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2011 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
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2011 Frozen Four logo
Teams 16
Finals site
Champions Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-up Michigan Wolverines (16th title game)
Semifinalists
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2nd Frozen Four)
  • North Dakota Fighting Sioux (19th Frozen Four)
Winning coach Scott Sandelin (1st title)
MOP J. T. Brown (Minnesota–Duluth)
Attendance 19,222 (Championship)
57,500 (Frozen Four)
129,513 (Tournament)
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  • 2012 →

The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I 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, when the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3–2.

Tournament procedure

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2011 regionals:

March 25 and 26
East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
West Regional, Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, Missouri (Host: Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
March 26 and 27
Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Midwest Regional, Resch CenterGreen Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)

Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:

April 7 and 9
Xcel Energy CenterSt. 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.

Midwest Regional – Green Bay East Regional – Bridgeport
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.

Regionals

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).

East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

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

Regional semifinals

March 25, 2011
6:30 pm EDT
(1) Yale 2 – 1 OT
(0–0, 1–1 , 0–0, 1–0)
(4) Air Force Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 7,671
March 25, 2011
3:00 pm EDT
(2) Union 0 – 2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
(3) Minnesota–Duluth Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 7,671

Regional final

March 26, 2011
6:30 pm EDT
(1) Yale 3 – 5
(0–1, 1–4, 2–0)
(3) Minnesota–Duluth Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 7,816

Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

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**

Regional semifinals

March 26, 2011
12:30 pm CDT
(1) North Dakota 6 – 0
(1–0, 4–0, 1–0)
(4) Rensselaer Resch CenterGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Attendance: 4,297
March 26, 2011
4:00 pm CDT
(2) Denver 3 – 2 2OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(3) Western Michigan Resch CenterGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Attendance: 4,355

Regional final

March 27, 2011
4:30 pm CDT
(1) North Dakota 6 – 1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)
(2) Denver Resch CenterGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,956

West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

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

Regional semifinals

March 25, 2011
8:00 pm CDT
(1) Boston College 4 – 8
(1–4, 1–3, 2–1)
(4) Colorado College Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 5,024
March 25, 2011
4:30 pm CDT
(2) Michigan 3 – 2 OT
(0–2, 2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
(3) Nebraska–Omaha Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 5,024

Regional final

March 26, 2011
8:00 pm CDT
(2) Michigan 2 – 1
(2–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(4) Colorado College Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, Missouri

Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire

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

Regional semifinals

March 26, 2011
4:00 pm EDT
(1) Miami 1 – 3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)
(4) New Hampshire Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 7,608
March 26, 2011
7:30 pm EDT
(2) Merrimack 3 – 4 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
(3) Notre Dame Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 7,608

Regional final

March 27, 2011
8:00 pm EDT
(3) Notre Dame 2 – 1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(4) New Hampshire Verizon Wireless ArenaManchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 5,906

Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota

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

National Semifinals

April 7, 2011
4:00 pm CDT
(NE3) Notre Dame 3 – 4
(2–3, 0–1, 1–0)
(E3) Minnesota–Duluth Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,139
April 7, 2011
7:30 pm CDT
(MW1) North Dakota 0 – 2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
(W2) Michigan Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,139

National Championship

April 9, 2011
6:00 pm CDT
(W2) Michigan 2–3 (OT) (E3) Minnesota–Duluth Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,222
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 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 Hitting After Whistle 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 Hitting After Whistle 49:19 2:00
UM Jon Merrill Holding 49:27 2:00
UM Kevin Lynch Boarding 51:32 2:00

Record by conference

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

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."

All-Tournament Team

Frozen Four

  • G: Shawn Hunwick (Michigan)
  • D: Justin Faulk (Minnesota-Duluth)
  • D: Jon Merrill (Michigan)
  • F: Kyle Schmidt (Minnesota-Duluth)
  • F: J. T. Brown* (Minnesota-Duluth)
  • F: Ben Winnett (Michigan)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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