# 2017 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2017 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 24 - April 8, 2017. 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 the University of Notre Dame and the Chicago Sports Commission at the United Center in Chicago.
Denver defeated Minnesota-Duluth 3–2 to win the program's 8th NCAA title.

## Tournament procedure

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 were the sites for the 2017 regionals:

### March 24–25

    East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
    West Regional, Scheels Arena – Fargo, North Dakota (Host: University of North Dakota)

### March 25–26

    Northeast Regional, SNHU Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
    Midwest Regional, US Bank Arena – Cincinnati, Ohio (Host: Miami University)
The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

### April 6–8

    United Center – Chicago, Illinois (Host: University of Notre Dame)

## Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 19. Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, NCHC had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had three teams receive a berth, Big Ten Conference had three teams receive a berth, and one team from the Atlantic Hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) received a berth.
| East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | East Regional – Providence | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo | West Regional – Fargo |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Harvard (3) | ECAC | 26–5–2 | Tournament champion | 24th | 2016 | 1 | Minnesota-Duluth (2) | NCHC | 25–6–7 | Tournament champion | 11th | 2016 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | NCHC | 22–12–5 | At-large bid | 6th | 2012 | 2 | Boston University | Hockey East | 23–11–3 | At-large bid | 35th | 2016 |
| 3 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 26–9–5 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2012 | 3 | North Dakota | NCHC | 21–15–3 | At-large bid | 32nd | 2016 |
| 4 | Providence | Hockey East | 22–11–5 | At-large bid | 13th | 2016 | 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 21–11–6 | At-large bid | 7th | 2009 |
| Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati | Midwest Regional – Cincinnati |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Minnesota (4) | Big Ten | 23–11–3 | At-large bid | 37th | 2015 | 1 | Denver (1) | NCHC | 29–7–4 | At-large bid | 27th | 2016 |
| 2 | UMass Lowell | Hockey East | 26–10–3 | Tournament champion | 8th | 2016 | 2 | Union | ECAC | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 5th | 2014 |
| 3 | Cornell | ECAC | 19–8–4 | At-large bid | 20th | 2012 | 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 24–11–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
| 4 | Notre Dame | Hockey East | 21–11–5 | At-large bid | 9th | 2016 | 4 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 23–14–7 | Tournament champion | 12th | 2015 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

## Tournament bracket

| Regional semifinals March 24–25 | Regional semifinals March 24–25 | Regional semifinals March 24–25 | Regional Finals March 25–26 | Regional Finals March 25–26 | Regional Finals March 25–26 | Semifinals April 6 | Semifinals April 6 | Semifinals April 6 | | Championship April 8 | Championship April 8 | Championship April 8 |
| 1 | Denver (1) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan Tech | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan Tech | 2 | 1 | Denver | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati – Sat/Sun | Cincinnati – Sat/Sun | Cincinnati – Sat/Sun | 1 | Denver | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati – Sat/Sun | Cincinnati – Sat/Sun | Cincinnati – Sat/Sun | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Union | 3 | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Penn State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Penn State | 10 | | | | MW1 | Denver | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | NE4 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | Minnesota (4) | 2 | | | | | | | NE4 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | Notre Dame | 3* | | | | | | | |
| Manchester – Sat/Sun | Manchester – Sat/Sun | Manchester – Sat/Sun | 4 | Notre Dame | 3* | | | | | | | |
| Manchester – Sat/Sun | Manchester – Sat/Sun | Manchester – Sat/Sun | 2 | UMass-Lowell | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UMass Lowell | 5 | 2 | UMass-Lowell | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | | MW1 | Denver | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 |
| 1 | Harvard (3) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 |
| 4 | Providence | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Providence | 0 | 1 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Providence – Fri/Sat | Providence – Fri/Sat | Providence – Fri/Sat | 1 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Providence – Fri/Sat | Providence – Fri/Sat | Providence – Fri/Sat | 3 | Air Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | Air Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Air Force | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Air Force | 5 | | | | E1 | Harvard | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | | | | |
| 1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 3* | | | | | | | W1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3* | | | | | | | |
| Fargo – Fri/Sat | Fargo – Fri/Sat | Fargo – Fri/Sat | 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3* | | | | | | | |
| Fargo – Fri/Sat | Fargo – Fri/Sat | Fargo – Fri/Sat | 2 | Boston University | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Boston University | 4** | 2 | Boston University | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Dakota | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period

## Results
### National Championship
#### (MW1) Denver vs. (W1) Minnesota–Duluth

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | None | None | None | None |
| 2nd | DEN | Jarid Lukosevicius (14) | Davies and Hillman | 24:44 | 1–0 DU |
| 2nd | DEN | Jarid Lukosevicius (15) | Terry and Davies | 5:00 | 2–0 DU |
| 2nd | UMD | Alex Iafallo (21) – PP | Anderson and Pionk | 27:16 | 2–1 DU |
| 2nd | DEN | Jarid Lukosevicius (16) – GW | Gambrell and Terry | 32:23 | 3–1 DU |
| 3rd | UMD | Riley Tufte (9) | Peterson and Kotyk | 54:39 | 3–2 DU |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | UMD | Dan Molenaar | Elbowing | 17:32 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DEN | Matt Marcinew | Hooking | 6:44 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UMD | Willie Rascob | Indirect contact to the head; Elbowing | 7:34 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 10 | 13 | 17 | 40 |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UMD | Hunter Miska | 25 | 3 | 58:16 |
| DEN | Tanner Jaillet | 38 | 2 | 59:56 |

## All-Tournament team
### Frozen Four

* G: Tanner Jaillet (Denver)
* D: Will Butcher (Denver)
* D: Neal Pionk (Minnesota-Duluth)
* F: Alex Iafallo (Minnesota-Duluth)
* F: Jarid Lukosevicius* (Denver)
* F: Troy Terry (Denver)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)

## Record by conference

| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
| NCHC | 4 | 7–3 | .700 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hockey East | 4 | 4–4 | .500 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| ECAC Hockey | 3 | 2–3 | .400 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Big Ten | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | - | - | - |
| WCHA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |

## Media
### Television

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament for the thirteenth consecutive year. ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and streamed them online via WatchESPN.
In Canada, the tournament was broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.

#### Broadcast assignments

Regionals
* East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich – Providence, Rhode Island
* West Regional: Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin – Fargo, North Dakota
* Northeast Regional: Allen Bestwick and Billy Jaffe – Manchester, New Hampshire
* Midwest Regional: Kevin Brown and Colby Cohen – Cincinnati, Ohio
Frozen Four
* John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich – Chicago, Illinois

### Radio

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.
* Alex Faust, Colby Cohen, & Shireen Saski