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2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Gender | men's |
| Division | Division I |
| Image | NCAA 2010 Men's Frozen Four logo.png |
| ImageSize | 225px |
| Teams | 16 |
| FrozenFourArena | Ford Field |
| FrozenFourCity | Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Boston College Eagles |
| TitleCount | 4th |
| ChampGameCount | 10th |
| ChampFFCount | 22nd |
| RunnerUp | Wisconsin Badgers |
| GameCount | 9th |
| RunnerFFCount | 12th |
| Semifinal1 | Miami RedHawks |
| FrozenFourCount | 2nd |
| Semifinal2 | RIT Tigers |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Jerry York |
| CoachCount | 4th |
| MOP | Ben Smith |
| MOPTeam | Boston College |
| Attendance | 37,592 (Championship) |
| 107,500 (Frozen Four) | |
| 171,795 (Tournament) |
107,500 (Frozen Four) 171,795 (Tournament) The 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 26, 2010, and ended with the championship game on April 10, in which Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5–0 to win its fourth national championship.
Since the adoption of the 16-team playoff with the 2003 tournament, RIT became the first team to ever reach the Frozen Four in their first tournament appearance. As of 2025, they remain the only team to do so.
Procedure
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2010 regionals: ;March 26 and 27 :East Regional, Times Union Center – Albany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey League and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) :West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
;March 27 and 28 :Midwest Regional, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame) :Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four: ;April 8 and 10 :Ford Field – Detroit, Michigan (Hosts: Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 21, 2010. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth, College Hockey America (CHA) and ECAC Hockey had two berths each, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.
| Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne | East Regional – Albany | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Northeast Regional – Worcester | West Regional – St. Paul | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (1) | CCHA | 27–7–7 | At-large bid | 1 | Denver (2) | WCHA | 27–9–4 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | CHA | 23–9–4 | At-large bid | 2 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 21–8–4 | Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan | CCHA | 25–17–1 | Tournament champion | 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 17–13–7 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | CHA | 12–17–3 | Tournament champion | 4 | RIT | Atlantic Hockey | 26–11–1 | Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston College (4) | Hockey East | 25–10–3 | Tournament champion | 1 | Wisconsin (3) | WCHA | 25–10–4 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 25–12–5 | Tournament champion | 2 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 20–9–3 | At-large bid | 3 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 20–12–8 | At-large bid | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alaska* | CCHA | 18–11–9 | At-large bid | 4 | Vermont | Hockey East | 17–14–7 | At-large bid |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
- Alaska has since been stripped of their tournament appearance due to NCAA violations found during a 2014 investigation.
Preliminary rounds
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
Midwest Regional – [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
March 27 March 28 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Miami | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Alabama–Huntsville | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Michigan | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Bemidji State | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Miami | RD2-score1=3** | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Michigan | RD2-score2=2
Regional semifinals
0 – 2 1 – 2
Brennan Barker (Desmet, Cseter) – 59:21 26:06 – Cameron Schilling (McKenzie) 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 Louie Caporusso (Brown, Lebler) – 39:22
Carl Hagelin (Lynch, Langlais) – 52:24 Carl Hagelin (Rust, Kampfer) sh – 56:03 Brian Lebler (Hagelin, Rust) – en – 58:02
50:24 – pp – Ian Lowe (Read)
Regional final
1 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 David Wohlberg (Glendening, Kampfer) – 13:42 Chad Langlais (Kampfer, Caporusso) – pp – 20:49
23:18 – pp – Pat Cannone (McKenzie, Camper) 81:54 – Alden Hirschfeld (Vogelhuber) The regional final between Michigan and Miami was not without controversy. In the first overtime, Michigan appeared to score what would have been the game-winning goal when Kevin Lynch scored on a rebound in a scrum in front of the Miami net. However, after a video review, the goal was disallowed as the play had been whistled dead before the goal was scored to assess a Miami penalty. NCAA Director of Officials Steve Piotrowski clarified that officials blew the whistle as Lynch touched the puck, with a Miami player touching the puck in the crease and the puck briefly stopped underneath Miami goalie Connor Knapp, both occurring before the goal. The game continued until Miami sophomore Alden Hirschfeld scored 1:54 into double overtime, securing the 3-2 RedHawk victory.
