2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2012 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament

2012 Frozen Four logo
Season 2011–12
Teams 16
Finals Site Tampa Bay Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament will involve sixteen schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey for the 2011–12 season. The tournament will begin on March 23, 2012 with regional semifinals and end on April 7 with the national championship game.[1]

Contents

Tournament procedure

Bridgeport
Saint Paul
Worcester
Green Bay
Tampa
2012 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2012 regionals:[1]

March 23 and 24
East Regional, Webster Bank Arena - Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
Midwest Regional, Resch Center - Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
March 24 and 25
Northeast Regional, DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
West Regional, Xcel Energy Center - Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

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

April 5 and 7
Tampa Bay Times Forum - Tampa, Florida (Hosts: University of Alabama, Huntsville and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission)

Regionals

East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

  Regional semifinals
March 23		 Regional final
March 24
                 
1    
4    
     
   
3  
2    

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).

Regional semifinals

March 23, 2012
3:00 pm		 3:00 pm Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
March 23, 2012
6:30 pm		 6:30 pm Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport

Regional final

March 24, 2012
6:30 pm		 6:30 pm Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport

Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin

  Regional semifinals
March 23		 Regional final
March 24
                 
1    
4    
     
   
3  
2    

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−5).

Regional semifinals

March 23, 2012
4:30 pm		 4:30 pm Resch Center, Green Bay
March 23, 2012
8:00 pm		 8:00 pm Resch Center, Green Bay

Regional final

March 24, 2012
8:00 pm		 8:00 pm Resch Center, Green Bay

Northeast Regional – Saint Paul, Minnesota

  Regional semifinals
March 24		 Regional final
March 25
                 
1    
4    
     
   
3  
2    

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−5).

Regional semifinals

March 24, 2012
12:30 pm		 12:30 pm Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul
March 24, 2012
4:00 pm		 4:00 pm Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul

Regional final

March 25, 2012
4:30 pm		 4:30 pm Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul

Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

  Regional semifinals
March 24		 Regional final
March 25
                 
1    
4    
     
   
3  
2    

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).

Regional semifinals

March 24, 2012
TBA		 TBA DCU Center, Worcester
March 24, 2012
TBA		 TBA DCU Center, Worcester

Regional final

March 25, 2012
TBA		 TBA DCU Center, Worcester

Frozen Four – Tampa, Florida

  National semifinals
April 5		 National championship
April 7
                 
   
   
     
   
 
   

National semifinals

April 5, 2012
4:30 pm		 4:30 pm Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa
April 5, 2012
8:00 pm		 8:00 pm Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa

National championship

April 7, 2012
7:00 pm		 7:00 pm Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa

References

  1. ^ a b c "2012 Regional Sites: Bridgeport, Worcester, Green Bay, St. Paul". U.S. College Hockey Online. 2010-06-28. http://www.uscho.com/2010/06/28/2012-regional-sites-bridgeport-worcester-green-bay-st-paul/. Retrieved 2011-12-18. 

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