2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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.[1]

2010 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsBoston College Eagles (4th title)
Runner-upWisconsin Badgers (9th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerry York (4th title)
MOPBen Smith (Boston College)
Attendance37,592 (Championship)
107,500 (Frozen Four)
171,795 (Tournament)

Procedure

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Albany
Worcester
Fort Wayne
St. Paul
Detroit
2010 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2010 regionals:[1]

March 26 and 27
East Regional, Times Union CenterAlbany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey League and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
West Regional, Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
March 27 and 28
Midwest Regional, Allen County War Memorial ColiseumFort Wayne, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
Northeast Regional, DCU CenterWorcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)

Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:[1]

April 8 and 10
Ford FieldDetroit, Michigan (Hosts: Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission)

Qualifying teams

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The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 21, 2010.[2] 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
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
Northeast Regional – Worcester West Regional – St. Paul
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Seed School Conference Record Berth type
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

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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).

Midwest Regional – Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Regional semifinals
March 27
Regional final
March 28
      
1 Miami 2
4 Alabama–Huntsville 1
1 Miami 3**
3 Michigan 2
3 Michigan 5
2 Bemidji State 1

Regional semifinals

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March 27, 2010
4:00 PM
(4) Alabama–Huntsville1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(1) MiamiWar Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
Game reference
Cam TalbotGoaliesCody ReichardReferees:
Steve Marofsky
Ryan Sweeney
0 – 110:24 – Curtis McKenzie (Camper, Wideman)
0 – 226:06 – Cameron Schilling (McKenzie)
Brennan Barker (Desmet, Cseter) – 59:211 – 2
20 minPenalties12 min
17Shots38
March 27, 2010
7:30 PM
(3) Michigan5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
(2) Bemidji StateWar Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 4,133
Game reference
Shawn HunwickGoaliesDan BakalaReferees:
John Gravelese
Jeff Bunyon
Luke Glendening (Langlais, Kampfer) – 06:151 – 0
Louie Caporusso (Brown, Lebler) – 39:222 – 0
2 – 150:24 – ppIan Lowe (Read)
Carl Hagelin (Lynch, Langlais) – 52:243 – 1
Carl Hagelin (Rust, Kampfer) sh – 56:034 – 1
Brian Lebler (Hagelin, Rust)en – 58:025 – 1
20 minPenalties12 min
31Shots27

Regional final

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March 28, 2010
8:00 PM
(3) Michigan2 – 3 (2OT)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(1) MiamiWar Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
Attendance: 3,204
Game reference
Shawn HunwickGoaliesConnor KnappReferees:
John Gravelese, Jeff Bunyon
Chris Aughe, Bob Bernard
0 – 112:08 – ppPat Cannone (McKenzie, Camper)
David Wohlberg (Glendening, Kampfer) – 13:421 – 1
Chad Langlais (Kampfer, Caporusso)pp – 20:492 – 1
2 – 223:18 – pp – Pat Cannone (McKenzie, Camper)
2 – 381:54 – Alden Hirschfeld (Vogelhuber)
14 minPenalties14 min
57Shots35

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.[3][4]

East Regional – Albany, New York

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Regional semifinals
March 26
Regional final
March 27
      
