 2013 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 16 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Yale Bulldogs (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Quinnipiac Bobcats (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Keith Allain (1st title) |
| MOP | Andrew Miller (Yale) |
| Attendance | 18,184 (Championship) 53,040 (Frozen Four) 109,940 (Tournament) |
The2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men'scollege ice hockey in the United States in 2013. The tournament involved 16 teams insingle-elimination play to determine the national champion at theDivision I level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted byRobert Morris University at theConsol Energy Center inPittsburgh.[1] Robert Morris' bid to host was co-sponsored by VisitPittsburgh and thePittsburgh Penguins.[2]
Yale defeatedQuinnipiac 4–0 in the championship game to win the program's first NCAA title. This was the first time since1978 that two teams fromECAC Hockey reached the national championship game.
This year’s Frozen Four was the second year in a row to feature multiple teams making their first appearances, withMassachusetts-Lowell,Quinnipiac andSt. Cloud State all making it to the Frozen Four.
The tournament consists of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2013 regionals:[3][4]
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 24.[5] TheWestern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had six teams receive a berth in the tournament,ECAC Hockey andHockey East each had three teams receive a berth, and theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) andAtlantic Hockey each had two teams receive a berth.
| East Regional –Providence | Midwest Regional –Toledo | ||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Quinnipiac (1) | ECAC Hockey | 27–7–5 | At-large bid | 1 | Notre Dame (4) | CCHA | 25–12–3 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Boston College | Hockey East | 22–11–4 | At-large bid | 2 | Miami | CCHA | 24–11–5 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Union | ECAC Hockey | 21–12–5 | Tournament champion | 3 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 24–13–3 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Canisius | Atlantic Hockey | 19–18–5 | Tournament champion | 4 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 23–15–1 | At-large bid |
| West Regional –Grand Rapids | Northeast Regional –Manchester | ||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Minnesota (2) | WCHA | 26–8–5 | At-large bid | 1 | Massachusetts–Lowell (3) | Hockey East | 26–10–2 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 21–12–7 | At-large bid | 2 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 19–11–7 | At-large bid |
| 3 | Niagara | Atlantic Hockey | 23–9–5 | At-large bid | 3 | Denver | WCHA | 20–13–5 | At-large bid |
| 4 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 18–12–3 | At-large bid | 4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 22–12–7 | Tournament champion |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
| Regional semifinals March 30 | Regional final March 31 | ||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac (1) | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Canisius | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Union | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Union | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 1 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
| March 30, 2013 5:30 pm ESPN3 | (4) Canisius | 3–4 (0–1, 2–0, 1–3) | (1) Quinnipiac | Dunkin' Donuts Center,Providence Attendance: 6253 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tony Capobianco | Goalies | Eric Hartzell | Referees: Brad Shepherd Todd Anderson Linesmen: Andy Dokken Justin Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2013 9:00 pm ESPNU | (3) Union | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) | (2) Boston College | Dunkin' Donuts Center,Providence Attendance: 6253 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Troy Grosenick | Goalies | Parker Milner | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Shane Ferrier Linesmen: Brendon Blanchard Bill McGoldrick | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2013 6:30 pm ESPNU | (3) Union | 1–5 (0–3, 0–2, 1–0) | (1) Quinnipiac | Dunkin' Donuts Center,Providence Attendance: 5007 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Troy Grosenick | Goalies | Eric Hartzell | Referees: Derek Shepherd Marco Hunt Linesmen: Sam Shikowsky Nick Bradshaw | |||||||||||||||||
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| 38 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Regional semifinals March 29 | Regional final March 30 | ||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota (2) | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Yale | 3* | |||||||
| 4 | Yale | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Niagara | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
| March 29, 2013 2:00 pm ESPNU | (4) Yale | 3 – 2OT (0–0, 2–0, 0–2, 1–0) | (1) Minnesota | Van Andel Arena,Grand Rapids Attendance: 2289 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Jeff Malcolm | Goalies | Adam Wilcox | Referees: Jeff Bunyon Kevin Shea Linesmen: Chris Millea Bob Bernard | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2013 5:30 pm ESPNU | (3) Niagara | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | (2) North Dakota | Van Andel Arena,Grand Rapids Attendance: 2289 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Carsen Chubak | Goalies | Zane Gothberg | Referees: Jack Millea Scott Hansen Linesmen: Marc Sullivan Tommy George | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 43 | |||||||||
| March 30, 2013 4:00 pm ESPNU | (4) Yale | 4–1 (0–1, 0–0, 4–0) | (2) North Dakota | Van Andel Arena,Grand Rapids Attendance: 1918 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Jeff Malcolm | Goalies | Clarke Saunders | Referees: Jeff Bunyon Kevin Shea Linesmen: Bob Bernard Tom George | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional semifinals March 29 | Regional final March 30 | ||||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts–Lowell (3) | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Denver | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 5 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
| March 29, 2013 4:30 pm ESPN3 | (4) Wisconsin | 1–6 (0–1, 0–2, 1–3) | (1) Massachusetts–Lowell | Verizon Wireless Arena,Manchester Attendance: 8049 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joel Rumpel | Goalies | Connor Hellebuyck | Referees: Steve McInchak Brian Aaron Linesmen: T. J. Likens Joseph Hutek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2013 8:00 pm ESPNU | (3) Denver | 2–5 (2–1, 0–2, 0–2) | (2) New Hampshire | Verizon Wireless Arena,Manchester Attendance: 8049 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Juho Olkinuora | Goalies | Casey DeSmith | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2013 6:30 pm ESPNU | (2) New Hampshire | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | (1) Massachusetts–Lowell | Verizon Wireless Arena,Manchester Attendance: 8357 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
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| Casey DeSmith | Goalies | Connor Hellebuyck | ||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
| 28 | Shots | 28 | ||||||
| Regional semifinals March 30 | Regional final March 31 | ||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame (4) | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | St. Cloud State | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Miami | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | St. Cloud State | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Minnesota State | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Miami | 4 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
| March 30, 2013 1:30 pm ESPN3 | (4) St. Cloud State | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) | (1) Notre Dame | Huntington Center,Toledo Attendance: 2988 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ryan Faragher | Goalies | Steven Summerhays Mike Johnson | Referees: Chip McDonald Robert St. Lawrence Linesmen: Dave Blow Justin Pruszak | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2013 5:00 pm ESPN3 | (3) Minnesota State | 0–4 (0–0, 0–1, 0–3) | (2) Miami | Huntington Center,Toledo Attendance: 2988 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Stephon Williams | Goalies | Ryan McKay | Referees: Peter Feolia Scott Whittemore Linesmen: Glen Cooke Jim Briggs | |||||||||||
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| 15 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2013 4:00 pm ESPNU | (4) St. Cloud State | 4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0) | (2) Miami | Huntington Center,Toledo Attendance: 2460 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ryan Faragher | Goalies | Ryan McKay | Referees: Pete Feola Chip McDonald Linesmen: David Brown Glen Cooke | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
The Frozen Four featured four teams that were seeking their first championship. This was only the second time this had happened since the first NCAA championship tournament in 1948, the other time being in1958. Additionally, of the four Frozen Four participants in 2013, only Yale had previously reached the tournament semifinals, having finished third in the1952 tournament.[6] Yale's championship was the first for a team fromECAC Hockey since1989. The championship game between Yale and Quinnipiac was the first time the championship game was contested between two ECAC Hockey teams since1978. With Quinnipiac defeating Union to advance to the Frozen Four and Quinnipiac losing to Yale in the final, the only teams to defeat an ECAC school in the tournament were other schools from the ECAC.
| National semifinals April 11 | National championship April 13 | ||||||||
| E1 | Quinnipiac | 4 | |||||||
| MW4 | St. Cloud State | 1 | |||||||
| E1 | Quinnipiac | 0 | |||||||
| W4 | Yale | 4 | |||||||
| W4 | Yale | 3* | |||||||
| NE1 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 2 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
| April 11, 2013 4:30 pm ESPN2 | (W4) Yale | 3–2 (2–0, 0–2, 0–0, 1–0) | (NE1) Massachusetts–Lowell | Consol Energy Center,Pittsburgh Attendance: 17,428 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Jeff Malcolm | Goalies | Connor Hellebuyck | |||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| April 11, 2013 8:00 pm ESPN2 | (MW4) St. Cloud State | 1–4 (0–3, 1–1, 0–0) | (E1) Quinnipiac | Consol Energy Center,Pittsburgh Attendance: 17,428 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ryan Faragher | Goalies | Eric Hartzell | |||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| April 13, 2013 7:00 pm ESPN | (W4) Yale | 4–0 (0–0, 1–0, 3–0) | (E1) Quinnipiac | Consol Energy Center,Pittsburgh Attendance: 18,184 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Referees: Jeff Bunyon Kevin Shea Linesmen: Bob Bernard Tommy George | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | Yale | Clinton Bourbonais (4) | Young | 39:56 | 1–0 Yale |
| 3rd | Yale | Charles Orzetti (2) | Bourbonais andLaganière | 43:35 | 2–0 Yale |
| Yale | Andrew Miller (18) | Agostino | 49:06 | 3–0 Yale | |
| Yale | Jesse Root (12) –EN | Miller andO'Gara | 53:02 | 4–0 Yale | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | Yale | Rob O'Gara | Elbowing | 02:41 | 2:00 |
| QUI | Cory Hibbeler | Interference | 04:51 | 2:00 | |
| Yale | Colin Dueck | Tripping | 07:48 | 2:00 | |
| QUI | Mike Dalhuisen | Tripping | 15:23 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | QUI | Jeremy Langlois | Roughing | 27:17 | 2:00 |
| Yale | Bench (Served byAnthony Day) | Too many men on ice | 30:28 | 2:00 | |
| Yale | Clinton Bourbonais | Charging | 31:25 | 2:00 | |
| QUI | Bench (Served byRussell Goodman) | Too many men on ice | 32:38 | 2:00 | |
| QUI | Zach Davies | Interference | 33:25 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | Yale | Antoine Laganière | Slashing | 51:37 | 2:00 |
| QUI | Travis St. Denis | Slashing | 51:37 | 2:00 | |
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| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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| WCHA | 6 | 3–6 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 8–2 | .800 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hockey East | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| CCHA | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Hockey | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | – | – | – | – |
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[7] For the ninth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN,ESPN2, andESPNU, andESPN3. They also streamed them online viaWatchESPN.
Regionals
Frozen Four & Championship
Dial Global Sports used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[8]
*Most Outstanding Player(s)[9]