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2017 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
2017 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (8th title)
Runner-upMinnesota Duluth Bulldogs (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJim Montgomery (1st title)
MOPJarid Lukosevicius (Denver)
Attendance19,783 (Championship)
59,035 (Frozen Four)
119,975 (Tournament)

The 2017 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States, held from March 24 - April 8, 2017. 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 – was hosted by the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Sports Commission at the United Center in Chicago.[1]

Denver defeated Minnesota-Duluth 3–2 to win the program's 8th NCAA title.

Tournament procedure

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Manchester
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Providence
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2017 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 were the sites for the 2017 regionals:[2]

March 24–25
East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)
March 25–26
Northeast Regional, SNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio (Host: Miami University)

The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

April 6–8
United Center – Chicago, Illinois (Host: University of Notre Dame)

Qualifying teams

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The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 19.[3] Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, NCHC had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had three teams receive a berth, Big Ten Conference had three teams receive a berth, and one team from the Atlantic Hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) received a berth.

East Regional – Providence West Regional – Fargo
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Harvard (3) ECAC 26–5–2 Tournament champion 24th 2016 1 Minnesota-Duluth (2) NCHC 25–6–7 Tournament champion 11th 2016
2 Western Michigan NCHC 22–12–5 At-large bid 6th 2012 2 Boston University Hockey East 23–11–3 At-large bid 35th 2016
3 Air Force Atlantic Hockey 26–9–5 Tournament champion 6th 2012 3 North Dakota NCHC 21–15–3 At-large bid 32nd 2016
4 Providence Hockey East 22–11–5 At-large bid 13th 2016 4 Ohio State Big Ten 21–11–6 At-large bid 7th 2009
Northeast Regional – Manchester Midwest Regional – Cincinnati
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Minnesota (4) Big Ten 23–11–3 At-large bid 37th 2015 1 Denver (1) NCHC 29–7–4 At-large bid 27th 2016
2 UMass Lowell Hockey East 26–10–3 Tournament champion 8th 2016 2 Union ECAC 25–9–3 At-large bid 5th 2014
3 Cornell ECAC 19–8–4 At-large bid 20th 2012 3 Penn State Big Ten 24–11–2 Tournament champion 1st Never
4 Notre Dame Hockey East 21–11–5 At-large bid 9th 2016 4 Michigan Tech WCHA 23–14–7 Tournament champion 12th 2015

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Tournament bracket

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Regional semifinals
March 24–25 		Regional Finals
March 25–26 		Semifinals
April 6 		Championship
April 8
            
1 Denver (1) 5
4 Michigan Tech 2
1 Denver 6
Cincinnati – Sat/Sun
3 Penn State 3
2 Union 3
3 Penn State 10
MW1 Denver 6
NE4 Notre Dame 1
1 Minnesota (4) 2
4 Notre Dame 3
4 Notre Dame 3*
Manchester – Sat/Sun
2 UMass-Lowell 2
2 UMass Lowell 5
3 Cornell 0
MW1 Denver 3
W1 Minnesota-Duluth 2
1 Harvard (3) 3
4 Providence 0
1 Harvard 3
Providence – Fri/Sat
3 Air Force 2
2 Western Michigan 4
3 Air Force 5
E1 Harvard 1
W1 Minnesota-Duluth 2
1 Minnesota–Duluth (2) 3*
4 Ohio State 2
1 Minnesota-Duluth 3*
Fargo – Fri/Sat
2 Boston University 2
2 Boston University 4**
3 North Dakota 3

Note: * denotes overtime period

Results

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Midwest Region – Cincinnati, Ohio

