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2014 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
2014 Frozen Four.jpg
2014 Frozen Four logo
Teams 16
Finals site
Champions Union Dutchmen (1st title)
Runner-up Minnesota Golden Gophers (12th title game)
Semifinalists
  • Boston College Eagles (24th Frozen Four)
  • University of North Dakota (20th Frozen Four)
Winning coach Rick Bennett (1st title)
MOP Shayne Gostisbehere (Union)
Attendance 18,742 (Championship)
53,364 (Frozen Four)
135,453 (Tournament)
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The 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was a big ice hockey competition for college teams in the United States. Sixteen top teams played in a knockout style tournament. The goal was to find the best college hockey team in the Division I level.

The final games, called the "Frozen Four," happened at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. In the championship game, the Union Dutchmen beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a score of 7–4. This was Union's very first NCAA ice hockey title!

How the Tournament Worked

The tournament started with four groups of four teams. These groups played in different parts of the country. The winners from each of these regional groups then moved on to the "Frozen Four."

Here are the places where the regional games were held:

The "Frozen Four" semifinals and championship games took place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Teams That Played

The teams chosen for the tournament were announced on March 23. Different college hockey conferences sent their best teams. For example, Hockey East had five teams in the tournament. ECAC Hockey and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) each had three teams. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Big Ten Conference each had two teams. One team from Atlantic Hockey also made it.

This table shows the teams that qualified for the tournament:

West Regional – St. Paul Northeast Regional – Worcester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Minnesota (1) Big Ten 25–6–6 At-large bid 35th 2013 1 Boston College (2) Hockey East 26–7–4 At-large bid 33rd 2013
2 Notre Dame Hockey East 23–14–2 At-large bid 7th 2013 2 UMass Lowell Hockey East 25–10–4 Tournament champion 6th 2013
3 St. Cloud State NCHC 21–10–5 At-large bid 10th 2013 3 Minnesota State WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 3rd 2013
4 Robert Morris Atlantic Hockey 19–17–5 Tournament champion 1st Never 4 Denver NCHC 20–15–6 Tournament champion 24th 2013
Midwest Regional – Cincinnati East Regional – Bridgeport
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Wisconsin (4) Big Ten 24–10–2 Tournament champion 26th 2013 1 Union (3) ECAC Hockey 28–6–4 Tournament champion 4th 2013
2 Ferris State WCHA 28–10–3 At-large bid 3rd 2012 2 Quinnipiac ECAC Hockey 24–9–6 At-large bid 3rd 2013
3 Colgate ECAC Hockey 20–13–5 At-large bid 5th 2005 3 Providence Hockey East 21–10–6 At-large bid 10th 2001
4 North Dakota NCHC 23–13–3 At-large bid 29th 2013 4 Vermont Hockey East 20–14–3 At-large bid 6th 2010

The number in parentheses shows the team's overall rank in the tournament.

Tournament Bracket

  First round
March 28–29		 Second round
March 29–30		 Semifinals
April 10		 Championship
April 12
                                     
1  Minnesota (1) 7  
4  Robert Morris 3  
  1  Minnesota 4  
Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun
  3  St. Cloud State 0  
2  Notre Dame 3
3  St. Cloud State 4  
  W1  Minnesota 2  
  MW4  North Dakota 1  
1  Wisconsin (4) 2  
4  North Dakota 5  
  4  North Dakota 2*
Cincinnati – Fri/Sat
  2  Ferris State 1  
2  Ferris State 1
3  Colgate 0  
  W1  Minnesota 4
  E1  Union 7
1  Boston College (2) 6  
4  Denver 2  
  1  Boston College 4
Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun
  2  UMass Lowell 3  
2  UMass Lowell 2
3  Minnesota State 1  
  NE1  Boston College 4
  E1  Union 5  
1  Union (3) 5  
4  Vermont 2  
  1  Union 3
Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat
  3  Providence 1  
2  Quinnipiac 0
3  Providence 4  

Note: * means the game went into overtime.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.

Game Results

West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota

Regional Semifinal Games

March 29, 2014
5:30 pm
ESPN2		 (4) Robert Morris 3 – 7
(0–3, 2–1, 1–3)		 (1) Minnesota Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
Attendance: 9,232
March 29, 2014
9:00 pm
ESPNU		 (3) St. Cloud State 4 – 3 (OT)
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 1–0)		 (2) Notre Dame Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
Attendance: 9,232

West Regional Final

March 30, 2014
7:30 pm
ESPNU		 (3) St. Cloud State 0 – 4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 (1) Minnesota Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
Attendance: 8,893

Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

Regional Semifinal Games

March 29, 2014
4:00 pm
ESPNU		 (4) Denver 2 – 6
(0–3, 1–3, 1–0)		 (1) Boston College DCU Center, Worcester
Attendance: 6,522
March 29, 2014
7:30 pm
ESPN3		 (3) Minnesota State 1 – 2
(0–1, 0–0, 1–1)		 (2) Massachusetts–Lowell DCU Center, Worcester
Attendance: 6,522

Northeast Regional Final

March 30, 2014
5:00 pm
ESPNU		 (2) Massachusetts–Lowell 3 – 4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 (1) Boston College DCU Center, Worcester
Attendance: 5,474

East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut

Regional Semifinal Games

March 28, 2014
2:00 pm
ESPNU		 (4) Vermont 2 – 5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 (1) Union Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
Attendance: 6,529
March 28, 2014
5:30 pm
ESPNU		 (3) Providence 4 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 (2) Quinnipiac Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
Attendance: 6,529

East Regional Final

March 29, 2014
3:00 pm
ESPN2		 (3) Providence 1 – 3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 (1) Union Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
Attendance: 6,655

Midwest Region – Cincinnati

Regional Semifinal Games

March 28, 2014
4:30 pm
ESPN3		 (3) Colgate 0 – 1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)		 (2) Ferris State U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,390
March 28, 2014
8:00 pm
ESPNU		 (4) North Dakota 5 – 2
(1–1, 1–0, 3–1)		 (1) Wisconsin U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,390

Midwest Regional Final

March 29, 2014
6:30 pm
ESPNU		 (4) North Dakota 2 – 1 (2OT)
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 (2) Ferris State U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,721

Frozen Four – Philadelphia

Semifinal Games

April 10, 2014
8:30 pm
ESPN2		 (4) North Dakota 1 – 2
(0–0, 0–0, 1–2)		 (1) Minnesota Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Attendance: 17,311
April 10, 2014
5:00 pm
ESPN2		 (1) Union 5 – 4
(0–1, 2–1, 3–2)		 (1) Boston College Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Attendance: 17,311

National Championship Game

April 12, 2014
7:30 pm
ESPN		 (1) Union 7 – 4
(4–2, 0–1, 3–1)		 (1) Minnesota Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Attendance: 18,742

This table shows how the goals were scored in the championship game:

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MIN Justin Kloos (16) Condon and Cammarata 02:37 1–0 MIN
UNI Shayne Gostisbehere (9) Taylor and Lichtenwald 09:26 1–1
MIN Sam Warning (14) Rau and Parenteau 10:03 2–1 MIN
UNI Mike Vecchione (14) Carr and Ciampini 15:09 2–2
UNI Eli Lichtenwald (9) Gostisbehere 16:06 3–2 UNI
UNI Daniel Ciampini (23) Novak and Hatch 17:03 4–2 UNI
2nd MIN Taylor Cammarata (10) Kloos and Parenteau 21:13 4–3 UNI
3rd UNI Max Novak (15) – GW Sullivan and Gingras 45:31 5–3 UNI
MIN Hudson Fasching (14) – PP Boyd and M. Reilly 56:20 5–4 UNI
UNI Kevin Sullivan (9) Bodie and Gostisbehere 58:38 6–4 UNI
UNI Mat Bodie (8) – EN unassisted 59:15 7–4 UNI
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st MIN Brady Skjei Roughing 00:19 2:00
MIN Sam Warning Hooking 03:11 2:00
UNI Shayne Gostisbehere Holding 06:42 2:00
UNI Kevin Sullivan Hitting after the Whistle 18:44 2:00
MIN Tom Serratore Hitting after the Whistle 18:44 2:00
2nd UNI Daniel Ciampini Tripping 22:25 2:00
MIN Brady Skjei Roughing 29:33 2:00
MIN Jake Parenteau Slashing 35:39 2:00
UNI Sam Coatta Holding the Stick 38:06 2:00
3rd MIN Nate Condon Tripping 41:36 2:00
MIN Tom Serratore Holding 49:00 2:00
MIN Bench (Served by Justin Kloos) Too Many Players 51:57 2:00
UNI Charlie Vasaturo Roughing 55:25 2:00

Team Performance by Conference

This table shows how well teams from different conferences did in the tournament:

Conference Number of Teams Record (Wins–Losses) Win Percentage Reached Regional Finals Reached Frozen Four Reached Championship Game Champions
Hockey East 5 4–5 .444 3 1 - -
ECAC Hockey 3 4–2 .667 1 1 1 1
NCHC 3 3–3 .500 2 1 - -
Big Ten 2 3–2 .600 1 1 1 -
WCHA 2 1–2 .333 1 - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

Tournament Coverage

Television Broadcasts

ESPN had the rights to show all the games in the United States. For the tenth year in a row, ESPN showed every game, from the regional rounds to the finals. You could watch them on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. They were also available to stream online through WatchESPN.

Broadcast Teams

Regional Games

  • East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich – Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Midwest Regional: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot – Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Northeast Regional: Joe Davis & Billy Jaffe – Worcester, Massachusetts
  • West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin – St. Paul, Minnesota

Frozen Four & Championship

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Radio Broadcasts

Westwood One had the exclusive radio rights. They broadcasted both semifinal games and the national championship game, which are all part of the "Frozen Four."

All-Tournament Team

Frozen Four Standouts

The best players from the Frozen Four were chosen for the All-Tournament Team:

  • Goalie: Colin Stevens (Union)
  • Defense: Mat Bodie (Union)
  • Defense: Shayne Gostisbehere* (Union)
  • Forward: Daniel Ciampini (Union)
  • Forward: Kyle Rau (Minnesota)
  • Forward: Sam Warning (Minnesota)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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