Cornell, O'Neill)
(Oleksuk, McManus) Jack Connolly (20) – PP – 30:471 – 2
(unassisted) Caleb Herbert (14) – 36:282 – 2
(Lamb) Jake Hendrickson (4) – GW – 37:283 – 2
(Oleksuk) J.T. Brown (24) – 49:154 – 2
(Connolly, Casto) Jake Hendrickson (5) – EN – 59:195 – 2
10 minPenalties6 min
26Shots27
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Regional Final

March 25, 2012
8:00 pm EDT		(1) Boston College4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		(2) Minnesota-DuluthDCU Center
Attendance: 4,470
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Kenny ReiterGoaliesParker MilnerReferees:
Barry Pochmara
Steve McInchak
Linesmen:
Joe Hutek
T.J. Likens
(Carey, Gaudreau) Pat Mullane (10) – GW – 24:011 – 0
(Whitney) Bill Arnold (17) – 25:272 – 0
(unassisted) Patrick Wey (2) – 41:133 – 0
(Wey) Johnny Gaudreau (20) – PP – 51:474 – 0
12 minPenalties8 min
24Shots33
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Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

Midwest Regional games were played at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Regional Semifinals

March 23, 2012
8:00 pm CDT		(1) Michigan2–3 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		(4) CornellResch Center
Attendance: 3,465
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Shawn HunwickGoaliesAndy IlesReferees:
Steve Morofsky
Ryan Sweeney
(Treais, Di Giuseppe) Luke Glendening (10) – 01:111 – 0
1 – 110:10 – PP – John McCarron (6) (Collins, Birch)
1 – 220:40 – SH – Joakim Ryan (7) (Collins)
(Moffatt, Bennett) Kevin Lynch (8) – 55:592 – 2
2 – 363:35 – GW – Rodger Craig (2) (Miller, Mowrey)
10 minPenalties27 min
33Shots24
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March 23, 2012
4:30 pm CDT		(2) Ferris State2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		(3) DenverResch Center
Attendance: 3,465
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Taylor NelsonGoaliesSam BrittainReferees:
Tom Fyrer
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Chris Aughe
Marc Sullivan
(Thompson, Kirzinger) Jordie Johnston (19) – 24:301 – 0
(Alexander, Kane) Simon Denis (1) – GW – 42:542 – 0
2 – 145:22 – Drew Shore (22) (Salazar, Ryder)
10 minPenalties8 min
34Shots26
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Regional Final

March 24, 2012
8:00 pm CDT		(2) Ferris State2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		(4) CornellResch Center
Attendance: 3,108
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Taylor NelsonGoaliesAndy IlesReferees:
Scott Hansen
Kevin Shea
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Brandan Kelleher
(Kirzlinger, Johnston) Garrett Thompson (10) – PP – 40:111 – 0
1 – 141:32 – Dustin Mowrey (8) (Gotovets)
(Huff, Kane) Jordie Johnston (20) – GW – 46:542 – 1
27 minPenalties12 min
21Shots23
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East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

Regional Semifinals

March 23, 2012
3:00 pm EDT		(1) Union3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		(4) Michigan StateWebster Bank Arena
Attendance: 5,090
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Troy GrosenickGoaliesWill YanakeffReferees:
Derek Shepherd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Anthony Czech
Jeff Schultz
(Welsh) Max Novak (9) – 15:091 – 0
(Bodie) Jeremy Welsh (26) – GW – 23:202 – 0
2 – 139:21 – PP – Matt Berry (11) (Perlini, Krug)
(Zajac) Wayne Simpson (18) – PP – 58:423 – 1
8 minPenalties23 min
32Shots21
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March 23, 2012
6:30 pm EDT		(2) Miami3–4 (OT)
(0–2, 0–1, 3–0, 0–1)		(3) Massachusetts–LowellWebster Bank Arena
Attendance: 5,090
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Connor KnappGoaliesDoug CarrReferees:
Don Adam
Tim Walsh
Linesmen:
Robert Keltie
Tim Swiader
0 – 101:34 – PP – Josh Holmstrom (12) (Wallin, Wilson)
0 – 214:58 – SH – Colin Wright (4) (unassisted)
0 – 322:21 – Riley Wetmore (13) (Vallorani, Arnold)
(McKenzie, Wideman) Trent Vogelhuber (4) – 43:061 – 3
(unassisted) Austin Czarnik (10) – 43:202 – 3
(Spinell) Alden Hirschfeld (11) – 49:563 – 3
3 – 462:13 – GW – Riley Wetmore (13) (Arnold, Vallorani)
20 minPenalties21 min
33Shots30
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Regional Final

March 24, 2012
6:30 pm EDT		(1) Union4–2
(1–0, 2–1, 1–1)		(3) Massachusetts–LowellWebster Bank Arena
Attendance: 5,328
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Troy GrosenickGoaliesDoug CarrReferees:
Derek Shepherd
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Anthony Czech
Jeff Schultz
(Bodie) Daniel Ciampini (3) – 03:031 – 0
(Carr, Jooris) Jeremy Welsh (27) – 27:122 – 0
2 – 134:06 – Terrence Wallin (8) (Vallorani, Eiserman)
(Gostisbehere) Josh Jooris (8) – GW PP – 37:233 – 1
3 – 245:40 – Matt Ferreira (14) (unassisted)
(unassisted) Kyle Bodie (6) – EN – 59:194 – 2
10 minPenalties6 min
39Shots21
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West Regional – Saint Paul, Minnesota

Regional Semifinals

March 24, 2012
12:30 pm CDT		(1) North Dakota3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		(4) Western MichiganXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 9,386
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Aaron DellGoaliesFrank SlubowskiReferees:
Tim Kotyra
Scott Whittemore
Linesmen:
Dave Brown
Justin Prusak
(MacMillan, Blood) Michael Parks (12) – 06:041 – 0
(Kristo, Nelson) Corban Knight (16) – GW – 23:162 – 0
2 – 132:57 – Kyle O'Kane (7) (Roehl, DeKeyser)
(unassisted) Brock Nelson (28) – EN – 59:193 – 1
8 minPenalties6 min
28Shots25
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March 24, 2012
4:00 pm CDT		(2) Minnesota7–3
(1–0, 3–2, 3–1)		(3) Boston UniversityXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 9,386
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Kent PattersonGoaliesKieran MillanReferees:
Chip McDonald
Peter Feola
Linesmen:
Rich Patry
Glenn Cooke
(Schmidt, Haula) Kyle Rau (18) – PP – 05:551 – 0
1 – 127:49 – PP – Wade Megan (20) (Clendening, Chiasson)
(Condon, Boyd) Jake Parenteau (2) – 29:212 – 1
2 – 233:20 – Ross Gaudet (5) (unassisted)
(Budish, Rau) Seth Helgeson (5) – 35:093 – 2
(Schmidt, Rau) Jake Hansen (14) – GW PP – 35:384 – 2
4 – 343:09 – PP – Adam Clendening (4) (Noonan, Chiasson)
(unassisted) Nico Sacchetti (4) – 48:085 – 3
(Warning) Jake Hansen (15) – EN – 58:046 – 3
(Budish, Rau) Nick Bjugstad (25) – EN – 58:567 – 3
18 minPenalties29 min
42Shots34
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Regional Final

