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2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Gender | men's |
| Division | Division I |
| Image | NCAA 2009 Men's Frozen Four logo.jpg |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Caption | 2009 Frozen Four logo |
| Teams | 16 |
| FrozenFourArena | Verizon Center |
| FrozenFourCity | Washington, D.C. |
| Champions | [Boston University Terriers](2008-09-boston-university-terriers-men-s-ice-hockey-season) |
| TitleCount | 5th |
| ChampGameCount | 10th |
| ChampFFCount | 21st |
| RunnerUp | Miami RedHawks |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Bemidji State Beavers |
| FrozenFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | Vermont Catamounts |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 2nd |
| Coach | Jack Parker |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MOP | Colby Cohen |
| MOPTeam | Boston University |
| Attendance | 135,631 |
The 2009 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 as the culmination of the 2008–09 season. The tournament began on March 27, 2009, and ended with the championship game on April 11.
Boston University, coached by Jack Parker, won its fifth national title (and first since 1995) with a 4–3 overtime victory in the championship game over Miami University, coached by Enrico Blasi. The game marked the thirteenth time the NCAA championship game has gone to overtime and the first since Minnesota's win over Maine in 2002.
Colby Cohen, sophomore defenseman for Boston University, scored the championship-winning goal in overtime and was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.
This year’s Frozen Four featured multiple teams, Bemidji State and Miami, making their first appearance. This last occurred in 1988, when Lake Superior State and Maine both made their first Frozen Four appearances.
Tournament procedure
The 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship was a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships received automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee sought 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 was placed within that regional. The top four teams were assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals would feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed had the top four teams have won their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds were also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups were avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference have made the tournament, this guideline may have been disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.
The four regionals were officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2009 regionals: ;March 27 and 28 :East Regional, Arena at Harbor Yard – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University) :West Regional, Mariucci Arena – Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
;March 28 and 29 :Midwest Regional, Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Michigan (Hosts: Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Michigan University) :Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four: ;April 9 and 11 :Verizon Center – Washington, D.C. (Hosts: United States Naval Academy and the Greater Washington Sports Alliance)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22, 2009. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, while ECAC Hockey and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) each had one team receive a berth.
| East Regional – Bridgeport | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | West Regional – Minneapolis | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Michigan](2008-09-michigan-wolverines-men-s-ice-hockey-season) (4) | CCHA | 29–11–0 | At-large bid | 1 | Boston University (1) | Hockey East | 31–6–4 | [Tournament champion](2009-hockey-east-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 24–7–2 | [Tournament champion](2009-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 24–14–4 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | Hockey East | 20–11–5 | At-large bid | 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 19–12–5 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 27–10–2 | [Tournament champion](2009-atlantic-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 4 | Ohio State | CCHA | 23–14–4 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver (3) | WCHA | 23–11–5 | At-large bid | 1 | [Notre Dame](2008-09-notre-dame-fighting-irish-men-s-ice-hockey-season) (2) | CCHA | 31–5–3 | [Tournament champion](2009-ccha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 21–12–8 | [Tournament champion](2009-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 2 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 25–11–4 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | 22–11–1 | At-large bid | 3 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 21–9–4 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Miami | CCHA | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 4 | Bemidji State | CHA | 18–15–1 | [Tournament champion](2009-cha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) |
Preliminary rounds
The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
(*) denotes overtime period(s).
East Regional – [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]
March 27 March 28 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Michigan (4) | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Air Force | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Vermont | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Yale | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Air Force | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Vermont | RD2-score2=3**
Regional semifinals
0 – 2 27:02 – Jacques Lamoureux (Fairchild, Flynn) 0 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 4 1 – 4
Chris Cahill (Donald) – 58:15 21:50 – Viktor Stålberg (Brian Roloff) 39:01 – Colin Vock (Stacey, Lawson) 56:25 – Corey Carlson
Regional final
1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 3
Sean Bertsch (Phillipich) – 51:18 43:56 – Josh Burrows (Cullity, Milo) 49:29 – Dan Lawson (Carlson)
94:10 – Dan Lawson (Stacey, Stålberg)
Northeast Regional – [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]
March 28 March 29 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Boston University (1) | RD1-score1=8 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Ohio State | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=New Hampshire | RD1-score3=6* | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=North Dakota | RD1-score4=5 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Boston University (1) | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=New Hampshire | RD2-score2=1
Regional semifinals
Cal Heeter (in 27:01) 2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0 5 – 0 6 – 0 6 – 1 6 – 2 6 – 3 7 – 3 8 – 3 Jason Lawrence (Bonino, C. Cohen) – 9:34 Zach Cohen (Popko, Gilroy) – 13:16 Corey Trivino (Gilroy) – 25:57 Brandon Yip (McCarthy, Bonino) – 27:01 Jason Lawrence (Wilson, Higgins) – 33:34
Zach Cohen (Gilroy, C. Cohen) – en – 53:40 Chris Higgins (Wilson) – *en, sh * – 57:12
35:12 – Hunter Bishop (Elkins) 38:45 – Zach Pelletier (Reed, Schafer) 51:12 – pp – Matt Bartkowski (Boots, Bishop) 1 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 3 4 – 3 5 – 3 5 – 4 5 – 5 5 – 6 Jason Gregoire – 3:34 Brad Malone (Kozek) – 13:55
Ryan Duncan (Hextall, Gregoire) – 29:47 Chris VandeVelde (Malone, Frattin) – 37:06 Chris VandeVelde (Frattin) – 49:08
24:08 – Jerry Pollastrone (Kapstad) 27:21 – Peter LeBlanc (Collins, Butler)
51:00 – Greg Collins (Kipp, Butler) 59:59 – Thomas Fortney (Pollastrone, Sislo) 60:45 – Peter LeBlanc (Pollastrone, Sislo)
Regional final
1 – 1 2 – 1
Jason Lawrence (Higgins, C. Cohen) – pp – 59:45 25:52 – Bobby Butler (LeBlanc, Collins)
West Regional – [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
March 27 March 28 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Denver (3) | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Miami | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Princeton | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Minnesota-Duluth | RD1-score4=5* | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Miami | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Minnesota-Duluth | RD2-score2=1
Regional semifinals
0 – 2 0 – 3 1 – 3 1 – 4 2 – 4
Joe Colborne (Wiercioch, Bozak) – pp – 37:29
Tyler Bozak (Wiercioch, Rakhshani) – pp – 55:12 18:04 – Alden Hirschfeld (Roeder, Wingels) 25:36 – Bill Loupée (Camper, Wingels)
39:27 – Andy Miele (Steffes, LoVerde) 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 4 3 – 4 4 – 4 5 – 4
Brady Lamb (Akins) – 28:39
Jack Connolly (Sharp, M. Connolly) – pp – 59:20 Evan Oberg (Sharp, M. Connolly) – 59:59 Mike Connolly (Fontaine, Oberg) – pp – 73:39 14:56 – pp – Brett Wilson (Godlewski) 21:42 – Derrick Pallis (Bartlett, MacIntyre) 28:10 – Brett Wilson (Godlewski, Schroeder)
49:21 – sh – Brandan Kushniruk
Regional final
0 – 2 1 – 2
MacGregor Sharp (M. Connolly, Oberg) – 57:55 36:00 – pp – Justin Mercier (Wideman, Schilling)
Midwest Regional – [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
March 28 March 29 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Notre Dame (2) | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Bemidji State | RD1-score2=5 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Cornell | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Northeastern | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Bemidji State | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Cornell | RD2-score2=1
Regional semifinals
0 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 4 1 – 4 1 – 5
Dan Kissel (Guentzel, Blatchford) – 46:02 11:03 – pp – Tyler Scofield (Hunt, Read) 33:19 – Ben Kinne (Cramer, Walters) 40:49 – sh – Matt Read (Scofield, Hardwick) 56:33 – en – Tyler Scofield 2 – 0 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 Steve Silva (Donovan) – 29:21
37:58 – Blake Gallagher (Greening, Kennedy) 56:04 – pp – Colin Greening (Barlow, B. Nash) 59:42 – Evan Barlow (R. Nash, Gallagher)
Regional final
1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4 34:25 – Ryan Adams (Scofield) 44:05 – Tyler Scofield (Read, Hardwick) 49:30 – Matt Francis (Kinne) 56:37 – en – Tyler Scofield (Read, McManamin)
Frozen Four – [[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]], [[Washington, DC]]
April 9 April 11 | RD1-seed1=NE1 | RD1-team1=Boston University (1) | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=E3 | RD1-team2=Vermont | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=W4 | RD1-team3=Miami | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=MW4 | RD1-team4=Bemidji State | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=NE1 | RD2-team1=Boston University (1) | RD2-score1=4* | RD2-seed2=W4 | RD2-team2=Miami | RD2-score2=3
National semifinals
2 – 0 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 3 3 – 4 4 – 4 5 – 4 Jason Lawrence (Higgins, Wilson) – 16:27
Vinnie Saponari (Bonino, Yip) – pp – 38:39
Chris Higgins (Lawrence, Strait) – 53:06 Colin Wilson (Higgins) – 54:19
23:50 – Wahsontiio Stacey (Cullity, Burrows) 29:04 – pp – Justin Milo (MacKenzie, Stålberg) 29:49 – Josh Burrows
49:40 – pp – Drew MacKenzie (Brian Roloff, Milo) 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 Alden Hirschfeld (Wingles, Camper) – 28:35
Bill Loupée (Weber) – 30:46 Tommy Wingels – en – 57:52
29:46 – pp – Matt Read (Francis, Scofield)
National championship
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | Penalty summary | Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1st** | Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Chris Connolly (10) | Warsofsky and Gryba | 15:15 | 1–0 BU | |||||||||
| **2nd** | Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Gary Steffes (11) | Miele and Palmer | 22:01 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| **3rd** | Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Tommy Wingels (11) | Camper | 52:31 | 2–1 MIA | ||||||||
| Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Trent Vogelhuber (2) | Kaufman | 55:52 | 3–1 MIA | |||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Zach Cohen (13) – *EA* | Bonino and Yip | 59:00 | 3–2 MIA | ||||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Nick Bonino (18) – *EA* | Gilroy and Higgins | 59:42 | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| **Overtime** | Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Colby Cohen (8) – *GW* | Shattenkirk and Connolly | 71:47 | 4–3 BU | |||||||||
| **1st** | Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Eric Gryba | Tripping | 2:23 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Vinny Saponari | Cross–Checking | 5:19 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Chris Wideman | Holding | 12:01 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | John McCarthy | Roughing | 12:01 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Eric Gryba | Cross–Checking | 15:46 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Tommy Wingels | Hooking | 19:48 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| **2nd** | Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Brandon Yip | Holding | 23:13 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Justin Mercier | Tripping | 26:09 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Colby Cohen | Cross–Checking | 37:17 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| **3rd** | Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Colby Cohen | Slashing | 45:51 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Jason Lawrence | Slashing | 53:38 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **Miami** | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 32 | |
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami RedHawks | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MIA** | Cody Reichard | 28 | 4 | 71:47 | |
| Boston University Terriers}} | **** | Kieran Millan | 29 | 3 | 69:09 |
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey East | 4 | 7–3 | .700 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CCHA | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – |
| WCHA | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – |
| CHA | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Media
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the fifth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic and ESPN360.
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
- East Regional: Justin Kutcher, Damian DiGiulian, & Ken Hodge – Bridgeport, Connecticut
- West Regional: Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Northeast Regional: John Buccigross & Barry Melrose – Manchester, New Hampshire
Frozen Four & Championship
- Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Washington, DC
Radio
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four.
- Sean Grande & Cap Raeder
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
East Regional
All-East Regional Team
- Goaltender: Andrew Volkening (Air Force)
- Defensemen: Greg Flynn (Air Force), Dan Lawson (Vermont)
- Forwards: Sean Bertsch (Air Force), Jacques Lamoureux (Air Force), Viktor Stalberg (Vermont)
MOP
- Dan Lawson (Vermont)
Northeast Regional
All-Northeast Regional Team
- Goaltender: Kieran Millan (Boston University)
- Defensemen: Matt Gilroy (Boston University), Kevin Kapstad (New Hampshire)
- Forwards: Nick Bonino (Boston University), Jason Lawrence (Boston University), Peter Leblanc (New Hampshire)
MOP
- Jason Lawrence (Boston University)
West Regional
All-West Regional Team
- Goaltender: Cody Reichard (Miami)
- Defensemen: Evan Oberg (Minnesota-Duluth), Cameron Schilling (Miami)
- Forwards: Mike Connolly (Minnesota-Duluth), Justin Mercier (Miami), Brett Wilson (Princeton)
MOP
- Justin Mercier (Miami)
Midwest Regional
All-Midwest Regional Team
- Goaltender: Matt Dalton (Bemidji State)
- Defensemen: Ryan Adams (Bemidji State), Brad Hunt (Bemidji State)
- Forwards: Evan Barlow (Cornell), Matt Read (Bemidji State), Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)
MOP
- Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)
[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]]
- G: Kieran Millan (Boston University)
- D: Colby Cohen* (Boston University)
- D: Kevin Roeder (Miami)
- F: Nick Bonino (Boston University)
- F: Colin Wilson (Boston University)
- F: Tommy Wingels (Miami)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
References
References
- "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].
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- Ore, John. (2009-04-11). "Terriers Best in Show!". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- "Bracketology: March 4, 2009". USCHO.
- (2009-03-22). "2009 NCAA Division I Tournament field announced". U.S. College Hockey Online.
- McMillan, Ken. (2009-03-29). "East Regional: Upon Further Review, Vermont Advances". Inside College Hockey.
- Howe, Jeff. (2009-03-29). "Northeast Regional: Hand it to BU". Inside College Hockey.
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