2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division I men's 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.

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	29–7–3	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

• East Regional – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York
• West Regional – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Frozen Four – Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

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

West Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Niagara

March 24[2]	New Hampshire		1 – 4		Niagara	Mariucci Arena
No Scoring		First period			07:23 – Randy Harris (Sebastian) 09:06 – GW – Kyle Martin (DeSantis, Kasperek)
No scoring		Second period			11:19 – Mikko Sivonen (Isherwood)
(Gare, Truelson) Darren Haydar – 01:29		Third period			18:40 – EN – Mikko Sivonen (Makela)
Ty Conklin ( 15 saves / 18 shots )		Goalie stats			Greg Gardner ( 34 saves / 35 shots )

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

March 24[3]	Boston College		6 – 5	OT	Michigan State	Mariucci Arena
No Scoring		First period			04:19 – Adam Hall (Horcoff, Maloney) 08:33 – John Nail (Patchell)
(Mottau, Allen) Jeff Farkas – PP – 00:34 (Allen, Lephart) Brian Gionta – PP – 01:39 Blake Bellefeuille – SH – 14:02		Second period			09:53 – Andrew Hutchinson
(Hughes, Kolanos) Kevin Caulfield – PP – 10:35 (Mottau, Bellefeuille) Mike Lephart – EA PP – 19:10		Third period			01:11 – PP – John-Michael Liles (Horcoff, Hutchinson)13:05 – PP – Rustyn Dolyny (Horcoff, Liles)
(Gionta, Mottau) Jeff Farkas – GW PP – 11:53		First overtime period			No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 17 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats			Ryan Miller ( 36 saves / 42 shots )

East Regional

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

March 25[4]	Boston University		5 – 3		St. Cloud State	Pepsi Arena
Carl Corazzini – 02:35 (Sabo, Corazzini) Jack Baker – 09:19 (Collins, Gillis) Mike Pandolfo – PP – 15:39		First period			No scoring
(Corazzini) Jack Baker – GW – 13:39		Second period			12:22 – Mike Pudlick (Walsh) 18:26 – PP – Ryan Malone (Motzko, Anderson)
(Gillis, Degerman) Chris Heron – 14:10		Third period			18:34 – Lee Brooks (Westcott)
Rick DiPietro ( 23 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Meyer ( 19 saves / 24 shots )

(4) Colgate vs. (5) Michigan

March 25[5]	Colgate		3 – 4	OT	Michigan	Pepsi Arena
No Scoring		First period			06:41 – Mike Roemensky (Langfeld, Koch) 16:55 – PP – Mike Comrie (Cammalleri)
(Marostega) Andy McDonald – PP – 12:43 (Murphy, McDonald) Darryl Campbell – PP – 17:13		Second period			06:39 – PP – Mark Mink (Cammalleri, Shouneyia)
(McDonald, Nolan) Darryl Campbell – 19:12		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			12:44 – GW – Geoff Koch (Comrie)
Shep Harder ( 31 saves / 35 shots )		Goalie stats			Josh Blackburn ( 28 saves / 31 shots )

Regional semifinals

West Regional

(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College

March 25[6]	Wisconsin		1 – 4		Boston College	Mariucci Arena
(Doman, Hussey) Jeff Dessner – PP – 04:37		First period			02:40 – PP – Blake Bellefeuille 19:37 – GW – Brian Gionta (Scuderi)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			00:16 – Jeff Giuliano (Lephart) 19:56 – EN – Brian Gionta (Dolinar)
Graham Melanson ( 24 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Clemmensen ( 28 saves / 29 shots )

(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Niagara

March 25[7]	North Dakota		4 – 1		Niagara	Mariucci Arena
(Ulmer) Ryan Bayda – 03:11 (Panzer, Lundbohm) Mike Commodore – GW PP – 19:06		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			12:13 – PP – John Heffernan (Sivonen, MacKenzie)
(Panzer) Lee Goren – 01:05 (Panzer, Lundbohm) Kevin Spiewak – 13:31		Third period			No scoring
Andy Kollar ( 26 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Greg Gardner ( 39 saves / 43 shots )

East Regional

(1) Maine vs. (5) Michigan

March 26[8]	Maine		5 – 2		Michigan	Pepsi Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			12:22 – SH – Mike Comrie (Ortmeyer, Peach)
(Dimitrakos, Reimann) Ben Guite – PP – 05:14 (Larose, Loya) Ben Guite – 08:01 (Heisten) Chris Heisten – GW – 14:29 (Reimann) Matthias Trattnig – 15:31 Brendan Walsh – EN SH – 19:09		Third period			06:52 – PP – Mike Comrie (Cammalleri, Ortmeyer)
Matt Yeats ( 26 saves / 28 shots )		Goalie stats			Josh Blackburn ( 40 saves / 44 shots )

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

March 26[9]	St. Lawrence		3 – 2	4OT	Boston University	Pepsi Arena
(Gellard) Brandon Dietrich – 17:14		First period			No scoring
(Muir) Jack O'Brien – 02:01		Second period			12:48 – PP – Mike Pandolfo
No scoring		Third period			11:50 – PP – Brian Collins (Dyment, Gillis)
(Lorentz) Robin Carruthers – GW – 03:53		Fourth overtime period			No scoring
Derek Gustafson ( 72 saves / 74 shots )		Goalie stats			Rick DiPietro ( 77 saves / 80 shots )

Frozen Four

National semifinal

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

April 6[10]	St. Lawrence		2 – 4		Boston College	Providence Civic Center
(Anderson) Jason Windle – 16:15		First period			No scoring
Charlie Daniels – PP – 10:38		Second period			10:38 – SH – Blake Bellefeuille
No scoring		Third period			03:04 – Mike Mottau (Cass, Farkas) 18:03 – GW – Jeff Farkas 19:59 – EN – Brian Gionta
Derek Gustafson ( 28 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Clemmensen ( 26 saves / 28 shots )

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) North Dakota

April 6[11]	Maine		0 – 2		North Dakota	Providence Civic Center
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			07:35 – GW PP – Bryan Lundbohm (Schneekloth) 13:35 – SH – Kevin Spiewak (Notermann)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Matt Yeats ( 30 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats			Karl Goehring ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

National Championship

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

April 8[12]

North Dakota

4 – 2

Boston College

Providence Civic Center

Recap

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

• G: Karl Goehring (North Dakota)
• D: Mike Commodore (North Dakota)
• D: Mike Mottau (Boston College)
• F: Jeff Farkas (Boston College)
• F: Lee Goren* (North Dakota)
• F: Bryan Lundbohm (North Dakota)

* 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