2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The tournament began on March 25, 2011, and ended with the championship game on April 9, when the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3–2.
==Tournament procedure==
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2011 regionals:
;March 25 and 26
:East Regional, Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut (Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University)
:West Regional, Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Central Collegiate Hockey Association)
;March 26 and 27
:Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
:Midwest Regional, Resch Center – Green Bay, Wisconsin (Host: Michigan Technological University)
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:
;April 7 and 9
:Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
==Qualification==
The winners of the five conference tournaments will receive automatic bids to the tournament, while the remaining eleven spots will be given to at-large teams. The conference tournaments for the 2010–11 season are:
*2011 Atlantic Hockey Tournament
*2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
*2011 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
*2011 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
*2011 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 20. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Hockey East, ECAC Hockey and Atlantic Hockey conference tournament winners all secure a spot in the tournament while other at large teams are chosen by the NCAA selection committee.
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Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type
1 	North Dakota (2) 	WCHA 	30–8–3 	Tournament champion 	1 	Yale (1) 	ECAC Hockey 	27–6–1 	Tournament champion
2 	Denver 	WCHA 	24–11–5 	At-large bid 	2 	Union 	ECAC Hockey 	26–9–4 	At-large bid
3 	Western Michigan 	CCHA 	19–12–10 	At-large bid 	3 	Minnesota–Duluth 	WCHA 	22–10–6 	At-large bid
4 	RPI 	ECAC Hockey 	20–12–5 	At-large bid 	4 	Air Force 	Atlantic Hockey 	20–11–6 	Tournament champion
Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	West Regional – St. Louis 	West Regional – St. Louis 	West Regional – St. Louis 	West Regional – St. Louis 	West Regional – St. Louis
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type
1 	Miami (4) 	CCHA 	23–9–6 	Tournament champion 	1 	Boston College (3) 	Hockey East 	30–7–1 	Tournament champion
2 	Merrimack 	Hockey East 	25–9–4 	At-large bid 	2 	Michigan 	CCHA 	26–10–4 	At-large bid
3 	Notre Dame 	CCHA 	23–13–5 	At-large bid 	3 	Nebraska–Omaha 	WCHA 	21–15–2 	At-large bid
4 	New Hampshire 	Hockey East 	21–10–6 	At-large bid 	4 	Colorado College 	WCHA 	22–18–3 	At-large bid
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
==Regionals==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EDT/CDT).
===Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin===
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
===East Regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut===
* Denotes overtime periods
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
===Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire===
* Denotes overtime periods
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
===West Regional – St. Louis, Missouri===
* Denotes overtime periods
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
==Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota==
===National Semifinals===
===National Championship===
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of bids	Record	Regional finals	Frozen Four	Championship game	Champions
WCHA 	5 	7–4 	4 	2 	1 	1
CCHA 	4 	5–4 	2 	2 	1 	0
Hockey East 	3 	1–3 	1 	0 	0 	0
ECAC Hockey 	3 	1–3 	1 	0 	0 	0
Atlantic Hockey	1 	0–1 	0 	0 	0 	0
==Media==
===Television===
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the seventh consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU, and ESPN3.
====Broadcast Assignments====
Regionals
*East Regional: Clay Matvick & Barry Melrose – Bridgeport, Connecticut
*West Regional: Ben Holden & Sean Ritchlin – St Louis, Missouri
*Northeast Regional: Justin Kutcher & Damian DiGiulian – Manchester, New Hampshire
*Midwest Regional: Dan Parkhurst & Jim Paradise – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Frozen Four & Championship
*Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – St. Paul, Minnesota
===Radio===
Westwood One used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four."
*Sean Grande & Cap Raeder
==All-Tournament Team==
===Frozen Four===
*G: Shawn Hunwick (Michigan)
*D: Justin Faulk (Minnesota-Duluth)
*D: Jon Merrill (Michigan)
*F: Kyle Schmidt (Minnesota-Duluth)
*F: J. T. Brown* (Minnesota-Duluth)
*F: Ben Winnett (Michigan)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==See also==
*2011 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:2011 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments