# 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2014. 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 finals – was hosted by ECAC Hockey at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Union defeated Minnesota 7–4 to win the program's first NCAA title.

## 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 2014 regionals:

### March 28 and 29

    East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
    Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati (Host: Miami University)

### March 29 and 30

    Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)
    West Regional, Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:

### April 10 and 12

    Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia (Host: ECAC Hockey)

## Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 23. Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Big Ten Conference each had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.
| West Regional – St. Paul | West Regional – St. Paul | West Regional – St. Paul | West Regional – St. Paul | West Regional – St. Paul | West Regional – St. Paul | West Regional – St. Paul | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Worcester |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Minnesota (1) | Big Ten | 25–6–6 | At-large bid | 35th | 2013 | 1 | Boston College (2) | Hockey East | 26–7–4 | At-large bid | 33rd | 2013 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | Hockey East | 23–14–2 | At-large bid | 7th | 2013 | 2 | UMass Lowell | Hockey East | 25–10–4 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2013 |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 21–10–5 | At-large bid | 10th | 2013 | 3 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 26–13–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2013 |
| 4 | Robert Morris | Atlantic Hockey | 19–17–5 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | 4 | Denver | NCHC | 20–15–6 | Tournament champion | 24th | 2013 |
| Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | East Regional – Bridgeport | East Regional – Bridgeport | East Regional – Bridgeport | East Regional – Bridgeport | East Regional – Bridgeport | East Regional – Bridgeport | East Regional – Bridgeport |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Wisconsin (4) | Big Ten | 24–10–2 | Tournament champion | 26th | 2013 | 1 | Union (3) | ECAC Hockey | 28–6–4 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2013 |
| 2 | Ferris State | WCHA | 28–10–3 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2012 | 2 | Quinnipiac | ECAC Hockey | 24–9–6 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2013 |
| 3 | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | 20–13–5 | At-large bid | 5th | 2005 | 3 | Providence | Hockey East | 21–10–6 | At-large bid | 10th | 2001 |
| 4 | North Dakota | NCHC | 23–13–3 | At-large bid | 29th | 2013 | 4 | Vermont | Hockey East | 20–14–3 | At-large bid | 6th | 2010 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

## Tournament bracket

| First round March 28–29 | First round March 28–29 | First round March 28–29 | Second round March 29–30 | Second round March 29–30 | Second round March 29–30 | Semifinals April 10 | Semifinals April 10 | Semifinals April 10 | | Championship April 12 | Championship April 12 | Championship April 12 |
| 1 | Minnesota (1) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robert Morris | 3 | 1 | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun | Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun | Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun | 1 | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun | Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun | Saint Paul, Minnesota – Sat/Sun | 3 | St. Cloud State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | St. Cloud State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 4* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 4* | | | | W1 | Minnesota | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MW4 | North Dakota | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | Wisconsin (4) | 2 | | | | | | | MW4 | North Dakota | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | North Dakota | 5 | 4 | North Dakota | 2** | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati – Fri/Sat | Cincinnati – Fri/Sat | Cincinnati – Fri/Sat | 4 | North Dakota | 2** | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati – Fri/Sat | Cincinnati – Fri/Sat | Cincinnati – Fri/Sat | 2 | Ferris State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ferris State | 1 | 2 | Ferris State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Colgate | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Colgate | 0 | | | | | | | | W1 | Minnesota | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Union | 7 |
| 1 | Boston College (2) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Union | 7 |
| 4 | Denver | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Denver | 2 | 1 | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun | Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun | Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun | 1 | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun | Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun | Worcester, Massachusetts – Sat/Sun | 2 | UMass Lowell | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UMass Lowell | 2 | 2 | UMass Lowell | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 1 | | | | NE1 | Boston College | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | Union | 5 | | | | |
| 1 | Union (3) | 5 | | | | | | | E1 | Union | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Vermont | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vermont | 2 | 1 | Union | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat | Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat | Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat | 1 | Union | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat | Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat | Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fri/Sat | 3 | Providence | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 0 | 3 | Providence | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

## Results
### National Championship – Philadelphia

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MIN | Justin Kloos (16) | Condon and Cammarata | 02:37 | 1–0 MIN |
| 1st | UNI | Shayne Gostisbehere (9) | Taylor and Lichtenwald | 09:26 | 1–1 |
| 1st | MIN | Sam Warning (14) | Rau and Parenteau | 10:03 | 2–1 MIN |
| 1st | UNI | Mike Vecchione (14) | Carr and Ciampini | 15:09 | 2–2 |
| 1st | UNI | Eli Lichtenwald (9) | Gostisbehere | 16:06 | 3–2 UNI |
| 1st | UNI | Daniel Ciampini (23) | Novak and Hatch | 17:03 | 4–2 UNI |
| 2nd | MIN | Taylor Cammarata (10) | Kloos and Parenteau | 21:13 | 4–3 UNI |
| 3rd | UNI | Max Novak (15) – GW | Sullivan and Gingras | 45:31 | 5–3 UNI |
| 3rd | MIN | Hudson Fasching (14) – PP | Boyd and M. Reilly | 56:20 | 5–4 UNI |
| 3rd | UNI | Kevin Sullivan (9) | Bodie and Gostisbehere | 58:38 | 6–4 UNI |
| 3rd | UNI | Mat Bodie (8) – EN | unassisted | 59:15 | 7–4 UNI |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MIN | Brady Skjei | Roughing | 00:19 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MIN | Sam Warning | Hooking | 03:11 | 2:00 |
| 1st | UNI | Shayne Gostisbehere | Holding | 06:42 | 2:00 |
| 1st | UNI | Kevin Sullivan | Hitting after the Whistle | 18:44 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MIN | Tom Serratore | Hitting after the Whistle | 18:44 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UNI | Daniel Ciampini | Tripping | 22:25 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MIN | Brady Skjei | Roughing | 29:33 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MIN | Jake Parenteau | Slashing | 35:39 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UNI | Sam Coatta | Holding the Stick | 38:06 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Nate Condon | Tripping | 41:36 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Tom Serratore | Holding | 49:00 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Bench (Served by Justin Kloos) | Too Many Players | 51:57 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UNI | Charlie Vasaturo | Roughing | 55:25 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Union | 20 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UNI | Colin Stevens | 36 | 4 | 59:57 |
| MIN | Adam Wilcox | 41 | 6 | 58:54 |
| MIN | Michael Shibrowski | 1 | 0 | 00:45 |

## Record by conference

| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
| Hockey East | 5 | 4–5 | .444 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 4–2 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NCHC | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Big Ten | 2 | 3–2 | .600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| WCHA | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |

## Media
### Television

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the tenth 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
* East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose & Quint Kessenich – Bridgeport, Connecticut
* Midwest Regional: Joe Beninati & Darren Eliot – Cincinnati, Ohio
* Northeast Regional: Joe Davis & Billy Jaffe – Worcester, Massachusetts
* West Regional: Clay Matvick & Sean Ritchlin – St. Paul, Minnesota
Frozen Four & Championship
* John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Quint Kessenich – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

### Radio

Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both of the semifinal games and the national championship game, all together referred to as the "Frozen Four."
* Sean Grande, Cap Raeder, & Adam Wodon

## All-Tournament team
### Frozen Four

* G: Colin Stevens (Union)
* D: Mat Bodie (Union)
* D: Shayne Gostisbehere* (Union)
* F: Daniel Ciampini (Union)
* F: Kyle Rau (Minnesota)
* F: Sam Warning (Minnesota)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)