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2016 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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The 2016 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2016. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – were hosted by the University of Wisconsin and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.NCAA Championships Site Selections NCAA December 11, 2013 https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2013-12-06/ncaa-championships-site-selections December 11, 2013
North Dakota defeated Quinnipiac 5–1 to win the program's 8th NCAA title.
This is the first time in NCAA college hockey history that a first year coach, Brad Berry, won the NCAA title.
Tournament procedure
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USA blue pog.svg 44.95 -93.1 top #FFFFFF St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
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The tournament consisted 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 2016 regionals:
March 25–26
Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)
Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)
March 26–27
East Regional, Times Union Center – Albany, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey)
West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:
April 7–9
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida (Host: University of Wisconsin)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20.2016 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Selections announced https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2016-03-20/2016-division-i-mens-ice-hockey-championship-selections NCAA.com March 20, 2016 March 20, 2016 Hockey East had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, NCHC had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had three teams receive a berth, and one team from the Big Ten Conference, Atlantic Hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) received a berth.
Midwest Regional – Cincinnati Northeast Regional – WorcesterSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1North Dakota (3)NCHC30–6–4At-large bid31st20151Providence (4)Hockey East27–6–4At-large bid12th20152MichiganBig Ten24–7–5Tournament champion36th20122Boston CollegeHockey East26–7–5At-large bid35th20153Notre DameHockey East19–10–7At-large bid8th20143HarvardECAC19–10–4At-large bid23rd20154NortheasternHockey East22–13–5Tournament champion5th20094Minnesota-DuluthNCHC18–15–5At-large bid10th2015 East Regional – Albany West Regional – Saint PaulSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1Quinnipiac (1)ECAC29–3–7Tournament champion5th20151St. Cloud State (2)NCHC31–8–1Tournament champion12th20152 UMass LowellHockey East24–9–5At-large bid7th20142DenverNCHC23–9–6At-large bid26th20153YaleECAC19–8–4At-large bid8th20153Boston UniversityHockey East21–12–5At-large bid34th20154RITAtlantic Hockey18–14–6Tournament champion3rd20154Ferris StateWCHA19–14–6Tournament champion4th2014
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Tournament bracket
Regional semifinalsMarch 25–26 Regional FinalsMarch 26–27 SemifinalsApril 7 ChampionshipApril 9 Albany, New York – Sat/Sun Worcester, Massachusetts – Fri/Sat St. Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun Cincinnati – Fri/Sat 1 Quinnipiac (1) 4 4 RIT 0 2 UMass Lowell 3* 3 Yale 2 1 Providence (4) 1 4 Minnesota–Duluth 2** 2 Boston College 4 3 Harvard 1 1 St. Cloud State (2) 4 4 Ferris State 5* 2 Denver 7 3 Boston University 2 1 North Dakota (3) 6 4 Northeastern 2 2 Michigan 3* 3 Notre Dame 2 1 Quinnipiac 4 2 UMass Lowell 1 4 Minnesota–Duluth 2 2 Boston College 3 4 Ferris State 3 2 Denver 6 1 North Dakota 5 2 Michigan 2 E1 Quinnipiac 3 NE2 Boston College 2 W2 Denver 2 MW1 North Dakota 4 E1 Quinnipiac 1 MW1 North Dakota 5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
East Region – Albany, New York
Regional semifinal