March 25, 2012
4:30 pm CDT		(1) North Dakota2–5
(0–1, 1–3, 1–1)		(2) MinnesotaXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 10,974
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Aaron DellGoaliesKent PattersonReferees:
Peter Feola
Tim Kotyra
Linesmen:
Dave Brown
Glenn Cooke
0 – 112:19 – Ben Marshall (4) (Budish, Rau)
0 – 220:20 – PP – Erik Haula (20) (Bjugstad, Hansen)
(Nelson, Panzarella) Danny Kristo (19) – 21:431 – 2
1 – 329:08 – GW – Taylor Matson (8) (Schmidt, Parenteau)
1 – 434:28 – Travis Boyd (1) (Condon, Matson)
1 – 555:53 – Nate Condon (11) (Boyd, Budish)
(Gleason) Mario Lamoureux (4) – 56:072 – 5
8 minPenalties6 min
26Shots24
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Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida

National Semifinals

April 5, 2012
4:30 pm EDT		(E1) Union1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		(MW2) Ferris StateTampa Bay Times Forum
Attendance: 18,605
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Troy GrosenickGoaliesTaylor NelsonReferees:
Kevin Shea
Scott Hansen
Linesmen:
Chris Aughe
Bob Bernard
Daniel Carr (20) (Coburn, Welsh) – 27:561 – 0
1 – 137:02 – PP – Aaron Schmit (7) (Bonis, Czarnowczan)
1 – 245:17 – GW – Kyle Bonis (19) (Wysopal)
1 – 359:05 – EN – Aaron Schmit (8)
10 minPenalties4 min
28Shots37
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April 5, 2012
8:00 pm EDT		(NE1) Boston College6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)		(W2) MinnesotaTampa Bay Times Forum
Attendance: 18,605
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Parker MilnerGoaliesKent PattersonReferees:
Tim Kotyra
Pete Feola
Linesmen:
Glenn Cooke
Dave Brown
Steven Whitney (14) (Almeida, Arnold) – 06:031 – 0
Kevin Hayes (7) (Whitney, Cross) – GW PP – 26:352 – 0
Chris Kreider (23) (Straight) – 37:453 – 0
Paul Carey (16) (Mullane, Gaudreau) – 39:434 – 0
4 – 141:26 – Jake Hansen (16) (Haula, Warning)
Paul Carey (17) (Gaudreau) – 41:485 – 1
Brian Dumoulin (7) (Kreider, Mullane) – PP – 45:516 – 1
25 minPenalties14 min
31Shots25
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National Championship

April 7, 2012
7:00 pm EDT		(NE1) Boston College4–1
(2–1, 0–0, 2–0)		(MW2) Ferris StateTampa Bay Times Forum
Attendance: 18,818
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Referees:
Tim Kotyra
Peter Feola
Linesmen:
Dave Brown
Glenn Cooke
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Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Steven Whitney (15) Almeida 03:18 1–0 BC
FSU Garrett Thompson (11) Huff and Ouellette 05:19 1–1
BC Paul Carey (18) – GW PP Dumoulin and Mullane 10:33 2–1 BC
2nd None
3rd BC Johnny Gaudreau (21) Hayes and Wey 56:58 3–1 BC
BC Steven Whitney (16) – EN Arnold 58:57 4–1 BC
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st FSU Brett Wysopal Tripping 08:42 2:00
2nd FSU Scott Czarnowczan Roughing 22:31 2:00
BC Michael Sit Roughing 22:31 2:00
BC Paul Carey Tripping 24:48 2:00
BC Tommy Cross Hooking 30:35 2:00
BC Bench (Served by Quinn Smith) Too many men on ice 35:06 2:00
BC Bill Arnold Roughing 39:36 2:00
3rd FSU Brett Wysopal Hooking 41:47 2:00
FSU Brett Wysopal Holding 48:32 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 5 3–5 .375 1 1 1 -
Hockey East 4 5–3 .625 2 1 1 1
WCHA 4 4–4 .500 3 1 - -
ECAC Hockey 2 3–2 .600 2 1 - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000 - - - -
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Media

Television

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[3] For the eighth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals

Frozen Four & Championship

  • Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Tampa, Florida

Radio

Dial Global Sports used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[4]

All-Tournament team

Frozen Four

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

See also

References

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