2015 NCAA men's Division I
ice hockey tournament
2015 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsProvidence Friars (1st title)
Runner-upBoston University Terriers (11th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachNate Leaman (1st title)
MOPJon Gillies (Providence)
Attendance18,022 (Championship)
54,066 (Frozen Four)
118,995 (Tournament)

The 2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2015. 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 final – were hosted by Hockey East at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Providence defeated Boston University 4–3 to win the program's first NCAA title.[2]

The championship game is remembered for a gaffe goal that allowed Providence to tie the score with less than 10 minutes to play.[3]

Tournament procedure

2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
Providence
Providence
Manchester
Manchester
South Bend
South Bend
Fargo
Fargo
Boston
Boston
2015 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The tournament will consist of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2015 regionals:

March 27 and 28
West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)
Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
March 28 and 29
East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
Midwest Regional, Compton Family Ice Arena – South Bend, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)

The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:

April 9–11
TD Garden – Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Hockey East)

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22.[4] The NCHC had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from both the Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

West Regional – Fargo Northeast Regional – Manchester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (2) NCHC 27–9–3 At-large bid 30th 2014 1 Boston University (3) Hockey East 25–7–5 Tournament champion 33rd 2012
2 Michigan Tech WCHA 29–9–2 At-large bid 11th 1981 2 Minnesota–Duluth NCHC 20–15–3 At-large bid 9th 2012
3 St. Cloud State NCHC 19–18–1 At-large bid 11th 2014 3 Minnesota Big Ten 23–12–3 Tournament champion 36th 2014
4 Quinnipiac ECAC Hockey 23–11–4 At-large bid 4th 2014 4 Yale ECAC Hockey 18–9–5 At-large bid 7th 2013
Midwest Regional – South Bend East Regional – Providence
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Minnesota State (1) WCHA 29–7–3 Tournament champion 4th 2014 1 Miami (4) NCHC 25–13–1 Tournament champion 12th 2013
2 Omaha NCHC 18–12–6 At-large bid 3rd 2011 2 Denver NCHC 23–13–2 At-large bid 25th 2014
3 Harvard ECAC Hockey 21–12–3 Tournament champion 22nd 2006 3 Boston College Hockey East 21–13–3 At-large bid 34th 2014
4 RIT Atlantic Hockey 19–14–5 Tournament champion 2nd 2010 4 Providence Hockey East 22–13–2 At-large bid 11th 2014

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

Regional semifinals
March 27–28 		Regional Finals
March 28–29 		Semifinals
April 9 		Championship
April 11
            
1 Minnesota State (1) 1
4 RIT 2
4 RIT 0
South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun
2 Omaha 4
2 Omaha 4
3 Harvard 1
MW2 Omaha 1
E4 Providence 4
1 Miami (4) 5
4 Providence 7
4 Providence 4
Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun
2 Denver 1
2 Denver 5
3 Boston College 2
E4 Providence 4
NE1 Boston University 3
1 North Dakota (2) 4
4 Quinnipiac 1
1 North Dakota 4
Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat
3 St. Cloud State 1
2 Michigan Tech 2
3 St. Cloud State 3*
W1 North Dakota 3
NE1 Boston University 5
1 Boston University (3) 3*
4 Yale 2
1 Boston University 3
Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat
2 Minnesota–Duluth 2
2 Minnesota–Duluth 4
3 Minnesota 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Midwest Region – South Bend

Regional semifinal

March 28, 2015
4:00 pm		(1) Minnesota State1 – 2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)		(4) RITCompton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana
Attendance: 4,114
Game reference
Stephon WilliamsGoaliesJordan RubyReferees:
Geoff Miller
Cameron Voss
Linesmen:
Marc Sullivan
Bob Bernard
0–104:30 – Alexander Kuqali (5) (Mitchell, Garbowsky)
C. J. Franklin (9) (Blueger, Jutzi) – PP – 30:521–1
1–254:09 – GW – Josh Mitchell (16) (McGowan)
4 minPenalties10 min
34Shots19
March 28, 2015
7:30 pm		(2) Omaha4 – 1
(2–0, 0–0, 2–1)		(3) HarvardCompton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana
Attendance: 4,114
Game reference
Ryan MassaGoaliesSteve MichalekReferees:
Marco Hunt
C.J. Beaurline
Linesmen:
Bruce Vida
Joe Hutek
Grant Gallo (3) (Peterson, Brady) – 01:591–0
Avery Peterson (11) (Randolph, Ortega) – GW PP – 19:582–0
2–143:09 – Jimmy Vesey (32) (Bergin, Criscuolo)
Tyler Vesel (8) (Parizek, Randolph) – PP EN – 59:243–1
Jake Guentzel (13) (unassisted) – EN – 59:564–1
4 minPenalties8 min
29Shots34

