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2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States. It took place between March 26 and April 10, 2021.

2021 NCAA men's Division I
ice hockey tournament
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsMassachusetts Minutemen (1st title)
Runner-upSt. Cloud State Huskies (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachGreg Carvel (1st title)
MOPBobby Trivigno (Massachusetts)
Attendance3,963 (Championship)
11,283 (Frozen Four)
16,985 (Tournament)

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 first two rounds took place at four regional sites from March 26 to 28, and the tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – was hosted by Robert Morris University at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh from April 8 to 10.[1]

The SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire was selected to host the Northeast Region, but pulled out on January 26, 2021, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Times Union Center in Albany, New York was selected as a replacement site.[3]

This year's tournament featured, as of 2022, the longest game in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament history, when the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the North Dakota Fighting Hawks by a score of 3–2 in five overtimes, totaling 142:13 minutes of play, in the West Regional Final.

This tournament's Frozen Four teams were also notable for a number of reasons. First, it was just the second time in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament history in which three of the final four teams came from one state. This first occurred in 1992, when the Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, and Lake Superior State Lakers, all from Michigan, made the Frozen Four. In this year’s tournament, three teams came from Minnesota, these teams being the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, St. Cloud State Huskies, and Minnesota State Mavericks. Also, this year's tournament was only the third time since 1992, when Regional Tournaments were first conducted, that no teams ranked no. 1 in their respective Regional Tournament advanced to the Frozen Four. This also occurred in the 1998 and 2007 tournaments.

Tournament procedure Edit

 
 
Pittsburgh
Bridgeport
Albany
Fargo
Loveland
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2021 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The tournament is composed of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas.[4]

Regional semifinals and finals

  • March 26–27
East Regional, Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Sacred Heart and Yale)
Midwest Regional, Scheels ArenaFargo, North Dakota (Host: North Dakota)
  • March 27–28
Northeast Regional, Times Union CenterAlbany, New York (Hosts: ECAC)
West Regional, Budweiser Events CenterLoveland, Colorado (Host: Denver)

National semifinals and championship (Frozen Four and championship)

  • April 8 and April 10
PPG Paints ArenaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Robert Morris University)

Qualifying teams Edit

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 21, 2021.[5]

Typically, teams are seeded according to their PairWise rankings (PWR); however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a severe lack of inter-conference games among the league, using the PWR would not be a reliable representation of overall NCAA standings. As a result, the NCAA Selection Committee awarded seeds manually based on varying factors, including perceived strength of conference and performance against the best teams in conference. Once seeds were determined, matchups were adjusted to prevent teams from the same conference meeting in the first round, as well as minimize the amount of traveling required due to the pandemic.

The NCHC and Big Ten each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and WCHA each had three teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey and the ECAC each received a berth.

ECAC Tournament champions St. Lawrence earned an autobid but were forced to withdraw from the tournament as a result of a positive COVID-19 test among the team's coaching staff.[6] Quinnipiac was selected to replace St. Lawrence as ECAC's autobid.[7]

On March 25, it was announced that Notre Dame would be forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID protocols.[8] As a result, their matchup with Boston College was ruled a no-contest and the Eagles automatically advanced to the Northeast Regional Final. Similarly, on March 26, the NCAA announced Michigan was forced to withdraw as well due to COVID protocols.[9] As a result, Minnesota–Duluth automatically advanced to the Midwest Regional Final.

Midwest Regional – Fargo East Regional – Bridgeport
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (1) NCHC 21–5–1 Tournament champion 33rd 2017 1 Wisconsin (4) Big Ten 20–9–1 At-Large bid 26th 2014
2 Michigan Big Ten 15–10–1 At-Large bid 38th 2018 2 Massachusetts Hockey East 16–5–4 Tournament champion 3rd 2019
3 Minnesota Duluth NCHC 14–10–2 At-Large bid 14th 2019 3 Lake Superior State WCHA 19–6–3 Tournament champion 11th 1996
4 American International Atlantic Hockey 15–3–0 Tournament champion 2nd 2019 4 Bemidji State WCHA 15–9–3 At-Large bid 5th 2010
West Regional – Loveland Northeast Regional – Albany
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Minnesota (3) Big Ten 23–6–0 Tournament champion 38th 2017 1 Boston College (2) Hockey East 17–5–1 At-Large bid 36th 2016
2 Minnesota State WCHA 20–4–1 At-Large bid 7th 2019 2 St. Cloud State NCHC 17–10–0 At-Large bid 15th 2019
3 Quinnipiac ECAC 17–7–4 Replacement Autobid 7th 2019 3 Boston University Hockey East 10–4–1 At-Large bid 37th 2018
4 Omaha NCHC 14–10–1 At-Large bid 4th 2015 4 Notre Dame Big Ten 14–13–2 At-Large bid 12th 2019

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket Edit

Regional semifinals
March 26–27
Regional Finals
March 27–28
Semifinals
April 8
Championship
April 10
            
1 North Dakota (1) 5
4 American International 1
1 North Dakota (1) 2
MidwestFargo – Fri/Sat
3 Minnesota–Duluth 3*****
2 Michigan
3 Minnesota–Duluth
MW3 Minnesota–Duluth 2
E2 Massachusetts 3*
1 Wisconsin (4) 3
4 Bemidji State 6
4 Bemidji State 0
EastBridgeport – Fri/Sat
2 Massachusetts 4
2 Massachusetts 5
3 Lake Superior State 1
E2 Massachusetts 5
NE2 St. Cloud State 0
1 Minnesota (3) 7
4 Omaha 2
1 Minnesota (3) 0
WestLoveland – Sat/Sun
2 Minnesota State 4
2 Minnesota State 4*
3 Quinnipiac 3
W2 Minnesota State 4
NE2 St. Cloud State 5
1 Boston College (2)
4 Notre Dame
1 Boston College (2) 1
NortheastAlbany – Sat/Sun
2 St. Cloud State 4
2 St. Cloud State 6
3 Boston University 2

* denotes overtime period
† Michigan and Notre Dame were removed from the tournament due to positive COVID-19 test results.[10][11]

Results Edit

Midwest Region – Fargo, North Dakota Edit

Regional semifinals Edit

March 26, 2021
7:30 PM
(1) North Dakota5 – 1
(4–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(4) American InternationalScheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 1,435
Game reference
Adam ScheelGoaliesStefano Durante (20 min)
Jake Kucharski (40 min)
Referees:
Bobby Lukkason
Brady Johnson
Linesmen:
Tyler Landman
Nathan Voll
(Bernard-Docker, Sanderson) Jasper Weatherby (13) – 08:581–0
(unassisted) Jasper Weatherby (14) – GW – 11:542–0
(Kleven, Caulfield) Grant Mismash (10) – 14:163–0
(Gaber, Bast) Collin Adams (12) – 16:224–0
4–157:46 – Tobias Fladeby (10) (Theodore, Callahan)
(Kawaguchi) Collin Adams (13) – 58:085–1
12 minPenalties12 min
33Shots25
March 26, 2021(2) MichiganNo contest(3) Minnesota–Duluth

Regional Final Edit

March 27, 2021
6:30 PM
(1) North Dakota2 – 3 (5OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(3) Minnesota–DuluthScheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 1,494
Game reference
Adam ScheelGoaliesZach Stejskal (124:37)
Ryan Fanti (17:36)
Referees:
Joe Carusoe
C. J. Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Brian Oliver
0–143:21 – Jackson Cates (11) (Lellig, Bender)
0–244:41 – Cole Koepke (14) (unassisted)
(Weatherby, Pinto) Collin Adams (14) – EA – 58:191–2
(Pinto, Kiersted) Jordan Kawaguchi (10) – EA – 59:032–2
2–3142:13 – GW – Luke Mylymok (2) (unassisted)
6 minPenalties6 min
65Shots54

Northeast Region – Albany, New York Edit

Regional semifinals Edit

March 27, 2021(1) Boston CollegeNo contest(4) Notre Dame
March 27, 2021
1:00 PM
(2) St. Cloud State6 – 2
(0–0, 3–2, 3–0)
(3) Boston UniversityTimes Union Center, Albany, New York
Attendance: 1,136
Game reference
Dávid HrenákGoaliesDrew CommessoReferees:
Colin Kronfrost
Brett DesRosiers
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Nick Bradshaw
0–120:08 – Wilmer Skoog (4) (Cockerill)
(Walker, Trejbal) Micah Miller (2) – 32:141–1
(Hammer, Kupka) Nick Perbix (7) – 33:292–1
2–235:28 – PPJake Wise (9) (Tuch)
(Walker) Easton Brodzinski (12) – GW – 36:003–2
(unassisted) Jami Krannila (11) – SH PS – 44:174–2
(Walker) Easton Brodzinski (13) – 50:045–2
(Bushy, Krannila) Veeti Miettinen (11) – 55:026–2
23 minPenalties21 min
38Shots36

Regional Final Edit

March 28, 2021
5:30
(1) Boston College1 – 4
(1–0, 0–3, 0–1)
(2) St. Cloud StateTimes Union Center, Albany, New York
Attendance: 1,136
Game reference
Spencer KnightGoaliesDávid HrenákReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Mike Schubert
Linesmen:
Joe Sherman
Anthony Valley
(Newhook, Hardman) Matt Boldy (11) – 14:231–0
1–129:21 – Luke Jaycox (1) (Okabe, Krannila)
1–235:15 – GW – Will Hammer (2) (Perbix, Cockrell)
1–339:15 – Nolan Walker (9) (Perbix)
1–459:15 – EN – Micah Miller (3) (Bushy)
2 minPenalties4 min
27Shots36

West Region – Loveland, Colorado Edit

Regional semifinals Edit

March 27, 2021
8:00 PM
(1) Minnesota7 – 2
(3–1, 3–0, 1–1)
(4) OmahaBudweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colorado
Attendance: 125
Game reference
Jack LaFontaineGoaliesIsaiah Saville (27:13)
Austin Roden (32:47)
Referees:
Scott Hansen
Holton Walker
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Kyle Richetelle
(Munson, Faber) Mason Nevers (1) – 05:481–0
(Faber, Johnson) Jack Perbix (4) – 15:352–0
(McLaughlin, Walker) Scott Reedy (11) – GW – 17:363–0
3–118:04 – Taylor Ward (12) (Weiss, Scanlin)
(Faber, Meyers) Ryan Johnson (2) – 20:414–1
(LaCombe, Brodzinski) Ben Meyers (12) – 27:135–1
(Ranta, Faber) Mason Nevers (2) – 36:136–1
6–243:05 – Taylor Ward (13) (Weiss, Proctor)
(Nelson, Faber) Sampo Ranta (19) – 44:177–2
2 minPenalties4 min
30Shots28
March 27, 2021
2:00 PM
(2) Minnesota State4 – 3 (OT)
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
(3) QuinnipiacBudweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colorado
Attendance: 101
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesKeith PetruzzelliReferees:
Toni Czech
Brett Sheva
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
0–103:00 – Odeen Tufto (8) (Räsänen)
0–215:35 – Peter DiLiberatore (5) (van Nes, Fillion)
(Napravnik) Jake Jaremko (4) – PP – 38:091–2
1–348:54 – C. J. McGee (1) (Miller, Harris)
(Gerads, Aamodt) Nathan Smith (6) – 54:542–3
(Livingstone) Cade Borchardt (9) – EA – 58:583–3
(Furry, Lutz) Ryan Sandelin (6) – GW – 71:134–3
6 minPenalties4 min
38Shots30

Regional Final Edit

March 28, 2021
6:00
(1) Minnesota0 – 4
(0–2, 0–0, 0–2)
(2) Minnesota StateBudweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colorado
Attendance: 175
Game reference
Jack LaFontaineGoaliesDryden McKayReferees:
Peter Schlittenhardt
Jermey Tufts
Linesmen:
William Kingdom
Nicholas Briganti
0–110:23 – GW – Sam Morton (5) (Sandelin, Zmolek)
0–212:30 – Ryan Sandelin (7) (McNeely, Furry)
0–349:50 – Nathan Smith (7) (Borchardt, Napravnik)
0–457:41 – EN – Dallas Gerads (8) (Aamodt)
6 minPenalties8 min
22Shots27

East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut Edit

Regional semifinals Edit

March 26, 2021
1:00 PM
(1) Wisconsin3 – 6
(0–2, 1–2, 2–2)
(4) Bemidji StateWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Robbie Beydoun (40 min)
Cameron Rowe (20 min)
GoaliesZach DriscollReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Bob Griffin
Brendan Lewis
0–106:33 – Ross Armour (5) (Rosén)
0–219:44 – Elias Rosén (5) (unassisted)
(C. Caufield, Pelton-Byce) Linus Weissbach (12) – PP – 22:381–2
1–334:42 – Ethan Somoza (3) (Miller, Harris)
1–438:39 – SH GWOwen Sillinger (10) (unassisted)
1–546:08 – Ethan Somoza (3) (Harris)
(Holloway, Pelton-Byce) Cole Caufield (29) – PP – 48:192–5
(Ahcan, Vorlicky) Cole Caufield (30) – 54:563–5
3–659:58 – EN – Brendan Harris (9) (Somoza)
6 minPenalties12 min
33Shots40
March 26, 2021
6:30 PM
(2) Massachusetts5 – 1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
(3) Lake Superior StateWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Filip LindbergGoaliesMareks MitensReferees:
Dan Dreger
Joseph Sullivan
Linesmen:
Tony Anderson
Dana Penkivech
(Harding, Jones) Jake Gaudet (4) – 10:071–0
1–117:14 – Ashton Calder (16) (Veillette, Nordqvist)
(Trivigno) Josh Lopina (9) – GW – 31:032–1
(Farmer, Chau) Carson Gicewicz (14) – 33:003–1
(Chau, Jones) Jake Gaudet (5) – 50:494–1
(Jones) Anthony Del Gaizo (1) – 55:475–1
12 minPenalties8 min
37Shots31

Regional Final Edit

March 27, 2021
4:00 PM
(2) Massachusetts4 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
(4) Bemidji StateWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 0
Game reference
Filip LindbergGoaliesZach DriscollReferees:
Nick Krebsbach
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Justin Hills
(Chau, Bohlinger) Carson Gicewicz (15) – SH GW – 14:241–0
(Kessel) Carson Gicewicz (16) – 19:082–0
(Gaudet, M. Del Gaizo) Carson Gicewicz (17) – 26:343–0
(M. Del Gaizo) Oliver Chau (5) – EN – 56:564–0
23 minPenalties6 min
28Shots18