East Regional – [[Albany, New York]]
March 26 March 27 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Denver | RD1-score1= 1 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=RIT | RD1-score2= 2 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=New Hampshire | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Cornell | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=RIT | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=New Hampshire | RD2-score2=2
Regional semifinals
2 – 0 2 – 1 Cameron Burt (Favot, Ringwald) – pp – 52:36
54:34 – pp – Joe Colborne (Ruegsegger, Wiercioch) 1 – 1 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 2 6 – 2 Bobby Butler – 36:47 Mike Sislo (Burke, Kessel) – 37:13 Paul Thompson (Butler, DeSimone) – 42:52 Bobby Butler (Thompson, DeSimone) – 46:38 Mike Sislo (LeBlanc, Burke) – 55:14
Paul Thompson (Kessel) – en – 59:27
57:49 – Dan Nicholls (Nash, Ross)
Regional final
1 – 1 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 5 – 2 6 – 2
Tyler Brenner (Favot, Ringwald) – 33:23 Brent Alexin (Haltigin, Saracino) – 33:36 Steven Matic (Murphy, Burt) – 34:57 Tyler Brenner – 50:01
Tyler Mazzei (Favot) – en – 58:06 19:01 – Phil DeSimone (Kostolansky, Kipp)
57:31 – Blake Kessel (Kostolansky)
Northeast Regional – [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
March 27 March 28 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Boston College | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Alaska | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Yale | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=North Dakota | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Boston College | RD2-score1=9 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Yale | RD2-score2=7
Regional semifinals
1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 Andy Taranto (Knelsen, Sova) – pp – 37:32
43:46 – Pat Mullane (Carey, Alber) 59:48 – en – Matt Price 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 3 – 2 Denny Kearney (Limbert) – 32:49 Mark Arcobello (O'Neill) – 37:46
42:59 – Brett Hextall 45:58 – Matt Frattin
Regional final
Ryan Rondeau Jeff Malcolm 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 4 2 – 5 2 – 6 3 – 6 4 – 6 4 – 7 4 – 8 4 – 9 5 – 9 6 – 9 7 – 9 13:32 – Brian O'Neill (Arcobello, Miller)
24:46 – pp – Mark Arcobello (Miller, Martin)
37:10 – Mark Arcobello (Peel, O'Neill) 38:27 – pp – Denny Kearney (Martin)
53:32 – pp – Mark Arcobello (O'Neill, Miller) 55:55 – Brian O'Neill (Arcobello) 58:38 – Broc Little (Arcobello, Miller)
16:34 – sh – Carl Sneep 22:23 – Joe Whitney (Mullane, Shea)
24:57 – Cam Atkinson 30:29 – Cam Atkinson (Gibbons, Whitney) 34:46 – Joe Whitney (Smith)
44:16 – Cam Atkinson (Whitney) 46:53 – Jimmy Hayes (Shea, Smith) 47:16 – Jimmy Hayes (Samuelsson)
West Regional – [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
March 26 March 27 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Wisconsin | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Vermont | RD1-score2= 2 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Northern Michigan | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=St. Cloud State | RD1-score4=4** | RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1=Wisconsin | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=St. Cloud State | RD2-score2=3
Regional semifinals
0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 3 3 – 4
Justin Florek (Brown, Gustafsson) – pp – 14:04
Ray Kaunisto – 36:12 Erik Spady (Oliver, Florek) – 56:11 12:25 – pp – Ryan Lasch (Roe, Raboin)
32:52 – pp – Garrett Roe (Lasch, Marvin)
80:23 – pp – Tony Mosey (Roe, LeBlanc) 1 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 3 Dan Lawson (Miller) – 7:22 Brian Roloff (Stålberg, Lawson) – pp – 15:54
24:02 – pp – Michael Davies (Stepan, B. Smith) 39:16 – pp – Blake Geoffrion (Schultz, B. Smith)
Regional final
Dan Dunn (in 15:21) 0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 2 – 4 3 – 4 3 – 5
Jared Festler (Lasch, Marvin) – 14:48
Jared Festler- sh – 24:16
Tony Mosey (Eddy) – 57:10 13:18 – Blake Geoffrion (McDonagh, C. Smith)
15:21 – Jake Gardiner (C. Smith, Geoffrion)
46:54 – John Mitchell (Bohmbach, Gardiner)
58:52 – en – Aaron Bendickson (Geoffrion)
Frozen Four – [[Ford Field]], [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
April 8 April 10 | RD1-seed1=MW1 | RD1-team1=Miami | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=NE1 | RD1-team2=Boston College | RD1-score2=7 | RD1-seed3=E4 | RD1-team3=RIT | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=W1 | RD1-team4=Wisconsin | RD1-score4=8 | RD2-seed1=NE1 | RD2-team1=Boston College | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Wisconsin | RD2-score2=0
Semifinals
Jan Ropponen (in 54:55, out 57:27) Shane Madolora (in 57:27) 0 – 2 0 – 3 0 – 4 0 – 5 0 – 6 1 – 6 1 – 7 1 – 8
Tyler Brenner (Ringwald, Favot) – pp – 39:32 09:38 – Derek Stepan (McDonagh) 22:18 – Jordy Murray (Bendickson) 24:26 – pp – Justin Schultz (B. Smith, Stepan) 31:15 – pp – Michael Davies (B. Smith, Geoffrion) 33:24 – pp – Blake Geoffrion (B. Smith, Stepan)
47:28 – Craig Smith (Bohmbach, B. Smith) 47:48 – Derek Stepan (Street, B. Smith) Cody Reichard (in 23:08) 2 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 6 – 1 7 – 1 Jimmy Hayes (Mullane, Dumoulin) – pp – 22:06 Joe Whitney (Dumoulin, Gibbons) – 23:08
