The 2013 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2013. 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 Robert Morris University at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Robert Morris' bid to host was co-sponsored by VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Yale defeated Quinnipiac 4–0 in the championship game to win the program's first NCAA title. This was the first time since 1978 that two teams from ECAC Hockey reached the national championship game.
This year’s Frozen Four was the second year in a row to feature multiple teams making their first appearances, with Massachusetts-Lowell, Quinnipiac and St. Cloud State all making their Frozen Four debut.
Tournament procedure
The tournament consists 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 2013 regionals: March 29 and 30 Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire) West Regional, Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: University of Michigan) March 30 and 31 East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University) Midwest Regional, Huntington Center – Toledo, Ohio (Host: Bowling Green State University)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four: April 11 and 13 Consol Energy Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Robert Morris University)
Qualifying teams The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 24. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Atlantic Hockey each had two teams receive a berth.
East Regional – Providence Midwest Regional – ToledoSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type 1 Quinnipiac (1) ECAC Hockey 27–7–5 At-large bid1 Notre Dame (4) CCHA 25–12–3 Tournament champion2 Boston College Hockey East 22–11–4 At-large bid2 Miami CCHA 24–11–5 At-large bid3 Union ECAC Hockey 21–12–5 Tournament champion3 Minnesota State WCHA 24–13–3 At-large bid4 Canisius Atlantic Hockey 19–18–5 Tournament champion4 St. Cloud State WCHA 23–15–1 At-large bid West Regional – Grand Rapids Northeast Regional – ManchesterSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type 1 Minnesota (2) WCHA 26–8–5 At-large bid1 Massachusetts–Lowell (3) Hockey East 26–10–2 Tournament champion2 North Dakota WCHA 21–12–7 At-large bid2 New Hampshire Hockey East 19–11–7 At-large bid3 Niagara Atlantic Hockey 23–9–5 At-large bid3 Denver WCHA 20–13–5 At-large bid4 Yale ECAC Hockey 18–12–3 At-large bid4 Wisconsin WCHA 22–12–7 Tournament champion
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Regionals
East Regional – Providence, Rhode Island
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All times are local (UTC−4).
Regional semifinals
Regional final
West Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All times are local (UTC−4).
Regional semifinals
Regional final
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All times are local (UTC−4).
Regional semifinals
Regional final
Midwest Regional – Toledo, Ohio
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All times are local (UTC−4).
Regional semifinals
Regional final
Frozen Four – Pittsburgh
The Frozen Four featured four teams that were seeking their first championship. This was only the second time this had happened since the first NCAA championship tournament in 1948, the other time being in 1958. Additionally, of the four Frozen Four participants in 2013, only Yale had previously reached the tournament semifinals, having finished third in the 1952 tournament. Yale's championship was the first for a team from ECAC Hockey since 1989. The championship game between Yale and Quinnipiac was the first time the championship game was contested between two ECAC Hockey teams since 1978. With Quinnipiac defeating Union to advance to the Frozen Four and Quinnipiac losing to Yale in the final, the only teams to defeat an ECAC school in the tournament were other schools from the ECAC.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All times are local (UTC−4).
National semifinals
National championship
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd YaleClinton Bourbonais (4)Young 39:56 1–0 Yale 3rd YaleCharles Orzetti (2)Bourbonais and Laganière 43:35 2–0 Yale YaleAndrew Miller (18)Agostino 49:06 3–0 Yale YaleJesse Root (12) – ENMiller and O'Gara 53:02 4–0 Yale Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st YaleRob O'GaraElbowing 02:41 2:00 QUICory HibbelerInterference 04:51 2:00 YaleColin DueckTripping 07:48 2:00 QUIMike DalhuisenTripping 15:23 2:00 2nd QUIJeremy LangloisRoughing 27:17 2:00 YaleBench (Served by Anthony Day)Too many men on ice 30:28 2:00 YaleClinton BourbonaisCharging 31:25 2:00 QUIBench (Served by Russell Goodman)Too many men on ice 32:38 2:00 QUIZach DaviesInterference 33:25 2:00 3rd YaleAntoine LaganièreSlashing 51:37 2:00 QUITravis St. DenisSlashing 51:37 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Yale 9 14 8 31 Quinnipiac 11 15 10 36
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice Yale Jeff Malcolm 36 0 60:00 QUI Eric Hartzell 27 3 59:24
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions WCHA 6 3–6 2 1 – – ECAC Hockey 3 8–2 3 2 2 1 Hockey East 3 3–3 2 1 – – CCHA 2 1–2 1 – – – Atlantic Hockey 2 0–2 .000 – – – –
Media
Television ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the ninth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3. They also streamed them online via WatchESPN.
Broadcast Assignments Regionals Northeast Regional: Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise – Manchester, New Hampshire West Regional: Joe Davis & Sean Ritchlin – Grand Rapids, Michigan East Regional: John Buccigross & Barry Melrose – Providence, Rhode Island Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Darren Eliot – Toledo, Ohio
Frozen Four & Championship John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Radio Dial Global Sports used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four." Sean Grande & Cap Raeder
All-Tournament Team
Frozen Four G: Jeff Malcolm (Yale) D: Zach Davies (Quinnipiac) D: Gus Young (Yale) F: Clinton Bourbonais (Yale) F: Andrew Miller* (Yale) F: Jordan Samuels-Thomas (Quinnipiac) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
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