Regional Final

March 29, 2015
7:30 pm		(2) Omaha4 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 4–0)		(4) RITCompton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Indiana
Attendance: 3,719
Game reference
Ryan MassaGoaliesJordan RubyReferees:
Geoff Miller
Cameron Voss
Linesmen:
Marc Sullivan
Bob Bernard
Jake Randolph (5) (Snuggerud, Parizek) – GW – 41:011–0
Austin Ortega (20) (Guentzel, Pope) – 55:362–0
Justin Parizek (13) (Guentzel, Snuggerud) – 56:523–0
David Pope (20) (Ortega) – EN – 57:424–0
6 minPenalties19 min
28Shots40

West Region – Fargo

Regional semifinal

March 27, 2015
7:45 pm		(1) North Dakota4 – 1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		(4) QuinnipiacScheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,283
Game reference
Zane McIntyreGoaliesMichael Garteig
Jacob Meyers		Referees:
Chris Perrault
Kevin Langseth
Linesmen:
Paul Tunison
Eric Froberg
Tucker Poolman (8) (LaDue, Pattyn) – PP – 12:591–0
Bryn Chyzyk (7) (Ausmus) – 27:092–0
Drake Caggiula (17) (Stecher) – SH – 29:553–0
3–158:34 – Andrew Taverner (6) (Pieper, MacMaster)
Luke Johnson (17) (Caggiula) – SH EN – 59:444–1
31 minPenalties25 min
30Shots25
March 27, 2015
3:30 pm		(2) Michigan Tech2 – 3 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		(3) St. Cloud StateScheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,283
Game reference
Jamie PhillipsGoaliesCharlie LindgrenReferees:
Kevin Shea
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Chris Aughe
Tanner Kero (20) (Petan, Hanna) – 07:181–0
1–121:06 – PP – Kalle Kossila (6) (Morley, Prow)
C. J. Eick (3) (L'Esperance, Steman) – 50:542–1
2–259:22 – EA – Jonny Brodzinski (21) (Russell, Benik)
2–368:11 – GW – Judd Peterson (4) (Rehkamp)
6 minPenalties4 min
38Shots21

Regional Final

March 28, 2015
8:00 pm		(1) North Dakota4 – 1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		(3) St. Cloud StateScheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,307
Game reference
Zane McIntyreGoaliesCharlie LindgrenReferees:
Steve McInchak
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Nick Bradshaw
Sam Shilkowsky
0–101:29 – Jimmy Murray (5) (Rehkamp)
Andrew Panzarella (1) (Poolman, St. Clair) – 08:591–1
Drake Caggiula (18) (unassisted) – GW – 26:492–1
Luke Johnson (10) (unassisted) – 42:533–1
Colten St. Clair (3) (unassisted) – EN – 59:194–1
4 minPenalties2 min
26Shots20

Northeast Region – Manchester

Regional semifinal

March 27, 2015
2:00 pm		(1) Boston University3 – 2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0)		(4) YaleVerizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 5,123
Game reference
Matt O'ConnorGoaliesAlex LyonReferees:
Todd Anderson
Derek Sheperd
Linesmen:
Paul Carnathan
John Philo
0–133:19 – PP – Nate Repensky (3) (Doherty, DiChiara)
Ahti Oksanen (24) (Greer, Hohmann) – 48:211–1
Evan Rodrigues (19) (O'Regan) – 51:202–1
2–253:12 – Frankie DiChiara (9) (Learned, Cooper)
Danny O'Regan (22) (Eichel, Rodrigues) – 67:273–2
8 minPenalties10 min
42Shots23
March 27, 2015
5:30 pm		(2) Minnesota–Duluth4 – 1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)		(3) MinnesotaVerizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 6,522
Game reference
Kasimir KaskisuoGoaliesAdam WilcoxReferees:
Chip McDonald
Scott Whittemore
Linesmen:
Jason Shattie
Dan Taggart
Tony Cameranesi (9) (Raskob, Kuhlman) – 12:491–0
Justin Crandall (13) (Kotyk, Osterberg) – GW – 15:272–0
Willie Raskob (3) (Cameranesi, Farley) – 18:483–0
Carson Soucy (6) (Toninato, Welinski) – PP – 31:024–0
4–155:06 – Seth Ambroz (12) (Lettieri, Boyd)
2 minPenalties4 min
33Shots32

Regional Final

March 28, 2015
5:30 pm		(1) Boston University3 – 2
(1–0, 1–2, 1–0)		(2) Minnesota–DuluthVerizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 4,721
Game reference
Matt O'ConnorGoaliesKasimir KaskisuoReferees:
Butch Mousseaux
Pete Friesema
Linesmen:
Matt Tyree
Matt Ulwelling
Evan Rodrigues (20) (Fortunato) – 07:171–0
1–120:37 – Willie Raskob (4) (Corrin)
Matt Lane (8) (Piccinich, Phelps) – 23:322–1
2–227:31 – Kyle Osterberg (7) (unassisted)
Evan Rodrigues (21) (Grzelcyk, O'Regan) – GW PP – 57:363–2
2 minPenalties6 min
30Shots29

East Region – Providence

Regional semifinal

March 28, 2015
6:30 pm		(1) Miami5 – 7
(2–2, 0–4, 3–1)		(4) ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 7,908
Game reference
Jay Williams (out 32:30)
Ryan McKay (in 32:30)		GoaliesJon GilliesReferees:
Peter Feola
Kevin Curtis
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
Cody Murphy (13) (Greenberg, Belpedio) – 04:101–0
1–110:14 – Trevor Mingoia (14) (unassisted)
Anthony Louis (9) (Joyaux, Czarnik) – 13:182–1
2–214:47 – Shane Luke (12) (Saracino, Mauermann)
2–325:33 – Steven McParland (6) (Parisi, Saracino)
2–432:00 – Brian Pinho (6) (Acciari, McKenzie)
2–532:30 – Noel Acciari (13) (Mingoia, Tanev)
2–638:43 – GW – Shane Luke (13) (Jankowski, McParland)
Matthew Caito (4) (Czarnik, Louis) – EA – 51:263–6
Devin Loe (2) (Kuraly, Richart) – EA – 54:144–6
Sean Kuraly (19) (Caito) – EA – 58:275–6
5–759:53 – EN Brandon Tanev (8) (Florentino)
6 minPenalties4 min
34Shots36
March 28, 2015
3:00 pm		(2) Denver5 – 2
(2–1, 0–0, 3–1)		(3) Boston CollegeDunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 7,908
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesThatcher DemkoReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Eugene Binda, Jr.
Linesmen:
Tony Carissimo
Brendan Blanchard
Joey LaLeggia (14) (Doremus) – PP – 4:481–0
1–116:51 – Mike Matheson (3) (Gilmour, Sanford)
Trevor Moore (22) (Loney, Shore) – 19:532–1
Will Butcher (4) (Doremus, Moore) – GW – 48:053–1
Grant Arnold (1) (Jacobson, Tabrum) – 49:044–1
4–254:51 – PP Ryan Fitzgerald (17) (Matheson)
Grant Arnold (2) (Jacobson, Tabrum) – EN – 58:475–2
4 minPenalties4 min
28Shots24