Cam Atkinson (Gibbons, Whitney) – 50:10 Patch Alber (Smith, Dumoulin) – 50:44 Paul Carey (Shea, Mullane) – 51:45 Ben Smith(Hayes, Kreider) – 56:21
Joe Hartman (Camper, Hirschfeld) – 45:19
National Championship
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | Penalty summary | Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Ben Smith (16) – GW PP | S. Whitney and J. Whitney | 12:57 | 1–0 BC | ||||||||
| 2nd | None | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Cam Atkinson (29) | J. Whitney and Gibbons | 41:38 | 2–0 BC | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Chris Kreider (15) | Hayes and Samuelsson | 43:40 | 3–0 BC | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Cam Atkinson (30) – PP | Gibbons and J. Whitney | 47:20 | 4–0 BC | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Matt Price (5) – EN | unassisted | 55:29 | 5–0 BC | |||||||||
| 1st | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Joe Whitney | Interference | 1:17 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | Ryan McDonagh | Cross–Checking | 5:24 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | John Mitchell | Head Contact; Elbowing | 11:04 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| 2nd | Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | Jake Gardiner | Interference | 23:16 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Joe Whitney | Clipping | 24:21 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | Craig Smith | Head Contact; Elbowing | 46:32 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | Podge Turnbull | Head Contact | 47:20 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Joe Whitney | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 50:19 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | Brian Gibbons | Slashing | 57:52 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | Craig Smith | Slashing | 57:52 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Boston College | 12 | 6 | 8 | 26 | |
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BC | John Muse | 20 | 0 | 60:00 | |
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | WIS | Scott Gudmandson | 20 | 4 | 58:41 |
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| WCHA | 4 | 4–4 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Hockey East | 3 | 5–2 | .714 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CHA | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | – | – | – | – |
| ECAC Hockey | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Media
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the sixth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN360.
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
- East Regional: John Buccigross & Barry Melrose – Albany, New York
- West Regional: Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise – St. Paul, Minnesota
- Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Northeast Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Damian DiGiulian – Worcester, Massachusetts
Frozen Four & Championship
- Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Detroit, Michigan
Radio
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four.
- Sean Grande & Cap Raeder
Tournament awards
East Regional
All-East Regional Team
- Goaltender: Jared DeMichiel (RIT)
- Defensemen: Chris Haltigin (RIT), Dan Ringwald (RIT)
- Forwards: Tyler Brenner (RIT), Cameron Burt (RIT), Bobby Butler (New Hampshire)
Most Outstanding Player
- Jared DeMichiel (RIT)
Northeast Regional
All-Northeast Regional Team
- Goaltender: ()
- Defensemen: (), ()
- Forwards: (), (), ()
MOP
West Regional
All-West Regional Team
- Goaltender: Scott Gudmandson (Wisconsin)
- Defensemen: Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin), Brendan Smith (Wisconsin)
- Forwards: Blake Geoffrion (Wisconsin), Garrett Roe (St. Cloud State), Tony Mosey (St. Cloud State)
MOP
- Blake Geoffrion (Wisconsin)
Midwest Regional
All-Midwest Regional Team
- Goaltender: ()
- Defensemen: (), ()
- Forwards: (), (), ()
MOP
- ()--
[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]]
- G: John Muse (Boston College)
- D: Brian Dumoulin (Boston College)
- D: Brendan Smith (Wisconsin)
- F: Cam Atkinson (Boston College)
- F: Ben Smith* (Boston College)
- F: Joe Whitney (Boston College)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
References
References
- "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA.
- (March 21, 2010). "Miami, Denver, Wisconsin, Boston College Get Top Seeds in NCAA Tournament". USCHO.com.
- "Michigan hockey team's run ends in 3-2 double-overtime playoff loss to Miami (Ohio)".
- staff, Associated Press sports. (March 30, 2010). "Miami University hockey team basking in glow of double-overtime regional win over Michigan".
- McMillan, Ken. (2010-03-27). "East: RIT Makes Division I History". Inside College Hockey.
- Gilbert, John. (2010-03-28). "Badgers Pound Out 5–3 victory over Huskies to Reach 2010 NCAA Men's Frozen Four". WCHA.com.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
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