 2011 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 16 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan Wolverines (16th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Scott Sandelin (1st title) |
| MOP | J. T. Brown (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| Attendance | 19,222 (Championship) 57,500 (Frozen Four) 129,513 (Tournament) |
The2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools insingle-elimination play to determine the national champion of men'sNCAADivision Icollegeice hockey. The tournament began on March 25, 2011, and ended with the championship game on April 9,[1] when theMinnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated theMichigan Wolverines 3–2.
The championship game required overtime for the fourteenth time in NCAA history, and the second time in three years (2009).
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2011 regionals:[1]
Each regional winner will advance to theFrozen Four:[1]
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20. TheCentral Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) andWestern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA),Hockey East,ECAC Hockey andAtlantic Hockey conference tournament winners all secure a spot in the tournament while other at large teams are chosen by theNCAA selection committee.
| Midwest Regional –Green Bay | East Regional –Bridgeport | ||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | WCHA | 30–8–3 | Tournament champion | 1 | Yale (1) | ECAC Hockey | 27–6–1 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Denver | WCHA | 24–11–5 | At-large bid | 2 | Union | ECAC Hockey | 26–9–4 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Western Michigan | CCHA | 19–12–10 | At-large bid | 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | 22–10–6 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 20–11–6 | Tournament champion |
| Northeast Regional –Manchester | West Regional –St. Louis | ||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Miami (4) | CCHA | 23–9–6 | Tournament champion | 1 | Boston College (3) | Hockey East | 30–7–1 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Merrimack | Hockey East | 25–9–4 | At-large bid | 2 | Michigan | CCHA | 26–10–4 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid | 3 | Nebraska–Omaha | WCHA | 21–15–2 | At-large bid |
| 4 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 21–10–6 | At-large bid | 4 | Colorado College | WCHA | 22–18–3 | At-large bid |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
| Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional final March 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | Yale (1) | 2* | |||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Yale | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Union | 0 | |||||||
* Denotes overtime periods
| March 25, 2011 6:30 pmEDT | (1) Yale | 2 – 1OT (0–0, 1–1 , 0–0, 1–0) | (4) Air Force | Webster Bank Arena –Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,671 |
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| Ryan Rondeau | Goalies | Jason Torf | Referees: Brian Hill Brian Aaron Linesmen: T.J. Likens Tony Molina | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||
| March 25, 2011 3:00 pmEDT | (2) Union | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | (3) Minnesota–Duluth | Webster Bank Arena –Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,671 |
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| Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Kenny Reiter | Referees: Scott Hansen Tim Benedetto Linesmen: Chris Milea Brendan Kelleher | |||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||
| 32 | Shots | 28 | ||||||
| March 26, 2011 6:30 pmEDT | (1) Yale | 3 – 5 (0–1, 1–4, 2–0) | (3) Minnesota–Duluth | Webster Bank Arena –Bridgeport, Connecticut Attendance: 7,816 |
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| Ryan Rondeau,Nick Maricic | Goalies | Kenny Reiter | Referees: Brian Hill Brian Aaron Linesmen: T.J. Likens Tony Molina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Rensselaer | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 3** | |||||||
| March 26, 2011 12:30 pmCDT | (1) North Dakota | 6 – 0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0) | (4) Rensselaer | Resch Center –Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 4,297 |
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| Aaron Dell | Goalies | Allen York | Referees: Steve Marofsky Ryan Sweeney Linesmen: Brendan Blanchard Tory Carsano | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 26, 2011 4:00 pmCDT | (2) Denver | 3 – 22OT (0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 1–0) | (3) Western Michigan | Resch Center –Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 4,355 |
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| Sam Brittain | Goalies | Jerry Kuhn | Referees: Kevin Shea Jeff Bunyan Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| March 27, 2011 4:30 pmCDT | (1) North Dakota | 6 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) | (2) Denver | Resch Center –Green Bay, Wisconsin Attendance: 3,956 |
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| Aaron Dell | Goalies | Sam Brittain | Referees: Kevin Shea Jeff Bunyan Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional final March 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | Boston College (3) | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Colorado College | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Colorado College | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Nebraska–Omaha | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 3* | |||||||
* Denotes overtime periods
| March 25, 2011 8:00 pmCDT | (1) Boston College | 4 – 8 (1–4, 1–3, 2–1) | (4) Colorado College | Scottrade Center –St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 5,024 |
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| John Muse,Parker Milner | Goalies | Joe Howe | Referees: S. McInchak B. Poch Linesmen: Joe Hutek Marc DesRosiers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 25, 2011 4:30 pmCDT | (2) Michigan | 3 – 2OT (0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | (3) Nebraska–Omaha | Scottrade Center –St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 5,024 |
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| Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | John Faulkner | Referees: Harry Dumas Chip McDonald Linesmen: Glen Cooke Justin Prusak | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| March 26, 2011 8:00 pmCDT | (2) Michigan | 2 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | (4) Colorado College | Scottrade Center –St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Shawn Hunwick | Goalies | Joe Howe | Referees: Harry Dumas Chip McDonald Linesmen: Justin Prusak Glen Cooke | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||
| Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional final March 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | Miami (4) | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | New Hampshire | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4* | |||||||
| 2 | Merrimack | 3 | |||||||
* Denotes overtime periods
| March 26, 2011 4:00 pmEDT | (1) Miami | 1 – 3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2) | (4) New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena –Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,608 |
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| Cody Reichard | Goalies | Matt DiGirolamo | Referees: Tim Kotyra Peter Feola Linesmen: Mike Emanatian Dave Brown | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||
| March 26, 2011 7:30 pmEDT | (2) Merrimack | 3 – 4OT (2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | (3) Notre Dame | Verizon Wireless Arena –Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,608 |
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| Joe Cannata | Goalies | Mike Johnson | Referees: Derek Shepperd Marco Hunt Linesmen: Tony Czech Nathan Freeman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 27, 2011 8:00 pmEDT | (3) Notre Dame | 2 – 1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1) | (4) New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena –Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 5,906 |
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| Mike Johnson | Goalies | Matt DiGirolamo | Referees: Derek Shepperd Marco Hunt Linesmen: Tony Czech Nathan Freeman | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||
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| National Semifinals April 7 | National Championship April 9 | ||||||||
| E3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4 | |||||||
| NE3 | Notre Dame | 3 | |||||||
| E3 | Minnesota—Duluth | 3* | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| MW1 | North Dakota | 0 | |||||||
| April 7, 2011 4:00 pmCDT | (NE3) Notre Dame | 3 – 4 (2–3, 0–1, 1–0) | (E3) Minnesota–Duluth | Xcel Energy Center,Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,139 |
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| Mike Johnson | Goalies | Kenny Reiter | Referees: Chip McDonald Peter Feola Linesmen: Glen Cooke Dave Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 7, 2011 7:30 pmCDT | (MW1) North Dakota | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | (W2) Michigan | Xcel Energy Center,Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,139 |
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| Aaron Dell | Goalies | Shawn Hunwick | Referees: Kevin Shea Scott Hansen Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 40 | Shots | 20 | ||||||
| April 9, 2011 6:00 pmCDT | (W2) Michigan | 2–3(OT) | (E3) Minnesota–Duluth | Xcel Energy Center,Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,222 |
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| Referees: Tim Benedetto Jeff Bunyon Linesmen: Bob Bernard Chris Aughe | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UM | Ben Winnett (5) | Rust | 14:42 | 1–0 UM |
| 2nd | UMD | Travis Oleksuk (14) | Lamb andBrown | 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 OT | 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 byLouie 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 | |
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| Conference | # of bids | Record | Win % | Regional finals | Frozen Four | Championship game | Champions |
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| 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 |
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, andESPNU, andESPN3.
Regionals
Frozen Four & Championship
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[2]
*Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]