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play to determine the national champion of men's

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as the culmination of the 2008–09 season. The tournament began on March 27, 2009, and ended with the championship game on April 11.

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, coached by Jack Parker, won its fifth national title (and first since

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) with a 4–3 overtime victory in the championship game over

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, coached by

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. The game marked the thirteenth time the NCAA championship game has gone to overtime and the first since Minnesota's win over

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, sophomore

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for Boston University, scored the championship-winning goal in overtime and was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.

Tournament procedure

The 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship was a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships received automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee sought 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 was placed within that regional. The top four teams were assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals would feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed had the top four teams have won their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds were also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups were avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference have made the tournament, this guideline may have been disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity. The four regionals were officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2009 regionals: ;March 27 and 28 :East Regional,

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(Hosts:

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and

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) :West Regional,

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) ;March 28 and 29 :Midwest Regional,

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) :Northeast Regional,

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(Host:

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) Each regional winner advanced to the

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: ;April 9 and 11 : Verizon Center –

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Greater Washington Sports Alliance

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 22, 2009. The

(CCHA) and

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each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, while

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and the

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(WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth, and

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and

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(CHA) each had one team receive a berth.

Preliminary rounds

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
(*) denotes overtime period(s).

East Regional –
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Regional semifinals

Regional final

Northeast Regional –
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Regional semifinals

Regional final

West Regional –
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Regional semifinals

Regional final

Midwest Regional –
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Regional semifinals

Regional final

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National semifinals

National championship

Record by conference

Media

Television

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had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the fifth consecutive year ESPN aired every game, beginning with the regionals, on ESPN,

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Broadcast Assignments

''Regionals'' *East Regional:

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, Damian DiGiulian, &

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– Bridgeport, Connecticut *West Regional:

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& Jim Paradise – Minneapolis, Minnesota *Midwest Regional:

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& Sean Ritchlin – Grand Rapids, Michigan *Northeast Regional:

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– Manchester, New Hampshire ''Frozen Four & Championship'' *

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, Barry Melrose, & Clay Matvick – Washington, DC

Radio

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used exclusive radio rights to air both the semifinals and the championship, AKA the "Frozen Four. *

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All-Tournament Team

East Regional

All-East Regional Team

*Goaltender: Andrew Volkening (Air Force) *Defensemen:

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(Air Force),

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(Vermont) *Forwards: Sean Bertsch (Air Force), Jacques Lamoureux (Air Force), Viktor Stalberg (Vermont)

MOP

(Vermont)

Northeast Regional

All-Northeast Regional Team

*Goaltender:

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(Boston University) *Defensemen:

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(Boston University), Kevin Kapstad (New Hampshire) *Forwards:

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(Boston University), Jason Lawrence (Boston University),

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(New Hampshire)

MOP

* Jason Lawrence (Boston University)

West Regional

All-West Regional Team

*Goaltender: Cody Reichard (Miami) *Defensemen:

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(Minnesota-Duluth),

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(Miami) *Forwards: Mike Connolly (Minnesota-Duluth),

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(Miami), Brett Wilson (Princeton)

MOP

(Miami)

Midwest Regional

All-Midwest Regional Team

*Goaltender:

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(Bemidji State) *Defensemen:

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(Bemidji State), Brad Hunt (Bemidji State) *Forwards: Evan Barlow (Cornell),

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(Bemidji State), Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)

MOP

* Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)

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(Boston University) *D:

* (Boston University) *D: Kevin Roeder (Miami) *F:

(Boston University) *F:

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(Boston University) *F: Tommy Wingels (Miami) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

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Tournament procedure

Qualifying teams

Preliminary rounds

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Regional semifinals

Regional final

Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hamp ...

Regional semifinals

Regional final

Regional semifinals

Regional final

Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi ...

Regional semifinals

Regional final

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National semifinals

National championship

Record by conference

Media

Television

Broadcast Assignments

Radio

All-Tournament Team

East Regional

All-East Regional Team

MOP

Northeast Regional

All-Northeast Regional Team

MOP

West Regional

All-West Regional Team

MOP

Midwest Regional

All-Midwest Regional Team

MOP

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References

East Regional –
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Northeast Regional –
Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hamp ...

Midwest Regional –
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Frozen Four – Verizon Center,
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