#eeeeee March 26, 2016 4:00 pm (1) Quinnipiac (4) RIT 4 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mquirit1.m26 Michael Garteig Mike Rotolo 1–02–03–04–0 Travis St. Denis (21) (Anas, Toews) – GW – 14:55Scott Davidson (8) (T. Clifton, Toews) – 42:27Soren Jonzzon (9) (C. Clifton, T. Clifton) – 52:18Soren Jonzzon (10) (Toews) – EN – 57:10 Geoff Miller Kevin Shea Marc Sullivan Bob Bernard Times Union Center – Albany, New York 5,326 8 8 30 27
#eeffff March 26, 2016 7:30 pm (2) Massachusetts–Lowell (3) Yale 3 – 2 (OT) (1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mumlyal1.m26 Kevin Boyle Alex Lyon 1–01–11–22–23–2 Michael Fallon (2) (Louria, White) – 4:27Joe Gambardella (9) (Smith) – 46:12Joe Gambardella (10) (Edwardh, Forney) – GW – 61:37 15:19 – Frankie DiChiara (7) (Learned)32:18 – Ryan Hitchcock (8) (Hart) Ryan Sweeney Eugene Binda, Jr. Tony Carissimo Brendan Blanchard Times Union Center – Albany, New York 7,326 2 6 31 37
Regional Final
#eeeeee March 27, 2016 7:30 pm (1) Quinnipiac (2) Massachusetts–Lowell 4 – 1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mquiuml1.m27 Michael Garteig Kevin Boyle 0–11–12–13–14–1 Landon Smith (11) (unassisted) – 30:33Sam Anas (24) (McKernan) – GW – 32:11Scott Davidson (9) (Jonzzon) – 37:51Travis St. Denis (22) (unassisted) – 56:06 03:01 – PP – Dylan Zink (11) (Forney, Edwardh) Geno Binda Jr. Todd Anderson Paul Carnathan John Philo Times Union Center – Albany, New York 2,975 8 2 35 15
West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Regional semifinal
#eeeeee March 26, 2016 2:00 pm (1) St. Cloud State (4) Ferris State 4 – 5 (OT) (1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 0–1) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mfsustc1.m26 Charlie Lindgren Darren Smith 0–11–11–21–32–32–43–44–44–5 Jacob Benson (4) (Jackson, Winiecki) – 03:13Mikey Eyssimont (13) (Kossila, Prow) – PP – 24:56Mikey Eyssimont (14) (Benik, Kossila) – PP – 44:38Joey Benik (17) (Murray, Schuldt) – 51:29 02:56 – Mitch Maloney (6) (Anselmini)19:37 – Jared VanWormer (6) (Recktenwald)21:04 – Kenny Babinski (10) (Robertson, Lowney)32:01 – Gerald Mayhew (15) (VanWormer)60:18 – GW – Jared VanWormer (7) (Mayhew) Jamie Koharski Cameron Voss Tommy George Kevin Briganti Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota 4,926 4 8 33 31
#eeffff March 26, 2016 5:45 pm (2) Denver (3) Boston University 7 – 2 (2–0, 3–0, 2–2) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mbu_den1.m26 Tanner Jaillet Sean Maguire (out 22:58)Connor LaCouvee (in 22:58) 1–02–03–04–05–06–06–17–17–2 Blake Hillman (2) (Janssen, Terry) – 13:49Dylan Gambrell (16) (Heinen) – 17:40Will Butcher (7) (Heinen, Terry) – GW PP – 20:24Matt Marcinew (11) (Lukosevicius) – 22:58Evan Janssen (5) (Terry, Shore) – 35:48Will Butcher (8) (Heinen, Shore) – 43:23Trevor Moore (10) (Zajac, Shore) – 54:07 52:45 – PP – Danny O'Regan (6) (Forsbacka Karlsson, McAvoy)59:45 – Mike Moran (5) (Grzelcyk, Greenway) Chris Perrault Pete Friesma Rick Nelson Matt Tyree Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota 4,926 4 11 25 21
Regional Final
#eeeeee March 27, 2016 8:00 pm (2) Denver (4) Ferris State 6 – 3 (2–2, 1–0, 3–1) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mdenfsu1.m27 Tanner Jaillet Darren Smith 1–01–12–12–23–23–34–35–36–3 Danton Heinen (20) (Gambrell, Hillman) – PP – 05:34Dylan Gambrell (17) (Heinen) – 18:40Trevor Moore (11) (Hillman, VanVoorhis) – 22:49Blake Hillman (3) (Heinen, Gambrell) – GW – 55:28Nolan Zajac (3) (Shore, Terry) – 55:53Quentin Shore (13) (Janssen, Terry) – PP – 57:33 15:13 – Gerald Mayhew (16) (Dorantes, Schempp)19:40 – Corey Mackin (10) (Mayhew, Denis)47:17 – Kyle Schempp (9) (Mackin, Mayhew) Ryan Sweeney Chris Ciamaga Steve Walters Jared Waitt Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota 2,799 6 19 42 21
Midwest Region – Cincinnati
Regional semifinal
