2018 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and final – were hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota from April 5–7, 2018.[1]

2018 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
2018 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (2nd title)
Runner-upNotre Dame Fighting Irish (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachScott Sandelin (2nd title)
MOPKarson Kuhlman (Minnesota-Duluth)
Attendance18,303 (Championship)
54,535 (Frozen Four)
136,554 (Tournament)

Minnesota-Duluth defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win the program's 2nd NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

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St. Paul
Worcester
Bridgeport
Sioux Falls
Allentown
2018 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The tournament is composed 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 2018 regionals: [2]

March 23–24
East Regional, Webster Bank ArenaBridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield and Yale)
West Regional, Premier CenterSioux Falls, South Dakota (Host: North Dakota)
March 24–25
Northeast Regional, DCU CenterWorcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)
Midwest Regional, PPL CenterAllentown, Pennsylvania (Host: Penn State)

The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:

April 5–7
Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)

Qualifying teams

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The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18.[3] The Big Ten had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the NCHC, Hockey East, and ECAC Hockey each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

East Regional – Bridgeport West Regional – Sioux Falls
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Notre Dame (2) Big Ten 25–9–2 Tournament champion 10th 2017 1 St. Cloud State (1) NCHC 25–8–6 At-large bid 13th 2016
2 Providence Hockey East 23–11–4 At-large bid 14th 2017 2 Minnesota State WCHA 29–9–1 At-large bid 5th 2015
3 Clarkson ECAC 23–10–6 At-large bid 21st 2008 3 Minnesota–Duluth NCHC 21–16–3 At-large bid 12th 2017
4 Michigan Tech WCHA 22–16–5 Tournament champion 13th 2017 4 Air Force Atlantic Hockey 22–14–5 Tournament champion 7th 2017
Northeast Regional – Worcester Midwest Regional – Allentown
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Cornell (3) ECAC 25–5–2 At-large bid 21st 2017 1 Ohio State (4) Big Ten 24–9–5 At-large bid 8th 2017
2 Michigan Big Ten 20–14–3 At-large bid 37th 2016 2 Denver NCHC 20–9–8 Tournament champion 28th 2017
3 Northeastern Hockey East 23–9–5 At-large bid 6th 2016 3 Penn State Big Ten 18–14–5 At-large bid 2nd 2017
4 Boston University Hockey East 21–13–4 Tournament champion 36th 2017 4 Princeton ECAC 19–12–4 Tournament champion 4th 2009

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

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Regional semifinals
March 23–24
Regional Finals
March 24–25
Semifinals
April 5
Championship
April 7
            
1 St. Cloud State (1) 1
4 Air Force 4
4 Air Force 1
Sioux Falls – Fri/Sat
3 Minnesota–Duluth 2
2 Minnesota State 2
3 Minnesota–Duluth 3*
W3 Minnesota-Duluth 2
MW1 Ohio State (4) 1
1 Ohio State (4) 4
4 Princeton 2
1 Ohio State (4) 5
Allentown – Sat/Sun
2 Denver 1
2 Denver 5
3 Penn State 1
W3 Minnesota-Duluth 2
E1 Notre Dame (2) 1
1 Cornell (3) 1
4 Boston University 3
4 Boston University 3
Worcester – Sat/Sun
2 Michigan 6
2 Michigan 3
3 Northeastern 2
NE2 Michigan 3
E1 Notre Dame (2) 4
1 Notre Dame (2) 4*
4 Michigan Tech 3
1 Notre Dame (2) 2
Bridgeport – Fri/Sat
2 Providence 1
2 Providence 1
3 Clarkson 0

Note: * denotes overtime period

Results

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Regional semifinal

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March 23, 2018
3:00 pm
(1) St. Cloud State1 – 4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
(4) Air ForcePremier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Attendance: 7,992
Game reference
Dávid HrenákGoaliesBilly ChristopoulosReferees:
Tony Czech
Brady Johnson
Linesmen:
Paul Tunison
Eric Froberg
0–122:57 – Tyler Ledford (5) (unassisted)
0–226:29 – GWTyler Ledford (6) (Koch, Baskin)
Blake Lizotte (8) (Newell, Borgen) – 57:091–2
1–358:26 – ENJordan Himley (11) (Serratore, Koch)
1–459:12 – ENKyle Haak (7) (Serratore, Mirageas)
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots26
March 23, 2018
6:30 pm
(2) Minnesota State2 – 3 (OT)
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
(3) Minnesota–DuluthPremier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Attendance: 7,992
Game reference
Connor LaCouveeGoaliesHunter ShepardReferees:
Geoff Miller
Terrence Murphy
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Nick Briganti
Zeb Knutson (15) (Michaelis) – 02:211–0
Ian Scheid (9) (Lutz, McClure)PP – 06:372–0
2–126:38 – Karson Kuhlman (12) (unassisted)
2–255:52 – PPNick Swaney (6) (Thomas, Samberg)
2–362:28 – GWParker Mackay (9) (Richards, Anderson)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots22