Frozen Four – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Edit

National semifinal Edit

April 8, 2021
5:00 PM
(W2) Minnesota State4 – 5
(1–2, 2–1, 1–2)
(NE2) St. Cloud StatePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 3,660
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesDávid HrenákReferees:
Peter Schlittenhardt
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Nicholas Briganti
William Kingdon
0–103:18 – PP – Spencer Meier (4) (Okabe, Fitzgerald)
(Hirose, Napravnik) Nathan Smith (8) – PP – 16:091–1
1–216:19 – Kyler Kupka (3) (Walker, Hentges)
1–322:40 – Will Hammer (3) (unassisted)
(Gerads, Carroll) Walker Duehr (10) – 32:072–3
(Morton, Hirose) Nathan Smith (9) – PP – 34:243–3
(Duehr) Dallas Gerads (9) – 44:184–3
4–450:14 – Joe Molenaar (1) (Hammer, Meier)
4–559:06 – GW – Nolan Walker (4) (Donohue, Kupka)
2 minPenalties4 min
29Shots22
April 8, 2021
9:00 PM
(E2) Massachusetts3 – 2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
(MW3) Minnesota DuluthPPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 3,660
Game reference
Matt MurrayGoaliesZach StejskalReferees:
Brett DesRosiers
Brett Sheva
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
(Kessel, Chau) Zac Jones (9) – PP – 15:331–0
1–117:50 – Tanner Laderoute (3) (Olson, Kelley)
1–231:01 – Cole Koepke (15) (Cates, Swaney)
(Lopina, Trivigno) Anthony Del Gaizo (2) – 48:252–2
(Trivigno, Lopina) Garrett Wait (9) – GW – 74:303–2
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots38

2021 National Championship Edit

(E2) Massachusetts vs. (NE2) St. Cloud State Edit

April 10, 2021
7:00 PM
(E2) Massachusetts5 – 0(NE2) St. Cloud StatePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 3,963
Game reference
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UMA Aaron Bohlinger (1) – GW Sullivan and Farmer 7:26 1–0 UMA
UMA Reed Lebster (2) Kiefiuk 18:56 2–0 UMA
2nd UMA Philip Lagunov (6) – SH unassisted 25:10 3–0 UMA
UMA Matthew Kessel (10) – PP Chau and Gaudet 33:45 4–0 UMA
3rd UMA Bobby Trivigno (11) Lebster 46:00 5–0 UMA
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st UMA Anthony Del Gaizo Slashing 15:27 2:00
2nd STC Seamus Donohue Tripping 20:24 2:00
UMA Ryan Sullivan Tripping 23:57 2:00
UMA Jake Gaudet Elbowing 30:31 2:00
STC Bench (served by Zach Okabe) Too Many Men 32:35 2:00
3rd None

All-Tournament team Edit

  • G: Filip Lindberg (Massachusetts)
  • D: Zac Jones (Massachusetts)
  • D: Matthew Kessel (Massachusetts)
  • F: Nathan Smith (Minnesota State)
  • F: Bobby Trivigno* (Massachusetts)
  • F: Nolan Walker (St. Cloud State)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference Edit

Conference Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHC 4 5–4 .556 3 2 1
Big Ten 4 1–2 .333 1
Hockey East 3 4–2 .667 2 1 1 1
WCHA 3 3–3 .500 2 1
Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000
ECAC Hockey 1 0–1 .000

Note: Two regional semifinal games were declared 'No Contest' and the four teams involved were not credited with a win or a loss in those games.

Media Edit

Television Edit

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year.[12] ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, and ESPN3, which were streamed online via WatchESPN.

Broadcast assignments Edit

Regionals

Frozen Four

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, Colby Cohen, and Quint Kessenich – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Radio Edit

Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and broadcast both the semifinals and the championship.[13]

  • Brian Tripp and Dave Starman

References Edit

  1. ^ "2019–22 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire, SNHU Arena withdraw from hosting 2021 Northeast Regional championship". College Hockey. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Myers, Jess. "NCAA hockey chair: regional and Frozen Four attendance capped at 25% of building capacity". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "NCAA announces DI men's ice hockey regional sites for 2020 and 2021". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championship selections announced". NCAA.com. March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "St. Lawrence Withdraws From NCAAs Over Positive COVID-19 Test". College Hockey News. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey championship selections announced". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "BC advances in NCAA men's hockey tournament as Notre Dame has to forfeit Saturday's game - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Paul, Tony; Bianchi, Nolan. "UM hockey forced out of NCAA Tournament because of positive tests". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame Hockey Removed from NCAA Tournament". Notre Dame Athletics. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ice Hockey Removed from NCAA Tournament Due to COVID Protocols". Michigan Athletics. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  13. ^ . NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

