2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 25, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 9. A total of 15 games were played.

This tournament marked the first time in NCAA history, in any Division, in any sport, male or female, that the 4 semi-finalists all hailed from the same conference. Denver, Colorado College, Minnesota, and North Dakota were all members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

Game locations

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. Regional placements are based primarily on the home location of the top seed in each bracket with an attempt made to put the top-ranked teams close to their home site.

Regional Sites East — DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Boston University) Midwest — Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: Western Michigan) Northeast — Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts (Host: Massachusetts) West — Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: Minnesota)

Frozen Four Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University)

Qualifying teams The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 20, 2005. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECACHL had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had two teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) both received a single bid for their tournament champions.

East Regional – Worcester Northeast Regional – AmherstSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1Boston College (1)Hockey East25–6–7Tournament champion 25th 20041Denver (2)WCHA28–9–2Tournament champion 18th 20042North DakotaWCHA23–12–5At-large bid 20th 20042New HampshireHockey East25–10–5At-large bid 15th 20043Boston UniversityHockey East22–14–5At-large bid 28th 20033HarvardECACHL21–9–3At-large bid 20th 20044MercyhurstAtlantic Hockey18–15–4Tournament champion 3rd 20034Bemidji StateCHA23–12–1Tournament champion 1st Never Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids West Regional – MinneapolisSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1Colorado College (3)WCHA29–8–3At-large bid 17th 2003 1Minnesota (4)WCHA26–14–1At-large bid 29th 20042MichiganCCHA30–7–3Tournament champion 28th 2004 2CornellECACHL26–4–3Tournament champion 15th 20033WisconsinWCHA23–13–4At-large bid 21st 20043Ohio StateCCHA27–10–4At-large bid 5th 20044ColgateECACHL25–10–3At-large bid 4th 20004MaineHockey East20–12–7At-large bid 15th 2004

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Game locations

First round and regional finals East – DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts Midwest – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Northeast – William D. Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts West – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Frozen Four Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University)

Bracket

Results East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

Northeast Regional – Amherst, Massachusetts Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

West Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

Frozen Four – Columbus, Ohio National Semifinals

National Championship

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st DENJeff Drummond (16)Ulanski and Gauthier 6:15 1–0 DEN UNDTravis Zajac (20) – PPFuher and Stafford 9:52 1–1 2nd DENPaul Stastny (16) – GW PPUlanski and Laatsch 30:08 2–1 DEN 3rd DENPaul Stastny (17) – PPCarle and Skinner 48:19 3–1 DEN DENGabe Gauthier (26) – ENStastny 59:23 4–1 DEN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDMatt Greene Roughing 2:31 2:00 DENAdrian Veideman Roughing 2:31 2:00 UNDMatt Greene High-sticking 6:31 2:00 DENAndrew Thomas High-sticking 8:55 2:00 2nd DENJussi Halme Tripping 21:28 2:00 DENJussi Halme Hooking 25:55 2:00 UNDBrian Canady Contact to the head – Elbowing 28:26 2:00 DENPaul Stastny Holding 31:37 2:00 UNDRory McMahon Interference 33:34 2:00 UNDAndy Schneider Hooking 37:09 2:00 DENPaul Stastny Obstruction – Hooking 38:06 2:00 3rd UNDMike Prpich Unsportsmanlike conduct 42:57 2:00 DENAndrew Thomas Holding 42:57 2:00 DENMichael Handza Unsportsmanlike conduct 42:57 2:00 UNDMatt GreeneCross-checking 47:01 2:00 UNDNick Fuher Slashing 48:53 2:00 DENGeoff Paukovich Interference 49:46 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T North Dakota 10 12 23 45 Denver 7 11 6 24

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Jordan Parise 20 3 58:10 DEN Peter Mannino 44 1 60:00

All-Tournament team G: Peter Mannino* (Denver) D: Brett Skinner (Denver) D: Matt Carle (Denver) F: Paul Stastny (Denver) F: Travis Zajac (North Dakota) F: Gabe Gauthier (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions WCHA 5 11-4 .733 4 4 2 1 Hockey East 4 2-4 .333 2 - - - ECACHL 3 1-3 .250 1 - - - CCHA 2 1-2 .333 1 - - - Atlantic Hockey 1 0-1 .000 - - - - CHA 1 0-1 .000 - - - -

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