2018 Frozen Four

The 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States. 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 final – were hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota from April 5–7, 2018.
Minnesota-Duluth defeated Notre Dame 2–1 to win the program's 2nd 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 are the sites for the 2018 regionals:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2017-04-18/2019-2022-future-di-ncaa-championship-sites
;March 23–24 
:East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield and Yale)
:West Regional, Premier Center – Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Host: North Dakota)
;March 24–25
:Northeast Regional, DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Holy Cross)
:Midwest Regional, PPL Center – Allentown, Pennsylvania (Host: Penn State)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
;April 5–7
:Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18. The Big Ten had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the NCHC, Hockey East, and ECAC Hockey each had three teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two teams receive a berth, and one team from Atlantic Hockey received a berth.
East Regional – Bridgeport 	East Regional – Bridgeport 	East Regional – Bridgeport 	East Regional – Bridgeport 	East Regional – Bridgeport 	East Regional – Bridgeport 	East Regional – Bridgeport 	West Regional – Sioux Falls 	West Regional – Sioux Falls 	West Regional – Sioux Falls 	West Regional – Sioux Falls 	West Regional – Sioux Falls 	West Regional – Sioux Falls 	West Regional – Sioux Falls
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Notre Dame (2) 	Big Ten 	25–9–2 	Tournament Champion 	10th 	2017 	1 	St. Cloud State (1) 	NCHC 	25–8–6 	At-large bid 	13th 	2016
2 	Providence 	Hockey East 	23–11–4 	At-large bid 	14th 	2017 	2 	Minnesota State 	WCHA 	29–9–1 	At-large bid 	5th 	2015
3 	Clarkson 	ECAC 	23–10–6 	At-large bid 	21st 	2008 	3 	Minnesota–Duluth 	NCHC 	21–16–3 	At-large bid 	12th 	2017
4 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 	22–16–5 	Tournament Champion 	13th 	2017 	4 	Air Force 	Atlantic Hockey 	22–14–5 	Tournament champion 	7th 	2017
Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Midwest Regional – Allentown	Midwest Regional – Allentown	Midwest Regional – Allentown	Midwest Regional – Allentown	Midwest Regional – Allentown	Midwest Regional – Allentown	Midwest Regional – Allentown
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Cornell (3) 	ECAC 	25–5–2 	At-large bid 	21st 	2017 	1 	Ohio State (4) 	Big Ten 	24–9–5 	At-large bid 	8th 	2017
2 	Michigan 	Big Ten 	20–14–3 	At-large bid 	37th 	2016 	2 	Denver 	NCHC 	20–9–8 	Tournament Champion 	28th 	2017
3 	Northeastern 	Hockey East 	23–9–5 	At-large bid 	6th 	2016 	3 	Penn State 	Big Ten 	18–14–5 	At-large bid 	2nd 	2017
4 	Boston University 	Hockey East 	21–13–4 	Tournament champion 	36th 	2017 	4 	Princeton 	ECAC 	19–12–4 	Tournament Champion 	4th 	2009
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
== Tournament bracket ==
Note: * denotes overtime period
==Results==
===West Region – Sioux Falls, South Dakota===
====Regional Semifinal====
====Regional Final====
===East Region – Bridgeport, Connecticut===
====Regional Semifinal====
====Regional Final====
===Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts===
====Regional Semifinal====
====Regional Final====
===Midwest Region – Allentown, Pennsylvania===
====Regional Semifinal====
====Regional Final====
===Frozen Four – Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota===
====National Semifinal====
===2018 National Championship===
====(E1) Notre Dame vs. (W3) Minnesota–Duluth====
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	UMD 	Karson Kuhlman (13) 	Miller 	9:06 	1–0 UMD
1st 	UMD 	Jared Thomas (11) – GW 	Kuhlman 	18:39 	2–0 UMD
2nd 	ND 	Andrew Oglevie (15) – PP	Morrison and Evans	27:40 	2–1 UMD
3rd 	None 	None 	None 	None 	None
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	ND 	Mike O'Leary 	Hooking 	19:42 	2:00
2nd 	ND 	Jordan Gross 	Tripping 	22:19 	2:00
2nd 	UMD 	Louie Roehl 	Interference 	24:35 	2:00
2nd 	UMD 	Scott Perunovich 	Interference 	27:08 	2:00
2nd 	ND 	Colin Theisen 	Kneeing 	30:02 	2:00
Shots by period 	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	T
Minnesota–Duluth	10 	18 	7 	35
Notre Dame 	7 	8 	5 	20
Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Team 	Name 	Saves 	Goals against	Time on ice
UMD 	Hunter Shepard	19 	1 	59:26
ND 	Cale Morris 	33 	2 	58:32
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Hunter Shepard (Minnesota–Duluth)
*D: Scott Perunovich (Minnesota–Duluth)
*D: Jordan Gross (Notre Dame)
*F: Karson Kuhlman* (Minnesota–Duluth)
*F: Jared Thomas (Minnesota–Duluth)
*F: Andrew Oglevie (Notre Dame)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
Big Ten 	4 	7-4 	.636 	3 	3 	1 	-
NCHC 	3 	5-2 	.714 	2 	1 	1 	1
Hockey East 	3 	2-3 	.400 	2 	- 	- 	-
ECAC Hockey 	3 	0-3 	.000 	- 	- 	- 	-
WCHA 	2 	0-2 	.000 	- 	- 	- 	-
Atlantic Hockey	1 	1-1 	.500 	1 	- 	- 	-
==Media==
===Television===
ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament for the fourteenth consecutive year. ESPN will air every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, or ESPN3 and streamed them online via WatchESPN.
In Canada, the tournament will be broadcast by TSN and streamed on TSN Go.
In the UK, the tournament will be broadcast by BT Sport ESPN.
====Broadcast assignments====
Regionals
*East Regional: John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich – Bridgeport, Connecticut
*West Regional: Clay Matvick and Sean Ritchlin – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
*Northeast Regional: Joe Beninati and Billy Jaffe – Worcester, Massachusetts
*Midwest Regional: Kevin Brown and Colby Cohen – Allentown, Pennsylvania
Frozen Four
*John Buccigross, Barry Melrose and Quint Kessenich – St. Paul, Minnesota
===Radio===
Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the Frozen Four and will air both the semifinals and the championship.
*Brian Tripp, Pat Micheletti, & Shireen Saski
==References==
Category:2018 in hockey
Category:Frozen Fours
Category:NCAA Tournaments