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The 2016 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2016. 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 – were hosted by the University of Wisconsin and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.[1]

2016 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
2016 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Hawks (8th title)
Runner-upQuinnipiac Bobcats (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Berry (1st title)
MOPDrake Caggiula (North Dakota)
Attendance19,358 (Championship)
55,211 (Frozen Four)
115,261 (Tournament)

North Dakota defeated Quinnipiac 5–1 to win the program's 8th NCAA title.

This is the first time in NCAA college hockey history that a first year coach, Brad Berry, won the NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

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Albany
 
Worcester
 
Cincinnati
 
St. Paul
 
Tampa
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2016 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The tournament consisted 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 2016 regionals:

March 25–26
Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)
Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)
March 26–27
East Regional, Times Union Center – Albany, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey)
West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

April 7–9
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida (Host: University of Wisconsin)

Qualifying teams

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The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20.[2] Hockey East had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, NCHC had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had three teams receive a berth, and one team from the Big Ten Conference, Atlantic Hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) received a berth.

Midwest Regional – Cincinnati Northeast Regional – Worcester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (3) NCHC 30–6–4 At-large bid 31st 2015 1 Providence (4) Hockey East 27–6–4 At-large bid 12th 2015
2 Michigan Big Ten 24–7–5 Tournament champion 36th 2012 2 Boston College Hockey East 26–7–5 At-large bid 35th 2015
3 Notre Dame Hockey East 19–10–7 At-large bid 8th 2014 3 Harvard ECAC 19–10–4 At-large bid 23rd 2015
4 Northeastern Hockey East 22–13–5 Tournament champion 5th 2009 4 Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 18–15–5 At-large bid 10th 2015
East Regional – Albany West Regional – Saint Paul
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Quinnipiac (1) ECAC 29–3–7 Tournament champion 5th 2015 1 St. Cloud State (2) NCHC 31–8–1 Tournament champion 12th 2015
2 UMass Lowell Hockey East 24–9–5 At-large bid 7th 2014 2 Denver NCHC 23–9–6 At-large bid 26th 2015
3 Yale ECAC 19–8–4 At-large bid 8th 2015 3 Boston University Hockey East 21–12–5 At-large bid 34th 2015
4 RIT Atlantic Hockey 18–14–6 Tournament champion 3rd 2015 4 Ferris State WCHA 19–14–6 Tournament champion 4th 2014

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

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Regional semifinals
March 25–26 		Regional Finals
March 26–27 		Semifinals
April 7 		Championship
April 9
            
1 Quinnipiac (1) 4
4 RIT 0
1 Quinnipiac 4
Albany, New York – Sat/Sun
2 UMass Lowell 1
2 UMass Lowell 3*
3 Yale 2
E1 Quinnipiac 3
NE2 Boston College 2
1 Providence (4) 1
4 Minnesota–Duluth 2**
4 Minnesota–Duluth 2
Worcester, Massachusetts – Fri/Sat
2 Boston College 3
2 Boston College 4
3 Harvard 1
E1 Quinnipiac 1
MW1 North Dakota 5
1 St. Cloud State (2) 4
4 Ferris State 5*
4 Ferris State 3
St. Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun
2 Denver 6
2 Denver 7
3 Boston University 2
W2 Denver 2
MW1 North Dakota 4
1 North Dakota (3) 6
4 Northeastern 2
1 North Dakota 5
Cincinnati – Fri/Sat
2 Michigan 2
2 Michigan 3*
3 Notre Dame 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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East Region – Albany, New York

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Regional semifinal

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March 26, 2016
4:00 pm		(1) Quinnipiac4 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		(4) RITTimes Union Center – Albany, New York
Attendance: 5,326
Game reference
Michael GarteigGoaliesMike RotoloReferees:
Geoff Miller
Kevin Shea
Linesmen:
Marc Sullivan
Bob Bernard
Travis St. Denis (21) (Anas, Toews) – GW – 14:551–0
Scott Davidson (8) (T. Clifton, Toews) – 42:272–0
Soren Jonzzon (9) (C. Clifton, T. Clifton) – 52:183–0
Soren Jonzzon (10) (Toews) – EN – 57:104–0
8 minPenalties8 min
30Shots27
March 26, 2016
7:30 pm		(2) Massachusetts–Lowell3 – 2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		(3) YaleTimes Union Center – Albany, New York
Attendance: 7,326
Game reference
Kevin BoyleGoaliesAlex LyonReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Eugene Binda, Jr.
Linesmen:
Tony Carissimo
Brendan Blanchard
Michael Fallon (2) (Louria, White) – 4:271–0
1–115:19 – Frankie DiChiara (7) (Learned)
1–232:18 – Ryan Hitchcock (8) (Hart)
Joe Gambardella (9) (Smith) – 46:122–2
Joe Gambardella (10) (Edwardh, Forney) – GW – 61:373–2
2 minPenalties6 min
31Shots37

