2008 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

2008 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
	2008 Frozen Four logo
Teams	16
Finals site	Pepsi Center; Denver, Colorado;
Champions	Boston College Eagles (3rd title)
Runner-up	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Michigan Wolverines (23rd Frozen Four); North Dakota Fighting Sioux (18th Frozen Four);
Winning coach	Jerry York (3rd title)
MOP	Nathan Gerbe (Boston College)
Attendance	89,204
	← 2007 ; NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments; 2009 →;

The 2008 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. The tournament began on March 28, 2008, and ended with the championship game on April 12.^[1]

Boston College, coached by Jerry York, won its third national title with a 4–1 victory in the championship game over Notre Dame, coached by Jeff Jackson.^[2]

Nathan Gerbe, junior forward for Boston College, scored five goals in the final two games and was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.^[3]

This was the first tournament in 47 years to have two teams from the same conference play in the opening round. This occurred due to the glut of WCHA teams that received 2nd- and 3rd-seeds in the regional divisions.

Tournament procedure

Albany

Madison

Colorado Springs

Worcester

Denver

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2008 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

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.

In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.^[4]

The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2008 regionals:^[1]

March 28 and 29: East Regional, Times Union Center - Albany, New York (Hosts: ECAC Hockey and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute); West Regional, Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Hosts: Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Sports Commission)

March 29 and 30: Midwest Regional, Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Madison); Northeast Regional, DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: College of the Holy Cross)

Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four:^[1]

April 10 and 12: Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado (Hosts: University of Denver and the Metro Denver Sports Commission)

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 23.^[5] Six teams from the WCHA qualified for the tournament, a record for the number of teams from one conference.^[6]

East Regional – Albany					Northeast Regional – Worcester
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
1	Michigan (1)	CCHA	31–5–4	Tournament champion	1	Miami (2)	CCHA	32–7–1	At-Large Bid
2	St. Cloud State	WCHA	19–15–5	At-Large Bid	2	Boston College	Hockey East	21–11–8	Tournament Champion
3	Clarkson	ECAC	21–12–4	At-Large Bid	3	Minnesota	WCHA	19–16–9	At-Large Bid
4	Niagara	CHA	22–10–4	Tournament champion	4	Air Force	Atlantic Hockey	21–11–6	Tournament Champion
West Regional – Colorado Springs					Midwest Regional – Madison
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
1	New Hampshire (4)	Hockey East	25–9–3	At-Large Bid	1	North Dakota (3)	WCHA	26–10–4	At-Large Bid
2	Colorado College	WCHA	28–11–1	At-Large Bid	2	Denver	WCHA	26–13–1	Tournament champion
3	Michigan State	CCHA	24–11–5	At-Large Bid	3	Wisconsin	WCHA	15–16–7	At-Large Bid
4	Notre Dame	CCHA	24–15–4	At-Large Bid	4	Princeton	ECAC	21–13–0	Tournament champion

Brackets

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

East Regional – Albany, New York

First round^[7]^[8] March 28			Regional Finals^[9] March 29

1	Michigan (1)	5

4	Niagara	1
			1	Michigan (1)	2

			3	Clarkson	0
3	Clarkson	2

2	St. Cloud State	1

West Regional – Colorado Springs, Colorado

First round^[10]^[11] March 28			Regional Finals^[12] March 29

1	New Hampshire (4)	3

4	Notre Dame	7
			4	Notre Dame	3

			3	Michigan State	1
3	Michigan State	3

2	Colorado College	1

Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

First round^[13]^[14] March 29			Regional Finals^[15] March 30

1	Miami (2)	3*

4	Air Force	2
			1	Miami (2)	3

			2	Boston College	4*
3	Minnesota	2

2	Boston College	5

Midwest Regional – Madison, Wisconsin

First round^[16]^[17] March 29			Regional Finals^[18] March 30

1	North Dakota (3)	5

4	Princeton	1
			1	North Dakota (3)	3*

			3	Wisconsin	2
3	Wisconsin	6

2	Denver	2

Frozen Four – Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

National semifinals^[19]^[20] April 10			National Championship^[21] April 12

E1	Michigan (1)	4

W4	Notre Dame	5*
			W4	Notre Dame	1

			NE2	Boston College	4
NE2	Boston College	6

MW1	North Dakota (3)	1

(*) denotes overtime period(s).

