2017 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2017
Gender:men's
Division:Division I
Teams:16
Frozenfourarena:United Center
Frozenfourcity:Chicago, Illinois
Champions:Denver Pioneers
Titlecount:8th
Runnerup:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Gamecount:3rd
Semifinal1:Harvard Crimson
Frozenfourcount:13th
Semifinal2:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Frozenfourcount2:3rd
Coach:Jim Montgomery
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Jarid Lukosevicius
Mopteam:Denver
Attendance:19,783 (Championship)
59,035 (Frozen Four)
119,975 (Tournament)

The 2017 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States, held from March 24 - April 8, 2017. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Sports Commission at the United Center in Chicago.[1]

Denver defeated Minnesota-Duluth 3–2 to win the program's 8th NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

The tournament is composed of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2017 regionals:[2]

March 24–25
  • East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
  • West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)
    March 25–26
  • Northeast Regional, SNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
  • Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio (Host: Miami University)

    The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

    April 6–8
  • United Center – Chicago, Illinois (Host: University of Notre Dame)

    Qualifying teams

    The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 19.[3] Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, NCHC had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had three teams receive a berth, Big Ten Conference had three teams receive a berth, and one team from the Atlantic Hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) received a berth.

    East Regional – ProvidenceWest Regional – Fargo
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1Harvard (3)ECAC26–5–2Tournament champion24th20161Minnesota-Duluth (2)NCHC25–6–7Tournament champion11th2016
    2Western MichiganNCHC22–12–5At-large bid6th20122Boston UniversityHockey East23–11–3At-large bid35th2016
    3Air ForceAtlantic Hockey26–9–5Tournament champion6th20123North DakotaNCHC21–15–3At-large bid32nd2016
    4ProvidenceHockey East22–11–5At-large bid13th20164Ohio StateBig Ten21–11–6At-large bid7th2009
    Northeast Regional – ManchesterMidwest Regional – Cincinnati
    SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid
    1Minnesota (4)Big Ten23–11–3At-large bid37th20151Denver (1)NCHC29–7–4At-large bid27th2016
    2UMass LowellHockey East26–10–3Tournament champion8th20162UnionECAC25–9–3At-large bid5th2014
    3CornellECAC19–8–4At-large bid20th20123Penn StateBig Ten24–11–2Tournament champion1stNever
    4Notre DameHockey East21–11–5At-large bid9th20164Michigan TechWCHA23–14–7Tournament champion12th2015

    Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

    Tournament bracket

    Note: * denotes overtime period

    Results

    Midwest Region – Cincinnati, Ohio

    Regional Final

    West Region – Fargo, North Dakota

    Regional Final

    East Region – Providence, Rhode Island

    Regional Final

    Northeast Region – Manchester, New Hampshire

    Regional Final

    Frozen Four – Chicago, Illinois

    National semifinal

    National Championship

    (MW1) Denver vs. (W1) Minnesota–Duluth

    Scoring summary
    PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
    align=center 1stNone
    2ndalign=center style="color:white; background:#862633; " DENJarid Lukosevicius (14)Davies and Hillmanalign=center 24:44align=center 1–0 DU
    align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; " DENJarid Lukosevicius (15)Terry and Daviesalign=center 5:00align=center 2–0 DU
    align=center style=";" UMDAlex Iafallo (21) – PPAnderson and Pionkalign=center 27:16align=center 2–1 DU
    align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; " DENJarid Lukosevicius (16) – GWGambrell and Terryalign=center 32:23align=center 3–1 DU
    align=center 3rdalign=center style=";" UMDRiley Tufte (9)Peterson and Kotykalign=center 54:39align=center 3–2 DU
    Penalty summary
    PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
    1stalign=center style=";" UMDDan MolenaarElbowingalign=center 17:32align=center 2:00
    2ndalign=center style="color:white; background:#862633; " DENMatt MarcinewHookingbgcolor=ddffdd align=center 6:44align=center bgcolor=ddffdd2:00
    align=center style=";" UMDWillie RascobIndirect contact to the head; Elbowingalign=center 7:34align=center 2:00
    Shots by period
    Team123T
    align=left style="" Minnesota–Duluth align=center 10 align=center 13 align=center 17 align=center 40
    align=left style="color:white; background:#862633; " Denver align=center 13 align=center 13 align=center 3 align=center 28
    Goaltenders
    TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
    align=center style="" UMD align=center 25 align=center 3 align=center 58:16
    align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; " DEN align=center 38 align=center 2 align=center 59:56

    All-Tournament team

    Frozen Four

    * Most Outstanding Player(s)

    Record by conference

    Conference
    1. of Bids
    		RecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
    NCHC47–32221
    Hockey East44–431--
    ECAC Hockey32–311--
    Big Ten31–31---
    Atlantic Hockey11–11---
    WCHA10–1----

    Media

    Television

    ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament for the thirteenth consecutive year.[4] ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and streamed them online via WatchESPN.

    In Canada, the tournament was broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.

    Broadcast assignments

    Regionals

    Frozen Four

    Radio

    Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[5]

    Notes and References

    1. NCAA Championships Site Selections . . December 11, 2013 . March 30, 2015.
    2. Web site: 2017 DI Men's Ice Hockey Regional Sites | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com. 19 March 2023.
    3. News: Frozen Four: Men's NCAA championship division I ice hockey bracket revealed. NCAA.com. March 19, 2017. March 19, 2017.
    4. Web site: Margolis. Rachel. December 15, 2011. ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24. ESPN. December 15, 2011.
    5. Web site: NCAA, Westwood One extend deal. NCAA. May 12, 2013. January 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516174340/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal. 2013-05-16. dead.

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