Collegiate ice hockey tournament
The 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2014. 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 finals – was hosted by ECAC Hockey at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.[1]
Union defeated Minnesota 7–4 to win the program's first NCAA title.
Tournament procedure
2014 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 2014 regionals:[2][3]
- March 28 and 29
- East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
- Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)
- March 29 and 30
- Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
- West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
- April 10 and 12
- Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia (Host: ECAC Hockey)
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 23.[4] Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Big Ten Conference each had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Tournament bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).
Results
West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Regional semifinal
Regional Final
Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts
Regional semifinal
Regional Final
East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut
Regional semifinal
Regional Final
Midwest Region – Cincinnati
Regional semifinal
Regional Final
Frozen Four – Philadelphia
Semifinal
National Championship – Philadelphia
Record by conference
Media
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[5] For the tenth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.[6]
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
Frozen Four & Championship
- John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Radio
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both of the semifinal games and the national championship game, all together referred to as the "Frozen Four."[7]
All-Tournament team
Frozen Four
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[9]
References
- ^ "NCAA Awards Frozen Four To Pittsburgh In 2013 And Philadelphia In 2014" (Press release). NCAA. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sites for 2014 NCAA D-I men's regionals announced". USCHO.com. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ "Championship Tickets | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Minnesota named top seed in 2014 Division I Men's Hockey tournament". NCAA.com. March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ Volner, Derek (March 20, 2014). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Frozen Four on Westwood One". Westwood One. January 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