1 Denver 1
4 RIT 2
4 RIT 6
3 New Hampshire 2
3 New Hampshire 6
2 Cornell 2

Regional semifinals

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March 26, 2010
3:00 PM
(4) RIT2–1
(1–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(1) DenverTimes Union Center, Albany, NY
Game reference
Jared DeMichielGoaliesMarc CheverieReferees:
Matt Shegos, Mark Wilkins
Tony Molina, Bruce Vida
Chris Tanev – 5:021 – 0
Cameron Burt (Favot, Ringwald)pp – 52:362 – 0
2 – 154:34 – ppJoe Colborne (Ruegsegger, Wiercioch)
6 minPenalties4 min
25Shots40
March 26, 2010
6:30 PM
(3) New Hampshire6–2
(0–1, 2–0, 4–1)
(2) CornellTimes Union Center, Albany, NY
Attendance: 4,073
Game reference
Brian FosterGoaliesBen ScrivensReferees:
Derek Shepherd, Marco Hunt
Dan Carey, Bob Keltie
0 – 119:11 – Tyler Roeszler (Devin)
Bobby Butler – 36:471 – 1
Mike Sislo (Burke, Kessel) – 37:132 – 1
Paul Thompson (Butler, DeSimone) – 42:523 – 1
Bobby Butler (Thompson, DeSimone) – 46:384 – 1
Mike Sislo (LeBlanc, Burke) – 55:145 – 1
5 – 257:49 – Dan Nicholls (Nash, Ross)
Paul Thompson (Kessel)en – 59:276 – 2
4 minPenalties2 min
37Shots26

Regional final

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March 27, 2010
6:30 PM
(4) RIT6–2
(1–1, 3–0, 2–1)
(3) New HampshireTimes Union Center, Albany, NY
Attendance: 3,737
Game reference
Jared DeMichielGoaliesBrian FosterReferees:
Derek Shepherd
Marco Hunt
Chris Haltigin (Mazzei, Favot) – 14:101 – 0
1 – 119:01 – Phil DeSimone (Kostolansky, Kipp)
Tyler Brenner (Favot, Ringwald) – 33:232 – 1
Brent Alexin (Haltigin, Saracino) – 33:363 – 1
Steven Matic (Murphy, Burt) – 34:574 – 1
Tyler Brenner – 50:015 – 1
5 – 257:31 – Blake Kessel (Kostolansky)
Tyler Mazzei (Favot)en – 58:066 – 2
6 minPenalties12 min
33Shots26

Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

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Regional semifinals
March 27
Regional final
March 28
      
1 Boston College 3
4 Alaska 1
1 Boston College 9
3 Yale 7
3 Yale 3
2 North Dakota 2

Regional semifinals

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March 27, 2010
1:30 PM
(4) Alaska1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
(1) Boston CollegeDCU Center, Worcester, MA
Attendance: 6,572
Game reference
Scott GreenhamGoaliesJohn MuseReferees:
Todd Anderson
Brad Shepherd
0 – 108:54 – sh – Matt Lombardi (Price, Shea)
Andy Taranto (Knelsen, Sova)pp – 37:321 – 1
1 – 243:46 – Pat Mullane (Carey, Alber)
1 – 359:48 – en – Matt Price
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots32
March 27, 2010
5:00 PM
(3) Yale3–2
(1–0, 2–0, 0–2)
(2) North DakotaDCU Center, Worcester, MA
Attendance: 6,572
Game reference
Ryan RondeauGoaliesBrad EidsnessReferees:
Brian Hill
Steve McInchak
Denny Kearney (Dignard) – 05:481 – 0
Denny Kearney (Limbert) – 32:492 – 0
Mark Arcobello (O'Neill) – 37:463 – 0
3 – 142:59 – Brett Hextall
3 – 245:58 – Matt Frattin
14 minPenalties10 min
23Shots36

Regional final

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March 28, 2010
5:30 PM
(3) Yale7–9
(1–2, 3–4, 3–3)
(1) Boston CollegeDCU Center, Worcester, MA
Attendance: 6,054
Game reference
Billy Blase
Ryan Rondeau
Jeff Malcolm
GoaliesJohn MuseReferees:
Todd Anderson
Brad Shepherd
0 – 105:21 – Brian Gibbons (Atkinson)
13:32 – Brian O'Neill (Arcobello, Miller)1 – 1
1 – 216:34 – sh – Carl Sneep
1 – 322:23 – Joe Whitney (Mullane, Shea)
24:46 – pp – Mark Arcobello (Miller, Martin)2 – 3
2 – 424:57 – Cam Atkinson
2 – 530:29 – Cam Atkinson (Gibbons, Whitney)
2 – 634:46 – Joe Whitney (Smith)
37:10 – Mark Arcobello (Peel, O'Neill)3 – 6
38:27 – pp – Denny Kearney (Martin)4 – 6
4 – 744:16 – Cam Atkinson (Whitney)
4 – 846:53 – Jimmy Hayes (Shea, Smith)
4 – 947:16 – Jimmy Hayes (Samuelsson)
53:32 – pp – Mark Arcobello (O'Neill, Miller)5 – 9
55:55 – Brian O'Neill (Arcobello)6 – 9
58:38 – Broc Little (Arcobello, Miller)7 – 9
14 minPenalties18 min
39Shots39

