2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.

2000 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
2000 Frozen Four logo
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (7th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDean Blais (2nd title)
MOPLee Goren, North Dakota
Attendance69,421

The final event was played at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island. North Dakota, coached by Dean Blais, defeated Boston College, coached by Jerry York, by a 4-2 score on April 8. BC, seeking its first NCAA title since 1949, had a 2-1 lead entering the final period of play, but the Fighting Sioux responded with three goals in the final 20 minutes of play, with two of those goals scored by Lee Goren. Goren tied the game, assisted on Jason Ulmer's game-winning goal, and then scored into an empty Eagles net in the last minute of play to ice the victory. It marked North Dakota's seventh national title overall and second since 1997, and was also the third time in three years that BC came up short in the Frozen Four.

North Dakota had advanced to the title game by blanking Maine, 2-0, in the early semifinal on April 6, while BC came from behind to top St. Lawrence, 4-2, in the late semifinal that evening.

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 18, 2000. Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had two berths, while College Hockey America (CHA) received its first entry into the tournament.

West Regional – Minneapolis East Regional – Albany
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Wisconsin (1) WCHA 31–8–1 At-large bid 18th 1998 1 Maine (2) Hockey East 26–7–5 Tournament champion 10th 1999
2 North Dakota WCHA 28–8–5 Tournament champion 16th 1999 2 St. Lawrence ECAC 26–7–2 Tournament champion 14th 1999
3 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–8–6 At-large bid 11th 1999 3 Boston University Hockey East 24–9–7 At-large bid 25th 1998
4 Boston College Hockey East 26–11–1 At-large bid 21st 1999 4 Colgate ECAC 24–8–2 At-large bid 3rd 1990
5 Michigan State CCHA 27–10–4 Tournament champion 20th 1999 5 Michigan CCHA 26–9–4 At-large bid 23rd 1999
6 Niagara CHA 27–15–1 At-large bid 1st Never 6 St. Cloud State WCHA 23–13–3 At-large bid 2nd 1989

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Game locations

Bracket

Regionals

Frozen Four

National Semifinals
April 6
National Championship
April 8
      
W4 Boston College 4
E2 St. Lawrence 2
W4 Boston College 2
W2 North Dakota 4
E1 Maine 0
W2 North Dakota 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Niagara

(4) Boston College vs. (5) Michigan State

(3) Boston University vs. (6) St. Cloud State

(4) Colgate vs. (5) Michigan

Regional Semifinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College

(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Niagara

(1) Maine vs. (5) Michigan

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (3) Boston University

Frozen Four

(E2) St. Lawrence vs. (W4) Boston College

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) North Dakota

(W2) North Dakota vs. (W4) Boston College

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UND Mike Commodore (5) Lundbohm and Skarperud 3:48 1–0 UND
BC Jeff Farkas (32) – PP Bellefeuille and Gionta 16:47 1–1
2nd BC Marty Hughes (5) Gionta 26:59 2–1 BC
3rd UND Lee Goren (33) Bayda 42:43 2–2
UND Jason Ulmer (18) – GW Goren 54:22 3–2 UND
UND Lee Goren (34) – EN unassisted 59:14 4–2 UND
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st UND Aaron Schneekloth Cross-Checking 6:32 2:00
BC Jeff Giuliano Hooking 10:02 2:00
UND Ryan Bayda Slashing 11:35 2:00
UND Chad Mazurak High-Sticking 16:28 2:00
BC Jeff Giuliano Hooking 17:13 2:00
2nd UND Chad Mazurak Holding 20:25 2:00
UND Tim O'Connell Slashing 23:04 2:00
BC BENCH Too Many Men 24:21 2:00
UND Mike Commodore Holding 30:45 2:00
BC Ales Dolinar Slashing 30:45 2:00
UND Mike Commodore Tripping 34:26 2:00

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[13]

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Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
Hockey East 4 5-4 .556 3 2 1 -
WCHA 3 3-2 .600 2 1 1 1
CCHA 2 1-2 .333 1 - - -
ECAC 2 1-2 .333 1 1 - -
CHA 1 1-1 .500 1 - - -

References

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  4. "Boston University 5, St. Cloud State 3". USCHO.com. 2000-03-25. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  5. "Michigan 4, Colgate 3". USCHO.com. 2000-03-25. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  6. "Boston College 4, Wisconsin 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-25. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  7. "North Dakota 4, Niagara 1". USCHO.com. 2000-03-25. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  8. "Maine 5, Michigan 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-26. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  9. "St. Lawrence 3, Boston University 2". USCHO.com. 2000-03-26. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  10. "Boston College 4, St. Lawrence 2". USCHO.com. 2000-04-06. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  11. "North Dakota 2, Maine 0". USCHO.com. 2000-04-06. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  12. "North Dakota 4, Boston College 2". USCHO.com. 2000-04-08. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  13. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  14. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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