2022 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2022 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States scheduled for on April 7–9, 2022. 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 finals—were hosted by Hockey East at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

2022 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (9th title)
Runner-upMinnesota State Mavericks (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDavid Carle (1st title)
MOPMichael Benning (Denver)
Attendance17,850 (Championship)
53,550 (Frozen Four)
95,195 (Tournament)

Tournament procedure

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Boston
Allentown
Albany
Worcester
Loveland
2022 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 2022 regionals: [1]

March 24 & 26, 2022
East Regional, MVP ArenaAlbany, New York (Hosts: Union)
West Regional, Budweiser Events CenterLoveland, Colorado (Host: Denver)
March 25 & 27, 2022
Midwest Regional, PPL CenterAllentown, Pennsylvania (Host: Penn State)
Northeast Regional, DCU CenterWorcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)

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

April 7–9
TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Host: Hockey East)

Qualifying teams

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The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20, 2022.[2]

The NCHC received five bids, the Big Ten and Hockey East each received three, the CCHA and ECAC both received two, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.

Midwest Regional – Allentown East Regional – Albany
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Michigan (1) Big Ten 29–9–1 Tournament champion 39th 2021 1 Minnesota State (2) CCHA 35–5–0 Tournament champion 8th 2021
2 Quinnipiac ECAC 31–6–3 At-Large bid 8th 2021 2 North Dakota NCHC 24–13–1 At-Large bid 34th 2021
3 St. Cloud State NCHC 18–14–4 At-Large bid 16th 2021 3 Notre Dame Big Ten 27–11–0 At-Large bid 13th 2021
4 American International Atlantic Hockey 22–12–3 Tournament champion 3rd 2021 4 Harvard ECAC 21–10–3 Tournament champion 26th 2019
Northeast Regional – Worcester West Regional – Loveland
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Western Michigan (3) NCHC 25–11–1 At-Large bid 7th 2017 1 Denver (4) NCHC 27–9–1 At-Large bid 29th 2019
2 Minnesota Big Ten 24–12–0 At-Large bid 39th 2021 2 Minnesota Duluth NCHC 21–15–4 Tournament champion 15th 2021
3 Massachusetts Hockey East 22–12–2 Tournament champion 4th 2021 3 Michigan Tech CCHA 21–12–3 At-Large bid 14th 2018
4 Northeastern Hockey East 25–12–1 At-Large bid 8th 2019 4 Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East 21–10–3 At-Large bid 9th 2017

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

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Regional semifinals
March 24–25
Regional Finals
March 26–27
Semifinals
April 7
Championship
April 9
            
1 Michigan (1) 5
4 American International 3
1 Michigan (1) 7
MidwestAllentown – Fri/Sun
2 Quinnipiac 4
2 Quinnipiac 5
3 St. Cloud State 4
MW1 Michigan (1) 2
W1 Denver (4) 3*
1 Denver (4) 3
4 Massachusetts Lowell 2
1 Denver (4) 2
WestLoveland – Thu/Sat
2 Minnesota Duluth 1
2 Minnesota Duluth 3
3 Michigan Tech 0
W1 Denver 5
E1 Minnesota State 1
1 Western Michigan (3) 2*
4 Northeastern 1
1 Western Michigan (3) 0
NortheastWorcester – Fri/Sun
2 Minnesota 3
2 Minnesota 4*
3 Massachusetts 3
NE2 Minnesota 1
E1 Minnesota State (2) 5
1 Minnesota State (2) 4
4 Harvard 3
1 Minnesota State (2) 1
EastAlbany – Thu/Sat
3 Notre Dame 0
2 North Dakota 1
3 Notre Dame 2*

* denotes overtime period

Results

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Note: All game times are local.

Regional semifinals

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March 25, 2022
3:00 PM
(1) Michigan5 – 3
(2–1, 3–1, 0–1)
(4) American InternationalPPL Center
Attendance: 2,155
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesAlec CalvarusoReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Brad LeBlanc
Linesmen:
Patrick Dapuzzo
Steve Drain
(Hughes, Moyle) Garrett Van Wyhe (5) – 03:371–0
(Brisson, Beniers) Ethan Edwards (3) – 04:162–0
2–112:32 – Brian Rigali (13) (Bennett, Galambos)
(Power, Johnson) Brendan Brisson (20) – PP – 20:433–1
(Brisson, Johnson) Matty Beniers (20) – GW – 22:434–1
4–226:15 – Justin Young (12) (Theodore)
(Power, Samoskevich) Dylan Duke (10) – 26:435–2
5–353:48 – PPBlake Bennett (19) (Barriga, Young)
8 minPenalties6 min
31Shots32
March 25, 2022
8:00 PM
(2) Quinnipiac5 – 4
(2–0, 1–3, 2–1)
(3) St. Cloud StatePPL Center
Attendance: 2,155
Game reference
Yaniv PeretsGoaliesJaxon CastorReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Mike Schubert
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Shane Kanaly
(Metsa, Brind'Amour) Brendan Less (4) – 04:371–0
(Rasanen) TJ Friedmann (10) – 17:262–0
2–121:08 – Nolan Walker (10) (Hentges)
2–227:21 – Sam Hentges (12) (Walker)
(de Jong, Metsa) Michael Lombardi (14) – 30:123–2
3–332:39 – Kyler Kupka (19) (Bushy, Fitzgerald)
(Mendel, Chorney) Ethan de Jong (11) – 40:274–3
(Mendel, de Jong) Jayden Lee (5) – GW – 48:375–3
5–458:44 – EANolan Walker (19) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties0 min
16Shots34

Regional Final

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March 27, 2022
6:30 PM
(1) Michigan7 – 4
(2–0, 2–0, 3–4)
(2) QuinnipiacPPL Center
Attendance: 3,256
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesYaniv Perets out 40:00
Dylan St. Cyr in 40:00
Referees:
Geoff Miller
Steve Rouillard
Linesmen:
Jeff McCorkle
Kyle Richetelle
(Power, Lambert) Nolan Moyle (6) – 00:331–0
(Hughes) Jimmy Lambert (5) – 14:362–0
(Brisson, Power) Thomas Bordeleau (11) – PP – 26:063–0
(Blankenburg) Garrett Van Wyhe (6) – SH – 38:544–0
4–144:12 – Jayden Lee (6) (Brind'Amour, van Nes)
4–249:01 – Wyatt Bongiovanni (16) (de Jong)
4–351:02 – Desi Burgart (8) (Smilanic, Quillan)
(Bordeleau, Estapa) Michael Pastujov (11) – GW EN – 56:235–3
(Power) Nolan Moyle (7) – EN – 58:376–3
(Bordeleau, Power) Brendan Brisson (21) – PP – 59:257–3
7–459:38 – Zach Metsa (10) (Quillan, Leyh)
6 minPenalties4 min
30Shots34

East Region – Albany, New York

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Regional semifinals

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March 24, 2022
12:00 PM
(1) Minnesota State4 – 3
(2–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(4) HarvardMVP Arena
Attendance: 2,345
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesMitchell GibsonReferees:
Joe Sullivan
Dan Dreger
Linesmen:
Justin Hills
Geoff Shultz
(Hirose, Groll) Connor Gregga (6) – 14:121–0
(Hirose) Reggie Lutz (14) – PP – 17:462–0
(unassisted) Brendan Furry (12) – 22:063–0
3–136:42 – Sean Farrell (11) (Coronato, Abruzzese)
3–237:30 – Alex Gaffney (8) (Laferriere)
(Groll, Hirose) Ondřej Pavel (11) – GW – 45:594–2
4–356:29 – PP EACasey Dornbach (9) (Farrell, Laferriere)
4 minPenalties6 min
40Shots22
March 24, 2022
6:00 PM
(2) North Dakota1 – 2 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
(3) Notre DameMVP Arena
Attendance: 2,345
Game reference
Zach DriscollGoaliesMatthew GalajdaReferees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
(Ness) Brent Johnson (2) – 18:431–0
1–121:03 – Landon Slaggert (12) (G. Slaggert)
1–261:38 – GW PPGraham Slaggert (12) (Leivermann, L. Slaggert)
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots25

Regional Final

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March 26, 2022
6:30 PM
(1) Minnesota State1 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(3) Notre DameMVP Arena
Attendance: 3,449
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesMatthew GalajdaReferees:
Geno Bindo
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
(Furry) Nathan Smith (19) – GW – 19:441–0
6 minPenalties2 min
33Shots23

Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

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Regional semifinals

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March 25, 2022
12:00 PM
(1) Western Michigan2 – 1 (OT)
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(4) NortheasternDCU Center
Attendance: 6,002
Game reference
Brandon BussiGoaliesDevon LeviReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Matt Terreri
(Worrad, Frank) Cole Gallant (9) – 14:011–0
1–156:40 – Aidan McDonough (25) (Colangelo)
(unassisted) Luke Grainger (9) – GW – 61:332–1
2 minPenalties6 min
36Shots31
March 25, 2022
6:00 PM
(2) Minnesota4 – 3 (OT)
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
(3) MassachusettsDCU Center
Attendance: 6,002
Game reference
Justen CloseGoaliesMatt MurrayReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nick Krebsbach
Linesmen:
John Grandt
Tyler Liffrig
0–114:09 – EAReed Lebster (8) (Kiefiuk, Ufko)
0–215:05 – PPGarrett Wait (13) (Ufko, Trivigno)
(Meyers, Knies) Ryan Johnson (3) – 18:021–2
1–321:24 – Reed Lebster (9) (Kiefiuk, Del Gaizo)
(Nelson, Pitlick) Tristan Broz (6) – 37:092–3
(unassisted) Matthew Knies (13) – PP – 53:173–3
(Huglen, Nelson) Ben Meyers (17) – GW – 68:314–3
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots23

Regional Final

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March 27, 2022
4:00 PM
(1) Western Michigan0 – 3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
(2) MinnesotaDCU Center
Attendance: 2,848
Game reference
Brandon BussiGoaliesJusten CloseReferees:
Joe Carusone
C.J. Hanfin
Linesmen:
Brian Oliver
Ryan Knapp
0–110:10 – GWMatthew Knies (14) (Faber, Meyers)
0–240:33 – PPAaron Huglen (7) (Meyers, LaCombe)
0–358:03 – SH ENBlake McLaughlin (13) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots26

West Region – Loveland, Colorado

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Regional semifinals

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March 24, 2022
7:00 PM
(1) Denver3 – 2
(1–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(4) Massachusetts LowellBudweiser Events Center
Attendance: 3,138
Game reference
Magnus ChronaGoaliesOwen SavoryReferees:
Tony Czech
Kenny Anderson
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Nicholas Bradshaw
0–109:42 – Lucas Condotta (10) (Stefanson, Korencik)
(Lee, Tuomisto) Brett Stapley (16) – 18:361–1
(Benning) Carter Savoie (21) – 49:262–1
2–254:21 – Connor Sodergren (7) (McDonald, Crasa)
(Mazur) Cameron Wright (21) – GW – 57:033–2
19 minPenalties10 min
28Shots18
March 24, 2022
1:00 PM
(2) Minnesota Duluth3 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
(3) Michigan TechBudweiser Events Center
Attendance: 3,138
Game reference
Ryan FantiGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
(unassisted) Kobe Roth (17) – GW – 14:541–0
(unassisted) Kyler Kleven (3) – 46:092–0
(unassisted) Kobe Roth (18) – EN – 59:533–0
8 minPenalties15 min
25Shots28

Regional Final

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March 26, 2022
2:00 PM
(1) Denver2 – 1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(2) Minnesota DuluthBudweiser Events Center
Attendance: 4,812
Game reference
Magnus ChronaGoaliesRyan FantiReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
0–114:40 – Darian Gotz (2) (Roth, Bender)
(Brink) Cole Guttman (19) – 17:241–1
(Behrens, Guttman) Carter Savoie (22) – GW – 53:442–1
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots25

National semifinals

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April 7, 2022
5:00 PM
(MW1) Michigan2 – 3 (OT)
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(W1) DenverTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesMagnus ChronaReferees:
Joe Carusone
CJ Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Brian Oliver
0–111:22 – Brett Stapley (17) (Barrow, Lee)
(Moyle, Van Wyhe) Jimmy Lambert (6) – 24:031–1
1–245:36 – Cameron Wright (22) (Benning, Rizzo)
(Pastujov, Estapa) Thomas Bordeleau (12) – 49:092–2
2–374:53 – GWCarter Savoie (23) (Brink, Benning)
6 minPenalties0 min
21Shots33
April 7, 2022
8:30 PM
(E1) Minnesota State5 – 1
(0–1, 2–0, 3–0)
(NE2) MinnesotaTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Dryden McKayGoaliesJusten CloseReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Michael Schubert
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Shane Kanaly
0–109:00 – Matthew Knies (15) (Brodzinski)
(Sowder, Pavel) Benton Maass (6) – 27:221–1
(Silye, Livingstone) Reggie Lutz (15) – GW – 33:312–1
(McNeely, Groll) Ondřej Pavel (12) – 41:573–1
(Morton) David Silye (8) – 53:174–1
(unassisted) Brendan Furry (13) – EN – 58:515–1
0 minPenalties0 min
32Shots17

National Championship

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April 9, 2022
8:00 PM
(E1) Minnesota State1–5
(1–0, 0–0, 0–5)
(W1) DenverTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Referees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kevin Briganti
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MSU Sam Morton (9) – PP Sowder and Sandelin 13:59 1–0 MSU
2nd None
3rd DEN Ryan Barrow (8) Benning and Devine 44:46 1–1
DEN Michael Benning (15) – GW Buium and Wright 47:33 2–1 DEN
DEN Massimo Rizzo (12) Mazur and Lee 53:34 3–1 DEN
DEN Brett Stapley (18) – EN unassisted 57:28 4–1 DEN
DEN Cameron Wright (23) – EN Mazur 58:00 5–1 DEN
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DEN Michael Benning Tripping 12:23 2:00
MSU Nathan Smith Roughing 15:28 2:00
2nd MSU Bench Too Many Men 27:07 2:00
3rd MSU Sam Morton Tripping 45:26 2:00

* Most Outstanding Player(s) [15]

Record by conference

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Conference Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHC 5 5–4 .556 3 1 1 1
CCHA 2 3–2 .600 1 1 1
Big Ten 3 5–3 .625 3 2
ECAC Hockey 2 1–2 .333 1
Hockey East 3 0–3 .000
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 seventeenth consecutive year.[16][17] ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN2, ESPNews, or ESPNU. Additionally all matches will be streamed online via the ESPN app.

Broadcast assignments

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Regionals

Frozen Four

  • John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, and Colby Cohen – Boston, Massachusetts

Radio

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Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will broadcast both the semifinals and the championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2019–22 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com.
  2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey". NCAA. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "AIC 3, Michigan 5 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Quinnipiac 4, Michigan 7 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Harvard 3, Minnesota State 4 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Notre Dame 2, North Dakota 1 F OT1". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Notre Dame 0, Minnesota State 1 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Northeastern 1, Western Michigan 2 F OT1". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Massachusetts 3, Minnesota 4 F OT1". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Minnesota 3, Western Michigan 0 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "UMass Lowell 2, Denver 3 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  12. ^ "Michigan Tech 0, Minnesota Duluth 3 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Duluth 1, Denver 2 F". USCHO. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  14. ^ #2 Minnesota vs #1 Minnesota State Hockey Game Highlights, 2022 NCAA Frozen Four Semifinal on YouTube
  15. ^ Trefzger, Ed (April 9, 2022). "Most Outstanding Player Benning redeems himself for penalty with Denver's game-winning goal". USCHO. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  16. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  17. ^ McKay, Julie (March 20, 2022). "Back to Boston: ESPN Networks Set to Host NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Championship". ESPN. Retrieved March 20, 2023.