2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2013. 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 Robert Morris University at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Robert Morris' bid to host was co-sponsored by VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Yale defeated Quinnipiac 4–0 in the championship game 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 2013 regionals:http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/100511aaa.html
;March 29 and 30
:Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
:West Regional, Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: University of Michigan)
;March 30 and 31
:East Regional, Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Brown University)
:Midwest Regional, Huntington Center – Toledo, Ohio (Host: Bowling Green State University)
The winner of each regional will advance to the Frozen Four:
;April 11 and 13
:Consol Energy Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Robert Morris University)
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 24. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had six teams receive a berth in the tournament, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth, and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Atlantic Hockey each had two teams receive a berth.
East Regional – Providence 	East Regional – Providence 	East Regional – Providence 	East Regional – Providence 	East Regional – Providence 	Midwest Regional – Toledo 	Midwest Regional – Toledo 	Midwest Regional – Toledo 	Midwest Regional – Toledo 	Midwest Regional – Toledo
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type
1 	Quinnipiac (1) 	ECAC Hockey 	27–7–5 	At-large bid 	1 	Notre Dame (4) 	CCHA 	25–12–3 	Tournament champion
2 	Boston College 	Hockey East 	22–11–4 	At-large bid 	2 	Miami (OH) 	CCHA 	24–11–5 	At-large bid
3 	Union 	ECAC Hockey 	21–12–5 	Tournament champion 	3 	Minnesota State 	WCHA 	24–13–3 	At-large bid
4 	Canisius 	Atlantic Hockey 	19–18–5 	Tournament champion 	4 	St. Cloud State 	WCHA 	23–15–1 	At-large bid
West Regional – Grand Rapids	West Regional – Grand Rapids	West Regional – Grand Rapids	West Regional – Grand Rapids	West Regional – Grand Rapids	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester	Northeast Regional – Manchester
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type
1 	Minnesota (2) 	WCHA 	26–8–5 	At-large bid 	1 	UMass Lowell (3) 	Hockey East 	26–10–2 	Tournament champion
2 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	21–12–7 	At-large bid 	2 	New Hampshire 	Hockey East 	19–11–7 	At-large bid
3 	Niagara 	Atlantic Hockey 	23–9–5 	At-large bid 	3 	Denver 	WCHA 	20–13–5 	At-large bid
4 	Yale 	ECAC Hockey 	21–10–7 	At-large bid 	4 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	22–12–7 	Tournament champion
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
==Regionals==
===East Regional – Providence, Rhode Island===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
===Midwest Regional – Toledo, Ohio===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
===West Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
===Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
====Regional semifinals====
====Regional final====
==Frozen Four – Pittsburgh==
The Frozen Four featured four teams that were seeking their first championship. This was only the second time this had happened since the first NCAA championship tournament in 1948, the other time being in 1958. Additionally, of the four Frozen Four participants in 2013, only Yale had previously reached the tournament semifinals when they finished third in the 1952 tournament.http://www.uscho.com/frozen-four/2013/03/31/its-a-new-look-frozen-four-field-with-yale-massachuetts-lowell-st-cloud-state-quinnipiac-set-for-pittsburgh/ Yale's championship was the first for a team from ECAC Hockey since 1989. The championship game between Yale and Quinnipiac was the first time the championship game was contested between two ECAC Hockey teams since 1978.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (UTC−4).
===National semifinals===
===National championship===
==Media==
===Television===
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the ninth 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
*Northeast Regional: Clay Matvick & Jim Paradise – Manchester, New Hampshire
*West Regional: Joe Davis & Sean Ritchlin – Grand Rapids, Michigan
*East Regional: John Buccigross & Barry Melrose – Providence, Rhode Island
*Midwest Regional: Ben Holden & Darren Eliot – Toledo, Ohio
Frozen Four & Championship
*John Buccigross, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
===Radio===
Dial Global Sports 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: Jeff Malcolm (Yale)
*D: Zach Davies (Quinnipiac)
*D: Gus Young (Yale)
*F: Clinton Bourbonais (Yale)
*F: Andrew Miller* (Yale)
*F: Jordan Samuels-Thomas (Quinnipiac)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==See also==
*2013 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:NCAA Tournaments
Category:2013 in hockey