#eeeeee March 25, 2016 2:00 pm (1) North Dakota (4) Northeastern 6 – 2 (3–1, 2–0, 1–1) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mndknoe1.m25 Cam Johnson Ryan Ruck 0–11–12–13–14–15–15–26–2 Johnny Simonson (9) (Thompson, Olson) – 05:43Tucker Poolman (5) (Boeser, Schmaltz) – 10:22Luke Johnson (10) (Gardner, Thompson) – GW PP – 16:55Bryn Chyzyk (12) (Sanderson) – 25:11Brock Boeser (26) (unassisted) – 27:05Drake Caggiula (20) (Schmaltz, Boeser) – 52:15 03:07 – Nolan Stevens (20) (Cockerill)45:25 – Matt Benning (6) (McMurtry, Roy) Chip McDonald Bob St. Lawrence Jim Briggs Glenn Cooke US Bank Arena – Cincinnati 5,332 4 2 36 26
#eeffff March 25, 2016 5:30 pm (2) Michigan (3) Notre Dame 3 – 2 (OT) (1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mmicndm1.m25 Steve Racine Cal Petersen 1–01–11–22–23–2 Justin Selman (13) (Kile, Downing) – 10:31Zach Werenski (11) (Nieves, Boka) – 49:52Tyler Motte (32) (Compher, Connor) – GW – 68:19 15:46 – Anders Bjork (12) (unassisted)20:24 – Thomas Di Pauli (14) (Bjork) Kevin Curtis Cam Lynch Ryan Knapp Dan Taggart US Bank Arena – Cincinnati 5,332 4 0 35 30
Regional Final
#eeeeee March 26, 2016 6:00 pm (1) North Dakota (2) Michigan 5 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mmicndk1.m26 Cam Johnson Steve Racine 1–01–12–12–23–24–25–2 Drake Caggiula (21) (Stecher) – 18:54Luke Johnson (11) (unassisted) – 39:14Rhett Gardner (10) (LaDue, Poganski) – GW – 52:03Coltyn Sanderson (7) (Poolman, Janatuinen) – 53:17Paul LaDue (5) (unassisted) – EN – 58:19 25:33 – J. T. Compher (15) (Selman, Motte)48:39 – PP – J. T. Compher (16) (Connor, Werenski) Chip McDonald Bob St. Lawrence Jim Briggs Glenn Cooke US Bank Arena – Cincinnati 5,172 4 8 49 27
Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts
Regional semifinal
#eeeeee March 25, 2016 4:30 pm (1) Providence (4) Minnesota–Duluth 1 – 2 OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mmndprv1.m25 Nick Ellis Kasimir Kaskisuo 0–11–11–2 Steven McParland (4) (Tait, Parisi) – 47:22 43:18 – Tony Cameranesi (11) (unassisted)60:57 – GW – Karson Kuhlman (11) (Raskob, Cameranesi) Steve McInchak Barry Pochmara Brett DesRosiers Johnathan Morrison DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts 6,682 21 6 37 56
#eeffff March 25, 2016 9:10 pm (2) Boston College (3) Harvard 4 – 1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mbc_har1.m25 Thatcher Demko Merrick Madsen 1–02–03–03–14–1 Alex Tuch (16) (White, R. Fitzgerald) – 07:59Austin Cangelosi (19) (Wood, C. Fitzgerald) – GW PP – 18:58Alex Tuch (17) (Savage) – 21:59Austin Cangelosi (20) (Calnan) – SH EN – 57:33 29:50 – Seb Lloyd (7) (Horton, Anderson) Colin Kronfrost Marco Hunt Nick Bradshaw Sam Shikowsky DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts 6,682 4 2 33 25
Regional Final
#eeeeee March 26, 2016 9:00 pm (2) Boston College (4) Minnesota–Duluth 3 – 2 (1–0, 1–0, 1–2) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mbc_mnd1.m26 Thatcher Demko Kasimir Kaskisuo 1–02–03–03–13–2 Teddy Doherty (12) (Gilmour) – 14:06Teddy Doherty (13) (Sanford, Calnan) – 23:32Ryan Fitzgerald (23) (Savage, C. Fitzgerald) – GW PP – 46:35 52:49 – Austin Farley (15) (Raskob, Iafallo)55:34 – Karson Kuhlman (12) (Farley, Cameranesi) Steve McInchak Colin Kronfrost Brett DesRosiers Johnathan Morrison DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts 4,572 8 10 34 30
Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida
Semifinal
#eeeeee April 7, 2016 5:00 pmESPN2 (E1) Quinnipiac (NE2) Boston College 3 – 2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mbc_qui1.a07 Michael Garteig Thatcher Demko 1–02–02–13–13–2 Kevin McKernan (4) (unassisted) – 02:31Andrew Taverner (6) (St. Denis) – 07:20Landon Smith (12) (Clifton, St. Denis) – GW PP – 24:32 20:23 – Alex Tuch (18) (White, C. Fitzgerald)55:44 – PP – Ryan Fitzgerald (24) (McCoshen, Doherty) Gino Binda Todd Anderson Paul Carnathan John Philo Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida 17,816 12 8 30 36
#eeffff April 7, 2016 8:50 pmESPN2 (MW1) North Dakota (W2) Denver 4 – 2 (0–0, 2–0, 2–2) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mdenndk1.a07 Cam Johnson Tanner Jaillet 1–02–02–12–23–24–2 Drake Caggiula (22) (Boeser, Sanderson) – 21:03Drake Caggiula (23) (unassisted) – 26:15Nick Schmaltz (11) (Boeser, Caggiula) – GW – 59:03Rhett Gardner (11) (Stecher) – EN – 59:58 42:50 – Will Butcher (9) (Arnold, Marcinew)50:51 – Matt VanVoorhis (3) (Levin, Hillman) Jamie Koharski Cameron Voss Kevin Briganti Tommy George Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida 18,037 8 2 23 23
