Collegiate ice hockey tournament
The 2011 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 25, 2011, and ended with the championship game on April 9,[1] when the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3–2.
Tournament procedure
2011 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2011 regionals:[1]
- March 25 and 26
- East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
- West Regional, Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
- March 26 and 27
- Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
- Midwest Regional, Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]
- April 7 and 9
- Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Hockey East, ECAC Hockey and Atlantic Hockey conference tournament winners all secure a spot in the tournament while other at large teams are chosen by the NCAA selection committee.
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Regionals
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals
Regional final
Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Regional semifinals
Regional final
West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals
Regional final
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire
* Denotes overtime periods
Regional semifinals
Regional final
Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota
Action from the two semifinal matchups featuring Notre Dame and Minnesota–Duluth (left) and North Dakota and Michigan (right)
National Semifinals
National Championship
Record by conference
Media
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the seventh consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3.
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
- East Regional: Clay Matvick & Barry Melrose – Bridgeport, Connecticut
- West Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – St Louis, Missouri
- Northeast Regional: Justin Kutcher & Damian DiGiulian – Manchester, New Hampshire
- Midwest Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Jim Paradise – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Frozen Four & Championship
- Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – St. Paul, Minnesota
Radio
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."[2]
All-Tournament Team
Frozen Four
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship". NCAA. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
