2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2005 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

2005 Frozen Four logo
Teams 16
Finals Site
Champions Denver (7th title)
Runner-Up North Dakota (12th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach George Gwozdecky (2nd title)
MOP Peter Mannino Denver
Attendance 107,003

The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I 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.

The University of Denver, coached by George Gwozdecky, successfully defended their title of 2004 and won their seventh national title with a 4-1 victory in the final game over the University of North Dakota, coached by Dave Hakstol.

Peter Mannino, goalie for Denver, was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.

Of historical note, 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. The University of Denver, Colorado College, University of Minnesota, and University of North Dakota are all members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association [WCHA].

Qualifying teams[1]

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 20, 2005.[2] 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 – Amherst
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston College (1) Hockey East 25–6–7 Tournament champion 25th 2004 1 Denver (2) WCHA 28–9–2 Tournament champion 18th 2004
2 North Dakota WCHA 23–12–5 At-large bid 20th 2004 2 New Hampshire Hockey East 25–10–5 At-large bid 15th 2004
3 Boston University Hockey East 22–14–5 At-large bid 28th 2003 3 Harvard ECACHL 21–9–3 At-large bid 20th 2004
4 Mercyhurst Atlantic Hockey 18–15–4 Tournament champion 3rd 2003 4 Bemidji State CHA 23–12–1 Tournament champion 1st Never
Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids West Regional – Minneapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Colorado College (3) WCHA 29–8–3 At-large bid 17th 2003 1 Minnesota (4) WCHA 26–14–1 At-large bid 29th 2004
2 Michigan CCHA 30–7–3 Tournament champion 28th 2004 2 Cornell ECACHL 26–4–3 Tournament champion 15th 2003
3 Wisconsin WCHA 23–13–4 At-large bid 21st 2004 3 Ohio State CCHA 27–10–4 At-large bid 5th 2004
4 Colgate ECACHL 25–10–3 At-large bid 4th 2000 4 Maine Hockey East 20–12–7 At-large bid 15th 2004

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Game locations

First round and regional finals

Frozen Four

Brackets

East Regional

Regional Semifinals
March 25
Regional Finals
March 26
      
1 Boston College 5
4 Mercyhurst 4
1 Boston College 3
2 North Dakota 6
2 North Dakota 4
3 Boston University 0

West Regional

Regional Semifinals
March 26
Regional Finals
March 27
      
1 Minnesota 1*
4 Maine 0
1 Minnesota 2*
2 Cornell 1
2 Cornell 3
3 Ohio State 2

Midwest Regional

Regional Semifinals
March 25
Regional Finals
March 26
      
1 Colorado College 6
4 Colgate 5
1 Colorado College 4
2 Michigan 3
2 Michigan 4
3 Wisconsin 1

Northeast Regional

Regional Semifinals
March 26
Regional Finals
March 27
      
1 Denver 4*
4 Bemidji State 3
1 Denver 4
2 New Hampshire 2
2 New Hampshire 3*
3 Harvard 2

Frozen Four

National Semifinals
April 7
National Championship
April 9
      
E2 North Dakota 4
W1 Minnesota 2
E2 North Dakota 1
NE1 Denver 4
MW1 Colorado College 2
NE1 Denver 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

East Regional[3]

Regional Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (4) Mercyhurst

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Boston University

Regional Finals

(1) Boston College vs. (2) North Dakota

Midwest Regional

Regional Semifinals

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Colgate

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Wisconsin

Regional Final

(1) Colorado College vs. (2) Michigan

Northeast Regional

Regional Semifinals

(1) Denver vs. (4) Bemidji State

(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Harvard

Regional Finals

(1) Denver vs. (2) New Hampshire

West Regional

Regional Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Maine

(2) Cornell vs. (3) Ohio State

Regional Final

(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Cornell

Frozen Four[16]

National Semifinal

(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) North Dakota

(NE1) Denver vs. (MW1) Colorado College

National Championship

(NE1) Denver vs. (E2) North Dakota

All-Tournament Team[20]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[21]

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
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 - - - -

References

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