Results

East Region – Albany, New York

Regional semifinal

March 28, 2008
7:30 pm

(1) Michigan

5 – 1
(0–0, 2–0, 3–1)

(4) Niagara

Times Union Center – Albany, New York
Attendance: 4,175

Game reference

Billy Sauer

Goalies

Juliano Pagliero

Referee:
Chip McDonald
Linesmen:
Rich Patry
Dave Brown

Max Pacioretty (15) (Kolarik, Palushaj) – PP – 20:55	1–0
Kevin Porter (29) (Kolarik, Pacioretty) – GW – 29:35	2–0
Kevin Porter (30) (Kolarik, Llewellyn) – 48:55	3–0
Kevin Porter (31) (Kolarik, Palushaj) – PP – 51:02	4–0
	4–1	55:50 – Matt Caruana (17) (Rocco)
Kevin Porter (32) (Pacioretty, Kolarik) – EN – 58:32	5–1

6 min

Penalties

10 min

39

Shots

17

March 28, 2008
4:00 pm

(2) St. Cloud State

1 – 2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)

(3) Clarkson

Times Union Center – Albany, New York
Attendance: 4,175

Game reference

Jase Weslosky

Goalies

David Leggio

Referee:
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Chris Frederico
Chris Aughe

Garrett Raboin (3) (Roe, Hartman) – 24:08	1–0
	1–1	34:15 – David Cayer (10) (Rufenach, Mason)
	1–2	44:58 – Shea Guthrie (9) (Clitsome)

10 min

Penalties

14 min

25

Shots

40

Regional Final

March 29, 2008
7:00 pm

(1) Michigan

2 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

(3) Clarkson

Times Union Center – Albany, New York
Attendance: 4,301

Game reference

Billy Sauer

Goalies

David Leggio

Referee:
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Chris Frederico
Chris Aughe

Aaron Palushaj (10) (Porter, Mitera) – GW PP – 14:23	1–0
Kevin Porter (33) (Kolarik, Pacioretty) – 40:26	2–0

20 min

Penalties

18 min

32

Shots

27

Northeast Region – Worcester, Massachusetts

Regional semifinal

March 29, 2008
4:00 pm

(1) Miami

3 – 2 (OT)
(1–0, 0–2, 1–0, 1–0)

(4) Air Force

DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 7,357

Game reference

Jeff Zatkoff

Goalies

Andrew Volkening

Referee:
Derek Shepherd
Linesmen:
Brad Shepherd
CJ Beaurline

Tommy Wingels (15) (Camper, Jones) – 00:19	1–0
	1–1	23:21 – Derrick Burnett (7) (Hajner, Fairchild)
	1–2	28:34 – Josh Print (1) (Page, Kozlak)
Carter Camper (15) (Martinez, Cannone) – 53:44	2–2
Justin Mercier (25) (unassisted) – 75:21	3–2

2 min

Penalties

10 min

33

Shots

25

March 29, 2008
7:51 pm

(2) Boston College

5 – 2
(1–0, 1–1, 3–1)

(3) Minnesota

DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 7,357

Game reference

John Muse

Goalies

Alex Kangas

Referee:
Brian Aaron
Linesmen:
Paul Tunison
Brent Gawlik

Ben Smith (22) (Gerbe, Ferriero) – 06:33	1–0
	1–1	23:01 – Mike Howe (7) (Fischer, Peltier)
Benn Ferriero (17) (Whitney, Filangieri) – 27:58	2–1
Pat Gannon (6) (Greene, Price) – GW – 44:25	3–1
Joe Whitney (9) (Ferriero) – 48:46	4–1
	4–2	56:33 – PP EA – Ben Gordon (7) (Wheeler, Howe)
Nathan Gerbe (29) (Gibbons) – EN – 59:43	5–2

12 min

Penalties

12 min

32

Shots

33

Regional Final

March 30, 2008
4:30 pm

(1) Miami

3 – 4 (OT)
(1–0, 1–3, 1–0, 0–1)

(2) Boston College

DCU Center – Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 5,911

Game reference

Jeff Zatkoff

Goalies

John Muse

Referee:
Derek Shepherd
Linesmen:
Brad Shepherd
CJ Beaurline

Jarod Palmer (10) (Martinez, Roeder) – 01:30	1–0
Nino Musitelli (9) (Kaufman) – 28:32	2–0
	2–1	36:48 – Nick Petrecki (15) (Gannon, Price)
	2–2	37:02 – Nathan Gerbe (12) (Gibbons)
	2–3	38:46 – Ben Smith (23) (Bertram)
Ryan Jones (31) (Camper) – 49:02	3–3
	3–4	72:12 – GW – Joe Whitney (10) (Bertram, Gannon)

10 min

Penalties

12 min

37

Shots

42

Midwest Region – Madison, Wisconsin

Regional semifinal

March 29, 2008
2:00 pm

(1) North Dakota

5 – 1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

(4) Princeton

Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 9,968

Game reference

Jean-Philippe Lamoureux

Goalies

Zane Kalemba

Referee:
Jeff Bunyon
Linesmen:
Tim Low
Chris Low

Andrew Kozek (17) (Genoway, Marto) – PP – 13:39	1–0
Ryan Duncan (15) (Oshie, Watkins) – GW – 36:18	2–0
Ryan Duncan (16) (Martens, Genoway) – PP – 48:13	3–0
Ryan Duncan (17) (Oshie) – 54:48	4–0
Chay Genoway (8) (unassisted) – SH EN – 56:28	5–0
	5–1	59:27 – Cam MacIntyre (13) (Jubinville)

6 min

Penalties

10 min

18

Shots

39

March 29, 2008
5:30 pm

(2) Denver

2 – 6
(0–1, 1–1, 1–4)

(3) Wisconsin

Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 9,968

Game reference

Peter Mannino

Goalies

Shane Connelly

Referee:
Matt Shegos
Linesmen:
Tony Molina
Bruce Vida, Jr.

	0–1	08:59 – Michael Davies (12) (McBain, Geoffrion)
	0–2	28:15 – PP – Jamie McBain (4) (Engel, Turris)
Dustin Jackson (12) (Martin, Ruegsegger) – PP – 36:40	1–2
	1–3	49:19 – GW – Cody Goloubef (3) (Street)
	1–4	50:19 – John Mitchell (8) (Grotting)
Tom May (14) (Martin, Maiani) – 51:47	2–4
	2–5	54:38 – Michael Davies (13) (Drewiske)
	2–6	57:14 – EN – Davis Drewiske (5) (Davies)

16 min

Penalties

18 min

32

Shots

26

Regional Final

March 30, 2008
6:00 pm

(1) North Dakota

3 – 2 (OT)
(0–0, 0–2, 2–0, 1–0)

(3) Wisconsin

Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 9,816

Game reference

Jean-Philippe Lamoureux

Goalies

Shane Connelly

Referee:
Matt Shegos
Linesmen:
Tony Molina
Bruce Vida, Jr.

	0–1	25:38 – Jamie McBain (5) (Turris, Drewiske)
	0–2	39:21 – PP – Cody Goloubef (4) (Johnson, Klubertanz)
Rylan Kaip (8) (Frattin, Watkins) – 43:33	1–2
Ryan Duncan (18) (Oshie) – 44:20	2–2
Andrew Kozek (18) (Bina, Oshie) – GW – 61:47	3–2

10 min

Penalties

8 min

31

Shots

43

West Region – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Regional semifinal

March 28, 2008
4:30 pm

(1) New Hampshire

3 – 7
(2–2, 1–2, 0–3)

(4) Notre Dame

Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Attendance: 6,634

Game reference

Kevin Regan

Goalies

Jordan Pearce

Referee:
Todd Anderson
Linesmen:
Butch Mousseaux
Tim Swiader

Jerry Pollastrone (14) (van Riemsdyk) – 01:04	1–0
	1–1	02:23 – PP – Ian Cole (6) (Ryan, Van Guilder)
Jerry Pollastrone (15) (Flaishans, van Riemsdyk) – 05:41	2–1
	2–2	17:25 – PP – Kyle Lawson (5) (Van Guilder, Thang)
	2–3	22:39 – Christian Hanson (11) (Carlin, Sheahan)
	2–4	29:53 – Dan Kissel (9) (unassisted)
Phil DeSimone (3) (Flaishans, van Riemsdyk) – EA – 33:09	3–4
	3–5	40:23 – Ryan Thang (17) (Van Guilder)
	3–6	56:54 – EN – Kevin Deeth (17) (Thang)
	3–7	57:54 – EN – Christian Hanson (12) (Regan, Blatchford)

27 min

Penalties

10 min

35

Shots

34

March 28, 2008
8:00 pm

(2) Colorado College

1 – 3
(0–0, 0–3, 1–0)

(3) Michigan State

Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Attendance: 6,287

Game reference

Richard Bachman

Goalies

Jeff Lerg

Referee:
John Gravallese
Linesmen:
Kevin Shea
Jack Millea

	0–1	29:27 – PP – Tim Kennedy (20) (Petry, Abdelkader)
	0–2	38:03 – GW PP – Jeff Dunne (ice hockey)Jeff Dunne (3) (B. Lerg, Crowder)
	0–3	39:53 – Chris Mueller (13) (Kennedy, Abdelkader)
Derek Patrosso (5) (Vlassopoulos) – 52:07	1–3

16 min

Penalties

14 min

42

Shots

23

Regional Final

March 29, 2008
8:00 pm

(3) Michigan State

1 – 3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)

(4) Notre Dame

Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Attendance: 5,836

Game reference

Jeff Lerg

Goalies

Jordan Pearce

Referee:
Peter Feola
Linesmen:
Bill Bredin
Scott Whittemore

	0–1	22:43 – Christian Hanson (13) (Regan)
Justin Abdelkader (20) (Kennedy, Crowder) – 29:05	1–1
	1–2	54:06 – GW – Mark Van Guilder (12) (Ryan)
	1–3	55:20 – Teddy Ruth (2) (White, Hanson)

10 min

Penalties

8 min

21

Shots

26

Frozen Four – Denver, Colorado

Semifinal

April 10, 2008
7:30 pm

(E1) Michigan

4 – 5 (OT)
(0–3, 2–0, 2–1, 0–1)

(W4) Notre Dame

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 18,544

Game reference

Billy Sauer (out 20:00)
Bryan Hogan (in 20:00)

Goalies

Jordan Pearce

Referee:
Todd Anderson
Linesmen:
Butch Mousseaux
Tim Swiader

	0–1	05:00 – Calle Ridderwall (4) (White)
	0–2	05:42 – Mark Van Guilder (24) (Thang, Sheahan)
	0–3	19:25 – SH – Ryan Thang (18) (unassisted)
Chad Kolarik (29) (Porter, Hogan) – 28:48	1–3
Matt Rust (12) (Palushaj, Hagelin) – 29:03	2–3
Chad Kolarik (30) (Pacioretty, Palushaj) – PP – 42:16	3–3
	3–4	51:30 – Kevin Deeth (10) (Kissel, Cole)
Carl Hagelin (11) (Rust, Palushaj) – 54:39	4–4
	4–5	65:44 – GW – Calle Ridderwall (24) (VeNard, White)

6 min

Penalties

10 min

33

Shots

29

April 10, 2008
4:00 pm

(MW1) North Dakota

1 – 6
(0–4, 0–2, 1–0)

(NE2) Boston College

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 18,543

Game reference

Jean-Philippe Lamoureux

Goalies

John Muse

Referee:
Matt Sheegos
Linesmen:
Brent Gaulik
Bruce Vida

	0–1	07:08 – Andrew Orpik (7) (Kucharski)
	0–2	13:14 – Nathan Gerbe (31) (unassisted)
	0–3	15:13 – Nathan Gerbe (32) (Gibbons, Sneep)
	0–4	19:45 – Dan Bertram (10) (Gannon)
	0–5	26:37 – Nathan Gerbe (33) (Smith, Bertram)
	0–6	31:58 – Ben Smith (24) (Gerbe, Gibbons)
Jake Marto (2) (Watkins) – 58:44	1–6

18 min

Penalties

24 min

30

Shots

27

National Championship – Denver, Colorado

April 12, 2008
8:00 pm

(NE2) Boston College

4 – 1
(0–0, 3–1, 1–0)

(W4) Notre Dame

Pepsi Center – Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 18,632

Game reference
				Referee: Todd Anderson Linesmen: Tim Swiader Butch Mousseaux

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	None
2nd	BC	Nathan Gerbe (34)	Gibbons and Smith	22:23	1–0 BC
	BC	Nathan Gerbe (35) – GW PP	Smith and Bertram	25:37	2–0 BC
	BC	Joe Whitney (11) – PP	Gerbe and Ferriero	28:11	3–0 BC
	ND	Kevin Deeth (11)	Lawson and Cole	29:07	3–1 BC
3rd	BC	Ben Smith (25)	Gerbe and Gibbons	45:31	4–1 BC
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	BC	Kyle Kucharski	Holding the Stick	08:41	2:00
	BC	Matt Greene	Cross-Checking	14:33	2:00
	ND	Brock Sheahan	Roughing	17:02	2:00
	BC	Anthony Aiello	Tripping	18:24	2:00
2nd	BC	Andrew Orpik	Slashing	22:51	2:00
	ND	Ryan Thang	Interference	24:58	2:00
	ND	Dan VeNard	Cross-Checking	26:29	2:00
	ND	Dan Kissel	Hooking	27:27	2:00
	BC	Kyle Kucharski	Holding	27:32	2:00
	ND	Dan VeNard	High-Sticking	36:49	2:00
3rd	BC	Nick Petrecki	Elbowing	40:08	2:00
	BC	Matt Price	Obstruction Tripping	48:05	2:00
	BC	Matt Greene	Hooking	49:54	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
Notre Dame	5	8	8	21
Boston College	7	11	5	23

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
ND	Jordan Pearce	19	4	58:31
BC	John Muse	20	1	60:00

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
WCHA	6	3–6	.333	2	1	-	-
CCHA	4	7–4	.636	4	2	1	-
ECAC Hockey	2	1–2	.333	1	-	-	-
Hockey East	2	4–1	.800	1	1	1	1
Atlantic Hockey	1	0–1	.000	-	-	-	-
CHA	1	0–1	.000	-	-	-	-

All-Tournament team

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Frozen Four

G: John Muse (Boston College)
D: Michael Brennan (Boston College)
D: Kyle Lawson (Notre Dame)
F: Kevin Deeth (Notre Dame)
F: Nathan Gerbe* (Boston College)
F: Ben Smith (Boston College)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[23]

References

General

"2008–09 Men's Ice Hockey Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2009.

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