West Regional – St. Paul, Minnesota

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Regional semifinals
March 26
Regional final
March 27
      
1 Wisconsin 3
4 Vermont 2
1 Wisconsin 5
2 St. Cloud State 3
3 Northern Michigan 3
2 St. Cloud State 4**

Regional semifinals

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March 26, 2010
5:00 PM
(3) Northern Michigan3 – 4 (2OT)
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(2) St. Cloud StateXcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
Game reference
Brian StewartGoaliesMike LeeReferees:
Tim Benedetto, Kevin Shea
Chris Federico, Tim Low
0 – 18:14 – Travis Novak (LeBlanc)
0 – 212:25 – pp – Ryan Lasch (Roe, Raboin)
Justin Florek (Brown, Gustafsson)pp – 14:041 – 2
1 – 332:52 – pp – Garrett Roe (Lasch, Marvin)
Ray Kaunisto – 36:122 – 3
Erik Spady (Oliver, Florek) – 56:113 – 3
3 – 480:23 – pp – Tony Mosey (Roe, LeBlanc)
16 minPenalties12 min
45Shots54
March 26, 2010
8:00 PM
(4) Vermont2–3
(2–1, 0–2, 0–0)
(1) WisconsinXcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
Attendance: 7,281
Game reference
Rob MadoreGoaliesScott GudmandsonReferees:
Chip McDonald, Peter Feola
Dave Brown, Glen Cooke
0 – 15:51 – ppJustin Schultz (Geoffrion, Stepan)
Dan Lawson (Miller) – 7:221 – 1
Brian Roloff (Stålberg, Lawson)pp – 15:542 – 1
2 – 224:02 – pp – Michael Davies (Stepan, B. Smith)
2 – 339:16 – pp – Blake Geoffrion (Schultz, B. Smith)
18 minPenalties16 min
29Shots42

Regional final

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March 27, 2010
8:00 PM
(2) St. Cloud St.3–5
(1–3, 0–0, 2–2)
(1) WisconsinXcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
Attendance: 7,182
Game reference
Mike Lee (out 15:21)
Dan Dunn (in 15:21)
GoaliesScott GudmandsonReferees:
Tim Benedetto, Kevin Shea
Chris Federico, Tim Lowe
0 – 102:31 – John Mitchell (Bohmbach, Murray)
0 – 213:18 – Blake Geoffrion (McDonagh, C. Smith)
Jared Festler (Lasch, Marvin) – 14:481 – 2
1 – 315:21 – Jake Gardiner (C. Smith, Geoffrion)
Jared Festler- sh – 24:162 – 3
2 – 446:54 – John Mitchell (Bohmbach, Gardiner)
Tony Mosey (Eddy) – 57:103 – 4
3 – 558:52 – en – Aaron Bendickson (Geoffrion)
16 minPenalties20 min
29Shots44
National semifinals
April 8
National championship
April 10
      
MW1 Miami 1
NE1 Boston College 7
NE1 Boston College 5
W1 Wisconsin 0
E4 RIT 1
W1 Wisconsin 8

