# 2005 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2005 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 25, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 9. A total of 15 games were played.
This tournament marked the first time in NCAA history, in any Division, in any sport, male or female, that the 4 semi-finalists all hailed from the same conference. The University of Denver, Colorado College, University of Minnesota, and University of North Dakota were all members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

## Game locations

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.

### Regional Sites

* East — DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
* Midwest — Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
* Northeast — Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts
* West — Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

### Frozen Four

* Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University)

## Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 20, 2005. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECACHL had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had two teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) both received a single bid for their tournament champions.
| East Regional – Worcester | East Regional – Worcester | East Regional – Worcester | East Regional – Worcester | East Regional – Worcester | East Regional – Worcester | East Regional – Worcester | Northeast Regional – Amherst | Northeast Regional – Amherst | Northeast Regional – Amherst | Northeast Regional – Amherst | Northeast Regional – Amherst | Northeast Regional – Amherst | Northeast Regional – Amherst |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston College (1) | Hockey East | 25–6–7 | Tournament champion | 25th | 2004 | 1 | Denver (2) | WCHA | 28–9–2 | Tournament champion | 18th | 2004 |
| 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 23–12–5 | At-large bid | 20th | 2004 | 2 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 25–10–5 | At-large bid | 15th | 2004 |
| 3 | Boston University | Hockey East | 22–14–5 | At-large bid | 28th | 2003 | 3 | Harvard | ECACHL | 21–9–3 | At-large bid | 20th | 2004 |
| 4 | Mercyhurst | Atlantic Hockey | 18–15–4 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2003 | 4 | Bemidji State | CHA | 23–12–1 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
| Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | West Regional – Minneapolis | West Regional – Minneapolis | West Regional – Minneapolis | West Regional – Minneapolis | West Regional – Minneapolis | West Regional – Minneapolis | West Regional – Minneapolis |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Colorado College (3) | WCHA | 29–8–3 | At-large bid | 17th | 2003 | 1 | Minnesota (4) | WCHA | 26–14–1 | At-large bid | 29th | 2004 |
| 2 | Michigan | CCHA | 30–7–3 | Tournament champion | 28th | 2004 | 2 | Cornell | ECACHL | 26–4–3 | Tournament champion | 15th | 2003 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 23–13–4 | At-large bid | 21st | 2004 | 3 | Ohio State | CCHA | 27–10–4 | At-large bid | 5th | 2004 |
| 4 | Colgate | ECACHL | 25–10–3 | At-large bid | 4th | 2000 | 4 | Maine | Hockey East | 20–12–7 | At-large bid | 15th | 2004 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

## Game locations
### First round and regional finals

* East – DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
* Midwest – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
* Northeast – William D. Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts
* West – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota

### Frozen Four

* Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (host: Ohio State University)

## Brackets
### Frozen Four

| National semifinals April 7 | National semifinals April 7 | National semifinals April 7 | National championship April 9 | National championship April 9 | National championship April 9 |
| E2 | North Dakota | 4 | | | |
| W1 | Minnesota | 2 | | | |
| W1 | Minnesota | 2 | E2 | North Dakota | 1 |
| | | | NE1 | Denver | 4 |
| MW1 | Colorado College | 2 | NE1 | Denver | 4 |
| NE1 | Denver | 6 | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Frozen Four
### National semifinal
#### (NE1) Denver vs. (MW1) Colorado College
### National Championship
#### (NE1) Denver vs. (E2) North Dakota

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | DEN | Jeff Drummond (16) | Ulanski and Gauthier | 6:15 | 1–0 DEN |
| 1st | UND | Travis Zajac (20) – PP | Fuher and Stafford | 9:52 | 1–1 |
| 2nd | DEN | Paul Stastny (16) – GW PP | Ulanski and Laatsch | 30:08 | 2–1 DEN |
| 3rd | DEN | Paul Stastny (17) – PP | Carle and Skinner | 48:19 | 3–1 DEN |
| 3rd | DEN | Gabe Gauthier (26) – EN | Stastny | 59:23 | 4–1 DEN |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | UND | Matt Greene | Roughing | 2:31 | 2:00 |
| 1st | DEN | Adrian Veideman | Roughing | 2:31 | 2:00 |
| 1st | UND | Matt Greene | High-Sticking | 6:31 | 2:00 |
| 1st | DEN | Andrew Thomas | High-Sticking | 8:55 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DEN | Jussi Halme | Tripping | 21:28 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DEN | Jussi Halme | Hooking | 25:55 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UND | Brian Canady | Contact to the Head-Elbowing | 28:26 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DEN | Paul Stastny | Holding | 31:37 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UND | Rory McMahon | Interference | 33:34 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UND | Andy Schneider | Hooking | 37:09 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DEN | Paul Stastny | Obstruction Hooking | 38:06 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UND | Mike Prpich | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 42:57 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | DEN | Andrew Thomas | Holding | 42:57 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | DEN | Michael Handza | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 42:57 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UND | Matt Greene | Cross-Checking | 47:01 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UND | Nick Fuher | Slashing | 48:53 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | DEN | Geoff Paukovich | Interference | 49:46 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| North Dakota | 10 | 12 | 23 | 45 |
| Denver | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UND | Jordan Parise | 20 | 3 | 58:10 |
| DEN | Peter Mannino | 44 | 1 | 60:00 |

## All-Tournament team

* G: Peter Mannino* (Denver)
* D: Brett Skinner (Denver)
* D: Matt Carle (Denver)
* F: Paul Stastny (Denver)
* F: Travis Zajac (North Dakota)
* F: Gabe Gauthier (Denver)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)

## Record by conference

| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
| WCHA | 5 | 11-4 | .733 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Hockey East | 4 | 2-4 | .333 | 2 | - | - | - |
| ECACHL | 3 | 1-3 | .250 | 1 | - | - | - |
| CCHA | 2 | 1-2 | .333 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| CHA | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |