2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2012 Frozen Four logo
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| Teams | 16 |
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| Finals Site | |
| Champions | Boston College (5th title) |
| Runner-Up | Ferris State (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Jerry York (Fifth title) |
| MOP | Parker Milner Boston College |
| Attendance | 127,640 |
The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved sixteen schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey for the 2011–12 season. The tournament began on March 23, 2012 with regional semifinals and ended on April 7 with the national championship game. The Boston College Eagles won their third national championship in five years, beating the Ferris State Bulldogs, 4-1, in the championship game. BC won nineteen consecutive games to end the season. It is the fifth title for both the program and head coach Jerry York - York previously coached Bowling Green to a championship in 1984.
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following are the sites for the 2012 regionals:
Each regional winner will advance to the Frozen Four:
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced on March 18. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and Hockey East had four teams receive a berth, ECAC Hockey had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey had one team receive a berth.
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