2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I 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 26, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 10. A total of 15 games were played.

The University of Denver, coached by George Gwozdecky, won its sixth national title with a 1-0 victory in the final game over the University of Maine, coached by Tim Whitehead before a record crowd of over 18,000 people at Boston's FleetCenter (now known as the TD Garden). While Denver's Gabe Gauthier scored the game's only goal, the game is best remembered for Denver surviving Maine's six skaters to three skaters advantage in the final 90 seconds of the contest.

Denver goaltender Adam Berkhoel was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.

==Qualifying teams == The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 21, 2004. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) each had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey, College Hockey America (CHA) and the ECAC each received a single bid for their tournament champions.

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

First round and regional finals

 * East – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York — Host: Rensselaer
 * Midwest – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan — Host: Western Michigan
 * Northeast – Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire — Host: New Hampshire
 * West – World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado — Host: Colorado College

Frozen Four

 * FleetCenter, Boston

Frozen Four
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

==Regional Semifinals ==

(1) North Dakota vs. (2) Denver
==Frozen Four ==

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) Denver
==All-Tournament Team == * Most Outstanding Player(s)
 * G: Adam Berkhoel* (Denver)
 * D: Ryan Caldwell (Denver)
 * D: Prestin Ryan (Maine)
 * F: Junior Lessard (Minnesota-Duluth)
 * F: Dustin Penner (Maine)
 * F: Connor James (Denver)