Regional Final

March 29, 2015
5:00 pm		(2) Denver1 – 4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)		(4) ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 6,326
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesJon GilliesReferees:
Peter Feola
Kevin Curtis
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
0–134:22 – PP – Noel Acciari (14) (Luke, Walman)
Joey LaLeggia (15) (Shore, Butcher) – PP – 47:521–1
1–254:59 – GW PP – Tom Parisi (4) (Walman, Luke)
1–358:28 – EN – Brandon Tanev (9) (Walman, Monk)
1–459:07 – EN – Kevin Rooney (7) (unassisted)
19 minPenalties8 min
24Shots24

Frozen Four – Boston

Semifinal

April 9, 2015
8:30 pm
ESPN2		(W1) North Dakota3 – 5
(0–2, 1–2, 2–1)		(NE1) Boston UniversityTD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,022
Game reference
Zane McIntyreGoaliesMatt O'ConnorReferees:
Marco Hunt
C.J. Beaurline
Linesmen:
Joe Hutek
Bruce Vida
0–104:59 – PP – Jack Eichel (25) (O'Regan, Oksanen)
0–219:12 – PP – Brandon Hickey (6) (Hohmann, Baillargeon)
Luke Johnson (11) (Poolman, Schmaltz) – PP – 20:441–2
1–331:20 – A. J. Greer (3) (Eichel, Diffley)
1–413:10 – GW – Doyle Somerby (1) (Diffley)
Troy Stecher (3) (unassisted) – 52:102–4
Connor Gaarder (9) (Mattson, O'Donnell) – 56:173–4
3–559:41 – EN – Jack Eichel (26) (Hohmann, Grzelcyk)
10 minPenalties10 min
39Shots28
April 9, 2015
5:00 pm
ESPN2		(MW2) Omaha1 – 4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		(E4) ProvidenceTD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,022
Game reference
Ryan MassaGoaliesJon GilliesReferees:
Peter Feola
Kevin Curtis
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
0–131:02 – Noel Acciari (15) (Saracino, Pinho)
0–234:58 – GW – Mark Jankowski (7) (Saracino, Walman)
Jake Guentzel (14) (Vesel) – 50:461–2
1–351:10 – Trevor Mingoia (15) (Jankowski, Mauermann)
1–459:29 – EN – Nick Saracino (14) (Rooney, Florentino)
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots48

National Championship – Boston

April 11, 2015
7:30 pm
ESPN		(NE1) Boston University3 – 4
(2–1, 1–1, 0–2)		(E4) ProvidenceTD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 18,022
Game reference
Referees:
Steve McInchak
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Nick Bradshaw
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st PC Anthony Florentino (3) Acciari and Luke 09:25 1–0 PC
BU Ahti Oksanen (25) unassisted 12:50 1–1
BU Danny O'Regan (23) Eichel 12:54 2–1 BU
2nd PC Mark Jankowski (8) – PP Mingoia and Mauermann 24:29 2–2
BU Cason Hohmann (11) Oksanen 31:36 3–2 BU
3rd PC Tom Parisi (5) unassisted 51:24 3–3
PC Brandon Tanev (10) – GW Rooney 53:43 4–3 PC
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st PC Tom Parisi Holding the Stick 05:53 2:00
BU John MacLeod Hooking 19:42 2:00
2nd BU John MacLeod Interference 22:33 2:00
3rd BU Jack Eichel Hooking 44:33 2:00

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHC 6 7–6 .538 5 2 - -
Hockey East 3 7–2 .778 2 2 2 1
ECAC Hockey 3 0–3 .000 - - - -
WCHA 2 0–2 .000 - - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 1–1 .500 1 - - -
Big Ten 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

Media

Television

ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the eleventh consecutive year.[5] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN.[6] The Sports Network holds Canadian TV rights to all games. The games are across the network on all five feeds—TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5. Although they are broadcast under the TSN banner, it is actually a simulcast of the ESPN feed with the ESPN announcers.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals

Frozen Four & Championship

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Boston, Massachusetts

Radio

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[7]

All-Tournament team

Frozen Four

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[8]

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Championships Site Selections" (Press release). NCAA. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hockey - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ "2015 NCAA BU vs Providence Hockey National Championship Highlights - YouTube". YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Field of 16 announced for 2015 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ Volner, Derek (March 22, 2015). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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