Regional Final

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March 24, 2018
8:00 pm
(3) Minnesota–Duluth2 – 1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
(4) Air ForcePremier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Attendance: 8,015
Game reference
Hunter ShepardGoaliesBilly ChristopoulosReferees:
Brian Aaron
Barry Pochmara
Linesmen:
Bruce Vida
Joe Hutek
Joey Anderson (11) (Tufte, Samberg) – 09:031–0
Nick Wolff (7) (Miller, Perunovich)GW – 12:122–0
2–153:44 – PPEvan Giesler (12) (Koch, Mirageas)
4 minPenalties6 min
26Shots12

Regional semifinal

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March 23, 2018
3:00 pm
(1) Notre Dame4 – 3 (OT)
(0–0, 2–1, 1–2, 1–0)
(4) Michigan TechWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 5,014
Game reference
Cale MorrisGoaliesPatrick MunsonReferees:
Bryan Hicks
Cameron Lynch
Linesmen:
Jason Shattie
Dmitry Antipin
0–121:13 – Joel L'Esperance (12) (Donohue, Lucchini)
Dylan Malmquist (8) (Oglevie)PP – 23:401–1
Joe Wegwerth (6) (Theisen, O'Leary) – 27:042–1
2–240:56 – Gavin Gould (14) (Lucchini, Donohue)
Jordan Gross (9) (Nardella, Oglevie)PP – 46:193–2
3–358:54 – EAJake Jackson (13) (Steman, Baltus)
Jordan Gross (10) (Evans, Jenkins)GW – 76:244–3
2 minPenalties4 min
32Shots39
March 23, 2018
7:15 pm
(2) Providence1 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(3) ClarksonWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 5,014
Game reference
Hayden HawkeyGoaliesJake KiellyReferees:
Gino Binda
Nick Kresbach
Linesmen:
Joe Filo
Sterling Egan
Kasper Björkqvist (15) (Wilkins, Pinho)GW PP – 04:021–0
4 minPenalties8 min
27Shots18

Regional Final

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March 24, 2018
6:00 pm
(1) Notre Dame2 – 1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
(2) ProvidenceWebster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 5,505
Game reference
Cale MorrisGoaliesHayden HawkeyReferees:
Gino Binda
Nick Kresbach
Linesmen:
Joe Filo
Sterling Egan
0–102:02 – Kasper Björkqvist (16) (Davis)
Andrew Oglevie (13) (Evans, Gross)PP – 38:091–1
Dylan Malmquist (9) (Burke, Oglevie)GW – 59:332–1
4 minPenalties8 min
25Shots20

Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

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Regional semifinal

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March 24, 2018
1:00 pm
(1) Cornell1 – 3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)
(4) Boston UniversityDCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 8,441
Game reference
Matthew GalajdaGoaliesJake OettingerReferees:
Colin Kronforst
CJ Beaurline
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Nick Bradshaw
Trevor Yates (13) (Donaldson, Barron) – 27:271–0
1–128:03 – Shane Bowers (17) (Hickey, Carpenter)
1–242:39 – GWDavid Farrance (3) (Tkachuk, Melanson)
1–359:43 – ENLogan Cockerill (8) (Carpenter)
2 minPenalties2 min
31Shots24
March 24, 2018
4:30 pm
(2) Michigan3 – 2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
(3) NortheasternDCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 8,441
Game reference
Hayden LavigneGoaliesCayden PrimeauReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Tim Walsh
Linesmen:
Justin Hills
John Grandt
Cooper Marody (15) (Martin, Calderone) – 35:031–0
1–138:04 – PPDylan Sikura (22) (Davies, Stevens)
Dexter Dancs (11) (Marody) – 45:452–1
2–252:01 – Eric Williams (5) (Shea, Goldstein)
Cooper Marody (16) (Calderone, Dancs) – 55:303–2
4 minPenalties2 min
32Shots21

Regional Final

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March 25, 2018
4:00 pm
(2) Michigan6 – 3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)
(4) Boston UniversityDCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 5,499
Game reference
Hayden LavigneGoaliesJake OettingerReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Tim Walsh
Linesmen:
Justin Hills
John Grandt
Quinn Hughes (5) (Pastujov, Becker) – 05:121–0
1–112:26 – Jordan Greenway (13) (Tkachuk)
Tony Calderone (24) (Marody, Cecconi)PP – 15:212–1
Brendan Warren (9) (Norris, Slaker) – 21:573–1
3–231:08 – Patrick Curry (13) (Crotty, Krys)
3–343:30 – Drew Melanson (13) (Greenway)
Jake Slaker (15) (unassisted)GW – 46:274–3
Nicholas Boka (1) (Dancs, Becker) – 56:185–3
Nick Pastujov (4) (unassisted)EN – 58:186–3
4 minPenalties4 min
22Shots27

Regional semifinal

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March 24, 2018
3:30 pm
(1) Ohio State4 – 2
(2–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(4) PrincetonPPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 7,491
Game reference
Sean RomeoGoaliesRyan Ferland (out 58:13)
Ben Halford (in 58:13)
Referees:
Chris Ciamaga
Mike Schubert
Linesmen:
Joe Sherman
Brendan Lewis
Mason Jobst (20) (Laczynski, Ege)PP – 13:321–0
Kevin Miller (6) (Hein, Lampasso) – 13:522–0
Tanner Laczynski (16) (Gerard)GW – 43:553–0
Freddy Gerard (12) (Stork) – 50:484–0
4–159:33 – PPMatt Nelson (12) (Grabowski, Hallisey)
4–259:50 – David Hallisey (18) (Becker, Nelson)
16 minPenalties27 min
28Shots25
March 24, 2018
7:00 pm
(2) Denver5 – 1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)
(3) Penn StatePPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 7,491
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesPeyton JonesReferees:
Peter Feola
Robert St. Lawrence
Linesmen:
Jim Briggs
Ryan Knapp
Kohen Olischefski (7) (Finlay, Mitchell) – 12:191–0
Troy Terry (14) (Gambrell, Plant)GW EA – 16:402–0
Henrik Borgström (23) (Terry, Mitchell) – 24:513–0
Jarid Lukosevicius (20) (Mitchell, Borgström) – 39:574–0
4–147:39 – Liam Folkes (13) (unassisted)
Jarid Lukosevicius (20) (Terry) – 52:225–1
8 minPenalties6 min
42Shots27

Regional Final

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March 25, 2018
6:30 pm
(1) Ohio State5 – 1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)
(2) DenverPPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 5,124
Game reference
Sean RomeoGoaliesTanner JailletReferees:
Kevin Shea
Jamie Koharski
Linesmen:
Tom George
Steven Murray
Dakota Joshua (15) (Kearney, Parran) – 23:471–0
Kevin Miller (7) (Lampasso, Joyaux)GW – 35:312–0
Matt Joyaux (2) (Laczynski) – 49:273–0
3–151:21 – Tyson McLellan (3) (Mitchell, Terry)
Kevin Miller (8) (Lampasso, Hein) – 51:514–1
Mason Jobst (21) (unassisted) – 54:165–1
4 minPenalties0 min
24Shots31

National semifinal

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April 5, 2018
8:45 pm
ESPN2
(E1) Notre Dame4 – 3
(0–1, 2–1, 2–1)
(NE2) MichiganXcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 18,026
Game reference
Cale MorrisGoaliesHayden LavigneReferees:
Geno Binda
Nick Krebsbach
Linesmen:
Sterling Egan
John Philo
0–108:19 – Tony Calderone (25) (Dancs, Marody)
0–220:17 – Dexter Dancs (12) (Calderone, Cecconi)
Andrew Oglevie (14) (Evans, Gross)PP – 22:411–2
Jake Evans (12) (Gross) – 26:202–2
Cal Burke (14) (Malmquist, Oglevie) – 41:353–2
3–354:38 – Michael Pastujov (25) (Becker, N. Pastujov)
Jake Evans (13) (Morrison, Jenkins)GW – 59:544–3
8 minPenalties6 min
29Shots28
April 5, 2018
5:00 pm
ESPN2
(MW1) Ohio State1 – 2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)
(W3) Minnesota–DuluthXcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 18,026
Game reference
Sean RomeoGoaliesHunter ShepardReferees:
Jamie Koharski
Kevin Shea
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Steven Murray
0–101:53 – Louie Roehl (3) (M. Anderson, Mackay)
0–203:04 – GWJared Thomas (10) (Kuhlman)
Tanner Laczynski (17) (Joshua, Ege)PP – 49:271–2
6 minPenalties10 min
20Shots28

2018 National Championship

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(E1) Notre Dame vs. (W3) Minnesota–Duluth

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April 7[4] Notre Dame 1 – 2 Minnesota–Duluth Xcel Energy Center Recap


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UMD Karson Kuhlman (13) Miller 9:06 1–0 UMD
UMD Jared Thomas (11) – GW Kuhlman 18:39 2–0 UMD
2nd ND Andrew Oglevie (15) – PP Morrison and Evans 27:40 2–1 UMD
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st ND Mike O'Leary Hooking 19:42 2:00
2nd ND Jordan Gross Tripping 22:19 2:00
UMD Louie Roehl Interference 24:35 2:00
UMD Scott Perunovich Interference 27:08 2:00
ND Colin Theisen Kneeing 30:02 2:00

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
Big Ten 4 7-4 .636 3 3 1 -
NCHC 3 5-2 .714 2 1 1 1
Hockey East 3 2-3 .400 2 - - -
ECAC Hockey 3 0-3 .000 - - - -
WCHA 2 0-2 .000 - - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 1-1 .500 1 - - -

Media

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Television

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ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the fourteenth consecutive year.[6] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and streamed them online via WatchESPN.

In Canada, the tournament will be broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.

In the UK, the tournament will be broadcast by BT Sport ESPN.

Broadcast assignments

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Regionals

Frozen Four

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich – St. Paul, Minnesota

Radio

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Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com.
  2. ^ "Future NCAA DI Championship sites through 2026". NCAA.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Selections". NCAA.com. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Last in, last standing: Minnesota Duluth defeats Notre Dame for second title". USCHO.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Last in, last standing: Minnesota Duluth defeats Notre Dame for second title". USCHO.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ Margolis, Rachel (15 December 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  7. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.