Regional Final

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March 27, 2016
7:30 pm		(1) Quinnipiac4 – 1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)		(2) Massachusetts–LowellTimes Union Center – Albany, New York
Attendance: 2,975
Game reference
Michael GarteigGoaliesKevin BoyleReferees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Todd Anderson
Linesmen:
Paul Carnathan
John Philo
0–103:01 – PP – Dylan Zink (11) (Forney, Edwardh)
Landon Smith (11) (unassisted) – 30:331–1
Sam Anas (24) (McKernan) – GW – 32:112–1
Scott Davidson (9) (Jonzzon) – 37:513–1
Travis St. Denis (22) (unassisted) – 56:064–1
8 minPenalties2 min
35Shots15

West Region – Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Regional semifinal

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March 26, 2016
2:00 pm		(1) St. Cloud State4 – 5 (OT)
(1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 0–1)		(4) Ferris StateXcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,926
Game reference
Charlie LindgrenGoaliesDarren SmithReferees:
Jamie Koharski
Cameron Voss
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Kevin Briganti
0–102:56 – Mitch Maloney (6) (Anselmini)
Jacob Benson (4) (Jackson, Winiecki) – 03:131–1
1–219:37 – Jared VanWormer (6) (Recktenwald)
1–321:04 – Kenny Babinski (10) (Robertson, Lowney)
Mikey Eyssimont (13) (Kossila, Prow) – PP – 24:562–3
2–432:01 – Gerald Mayhew (15) (VanWormer)
Mikey Eyssimont (14) (Benik, Kossila) – PP – 44:383–4
Joey Benik (17) (Murray, Schuldt) – 51:294–4
4–560:18 – GW – Jared VanWormer (7) (Mayhew)
4 minPenalties8 min
33Shots31
March 26, 2016
5:45 pm		(2) Denver7 – 2
(2–0, 3–0, 2–2)		(3) Boston UniversityXcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,926
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesSean Maguire (out 22:58)
Connor LaCouvee (in 22:58)		Referees:
Chris Perrault
Pete Friesma
Linesmen:
Rick Nelson
Matt Tyree
Blake Hillman (2) (Janssen, Terry) – 13:491–0
Dylan Gambrell (16) (Heinen) – 17:402–0
Will Butcher (7) (Heinen, Terry) – GW PP – 20:243–0
Matt Marcinew (11) (Lukosevicius) – 22:584–0
Evan Janssen (5) (Terry, Shore) – 35:485–0
Will Butcher (8) (Heinen, Shore) – 43:236–0
6–152:45 – PP – Danny O'Regan (6) (Forsbacka Karlsson, McAvoy)
Trevor Moore (10) (Zajac, Shore) – 54:077–1
7–259:45 – Mike Moran (5) (Grzelcyk, Greenway)
4 minPenalties11 min
25Shots21

Regional Final

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March 27, 2016
8:00 pm		(2) Denver6 – 3
(2–2, 1–0, 3–1)		(4) Ferris StateXcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 2,799
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesDarren SmithReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Chris Ciamaga
Linesmen:
Steve Walters
Jared Waitt
Danton Heinen (20) (Gambrell, Hillman) – PP – 05:341–0
1–115:13 – Gerald Mayhew (16) (Dorantes, Schempp)
Dylan Gambrell (17) (Heinen) – 18:402–1
2–219:40 – Corey Mackin (10) (Mayhew, Denis)
Trevor Moore (11) (Hillman, VanVoorhis) – 22:493–2
3–347:17 – Kyle Schempp (9) (Mackin, Mayhew)
Blake Hillman (3) (Heinen, Gambrell) – GW – 55:284–3
Nolan Zajac (3) (Shore, Terry) – 55:535–3
Quentin Shore (13) (Janssen, Terry) – PP – 57:336–3
6 minPenalties19 min
42Shots21