National Championship – Tampa, Florida
#eeeeee April 9, 2016 8:00 pmESPN (E1) Quinnipiac (MW1) North Dakota 1 – 5 (1–2, 0–0, 0–3) http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/boxes/mndkqui1.a09 Steve McInchak Colin Kronforst Brett DesRosiers Johnathan Morrison Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida 19,358
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDShane Gersich (9)Ausmus and Boeser 11:56 1–0 UND UNDBrock Boeser (27) – GW SHunassisted 14:16 2–0 UND QUITim Clifton (19) – PPC. Clifton and St. Denis 18:53 2–1 UND 2nd None 3rd UNDDrake Caggiula (24)Schmaltz and Boeser 41:21 3–1 UND UNDDrake Caggiula (25)Boeser and LaDue 43:41 4–1 UND UNDAustin Poganski (10)Gardner and Ausmus 50:41 5–1 UND Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDBryn ChyzykSlashing 09:57 2:00 QUITravis St. DenisSlashing 09:57 2:00 UNDPaul LaDueTripping 13:19 2:00 UNDDrake CaggiulaCross-Checking 18:41 2:00 UNDTroy StecherCross-Checking 18:50 2:00 2nd UNDDrake CaggiulaHigh-Sticking 22:13 2:00 UNDChristian WolaninRoughing 25:02 2:00 QUISam AnasRoughing 25:02 2:00 QUITommy SchuttHooking 30:45 2:00 3rd QUIDerek SmithCross-Checking 46:36 2:00 UNDJoel JanatuinenRoughing 57:34 2:00 QUIConnor CliftonRoughing 57:34 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Quinnipiac 13 9 11 33 North Dakota 16 9 11 36
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice QUI Michael Garteig 31 5 60:00 UND Cam Johnson 32 1 60:00
Record by conference
Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions Hockey East 6 3–6 3 6 2 1 - - NCHC 4 7–3 7 3 3 2 1 1 ECAC Hockey 3 3–3 3 3 1 1 1 - WCHA 1 1–1 1 1 1 - - - Big Ten 1 1–1 1 1 1 - - - Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 0 1 - - - -
Media
Television
ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the twelfth consecutive year.Margolis Rachel December 15, 2011 ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24 http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2011/12/espn-and-ncaa-extend-rights-agreement-through-2023-24/ ESPN December 15, 2011 ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN.Volner Derek March 22, 2016 ESPN to Cover Entire 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/03/espn-cover-entire-2016-ncaa-mens-division-ice-hockey-championship/ ESPN Media Zone March 24, 2016
In Canada, the tournament is broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.November 10, 2015 NCAA hockey returns to TSN with most expansive schedule ever https://www.tsn.ca/ncaa-hockey-returns-to-tsn-with-most-expansive-schedule-ever-1.391543 TSN.ca Staff TSN March 25, 2016
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
Midwest Regional: Allen Bestwick & Colby Cohen – Cincinnati, Ohio
Northeast Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich – Worcester, Massachusetts
East Regional: Kevin Brown & Billy Jaffe – Albany, New York
West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin – St. Paul, Minnesota
Frozen Four & Championship
John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Tampa, Florida
Radio
Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.NCAA, Westwood One extend deal https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal NCAA May 12, 2013 January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130516174340/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal 2013-05-16 dead
Sean Grande, Cap Raeder, & Shireen Saski
All-Tournament team
Frozen Four
G: Cam Johnson (North Dakota)
D: Troy Stecher (North Dakota)
D: Connor Clifton (Quinnipiac)
F: Drake Caggiula* (North Dakota)
F: Brock Boeser (North Dakota)
F: Travis St. Denis (Quinnipiac)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
References
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