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The 2021 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men s college ice hockey in the United States It took place between March 26 and April 10 2021 2021 NCAA men s Division I ice hockey tournamentTeams16Finals sitePPG Paints ArenaPittsburgh PennsylvaniaChampionsMassachusetts Minutemen 1st title Runner upSt Cloud State Huskies 1st title game SemifinalistsMinnesota State Mavericks 1st Frozen Four Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 8th Frozen Four Winning coachGreg Carvel 1st title MOPBobby Trivigno Massachusetts Attendance3 963 Championship 11 283 Frozen Four 16 985 Tournament 2020 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournaments 2022 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 first two rounds took place at four regional sites from March 26 to 28 and the tournament s Frozen Four the semifinals and finals was hosted by Robert Morris University at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh from April 8 to 10 1 The SNHU Arena in Manchester New Hampshire was selected to host the Northeast Region but pulled out on January 26 2021 due to concerns over the COVID 19 pandemic 2 The Times Union Center in Albany New York was selected as a replacement site 3 This year s tournament featured as of 2022 the longest game in NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournament history when the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the North Dakota Fighting Hawks by a score of 3 2 in five overtimes totaling 142 13 minutes of play in the West Regional Final This tournament s Frozen Four teams were also notable for a number of reasons First it was just the second time in NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournament history in which three of the final four teams came from one state This first occurred in 1992 when the Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans and Lake Superior State Lakers all from Michigan made the Frozen Four In this year s tournament three teams came from Minnesota these teams being the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs St Cloud State Huskies and Minnesota State Mavericks Also this year s tournament was only the third time since 1992 when Regional Tournaments were first conducted that no teams ranked no 1 in their respective Regional Tournament advanced to the Frozen Four This also occurred in the 1998 and 2007 tournaments Contents 1 Tournament procedure 2 Qualifying teams 3 Tournament bracket 4 Results 4 1 Midwest Region Fargo North Dakota 4 1 1 Regional semifinals 4 1 2 Regional Final 4 2 Northeast Region Albany New York 4 2 1 Regional semifinals 4 2 2 Regional Final 4 3 West Region Loveland Colorado 4 3 1 Regional semifinals 4 3 2 Regional Final 4 4 East Region Bridgeport Connecticut 4 4 1 Regional semifinals 4 4 2 Regional Final 4 5 Frozen Four Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 4 5 1 National semifinal 4 6 2021 National Championship 4 6 1 E2 Massachusetts vs NE2 St Cloud State 5 All Tournament team 6 Record by conference 7 Media 7 1 Television 7 1 1 Broadcast assignments 7 2 Radio 8 ReferencesTournament procedure Edit nbsp nbsp Pittsburgh nbsp Bridgeport nbsp Albany nbsp Fargo nbsp Lovelandclass notpageimage 2021 Regionals blue and Frozen Four red The tournament is composed of four groups of four teams in regional brackets The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas 4 Regional semifinals and finals March 26 27East Regional Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport Connecticut Hosts Sacred Heart and Yale Midwest Regional Scheels Arena Fargo North Dakota Host North Dakota March 27 28Northeast Regional Times Union Center Albany New York Hosts ECAC West Regional Budweiser Events Center Loveland Colorado Host Denver National semifinals and championship Frozen Four and championship April 8 and April 10PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Host Robert Morris University Qualifying teams EditMain article 2020 21 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey season The at large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 21 2021 5 Typically teams are seeded according to their PairWise rankings PWR however due to the COVID 19 pandemic causing a severe lack of inter conference games among the league using the PWR would not be a reliable representation of overall NCAA standings As a result the NCAA Selection Committee awarded seeds manually based on varying factors including perceived strength of conference and performance against the best teams in conference Once seeds were determined matchups were adjusted to prevent teams from the same conference meeting in the first round as well as minimize the amount of traveling required due to the pandemic The NCHC and Big Ten each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament Hockey East and WCHA each had three teams receive a berth and one team from Atlantic Hockey and the ECAC each received a berth ECAC Tournament champions St Lawrence earned an autobid but were forced to withdraw from the tournament as a result of a positive COVID 19 test among the team s coaching staff 6 Quinnipiac was selected to replace St Lawrence as ECAC s autobid 7 On March 25 it was announced that Notre Dame would be forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID protocols 8 As a result their matchup with Boston College was ruled a no contest and the Eagles automatically advanced to the Northeast Regional Final Similarly on March 26 the NCAA announced Michigan was forced to withdraw as well due to COVID protocols 9 As a result Minnesota Duluth automatically advanced to the Midwest Regional Final Midwest Regional Fargo East Regional BridgeportSeed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid1 North Dakota 1 NCHC 21 5 1 Tournament champion 33rd 2017 1 Wisconsin 4 Big Ten 20 9 1 At Large bid 26th 20142 Michigan Big Ten 15 10 1 At Large bid 38th 2018 2 Massachusetts Hockey East 16 5 4 Tournament champion 3rd 20193 Minnesota Duluth NCHC 14 10 2 At Large bid 14th 2019 3 Lake Superior State WCHA 19 6 3 Tournament champion 11th 19964 American International Atlantic Hockey 15 3 0 Tournament champion 2nd 2019 4 Bemidji State WCHA 15 9 3 At Large bid 5th 2010West Regional Loveland Northeast Regional AlbanySeed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid1 Minnesota 3 Big Ten 23 6 0 Tournament champion 38th 2017 1 Boston College 2 Hockey East 17 5 1 At Large bid 36th 20162 Minnesota State WCHA 20 4 1 At Large bid 7th 2019 2 St Cloud State NCHC 17 10 0 At Large bid 15th 20193 Quinnipiac ECAC 17 7 4 Replacement Autobid 7th 2019 3 Boston University Hockey East 10 4 1 At Large bid 37th 20184 Omaha NCHC 14 10 1 At Large bid 4th 2015 4 Notre Dame Big Ten 14 13 2 At Large bid 12th 2019Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament Tournament bracket EditRegional semifinalsMarch 26 27Regional FinalsMarch 27 28SemifinalsApril 8ChampionshipApril 10 1North Dakota 1 54American International11North Dakota 1 2Midwest Fargo Fri Sat3Minnesota Duluth3 2Michigan 3Minnesota Duluth MW3Minnesota Duluth2E2Massachusetts3 1Wisconsin 4 34Bemidji State64Bemidji State0East Bridgeport Fri Sat2Massachusetts42Massachusetts53Lake Superior State1E2Massachusetts5NE2St Cloud State01Minnesota 3 74Omaha21Minnesota 3 0West Loveland Sat Sun2Minnesota State42Minnesota State4 3Quinnipiac3W2Minnesota State4NE2St Cloud State51Boston College 2 4Notre Dame 1Boston College 2 1Northeast Albany Sat Sun2St Cloud State42St Cloud State63Boston University2 denotes overtime period Michigan and Notre Dame were removed from the tournament due to positive COVID 19 test results 10 11 Results EditMidwest Region Fargo North Dakota Edit Regional semifinals Edit March 26 20217 30 PM 1 North Dakota5 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 American InternationalScheels Arena Fargo North Dakota Attendance 1 435Game referenceAdam ScheelGoaliesStefano Durante 20 min Jake Kucharski 40 min Referees Bobby LukkasonBrady JohnsonLinesmen Tyler LandmanNathan Voll Bernard Docker Sanderson Jasper Weatherby 13 08 581 0 unassisted Jasper Weatherby 14 GW 11 542 0 Kleven Caulfield Grant Mismash 10 14 163 0 Gaber Bast Collin Adams 12 16 224 04 157 46 Tobias Fladeby 10 Theodore Callahan Kawaguchi Collin Adams 13 58 085 112 minPenalties12 min33Shots25March 26 2021 2 MichiganNo contest 3 Minnesota DuluthRegional Final Edit March 27 20216 30 PM 1 North Dakota2 3 5OT 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Minnesota DuluthScheels Arena Fargo North Dakota Attendance 1 494Game referenceAdam ScheelGoaliesZach Stejskal 124 37 Ryan Fanti 17 36 Referees Joe CarusoeC J HanafinLinesmen Ryan KnappBrian Oliver0 143 21 Jackson Cates 11 Lellig Bender 0 244 41 Cole Koepke 14 unassisted Weatherby Pinto Collin Adams 14 EA 58 191 2 Pinto Kiersted Jordan Kawaguchi 10 EA 59 032 22 3142 13 GW Luke Mylymok 2 unassisted 6 minPenalties6 min65Shots54Northeast Region Albany New York Edit Regional semifinals Edit March 27 2021 1 Boston CollegeNo contest 4 Notre DameMarch 27 20211 00 PM 2 St Cloud State6 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 3 Boston UniversityTimes Union Center Albany New York Attendance 1 136Game referenceDavid HrenakGoaliesDrew CommessoReferees Colin KronfrostBrett DesRosiersLinesmen Sam ShikowskyNick Bradshaw0 120 08 Wilmer Skoog 4 Cockerill Walker Trejbal Micah Miller 2 32 141 1 Hammer Kupka Nick Perbix 7 33 292 12 235 28 PP Jake Wise 9 Tuch Walker Easton Brodzinski 12 GW 36 003 2 unassisted Jami Krannila 11 SH PS 44 174 2 Walker Easton Brodzinski 13 50 045 2 Bushy Krannila Veeti Miettinen 11 55 026 223 minPenalties21 min38Shots36Regional Final Edit March 28 20215 30 1 Boston College1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 St Cloud StateTimes Union Center Albany New York Attendance 1 136Game referenceSpencer KnightGoaliesDavid HrenakReferees Ryan SweeneyMike SchubertLinesmen Joe ShermanAnthony Valley Newhook Hardman Matt Boldy 11 14 231 01 129 21 Luke Jaycox 1 Okabe Krannila 1 235 15 GW Will Hammer 2 Perbix Cockrell 1 339 15 Nolan Walker 9 Perbix 1 459 15 EN Micah Miller 3 Bushy 2 minPenalties4 min27Shots36West Region Loveland Colorado Edit Regional semifinals Edit March 27 20218 00 PM 1 Minnesota7 2 3 1 3 0 1 1 4 OmahaBudweiser Events Center Loveland Colorado Attendance 125Game referenceJack LaFontaineGoaliesIsaiah Saville 27 13 Austin Roden 32 47 Referees Scott HansenHolton WalkerLinesmen Kevin BrigantiKyle Richetelle Munson Faber Mason Nevers 1 05 481 0 Faber Johnson Jack Perbix 4 15 352 0 McLaughlin Walker Scott Reedy 11 GW 17 363 03 118 04 Taylor Ward 12 Weiss Scanlin Faber Meyers Ryan Johnson 2 20 414 1 LaCombe Brodzinski Ben Meyers 12 27 135 1 Ranta Faber Mason Nevers 2 36 136 16 243 05 Taylor Ward 13 Weiss Proctor Nelson Faber Sampo Ranta 19 44 177 22 minPenalties4 min30Shots28March 27 20212 00 PM 2 Minnesota State4 3 OT 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 QuinnipiacBudweiser Events Center Loveland Colorado Attendance 101Game referenceDryden McKayGoaliesKeith PetruzzelliReferees Toni CzechBrett ShevaLinesmen Justin CornellPat Richardson0 103 00 Odeen Tufto 8 Rasanen 0 215 35 Peter DiLiberatore 5 van Nes Fillion Napravnik Jake Jaremko 4 PP 38 091 21 348 54 C J McGee 1 Miller Harris Gerads Aamodt Nathan Smith 6 54 542 3 Livingstone Cade Borchardt 9 EA 58 583 3 Furry Lutz Ryan Sandelin 6 GW 71 134 36 minPenalties4 min38Shots30Regional Final Edit March 28 20216 00 1 Minnesota0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 Minnesota StateBudweiser Events Center Loveland Colorado Attendance 175Game referenceJack LaFontaineGoaliesDryden McKayReferees Peter SchlittenhardtJermey TuftsLinesmen William KingdomNicholas Briganti0 110 23 GW Sam Morton 5 Sandelin Zmolek 0 212 30 Ryan Sandelin 7 McNeely Furry 0 349 50 Nathan Smith 7 Borchardt Napravnik 0 457 41 EN Dallas Gerads 8 Aamodt 6 minPenalties8 min22Shots27East Region Bridgeport Connecticut Edit Regional semifinals Edit March 26 20211 00 PM 1 Wisconsin3 6 0 2 1 2 2 2 4 Bemidji StateWebster Bank Arena Bridgeport Connecticut Attendance 0Game referenceRobbie Beydoun 40 min Cameron Rowe 20 min GoaliesZach DriscollReferees Brendan BlanchardChris LeavittLinesmen Bob GriffinBrendan Lewis0 106 33 Ross Armour 5 Rosen 0 219 44 Elias Rosen 5 unassisted C Caufield Pelton Byce Linus Weissbach 12 PP 22 381 21 334 42 Ethan Somoza 3 Miller Harris 1 438 39 SH GW Owen Sillinger 10 unassisted 1 546 08 Ethan Somoza 3 Harris Holloway Pelton Byce Cole Caufield 29 PP 48 192 5 Ahcan Vorlicky Cole Caufield 30 54 563 53 659 58 EN Brendan Harris 9 Somoza 6 minPenalties12 min33Shots40March 26 20216 30 PM 2 Massachusetts5 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 Lake Superior StateWebster Bank Arena Bridgeport Connecticut Attendance 100Game referenceFilip LindbergGoaliesMareks MitensReferees Dan DregerJoseph SullivanLinesmen Tony AndersonDana Penkivech Harding Jones Jake Gaudet 4 10 071 01 117 14 Ashton Calder 16 Veillette Nordqvist Trivigno Josh Lopina 9 GW 31 032 1 Farmer Chau Carson Gicewicz 14 33 003 1 Chau Jones Jake Gaudet 5 50 494 1 Jones Anthony Del Gaizo 1 55 475 112 minPenalties8 min37Shots31Regional Final Edit March 27 20214 00 PM 2 Massachusetts4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 Bemidji StateWebster Bank Arena Bridgeport Connecticut Attendance 0Game referenceFilip LindbergGoaliesZach DriscollReferees Nick KrebsbachRyan HerseyLinesmen Tyler LiffrigJustin Hills Chau Bohlinger Carson Gicewicz 15 SH GW 14 241 0 Kessel Carson Gicewicz 16 19 082 0 Gaudet M Del Gaizo Carson Gicewicz 17 26 343 0 M Del Gaizo Oliver Chau 5 EN 56 564 023 minPenalties6 min28Shots18Frozen Four Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Edit National semifinal Edit April 8 20215 00 PM W2 Minnesota State4 5 1 2 2 1 1 2 NE2 St Cloud StatePPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Attendance 3 660Game referenceDryden McKayGoaliesDavid HrenakReferees Peter SchlittenhardtJeremy TuftsLinesmen Nicholas BrigantiWilliam Kingdon0 103 18 PP Spencer Meier 4 Okabe Fitzgerald Hirose Napravnik Nathan Smith 8 PP 16 091 11 216 19 Kyler Kupka 3 Walker Hentges 1 322 40 Will Hammer 3 unassisted Gerads Carroll Walker Duehr 10 32 072 3 Morton Hirose Nathan Smith 9 PP 34 243 3 Duehr Dallas Gerads 9 44 184 34 450 14 Joe Molenaar 1 Hammer Meier 4 559 06 GW Nolan Walker 4 Donohue Kupka 2 minPenalties4 min29Shots22April 8 20219 00 PM E2 Massachusetts3 2 OT 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 MW3 Minnesota DuluthPPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Attendance 3 660Game referenceMatt MurrayGoaliesZach StejskalReferees Brett DesRosiersBrett ShevaLinesmen Justin CornellPat Richardson Kessel Chau Zac Jones 9 PP 15 331 01 117 50 Tanner Laderoute 3 Olson Kelley 1 231 01 Cole Koepke 15 Cates Swaney Lopina Trivigno Anthony Del Gaizo 2 48 252 2 Trivigno Lopina Garrett Wait 9 GW 74 303 22 minPenalties4 min28Shots382021 National Championship Edit E2 Massachusetts vs NE2 St Cloud State Edit April 10 20217 00 PM E2 Massachusetts5 0 NE2 St Cloud StatePPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Attendance 3 963Game referenceScoring summaryPeriod Team Goal Assist s Time Score1st UMA Aaron Bohlinger 1 GW Sullivan and Farmer 7 26 1 0 UMAUMA Reed Lebster 2 Kiefiuk 18 56 2 0 UMA2nd UMA Philip Lagunov 6 SH unassisted 25 10 3 0 UMAUMA Matthew Kessel 10 PP Chau and Gaudet 33 45 4 0 UMA3rd UMA Bobby Trivigno 11 Lebster 46 00 5 0 UMAPenalty summaryPeriod Team Player Penalty Time PIM1st UMA Anthony Del Gaizo Slashing 15 27 2 002nd STC Seamus Donohue Tripping 20 24 2 00UMA Ryan Sullivan Tripping 23 57 2 00UMA Jake Gaudet Elbowing 30 31 2 00STC Bench served by Zach Okabe Too Many Men 32 35 2 003rd NoneShots by periodTeam 1 2 3 TSt Cloud State 3 12 10 25Massachusetts 7 6 9 22 GoaltendersTeam Name Saves Goals against Time on iceSTC David Hrenak 17 5 60 00UMA Filip Lindberg 25 0 60 00All Tournament team EditG Filip Lindberg Massachusetts D Zac Jones Massachusetts D Matthew Kessel Massachusetts F Nathan Smith Minnesota State F Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts F Nolan Walker St Cloud State Most Outstanding Player s Record by conference EditConference Bids Record Win Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game ChampionsNCHC 4 5 4 556 3 2 1 Big Ten 4 1 2 333 1 Hockey East 3 4 2 667 2 1 1 1WCHA 3 3 3 500 2 1 Atlantic Hockey 1 0 1 000 ECAC Hockey 1 0 1 000 Note Two regional semifinal games were declared No Contest and the four teams involved were not credited with a win or a loss in those games Media EditTelevision Edit ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year 12 ESPN aired every game beginning with the regionals on ESPN ESPN2 ESPNews ESPNU and ESPN3 which were streamed online via WatchESPN Broadcast assignments Edit Regionals East Regional John Buccigross Barry Melrose and Colby Cohen Bridgeport Connecticut Midwest Regional Leah Hextall and Dave Starman Fargo North Dakota Northeast Regional Kevin Brown and Sean Ritchlin Albany New York West Regional Ben Holden and Fred Pletsch Loveland ColoradoFrozen Four John Buccigross Barry Melrose Colby Cohen and Quint Kessenich Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaRadio Edit Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and broadcast both the semifinals and the championship 13 Brian Tripp and Dave StarmanReferences Edit 2019 22 NCAA Championship Sites NCAA com New Hampshire SNHU Arena withdraw from hosting 2021 Northeast Regional championship College Hockey January 27 2021 Retrieved February 13 2021 Myers Jess NCAA hockey chair regional and Frozen Four attendance capped at 25 of building capacity Brainerd Dispatch Retrieved February 23 2021 NCAA announces DI men s ice hockey regional sites for 2020 and 2021 www ncaa com Retrieved May 23 2020 2021 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey championship selections announced NCAA com March 21 2021 Retrieved March 18 2021 St Lawrence Withdraws From NCAAs Over Positive COVID 19 Test College Hockey News Retrieved March 22 2021 2021 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey championship selections announced www ncaa com Retrieved March 22 2021 BC advances in NCAA men s hockey tournament as Notre Dame has to forfeit Saturday s game The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved March 25 2021 Paul Tony Bianchi Nolan UM hockey forced out of NCAA Tournament because of positive tests The Detroit News Retrieved March 27 2021 Notre Dame Hockey Removed from NCAA Tournament Notre Dame Athletics March 25 2021 Retrieved March 25 2021 Ice Hockey Removed from NCAA Tournament Due to COVID Protocols Michigan Athletics March 26 2021 Retrieved March 26 2021 Margolis Rachel December 15 2011 ESPN and NCAA Extend Rights Agreement through 2023 24 ESPN Retrieved December 15 2011 NCAA Westwood One extend deal NCAA January 13 2011 Archived from the original on May 16 2013 Retrieved May 12 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 NCAA Division I men 27s ice hockey tournament amp oldid 1171942145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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