# 2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2015. The tournament involved 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and final – were hosted by Hockey East at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Providence defeated Boston University 4–3 to win the program's first NCAA title.
The championship game is remembered for a gaffe goal that allowed Providence to tie the score with less than 10 minutes to play.

## Tournament procedure

The tournament will consist 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 2015 regionals:

### March 27 and 28

    West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)
    Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)

### March 28 and 29

    East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
    Midwest Regional, Compton Family Ice Arena – South Bend, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:

### April 9–11

    TD Garden – Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Hockey East)

## Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22. The NCHC had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from both the Big Ten Conference and Atlantic Hockey received a berth.
| West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | NCHC | 27–9–3 | At-large bid | 30th | 2014 | 1 | Boston University (3) | Hockey East | 25–7–5 | Tournament champion | 33rd | 2012 |
| 2 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 29–9–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 1981 | 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | NCHC | 20–15–3 | At-large bid | 9th | 2012 |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 19–18–1 | At-large bid | 11th | 2014 | 3 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 23–12–3 | Tournament champion | 36th | 2014 |
| 4 | Quinnipiac | ECAC Hockey | 23–11–4 | At-large bid | 4th | 2014 | 4 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | 18–9–5 | At-large bid | 7th | 2013 |
| Midwest Regional – South Bend | Midwest Regional – South Bend | Midwest Regional – South Bend | Midwest Regional – South Bend | Midwest Regional – South Bend | Midwest Regional – South Bend | Midwest Regional – South Bend | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Minnesota State (1) | WCHA | 29–7–3 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2014 | 1 | Miami (4) | NCHC | 25–13–1 | Tournament champion | 12th | 2013 |
| 2 | Omaha | NCHC | 18–12–6 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2011 | 2 | Denver | NCHC | 23–13–2 | At-large bid | 25th | 2014 |
| 3 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | 21–12–3 | Tournament champion | 22nd | 2006 | 3 | Boston College | Hockey East | 21–13–3 | At-large bid | 34th | 2014 |
| 4 | RIT | Atlantic Hockey | 19–14–5 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2010 | 4 | Providence | Hockey East | 22–13–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 2014 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

## Tournament bracket

| Regional semifinals March 27–28 | Regional semifinals March 27–28 | Regional semifinals March 27–28 | Regional Finals March 28–29 | Regional Finals March 28–29 | Regional Finals March 28–29 | Semifinals April 9 | Semifinals April 9 | Semifinals April 9 | | Championship April 11 | Championship April 11 | Championship April 11 |
| 1 | Minnesota State (1) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | RIT | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | RIT | 2 | 4 | RIT | 0 | | | | | | | |
| South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun | South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun | South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun | 4 | RIT | 0 | | | | | | | |
| South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun | South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun | South Bend, Indiana – Sat/Sun | 2 | Omaha | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Omaha | 4 | 2 | Omaha | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Harvard | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Harvard | 1 | | | | MW2 | Omaha | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E4 | Providence | 4 | | | | |
| 1 | Miami (4) | 5 | | | | | | | E4 | Providence | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Providence | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Providence | 7 | 4 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun | Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun | Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun | 4 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun | Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun | Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun | 2 | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Denver | 5 | 2 | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston College | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston College | 2 | | | | | | | | E4 | Providence | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 3 |
| 1 | North Dakota (2) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 3 |
| 4 | Quinnipiac | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac | 1 | 1 | North Dakota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat | Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat | Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat | 1 | North Dakota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat | Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat | Fargo, North Dakota – Fri/Sat | 3 | St. Cloud State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Michigan Tech | 2 | 3 | St. Cloud State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 3* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 3* | | | | W1 | North Dakota | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 5 | | | | |
| 1 | Boston University (3) | 3* | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Yale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yale | 2 | 1 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | 1 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | Manchester, New Hampshire – Fri/Sat | 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4 | 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Minnesota | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Results
### National Championship – Boston

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | PC | Anthony Florentino (3) | Acciari and Luke | 09:25 | 1–0 PC |
| 1st | BU | Ahti Oksanen (25) | unassisted | 12:50 | 1–1 |
| 1st | BU | Danny O'Regan (23) | Eichel | 12:54 | 2–1 BU |
| 2nd | PC | Mark Jankowski (8) – PP | Mingoia and Mauermann | 24:29 | 2–2 |
| 2nd | BU | Cason Hohmann (11) | Oksanen | 31:36 | 3–2 BU |
| 3rd | PC | Tom Parisi (5) | unassisted | 51:24 | 3–3 |
| 3rd | PC | Brandon Tanev (10) – GW | Rooney | 53:43 | 4–3 PC |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | PC | Tom Parisi | Holding the Stick | 05:53 | 2:00 |
| 1st | BU | John MacLeod | Hooking | 19:42 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BU | John MacLeod | Interference | 22:33 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BU | Jack Eichel | Hooking | 44:33 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Providence | 6 | 17 | 20 | 43 |
| Boston University | 18 | 22 | 12 | 52 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| PC | Jon Gillies | 49 | 3 | 59:51 |
| BU | Matt O'Connor | 39 | 4 | 58:11 |

## Record by conference

| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
| NCHC | 6 | 7–6 | .538 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Hockey East | 3 | 7–2 | .778 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| WCHA | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Big Ten | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |

## Media
### Television

ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the eleventh consecutive year. ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and will stream them online via WatchESPN. The Sports Network holds Canadian TV rights to all games. The games are across the network on all five feeds—TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5. Although they are broadcast under the TSN banner, it is actually a simulcast of the ESPN feed with the ESPN announcers.

#### Broadcast Assignments

Regionals
* West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin – Fargo, North Dakota
* Northeast Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Billy Jaffe – Manchester, New Hampshire
* East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich – Providence, Rhode Island
* Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Blake Geoffrion – South Bend, Indiana
Frozen Four & Championship
* John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Boston, Massachusetts

### Radio

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.
* Sean Grande, Cap Raeder, & Adam Wodon

## All-Tournament team
### Frozen Four

* G: Jon Gillies* (Providence)
* D: Anthony Florentino (Providence)
* D: Matt Grzelcyk (Boston University)
* F: Ahti Oskanen (Boston University)
* F: Mark Jankowski (Providence)
* F: Jack Eichel (Boston University)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)