2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
The University of Denver, coached by George Gwozdecky, won their seventh national title with a 4-1 victory in the final game over the University of North Dakota, coached by Dave Hakstol.
Peter Mannino, goalie for Denver, was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.
Of historical note, 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 are all members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association [WCHA].
==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.
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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==
===East Regional===
===West Regional===
===Midwest Regional===
===Northeast Regional===
===Frozen Four===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==East Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Boston College vs. (4) Mercyhurst====
====(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Boston University====
===Regional Finals===
====(1) Boston College vs. (2) North Dakota====
==Midwest Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Colgate====
====(2) Michigan vs. (3) Wisconsin====
===Regional Final===
====(1) Colorado College vs. (2) Michigan====
==Northeast Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Denver vs. (4) Bemidji State====
====(2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Harvard====
===Regional Finals===
====(1) Denver vs. (2) New Hampshire====
==West Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Maine====
====(2) Cornell vs. (3) Ohio State====
===Regional Final===
====(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Cornell====
==Frozen Four==
===National Semifinal===
====(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) North Dakota====
====(NE1) Denver vs. (MW1) Colorado College====
===National Championship===
====(NE1) Denver vs. (E2) North Dakota====
==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 	- 	- 	- 	-
==See also==
*2005 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:2005 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments