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2008 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2008 |
| Gender | men's |
| Division | Division I |
| Image | NCAA 2008 Men's Frozen Four logo.jpg |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Caption | 2008 Frozen Four logo |
| Teams | 16 |
| FrozenFourArena | Pepsi Center |
| FrozenFourCity | Denver, Colorado |
| Champions | Boston College Eagles |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| ChampGameCount | 9th |
| ChampFFCount | 21st |
| RunnerUp | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| FrozenFourCount | 23rd |
| Semifinal2 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 18th |
| Coach | Jerry York |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MOP | Nathan Gerbe |
| MOPTeam | Boston College |
| Attendance | 89,204 |
The 2008 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 28, 2008, and ended with the championship game on April 12.
Boston College, coached by Jerry York, won its third national title after consecutive runner-up finishes with a 4–1 victory in the championship game over Notre Dame, coached by Jeff Jackson.
Nathan Gerbe, junior forward for Boston College, scored five goals in the final two games and was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.
This was the first tournament in 47 years to have two teams from the same conference play in the opening round. This occurred due to the glut of WCHA teams that received 2nd- and 3rd-seeds in the regional divisions.
Starting with this year’s Frozen Four and ending with 2013, five of the next six tournaments featured at least one team making their first appearance in the Frozen Four, with 2011 being the only year to feature four teams with previous Frozen Four appearances.
Tournament procedure
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2008 regionals: ;March 28 and 29 :East Regional, Times Union Center - Albany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) :West Regional, Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Hosts: Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Sports Commission)
;March 29 and 30 :Midwest Regional, Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Madison) :Northeast Regional, DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four: ;April 10 and 12 :Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado (Hosts: University of Denver and the Metro Denver Sports Commission)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 23. Six teams from the WCHA qualified for the tournament, a record for the number of teams from one conference.
| East Regional – Albany | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type | West Regional – Colorado Springs | Midwest Regional – Madison | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan (1) | CCHA | 31–5–4 | Tournament champion | 1 | Miami (2) | CCHA | 32–7–1 | At-Large Bid | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 19–15–5 | At-Large Bid | 2 | Boston College | Hockey East | 21–11–8 | Tournament Champion | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Clarkson | ECAC | 21–12–4 | At-Large Bid | 3 | Minnesota | WCHA | 19–16–9 | At-Large Bid | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | CHA | 22–10–4 | Tournament champion | 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 21–11–6 | Tournament Champion | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire (4) | Hockey East | 25–9–3 | At-Large Bid | 1 | North Dakota (3) | WCHA | 26–10–4 | At-Large Bid | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado College | WCHA | 28–11–1 | At-Large Bid | 2 | Denver | WCHA | 26–13–1 | Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | CCHA | 24–11–5 | At-Large Bid | 3 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 15–16–7 | At-Large Bid | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 24–15–4 | At-Large Bid | 4 | Princeton | ECAC | 21–13–0 | Tournament champion |
Brackets
The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
East Regional – [[Albany, New York]]
March 28 March 29
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Michigan (1) | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Niagara | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Clarkson | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=St. Cloud State | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Michigan (1) | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Clarkson | RD2-score2=0
West Regional – [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
March 28 March 29
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=New Hampshire (4) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Notre Dame | RD1-score2=7
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Michigan State | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Colorado College | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Notre Dame | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Michigan State | RD2-score2=1
Northeast Regional – [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
March 29 March 30
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Miami (2) | RD1-score1=3* | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Air Force | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Minnesota | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Boston College | RD1-score4=5
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Miami (2) | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=4*
Midwest Regional – [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
March 29 March 30
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=North Dakota (3) | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Princeton | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Wisconsin | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Denver | RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=North Dakota (3) | RD2-score1=3* | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Wisconsin | RD2-score2=2
Frozen Four – [[Pepsi Center]], [[Denver, Colorado]]
April 10 April 12
| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Michigan (1) | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=W4 | RD1-team2=Notre Dame | RD1-score2=5* | RD1-seed3=NE2 | RD1-team3=Boston College | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4=MW1 | RD1-team4=North Dakota (3) | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=W4 | RD2-team1=Notre Dame | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=NE2 | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=4 (*) denotes overtime period(s).
Results
East Region – [[Times Union Center|Albany, New York]]
Regional semifinal
2–0 3–0 4–0 4–1 5–1 Kevin Porter (29) (Kolarik, Pacioretty) – GW – 29:35 Kevin Porter (30) (Kolarik, Llewellyn) – 48:55 Kevin Porter (31) (Kolarik, Palushaj) – PP – 51:02 Kevin Porter (32) (Pacioretty, Kolarik) – EN – 58:32 1–1 1–2 44:58 – Shea Guthrie (9) (Clitsome)
Regional Final
2–0 Kevin Porter (33) (Kolarik, Pacioretty) – 40:26
Northeast Region – [[DCU Center|Worcester, Massachusetts]]
Regional semifinal
1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 Carter Camper (15) (Martinez, Cannone) – 53:44 Justin Mercier (25) (unassisted) – 75:21 28:34 – Josh Print (1) (Page, Kozlak) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 5–2 Benn Ferriero (17) (Whitney, Filangieri) – 27:58 Pat Gannon (6) (Greene, Price) – GW – 44:25 Joe Whitney (9) (Ferriero) – 48:46 Nathan Gerbe (29) (Gibbons) – EN – 59:43 56:33 – PP EA – Ben Gordon (7) (Wheeler, Howe)
Regional Final
2–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–4 Nino Musitelli (9) (Kaufman) – 28:32 Ryan Jones (31) (Camper) – 49:02 37:02 – Nathan Gerbe (12) (Gibbons) 38:46 – Ben Smith (23) (Bertram) 72:12 – GW – Joe Whitney (10) (Bertram, Gannon)
Midwest Region – [[Kohl Center|Madison, Wisconsin]]
Regional semifinal
2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 5–1 Ryan Duncan (15) (Oshie, Watkins) – GW – 36:18 Ryan Duncan (16) (Martens, Genoway) – PP – 48:13 Ryan Duncan (17) (Oshie) – 54:48 Chay Genoway (8) (unassisted) – SH EN – 56:28 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4 2–4 2–5 2–6 Tom May (14) (Martin, Maiani) – 51:47 28:15 – PP – Jamie McBain (4) (Engel, Turris) 49:19 – GW – Cody Goloubef (3) (Street) 50:19 – John Mitchell (8) (Grotting) 54:38 – Michael Davies (13) (Drewiske) 57:14 – EN – Davis Drewiske (5) (Davies)
Regional Final
0–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 Ryan Duncan (18) (Oshie) – 44:20 Andrew Kozek (18) (Bina, Oshie) – GW – 61:47 39:21 – PP – Cody Goloubef (4) (Johnson, Klubertanz)
West Region – [[Broadmoor World Arena (1998)|Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
Regional semifinal
1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 3–4 3–5 3–6 3–7 Jerry Pollastrone (15) (Flaishans, van Riemsdyk) – 05:41 Phil DeSimone (3) (Flaishans, van Riemsdyk) – EA – 33:09 17:25 – PP – Kyle Lawson (5) (Van Guilder, Thang) 22:39 – Christian Hanson (11) (Carlin, Sheahan) 29:53 – Dan Kissel (9) (unassisted) 40:23 – Ryan Thang (17) (Van Guilder) 56:54 – EN – Kevin Deeth (17) (Thang) 57:54 – EN – Christian Hanson (12) (Regan, Blatchford) 0–2 0–3 1–3 38:03 – GW PP – Jeff Dunne (3) (B. Lerg, Crowder) 39:53 – Chris Mueller (13) (Kennedy, Abdelkader)
Regional Final
1–1 1–2 1–3 54:06 – GW – Mark Van Guilder (12) (Ryan) 55:20 – Teddy Ruth (2) (White, Hanson)
Frozen Four – [[Pepsi Center|Denver, Colorado]]
Semifinal
Bryan Hogan (in 20:00) 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–3 3–4 4–4 4–5 Matt Rust (12) (Palushaj, Hagelin) – 29:03 Chad Kolarik (30) (Pacioretty, Palushaj) – PP – 42:16 Carl Hagelin (11) (Rust, Palushaj) – 54:39 05:42 – Mark Van Guilder (24) (Thang, Sheahan) 19:25 – SH – Ryan Thang (18) (unassisted) 51:30 – Kevin Deeth (10) (Kissel, Cole) 65:44 – GW – Calle Ridderwall (24) (VeNard, White) 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 1–6 13:14 – Nathan Gerbe (31) (unassisted) 15:13 – Nathan Gerbe (32) (Gibbons, Sneep) 19:45 – Dan Bertram (10) (Gannon) 26:37 – Nathan Gerbe (33) (Smith, Bertram) 31:58 – Ben Smith (24) (Gerbe, Gibbons)
National Championship – [[Pepsi Center|Denver, Colorado]]
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | Penalty summary | Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | None | ||||||||||||||
| 2nd | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Nathan Gerbe (34) | Gibbons and Smith | 22:23 | 1–0 BC | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Nathan Gerbe (35) – GW PP | Smith and Bertram | 25:37 | 2–0 BC | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Joe Whitney (11) – PP | Gerbe and Ferriero | 28:11 | 3–0 BC | |||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Kevin Deeth (11) | Lawson and Cole | 29:07 | 3–1 BC | |||||||||
| 3rd | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Ben Smith (25) | Gerbe and Gibbons | 45:31 | 4–1 BC | ||||||||
| 1st | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Kyle Kucharski | Holding the Stick | 08:41 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Matt Greene | Cross-Checking | 14:33 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Brock Sheahan | Roughing | 17:02 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Anthony Aiello | Tripping | 18:24 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| 2nd | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Andrew Orpik | Slashing | 22:51 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Ryan Thang | Interference | 24:58 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Dan VeNard | Cross-Checking | 26:29 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Dan Kissel | Hooking | 27:27 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Kyle Kucharski | Holding | 27:32 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Dan VeNard | High-Sticking | 36:49 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Nick Petrecki | Elbowing | 40:08 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Matt Price | Obstruction Tripping | 48:05 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Matt Greene | Hooking | 49:54 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Boston College | 7 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | color=#FFFFFF}};" | ND | Jordan Pearce | 19 | 4 | 58:31 | |
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | John Muse | 20 | 1 | 60:00 |
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCHA | 6 | 3–6 | .333 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| CCHA | 4 | 7–4 | .636 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| ECAC Hockey | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hockey East | 2 | 4–1 | .800 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| CHA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]
[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]]
- G: John Muse (Boston College)
- D: Michael Brennan (Boston College)
- D: Kyle Lawson (Notre Dame)
- F: Kevin Deeth (Notre Dame)
- F: Nathan Gerbe* (Boston College)
- F: Ben Smith (Boston College)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
References
;General
;Specific
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