2004 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Collegiate ice hockey tournament
The 2004 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey . It began on March 26, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 10. A total of 15 games were played. This was the first season in which the Atlantic Hockey sent a representative to the tournament. Atlantic Hockey assumed possession of the automatic bid that had been the possession of the MAAC after it collapsed and all remaining ice hockey programs formed the new conference.
The University of Denver , coached by George Gwozdecky , won its sixth national title with a 1-0 victory in the final game over the University of Maine , coached by Tim Whitehead before a record crowd of over 18,000 people at Boston's FleetCenter (now known as the TD Garden ). While Denver's Gabe Gauthier scored the game's only goal, the game is best remembered for Denver surviving Maine's six skaters to three skaters advantage in the final 90 seconds of the contest.[ 1]
Denver goaltender Adam Berkhoel was named the tournament Most Outstanding Player .
Game locations
2004 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. Regional placements are based primarily on the home location of the top seed in each bracket with an attempt made to put the top-ranked teams close to their home site.
First round and regional finals
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 21, 2004.[ 2] The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) each had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey , College Hockey America (CHA) and the ECAC each received a single bid for their tournament champions.
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
[ 3]
Brackets
East Regional
Regional semifinals March 26
Regional Finals March 27
1
Maine
5
4
Harvard
4
1
Maine
2 *
3
Wisconsin
1
2
Ohio State
0
3
Wisconsin
1 *
Northeast Regional
Regional semifinals March 27
Regional Finals March 28
1
Boston College
5
4
Niagara
2
1
Boston College
3 *
2
Michigan
2
2
Michigan
4
3
New Hampshire
1
Midwest Regional
Regional semifinals March 27
Regional Finals March 28
1
Minnesota
5
4
Notre Dame
2
1
Minnesota
1
2
Minnesota–Duluth
3
2
Minnesota–Duluth
5
3
Michigan State
0
West Regional
Regional semifinals March 26
Regional Finals March 27
1
North Dakota
3
4
Holy Cross
0
1
North Dakota
0
2
Denver
1
2
Denver
3
3
Miami
2
National semifinals April 8
National championship April 10
E1
Maine
2
NE1
Boston College
1
E1
Maine
0
W2
Denver
1
MW2
Minnesota–Duluth
3
W2
Denver
5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional semifinals
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East Regional
(1) Maine vs. (4) Harvard
(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Wisconsin
March 26[ 6]
Ohio State
0 – 1
OT
Wisconsin
Pepsi Arena
Recap
No Scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
No scoring
First overtime period
12:03 – GW – Dan Boeser (Earl, Carlson)
( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Dave Caruso
Goalie stats
Bernd Brückler ( 20 saves / 21 shots )
Midwest Regional
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Notre Dame
(2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (3) Michigan State
Northeast Regional
(1) Boston College vs. (4) Niagara
(2) Michigan vs. (3) New Hampshire
West Regional
(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Holy Cross
(2) Denver vs. (3) Miami
Regional Finals
East Regional
(1) Maine vs. (3) Wisconsin
Midwest Regional
(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Minnesota-Duluth
Northeast Regional
(1) Boston College vs. (2) Michigan
West Regional
(1) North Dakota vs. (2) Denver
Frozen Four
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National semifinal
(E1) Maine vs. (NE1) Boston College
(MW2) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (W2) Denver
National Championship
(E1) Maine vs. (W2) Denver
Scoring summary[ 21]
Period
Team
Goal
Assist(s)
Time
Score
1st
DEN
Gabe Gauthier (18) – GW PP
James
12:26
1–0 DEN
2nd
None
3rd
None
Penalty summary
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
PIM
1st
DEN
Max Bull
Checking from Behind
3:39
2:00
DEN
Gabe Gauthier
Roughing
5:13
2:00
Maine
Dustin Penner
Holding the Stick
5:13
2:00
Maine
Mathew Deschamps
Obstruction Interference
11:49
2:00
DEN
Max Bull
Cross-Checking
13:25
2:00
Maine
Jon Jankus
Tripping
14:24
2:00
DEN
J. D. Corbin
Holding
17:03
2:00
2nd
Maine
Todd Jackson
Tripping
26:26
2:00
DEN
Gabe Gauthier
Cross-Checking
26:31
2:00
Maine
Jon Jankus
Holding the Stick
26:31
2:00
DEN
Jeff Drummond
HK
28:16
2:00
DEN
Ryan Caldwell
Roughing
29:47
2:00
Maine
Mike Hamilton
Roughing
29:47
2:00
3rd
DEN
Jeff Drummond
Obstruction Holding
43:24
2:00
Maine
Prestin Ryan
Interference
48:09
2:00
DEN
Jon Foster
Roughing
52:15
2:00
Maine
Mathew Deschamps
Roughing
52:15
2:00
DEN
Matt Laatsch
Hooking
57:51
2:00
DEN
Gabe Gauthier
Delay of Game
58:26
2:00
Shots by period
Team
1
2
3
T
Denver
4
6
10
20
Maine
6
9
9
24
* Most Outstanding Player(s) [ 22]
[ 23]
Record by conference
Conference
# of Bids
Record
Win %
Regional Finals
Frozen Four
Championship Game
Champions
WCHA
5
9-4
.692
5
2
1
1
CCHA
5
1-5
.125
1
-
-
-
Hockey East
3
5-3
.625
2
2
1
-
ECAC
1
0-1
.000
-
-
-
-
Atlantic Hockey
1
0-1
.000
-
-
-
-
CHA
1
0-1
.000
-
-
-
-
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2003–04 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship