Teams | 16 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Denver Pioneers (7th title) |
Runner-up | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (12th title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | George Gwozdecky (2nd title) |
MOP | Peter Mannino (Denver) |
Attendance | 107,003 |
The 2005 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. It began on March 25, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 9. A total of 15 games were played.
This tournament marked the first time in NCAA history, in any Division, in any sport, male or female, that the 4 semi-finalists all hailed from the same conference. The University of Denver, Colorado College, University of Minnesota, and University of North Dakota were all members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).