The 2014 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
Union defeated Minnesota 7-4 to win the program's first NCAA title.
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Tournament procedure
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:
- 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)
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Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 23. 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).
Media
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. 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.
Broadcast Assignments
Regionals
- East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich - Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Midwest Regional: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot - Cincinnati, Ohio
- Northeast Regional: Joe Davis & Billy Jaffe - Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin - St. Paul, Minnesota
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."
- Sean Grande, Cap Raeder, & Adam Wodon
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
Championship
All-Tournament Team
Frozen Four
- G: Colin Stevens (Union)
- D: Mat Bodie (Union)
- D: Shayne Gostisbehere* (Union)
- F: Daniel Ciampini (Union)
- F: Kyle Rau (Minnesota)
- F: Sam Warning (Minnesota)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
References
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