Midwest Region – Cincinnati

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Regional semifinal

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March 25, 2016
2:00 pm		(1) North Dakota6 – 2
(3–1, 2–0, 1–1)		(4) NortheasternUS Bank Arena – Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,332
Game reference
Cam JohnsonGoaliesRyan RuckReferees:
Chip McDonald
Bob St. Lawrence
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Glenn Cooke
0–103:07 – Nolan Stevens (20) (Cockerill)
Johnny Simonson (9) (Thompson, Olson) – 05:431–1
Tucker Poolman (5) (Boeser, Schmaltz) – 10:222–1
Luke Johnson (10) (Gardner, Thompson) – GW PP – 16:553–1
Bryn Chyzyk (12) (Sanderson) – 25:114–1
Brock Boeser (26) (unassisted) – 27:055–1
5–245:25 – Matt Benning (6) (McMurtry, Roy)
Drake Caggiula (20) (Schmaltz, Boeser) – 52:156–2
4 minPenalties2 min
36Shots26
March 25, 2016
5:30 pm		(2) Michigan3 – 2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		(3) Notre DameUS Bank Arena – Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,332
Game reference
Steve RacineGoaliesCal PetersenReferees:
Kevin Curtis
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Dan Taggart
Justin Selman (13) (Kile, Downing) – 10:311–0
1–115:46 – Anders Bjork (12) (unassisted)
1–220:24 – Thomas Di Pauli (14) (Bjork)
Zach Werenski (11) (Nieves, Boka) – 49:522–2
Tyler Motte (32) (Compher, Connor) – GW – 68:193–2
4 minPenalties0 min
35Shots30

Regional Final

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March 26, 2016
6:00 pm		(1) North Dakota5 – 2
(1–0, 1–1, 3–1)		(2) MichiganUS Bank Arena – Cincinnati
Attendance: 5,172
Game reference
Cam JohnsonGoaliesSteve RacineReferees:
Chip McDonald
Bob St. Lawrence
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Glenn Cooke
Drake Caggiula (21) (Stecher) – 18:541–0
1–125:33 – J. T. Compher (15) (Selman, Motte)
Luke Johnson (11) (unassisted) – 39:142–1
2–248:39 – PP – J. T. Compher (16) (Connor, Werenski)
Rhett Gardner (10) (LaDue, Poganski) – GW – 52:033–2
Coltyn Sanderson (7) (Poolman, Janatuinen) – 53:174–2
Paul LaDue (5) (unassisted) – EN – 58:195–2
4 minPenalties8 min
49Shots27

Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

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Regional semifinal

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March 25, 2016
4:30 pm		(1) Providence1 – 2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		(4) Minnesota–DuluthDCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 6,682
Game reference
Nick EllisGoaliesKasimir KaskisuoReferees:
Steve McInchak
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Brett DesRosiers
Johnathan Morrison
0–143:18 – Tony Cameranesi (11) (unassisted)
Steven McParland (4) (Tait, Parisi) – 47:221–1
1–260:57 – GW – Karson Kuhlman (11) (Raskob, Cameranesi)
21 minPenalties6 min
37Shots56
March 25, 2016
9:10 pm		(2) Boston College4 – 1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		(3) HarvardDCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 6,682
Game reference
Thatcher DemkoGoaliesMerrick MadsenReferees:
Colin Kronfrost
Marco Hunt
Linesmen:
Nick Bradshaw
Sam Shikowsky
Alex Tuch (16) (White, R. Fitzgerald) – 07:591–0
Austin Cangelosi (19) (Wood, C. Fitzgerald) – GW PP – 18:582–0
Alex Tuch (17) (Savage) – 21:593–0
3–129:50 – Seb Lloyd (7) (Horton, Anderson)
Austin Cangelosi (20) (Calnan) – SH EN – 57:334–1
4 minPenalties2 min
33Shots25

Regional Final

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March 26, 2016
9:00 pm		(2) Boston College3 – 2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)		(4) Minnesota–DuluthDCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 4,572
Game reference
Thatcher DemkoGoaliesKasimir KaskisuoReferees:
Steve McInchak
Colin Kronfrost
Linesmen:
Brett DesRosiers
Johnathan Morrison
Teddy Doherty (12) (Gilmour) – 14:061–0
Teddy Doherty (13) (Sanford, Calnan) – 23:322–0
Ryan Fitzgerald (23) (Savage, C. Fitzgerald) – GW PP – 46:353–0
3–152:49 – Austin Farley (15) (Raskob, Iafallo)
3–255:34 – Karson Kuhlman (12) (Farley, Cameranesi)
8 minPenalties10 min
34Shots30

Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida

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Semifinal

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April 7, 2016
5:00 pm
ESPN2		(E1) Quinnipiac3 – 2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		(NE2) Boston CollegeAmalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 17,816
Game reference
Michael GarteigGoaliesThatcher DemkoReferees:
Gino Binda
Todd Anderson
Linesmen:
Paul Carnathan
John Philo
Kevin McKernan (4) (unassisted) – 02:311–0
Andrew Taverner (6) (St. Denis) – 07:202–0
2–120:23 – Alex Tuch (18) (White, C. Fitzgerald)
Landon Smith (12) (Clifton, St. Denis) – GW PP – 24:323–1
3–255:44 – PP – Ryan Fitzgerald (24) (McCoshen, Doherty)
12 minPenalties8 min
30Shots36
April 7, 2016
8:50 pm
ESPN2		(MW1) North Dakota4 – 2
(0–0, 2–0, 2–2)		(W2) DenverAmalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 18,037
Game reference
Cam JohnsonGoaliesTanner JailletReferees:
Jamie Koharski
Cameron Voss
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Tommy George
Drake Caggiula (22) (Boeser, Sanderson) – 21:031–0
Drake Caggiula (23) (unassisted) – 26:152–0
2–142:50 – Will Butcher (9) (Arnold, Marcinew)
2–250:51 – Matt VanVoorhis (3) (Levin, Hillman)
Nick Schmaltz (11) (Boeser, Caggiula) – GW – 59:033–2
Rhett Gardner (11) (Stecher) – EN – 59:584–2
8 minPenalties2 min
23Shots23

National Championship – Tampa, Florida

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April 9, 2016
8:00 pm
ESPN		(E1) Quinnipiac1 – 5
(1–2, 0–0, 0–3)		(MW1) North DakotaAmalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 19,358
Game reference
Referees:
Steve McInchak
Colin Kronforst
Linesmen:
Brett DesRosiers
Johnathan Morrison
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UND Shane Gersich (9) Ausmus and Boeser 11:56 1–0 UND
UND Brock Boeser (27) – GW SH unassisted 14:16 2–0 UND
QUI Tim Clifton (19) – PP C. Clifton and St. Denis 18:53 2–1 UND
2nd None
3rd UND Drake Caggiula (24) Schmaltz and Boeser 41:21 3–1 UND
UND Drake Caggiula (25) Boeser and LaDue 43:41 4–1 UND
UND Austin Poganski (10) Gardner and Ausmus 50:41 5–1 UND
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st UND Bryn Chyzyk Slashing 09:57 2:00
QUI Travis St. Denis Slashing 09:57 2:00
UND Paul LaDue Tripping 13:19 2:00
UND Drake Caggiula Cross-Checking 18:41 2:00
UND Troy Stecher Cross-Checking 18:50 2:00
2nd UND Drake Caggiula High-Sticking 22:13 2:00
UND Christian Wolanin Roughing 25:02 2:00
QUI Sam Anas Roughing 25:02 2:00
QUI Tommy Schutt Hooking 30:45 2:00
3rd QUI Derek Smith Cross-Checking 46:36 2:00
UND Joel Janatuinen Roughing 57:34 2:00
QUI Connor Clifton Roughing 57:34 2:00

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
Hockey East 6 3–6 .333 2 1 - -
NCHC 4 7–3 .700 3 2 1 1
ECAC Hockey 3 3–3 .500 1 1 1 -
WCHA 1 1–1 .500 1 - - -
Big Ten 1 1–1 .500 1 - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

Media

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Television

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ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the twelfth consecutive year.[3] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN.[4]

In Canada, the tournament is broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.[5]

Broadcast Assignments

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Regionals

Frozen Four & Championship

Radio

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Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[6]

All-Tournament team

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Frozen Four

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* Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Championships Site Selections" (Press release). NCAA. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "2016 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Selections announced". NCAA.com. March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Volner, Derek (March 22, 2016). "ESPN to Cover Entire 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCAA hockey returns to TSN with most expansive schedule ever". TSN.ca Staff. TSN. November 10, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
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