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Regional semifinal

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March 25, 2017
1:00 pm		(1) Denver5 – 2
(4–0, 1–2, 0–0)		(4) Michigan TechUS Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 3,917
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesAngus RedmondReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Bob St. Lawrence
Linesmen:
Jason Shattie
Steve Drain
Colin Staub (9) (Plant, Davies) – PP – 04:421–0
Colin Staub (10) (Janssen, Davies) – PP – 12:452–0
Emil Romig (8) (Ritt) – GW – 14:513–0
Will Butcher (7) (Gambrell) – 15:264–0
Tyson McLellan (5) (Finlay, Borgström) – 26:265–0
5–134:04 – Gavin Gould (12) (Reinke, Hanna)
5–239:55 – Jake Lucchini (11) (Jackson, L'Esperance)
4 minPenalties10 min
34Shots18
March 25, 2017
4:30 pm		(2) Union3 – 10
(2–2, 1–3, 0–5)		(3) Penn StateUS Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 3,917
Game reference
Alex Sakellaropoulos(out 46:00)
Jake Kupsky (in 46:00)		GoaliesPeyton JonesReferees:
Chris Ciamaga
Ryan Sweeney
Linesmen:
Jared Waite
Joe Sherman
0–111:05 – Brandon Biro (6) (Berger)
Brendan Taylor (2) (Pontarelli, Emelifeonwu) – 12:121–1
1–213:26 – Chase Berger (12) (Sturtz)
Spencer Foo (25) (Maier) – 13:502–2
2–321:59 – Kris Myllari (8) (Folkes, Richard)
Spencer Foo (26) (Vidmar, Vecchione) – PP – 27:543–3
3–429:35 – GW – Chase Berger (13) (Gober, Sturtz)
3–534:13 – Dylan Richard (10) (Myllari, Biro)
3–641:10 – Nate Sucese (16) (Goodwin)
3–746:00 – Denis Smirnov (18) (Sucese)
3–847:52 – PP – Nikita Pavlychev (5) (Goodwin, Myllari)
3–954:58 – SH – Andrew Sturtz (22) (Sucese)
3–1057:10 – Nate Sucese (17) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties6 min
25Shots33

Regional Final

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March 26, 2017
6:00 pm		(1) Denver6 – 3
(2–1, 3–1, 1–1)		(3) Penn StateUS Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 3,364
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesPeyton JonesReferees:
Jamie Koharski
Geoff Miller
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Tommy George
Jarid Lukosevicius (12) (Terry, Gambrell) – 03:171–0
Adam Plant (17) (Borgström, Finlay) – 07:192–0
2–115:00 – SH – Nikita Pavlychev (6) (DeRosa, Pedrie)
2–222:02 – Denis Smirnov (19) (unassisted)
Troy Terry (20) (Borgström) – PP – 26:303–2
Jarid Lukosevicius (13) (Terry, Plant) – GW – 35:404–2
Troy Terry (21) (Borgström) – 38:425–2
5–352:40 – James Gobetz (1) (Berger, Gober)
Troy Terry (22) (unassisted) – EN – 57:466–3
21 minPenalties8 min
28Shots27

West Region – Fargo, North Dakota

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Regional semifinal

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March 24, 2017
7:20 pm		(1) Minnesota–Duluth3 – 2 (OT)
(0–0, 2–0, 0–2, 1–0)		(4) Ohio StateScheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,219
Game reference
Hunter MiskaGoaliesMatt TomkinsReferees:
Peter Feola
Chip McDonald
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Jim Briggs
Dominic Toninato (16) (Iafallo, Anderson) – 20:491–0
Nick Wolff (2) (Raskob, Tufte) – 33:412–0
2–147:09 – Matt Joyaux (3) (Miller, Joshua)
2–252:40 – Gordi Myer (1) (Laczynski)
Willie Raskob (4) (Iafallo, Anderson) – GW – 71:583–2
8 minPenalties4 min
32Shots42
March 24, 2017
2:00 pm		(2) Boston University4 – 3 (2OT)
(0–1, 1–0, 2–2, 0–0, 1–0)		(3) North DakotaScheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,219
Game reference
Jake OettingerGoaliesCam JohnsonReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Bary Pochmara
Linesmen:
Jonathan Morrison
Nick Bradshaw
0–117:04 – Rhett Gardner (8) (Janatuinen, Boeser)
Doyle Somerby (1) (McAvoy, Curry) – 22:051–1
Bobo Carpenter (14) (Keller, Greenway) – 40:282–1
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (14) (Harper, Roberto) – 44:243–1
3–252:14 – Ludvig Hoff (4) (Olson, Bowen)
3–355:34 – Christian Wolanin (7) (Olson, Hoff)
Charlie McAvoy (5) (Keller, Harper) – 91:484–3
12 minPenalties4 min
29Shots59