Semifinals

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April 8, 2010
5:00 PM
RIT1–8
(0–2, 1–4, 0–2)
WisconsinFord Field, Detroit, MI
Game reference
Jared DeMichiel (out 54:55)
Jan Ropponen (in 54:55, out 57:27)
Shane Madolora (in 57:27)
GoaliesScott GudmandsonReferees:
Tim Benedetto, Jeff Bunyon
Chris Aughe, Bob Bernard
0 – 101:27 – John Mitchell (Goloubef, Schultz)
0 – 209:38 – Derek Stepan (McDonagh)
0 – 322:18 – Jordy Murray (Bendickson)
0 – 424:26 – pp – Justin Schultz (B. Smith, Stepan)
0 – 531:15 – pp – Michael Davies (B. Smith, Geoffrion)
0 – 633:24 – pp – Blake Geoffrion (B. Smith, Stepan)
Tyler Brenner (Ringwald, Favot)pp – 39:321 – 6
1 – 747:28 – Craig Smith (Bohmbach, B. Smith)
1 – 847:48 – Derek Stepan (Street, B. Smith)
29 minPenalties10 min
14Shots37
April 8, 2010
8:30 PM
Boston College7–1
(1–0, 2–0, 4–1)
MiamiFord Field, Detroit, MI
Attendance: 34,954
Game reference
John MuseGoaliesConnor Knapp (out 23:08)
Cody Reichard (in 23:08)
Referees:
Derek Shepherd, Marco Hunt
Tony Czech, Matt Ulwelling
Ben Smith (J. Whitney, S. Whitney)pp – 18:321 – 0
Jimmy Hayes (Mullane, Dumoulin)pp – 22:062 – 0
Joe Whitney (Dumoulin, Gibbons) – 23:083 – 0
3 – 1Joe Hartman (Camper, Hirschfeld) – 45:19
Cam Atkinson (Gibbons, Whitney) – 50:104 – 1
Patch Alber (Smith, Dumoulin) – 50:445 – 1
Paul Carey (Shea, Mullane) – 51:456 – 1
Ben Smith(Hayes, Kreider) – 56:217 – 1
8 minPenalties14 min
30Shots18

National Championship

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April 10, 2010
7:00 PM
Boston College5–0
(1–0, 0–0, 4–0)
WisconsinFord Field, Detroit, MI
Attendance: 37,592
Game reference
Referees:
Matt Shegos, Mark Wilkins
Bruce Vida, Tony Molina
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Ben Smith (16) – GW PP S. Whitney and J. Whitney 12:57 1–0 BC
2nd None
3rd BC Cam Atkinson (29) J. Whitney and Gibbons 41:38 2–0 BC
BC Chris Kreider (15) Hayes and Samuelsson 43:40 3–0 BC
BC Cam Atkinson (30) – PP Gibbons and J. Whitney 47:20 4–0 BC
BC Matt Price (5) – EN unassisted 55:29 5–0 BC
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st BC Joe Whitney Interference 1:17 2:00
WIS Ryan McDonagh Cross–Checking 5:24 2:00
WIS John Mitchell Contact to the Head Elbowing 11:04 2:00
2nd WIS Jake Gardiner Interference 23:16 2:00
BC Joe Whitney Clipping 24:21 2:00
3rd WIS Craig Smith Contact to the Head Elbowing 46:32 2:00
WIS Podge Turnbull Contact to the Head 47:20 2:00
BC Joe Whitney Unsportsmanlike Conduct 50:19 2:00
BC Brian Gibbons Slashing 57:52 2:00
WIS Craig Smith Slashing 57:52 2:00

Record by conference

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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

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Television

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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

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Regionals

Frozen Four & Championship

  • Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Detroit, Michigan

Radio

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Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four.

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player(s)[7]

References

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  2. ^ "Miami, Denver, Wisconsin, Boston College Get Top Seeds in NCAA Tournament". USCHO.com. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Michigan hockey team's run ends in 3-2 double-overtime playoff loss to Miami (Ohio)". AnnArbor.com.
  4. ^ staff, Associated Press sports (March 30, 2010). "Miami University hockey team basking in glow of double-overtime regional win over Michigan". cleveland.
  5. ^ a b McMillan, Ken (March 27, 2010). "East: RIT Makes Division I History". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Gilbert, John (March 28, 2010). "Badgers Pound Out 5–3 victory over Huskies to Reach 2010 NCAA Men's Frozen Four". WCHA.com. Retrieved March 31, 2010. [dead link]
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.