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2024 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (10th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (12th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDavid Carle (2nd title)
MOPMatt Davis (Denver)
Attendance18,694 (Championship)
55,890 (Frozen Four)
116,706 (Tournament)

The 2024 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 28-April 13, 2024. 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 the University of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1]

The 2024 Frozen Four was the first Frozen Four held in the state of Minnesota without a team from Minnesota since 1991. It was also the first Frozen Four held in Minnesota to not have the national champion be from Minnesota since 1994.

Tournament procedure

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2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights
Providence
Providence
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls
Springfield
Springfield
2024 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 2024 regionals:[1]

Regional semifinals and finals

  • March 28 & 30
Northeast Regional, MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts (Hosts: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, American International College and Western MA Sports Commission)
West Regional, Denny Sanford Premier CenterSioux Falls, South Dakota (Hosts: University of Nebraska Omaha and Sioux Falls Sports Authority)
  • March 29 & 31
East Regional, Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
Midwest Regional, Centene Community Ice CenterMaryland Heights, Missouri (Hosts: Lindenwood University and St. Louis Sports Commission)

National semifinals and championship (Frozen Four and championship)

  • April 11 & 13
Xcel Energy CenterSaint 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 24, 2024, on ESPNU at 6:30 pm ET.[2]

The Big Ten, Hockey East and NCHC each received four bids to the tournament. ECAC received two while Atlantic Hockey and the CCHA both received one berth.[3]

East Regional – Providence Northeast Regional – Springfield
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston College (1) Hockey East 31–5–1 Tournament champion 37th 2021 1 Denver (3) NCHC 28–9–3 Tournament champion 31st 2023
2 Wisconsin (8) Big Ten 26–11–2 At-large bid 27th 2021 2 Maine (5) Hockey East 23–11–2 At-large bid 19th 2012
3 Quinnipiac (9) ECAC 26–9–2 At-large bid 10th 2023 3 Cornell (12) ECAC 21–6–6 Tournament champion 24th 2023
4 Michigan Tech (16) CCHA 19–14–6 Tournament champion 16th 2023 4 Massachusetts (14) Hockey East 20–13–3 At-large bid 5th 2022
Midwest Regional – Maryland Heights West Regional – Sioux Falls
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Michigan State (4) Big Ten 24–9–3 Tournament champion 28th 2012 1 Boston University (2) Hockey East 26–9–2 At-large bid 39th 2023
2 North Dakota (6) NCHC 26–11–2 At-large bid 35th 2022 2 Minnesota (7) Big Ten 22–10–5 At-large bid 41st 2023
3 Michigan (10) Big Ten 21–14–3 At-large bid 41st 2023 3 Omaha (11) NCHC 24–13–4 At-large bid 5th 2021
4 Western Michigan (13) NCHC 21–15–1 At-large bid 9th 2023 4 RIT (15) Atlantic Hockey 27–10–2 Tournament champion 4th 2016

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Bracket

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Regional Semifinals
March 28–29
Regional Finals
March 30–31
National Semifinals
April 11
National Championship
April 13
            
1 Boston College (1) 6
4 Michigan Tech 1
1 Boston College 5*
EastProvidence – Fri/Sun
3 Quinnipiac 4
2 Wisconsin 2
3 Quinnipiac 3*
E1 Boston College 4
MW3 Michigan 0
1 Michigan State (4) 5*
4 Western Michigan 4
1 Michigan State 2
MidwestMaryland Heights – Fri/Sun
3 Michigan 5
2 North Dakota 3
3 Michigan 4
E1 Boston College 0
NE1 Denver 2
1 Boston University (2) 6
4 RIT 3
1 Boston University 6
WestSioux Falls – Thu/Sat
2 Minnesota 3
2 Minnesota 3
3 Omaha 2
W1 Boston University 1
NE1 Denver 2*
1 Denver (3) 2**
4 Massachusetts 1
1 Denver 2
NortheastSpringfield – Thu/Sat
3 Cornell 1
2 Maine 1
3 Cornell 3

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
* denotes overtime period

Results

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Note: All game times are local.

Regional semifinals

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March 29, 2024
2:00 pm
(1) Boston College6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
(4) Michigan TechAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 6,988
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Erik Contino
(Jellvik, Powell) Cutter Gauthier (36) – 0:361–0
1–112:55 – SHMax Koskipirtti (4) (unassisted)
(Malone, Hreschuk) Ryan Leonard (28) – GW – 26:572–1
(Malone, Powell) Connor Joyce (12) – 44:473–1
(Smith, Leonard) Oskar Jellvik (13) – 45:354–1
(Gauthier, Powell) Ryan Leonard (29) – PP – 47:585–1
(Jellvik, Leonard) Cutter Gauthier (37) – PP – 51:256–1
21 minPenalties31 min
38Shots24
March 29, 2024
5:30 pm
(2) Wisconsin2–3 (OT)
(0–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1)
(3) QuinnipiacAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 6,988
Game reference
Kyle McClellanGoaliesVinny DuplessisReferees:
Brandon Schmitt
Nicholas Krebsbach
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Jeff Schultz
0–12:12 – Christophe Fillion (11) (Tellier, Tupker)
(unassisted) Quinn Finley (10) – 21:461–1
(Dexheimer, Mehlenbacher) Joe Palodichuk (3) – 23:012–1
2–238:28 – Victor Czerneckianair (6) (Tupker, Cipollone)
2–371:04 – GWVictor Czerneckianair (7) (Treloar, Pennington)
8 minPenalties2 min
20Shots32

Regional final

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March 31, 2024
4:00 pm
(1) Boston College5–4 (OT)
(0–0, 3–3, 1–1, 1–0)
(3) QuinnipiacAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 5,835
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesVinny DuplessisReferees:
Brandon Schmitt
Nicholas Krebsbach
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Jeff Schultz
0–121:19 – PPJacob Quillan (16) (Treloar, Lee)
0–221:54 – Iivari Räsänen (4) (unassisted)
(Gauthier, Powell) Ryan Leonard (30) – PP – 22:201–2
(Jellvik, Gustafsson) Andre Gasseau (12) – 31:352–2
2–335:59 – Christophe Fillion (12) (Legault, Räsänen)
(Smith, Powell) Ryan Leonard (31) – 37:553–3
3–440:18 – PPJacob Quillan (17) (Graf, Legault)
(Gauthier, Jellvik) Aram Minnetian (3) – 55:164–4
(unassisted) Jack Malone (12) – GW – 63:065–4
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots30

Regional semifinals

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March 28, 2024
4:00 pm
(1) Boston University6–3
(2–1, 2–1, 2–1)
(4) RITDenny Sanford Premier Center
Attendance: 5,691
Game reference
Mathieu CaronGoaliesTommy ScarfoneReferees:
Bruce Vida
Brady Johnson
Linesmen:
Tyler Landman
Nathan Voll
(M. Celebrini, Kaplan) Lane Hutson (14) – 11:561–0
(unassisted) Ryan Greene (12) – 13:012–0
2–115:40 – PPElijah Gonsalves (20) (Wilde, Cassaro)
(L. Hutson, Kaplan) Sam Stevens (9) – 28:163–1
3–235:20 – Gianfranco Cassaro (18) (Nicholson)
(Peterson, Zabaneh) Macklin Celebrini (32) – GW – 37:014–2
(Lachance, Willander) Jack Harvey (6) – 41:295–2
(Willander, Zabaneh) Dylan Peterson (8) – EN – 55:466–2
6–359:03 – Cody Laskosky (4) (Catalano, Blom)
6 minPenalties6 min
33Shots31
March 28, 2024
7:30 pm
(2) Minnesota3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
(3) OmahaDenny Sanford Premier Center
Attendance: 5,691
Game reference
Justen CloseGoaliesSimon LatkoczyReferees:
Jeremy Tufts
Terrence Murphy
Linesmen:
Steven Murray
Jeff McCorkle
0–121:51 – PPJoaquim Lemay (5) (Guévin, Bremer)
(Kurth) Jimmy Clark (5) – 38:011–1
1–244:28 – Ty Mueller (4) (Randl, Lemay)
(Brodzinski) Jaxon Nelson (17) – 49:152–2
(Brodzinski) Jaxon Nelson (18) – GW – 55:473–2
9 minPenalties4 min
39Shots36

Regional final

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March 30, 2024
5:30 pm
(1) Boston University6–3
(1–2, 3–1, 2–0)
(2) MinnesotaDenny Sanford Premier Center
Attendance: 6,113
Game reference
Mathieu CaronGoaliesJusten CloseReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Jason Williams
Linesmen:
Steve Drain
John Rey
0–17:19 – Jaxon Nelson (19) (Brodzinski, Rinzel)
0–217:47 – Bryce Brodzinski (14) (Pitlick)
(unassisted) Quinn Hutson (18) – 18:011–2
(M. Celebrini, Harvey) Shane Lachance (13) – 21:172–2
(M. Celebrini, Lachance) Jack Harvey (7) – 25:253–2
3–329:20 – Aaron Huglen (14) (Lamb, L. Mittelstadt)
(Peterson, C. McCarthy) Lane Hutson (15) – GW – 35:364–3
(Willander) Case McCarthy (4) – EN – 58:155–3
(M. Celebrini) Sam Stevens (10) – EN – 59:286–3
0 minPenalties0 min
38Shots28

Northeast Region – Springfield, Massachusetts

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Regional semifinals

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March 28, 2024
2:00 pm
(1) Denver2–1 (2OT)
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
(4) MassachusettsMassMutual Center
Attendance: 3,894
Game reference
Matt DavisGoaliesMichael HrabalReferees:
Tony Czech
Jonathon Sitarski
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
(Lemyre, Caponi) Boston Buckberger (9) – 25:121–0
1–132:52 – Liam Gorman (1) (Murray, Vanroboys)
(Buckberger, Devine) Tristan Broz (15) – GW – 92:282–1
4 minPenalties4 min
43Shots47
March 28, 2024
6:59 pm
(2) Maine1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
(3) CornellMassMutual Center
Attendance: 5,765
Game reference
Victor ÖstmanGoaliesIan ShaneReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Tommy George
(Villeneuve-Houle) Harrison Scott (15) – 5:431–0
1–113:56 – Kyle Penney (10) (Seger)
1–232:09 – GWSullivan Mack (6) (unassisted)
1–350:31 – Sullivan Mack (7) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties5 min
32Shots18

Regional final

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March 30, 2024
4:00 pm
(1) Denver2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(3) CornellMassMutual Center
Attendance: 4,407
Game reference
Matt DavisGoaliesIan ShaneReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Tommy George
0–106:44 – Nick Desantis (8) (Seger, Penney)
(Webster, Buckberger) Miko Matikka (20) – 18:311–1
(S. Buium, Z. Buium) Sam Harris (14) – GW PP – 39:562–1
2 minPenalties4 min
18Shots25

Midwest Region – Maryland Heights, Missouri

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Regional semifinals

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March 29, 2024
4:00 pm
(1) Michigan State5–4 (OT)
(0–1, 2–3, 2–0, 1–0)
(4) Western MichiganCentene Community Ice Center
Attendance: 3,148
Game reference
Trey AugustineGoaliesCameron RoweReferees:
Joseph Carusone
C. J. Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryann Knapp
Patrick Dapuzzo
0–17:29 – Matteo Costantini (11) (Hilsendager, Wendt)
(Geary, Basgall) Daniel Russell (9) – 25:051–1
(Dorwart) David Gucciardi (9) – 30:252–1
2–232:51 – PPAlex Bump (14) (Grainger, Sjolund)
2–334:42 – Sam Colangelo (24) (Bump)
2–436:11 – Zak Galambos (9) (Michaels, Fiedler)
(Shoudy, Kelly) Nash Nienhuis (9) – 48:153–4
(Levshunov, Howard) Karsen Dorwart (15) – EA – 59:054–4
(Nienhuis, Augustine) Jeremy Davidson (12) – GW – 68:475–4
2 minPenalties2 min
32Shots38
March 29, 2024
7:30 pm
(2) North Dakota3–4
(1–0, 1–1, 1–3)
(3) MichiganCentene Community Ice Center
Attendance: 3,148
Game reference
Ludvig PerssonGoaliesJake BarczewskiReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Brendan Blanchard
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Joe Sherman
(Wiebe) Hunter Johannes (12) – 4:461–0
1–121:37 – Frank Nazar (17) (Holtz, Estapa)
(Pehrson, McLaughlin) Jackson Blake (22) – 28:182–1
2–240:50 – Dylan Duke (23) (Fantilli)
2–342:23 – T. J. Hughes (19) (Schifsky, T. Duke)
2–451:56 – GWDylan Duke (24) (Hughes, Schifsky)
(Pehrson) Jackson Kunz (9) – 54:313–4
2 minPenalties2 min
27Shots30

Regional final

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March 31, 2024
5:30 pm
(1) Michigan State2–5
(1–0, 0–1, 1–4)
(3) MichiganCentene Community Ice Center
Attendance: 3,148
Game reference
Trey AugustineGoaliesJake BarczewskiReferees:
Geoff Miller
Steven Rovillard
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Nick Briganti
(Basgall, Howard) Gavin O'Connell (15) – PP – 6:201–0
1–125:41 – Ethan Edwards (3) (D. Duke, Hughes)
1–246:29 – Marshall Warren (4) (Truscott, Schifsky)
(Muller) Joey Larson (16) – PP – 50:262–2
2–352:42 – GWDylan Duke (25) (Hughes, Schifsky)
2–452:54 – Gavin Brindley (25) (Nazar, Edwards)
2–557:41 – PPDylan Duke (26) (Brindley, Edwards)
12 minPenalties8 min
40Shots35

Frozen Four – Saint Paul, Minnesota

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National semifinal

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April 11, 2024
8:10 pm
(E1) Boston College4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
(MW3) MichiganXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 18,598
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesJake BarczewskiReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Erik Contino
(Leonard, Perreault) Will Smith (24) – 1:201–0
(Perreault, Gustafsson) Will Smith (25) – 32:252–0
(unassisted) Cutter Gauthier (38) – 33:143–0
(unassisted) Gabe Perreault (19) – 45:034–0
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots32
April 11, 2024
4:00 pm
(W1) Boston University1–2 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
(NE1) DenverXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 18,598
Game reference
Mathieu CaronGoaliesMatt DavisReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
Samuel Shikowsky
Tommy George
(G. McCarthy) Luke Tuch (10) – SH – 7:451–0
1–135:21 – Tristan Lemyre (2) (Matikka)
1–271:09 – GWTristan Broz (16) (Behrens)
10 minPenalties2 min
34Shots29

National Championship

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April 13, 2024
5:00 pm
(E1) Boston College0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)
(NE1) DenverXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 18,694
Referees:
Joe Carusone
C. J. Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Patrick Dapuzzo
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st no scoring
2nd DU Jared Wright (15) – GW Lorenz, S. Buium 29:42 1–0 DU
DU Rieger Lorenz (16) Z. Buium, Behrens 35:16 2–0 DU
3rd no scoring
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st no penalties
2nd BC Mike Posma Boarding 24:31 2:00
3rd DU McKade Webster Holding 41:29 2:00
DU Jack Devine Tripping 52:06 2:00

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player

Record by conference

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Conference Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game National Champions
NCHC 4 4–3 .571 1 1 1 1
Hockey East 4 5–4 .556 2 2 1
Big Ten 4 4–4 .500 3 1
ECAC 2 2–2 .500 2
Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000
CCHA 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 nineteenth consecutive year.[4][5] 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

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 "Future Dates & Sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "How to watch the selection show". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bracket announced for the 2024 Men's NCAA Division I Ice Hockey tournament". USCHO. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  5. ^ McKay, Julie (March 28, 2024). "The Puck Drops on NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Post-Season Play Across ESPN Platforms". ESPN. Retrieved March 28, 2024.