Regional Final

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March 25, 2017
5:00 pm		(1) Minnesota–Duluth3 – 2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		(2) Boston UniversityScheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota
Attendance: 5,277
Game reference
Hunter MiskaGoaliesJake OettingerReferees:
Peter Feola
Chip McDonald
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Jim Briggs
0–107:59 – Clayton Keller (21) (Cloonan)
Alex Iafallo (19) (Anderson, Raskob) – 19:421–1
Joey Anderson (11) (Tufte, Wolff) – 51:382–1
2–256:47 – Patrick Harper (16) (Krys, Fabbro)
Adam Johnson (18) (Pionk, Iafallo) – GW PP – 61:573–2
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots24

East Region – Providence, Rhode Island

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Regional semifinal

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March 24, 2017
4:00 pm		(1) Harvard3 – 0
(0–0, 2–0, 1–0)		(4) ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 6,543
Game reference
Merrick MadsenGoaliesHayden HawkeyReferees:
Tony Czech
Chris Perrault
Linesmen:
Eric Froberg
Paul Tunison
Tyler Moy (19) (Kerfoot, Fox) – GW PP – 21:091–0
Adam Fox (9) (Donato) – 37:462–0
Tyler Moy (20) (unassisted) – EN – 58:093–0
8 minPenalties8 min
29Shots41
March 24, 2017
7:30 pm		(2) Western Michigan4 – 5
(1–2, 0–1, 3–2)		(3) Air ForceDunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 6,543
Game reference
Ben BlackerGoaliesShane StarrettReferees:
Kevin Shea
Peter Shlittenhardt
Linesmen:
Nick Briganti
Robert Shitani
0–10:56 – Jordan Himley (21) (Koch)
0–211:02 – SH – Kyle Haak (13) (unassisted)
Frederik Tiffels (8) (Muir) – 14:201–2
1–325:05 – Kyle Haak (14) (Mackey, Himley)
1–443:58 – PP – Phil Boje (13) (Himley, Koch)
Griffen Molino (15) (Hadley) – 44:482–4
Sheldon Dries (16) (Iacopelli, Molino) – 45:113–4
3–546:45 – GW – Tyler Ledford (13) (Reid, Baskin)
Frederik Tiffels (9) (McGing, Iacopelli) – EA – 58:014–5
23 minPenalties4 min
26Shots30

Regional Final

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March 25, 2017
7:30 pm		(1) Harvard3 – 2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		(3) Air ForceDunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 3,708
Game reference
Merrick MadsenGoaliesShane StarrettReferees:
CJ Beaurline
Steve Mcinchak
Linesmen:
Brett Derosiers
Joe Huvtek
Viktor Dombrovskiy (4) (Kerfoot, Zerter-Gossage) – 09:541–0
Ryan Donato (21) (Marino, Sherman) – 27:472–0
Tyler Moy (21) (Kerfoot, Fox) – GW PP – 29:503–0
3–131:23 – EA – Brady Tomlak (5) (Reid, Ledford)
3–231:38 – PP – Jordan Himley (22) (Boje, Haak)
4 minPenalties8 min
30Shots29

Northeast Region – Manchester, New Hampshire

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Regional semifinal

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March 25, 2017
3:30 pm		(1) Minnesota2 – 3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)		(4) Notre DameSNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 6,299
Game reference
Eric SchierhornGoaliesCal PetersenReferees:
Nick Krebsbech
Joe Sullivan
Linesmen:
John Philo
Sterling Egan
Connor Reilly (1) (Gates) – 02:071–0
Vinni Lettieri (19) (Cammarata, Bristedt) – PP – 20:302–0
2–134:39 – Andrew Oglevie (20) (Petersen)
2–235:33 – Anders Bjork (20) (Evans, Morrison)
2–348:42 – GW PP – Anders Bjork (21) (Evans, Gross)
4 minPenalties10 min
33Shots29
March 25, 2017
12:00 pm		(2) Massachusetts–Lowell5 – 0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		(3) CornellSNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 6,299
Game reference
Tyler WallGoaliesMitch GillamReferees:
Gene Binda
Timm Walsh
Linesmen:
TJ Likens
Justin Hills
Ryan Dmowski (8) (Collins) – GW – 06:341–0
Ryan Lohin (11) (Kapla) – 26:092–0
C. J. Smith (23) (Edwardh, Gambardella) – 36:263–0
Ryan Lohin (12) (Zink, Kamrass) – PP – 54:494–0
Connor Wilson (6) (Panico, Collins) – PP – 58:125–0
6 minPenalties11 min
21Shots19

Regional Final

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March 26, 2017
3:30 pm		(2) Massachusetts–Lowell2 – 3 (OT)
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		(4) Notre DameSNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire
Attendance: 4,635
Game reference
Tyler WallGoaliesCal PetersenReferees:
Gene Binda
Timm Walsh
Linesmen:
TJ Likens
Justin Hills
0–111:49 – Cam Morrison (10) (Bjork)
Ryan Collins (1) (Lohin, Mueller) – 18:581–1
John Edwardh (19) (Panico, Mueller) – 51:382–1
2–254:43 – Cam Morrison (11) (Bjork, Evans)
2–362:44 – Andrew Oglevie (21) (Bjork, Malmquist)
2 minPenalties6 min
29Shots28

Frozen Four – Chicago, Illinois

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National semifinal

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April 6, 2017
8:50 pm
ESPN2		(MW1) Denver6 – 1
(2–0, 3–0, 1–1)		(NE4) Notre DameUnited Center – Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 19,626
Game reference
Tanner JailletGoaliesCal PetersenReferees:
Steve McInchak
CJ Beaurline
Linesmen:
Joe Hutek
Brett DesRosiers
Emil Romig (9) (Staub, Davies) – 08:181–0
Henrik Borgström (22) (Butcher, Finlay) – GW – 14:502–0
Tariq Hammond (3) (Janssen, O'Connor) – 34:073–0
Dylan Gambrell (12) (Hammond, Terry) – 36:274–0
Evan Ritt (2) (Staub) – 38:185–0
5–151:24 – PP – Cam Morrison (12) (Gross, Evans)
Dylan Gambrell (3) (Terry, Hammond) – 56:426–1
2 minPenalties4 min
42Shots17
April 6, 2017
5:00 pm
ESPN2		(W1) Minnesota–Duluth2 – 1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		(E1) HarvardUnited Center – Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 19,626
Game reference
Hunter MiskaGoaliesMerrick MadsenReferees:
Jamie Koharski
Geoff Miller
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Tommy George
0–115:00 – PP – Tyler Moy (22) (Kerfoot, Fox)
Joey Anderson (12) (Toninato) – 18:241–1
Alex Iafallo (20) (Raskob, Anderson) – GW – 59:332–1
8 minPenalties4 min
38Shots40

National Championship

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(MW1) Denver vs. (W1) Minnesota–Duluth

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April 8[4] Denver 3 – 2 Minnesota–Duluth United Center
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd DEN Jarid Lukosevicius (14) Davies and Hillman 24:44 1–0 DU
DEN Jarid Lukosevicius (15) Terry and Davies 5:00 2–0 DU
UMD Alex Iafallo (21) – PP Anderson and Pionk 27:16 2–1 DU
DEN Jarid Lukosevicius (16) – GW Gambrell and Terry 32:23 3–1 DU
3rd UMD Riley Tufte (9) Peterson and Kotyk 54:39 3–2 DU
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st UMD Dan Molenaar Elbowing 17:32 2:00
2nd DEN Matt Marcinew Hooking 6:44 2:00
UMD Willie Rascob Indirect contact to the head; Elbowing 7:34 2:00

All-Tournament team

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Frozen Four

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* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHC 4 7–3 .700 2 2 2 1
Hockey East 4 4–4 .500 3 1 - -
ECAC Hockey 3 2–3 .400 1 1 - -
Big Ten 3 1–3 .250 1 - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 1–1 .500 1 - - -
WCHA 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

Media

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Television

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ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament for the thirteenth consecutive year.[5] ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and streamed them online via WatchESPN.

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

Broadcast assignments

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Regionals

Frozen Four

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]

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Championships Site Selections" (Press release). NCAA. December 11, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "2017 DI Men's Ice Hockey Regional Sites | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Frozen Four: Men's NCAA championship division I ice hockey bracket revealed". NCAA.com. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Denver 3, Minnesota Duluth 2". USCHO.com. April 8, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  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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