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1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1996 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Season 1995–96
Teams 12
Finals Site Riverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions University of Michigan ( title)
Runner-Up Colorado College ( title game)
Semifinalists Boston University ( Frozen Four)
University of Vermont ( Frozen Four)
MOP Brendan Morrison Michigan
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
← 1995  1997 →

The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 22, 1996, and ended with the championship game on March 30. A total of 11 games were played. The top two seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.

The University of Michigan, coached by Red Berenson, won the national championship with a 3–2 victory over Colorado College in overtime in front of 12,957 fans.

Qualifying teams[1][]

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECAC and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had two berths.

East Regional – Albany West Regional – East Lansing
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston University Hockey East 29–6–3 At-large bid 22nd 1995 1 Colorado College WCHA 31–4–4 At-large bid 10th 1995
2 Vermont ECAC 26–6–4 At-large bid 2nd 1988 2 Michigan CCHA 30–7–2 Tournament champion 19th 1995
3 Lake Superior State CCHA 29–7–2 At-large bid 10th 1995 3 Minnesota WCHA 29–9–2 Tournament champion 23rd 1995
4 Western Michigan CCHA 26–11–3 At-large bid 3rd 1994 4 Massachusetts-Lowell Hockey East 25–9–4 At-large bid 3rd 1994
5 Clarkson ECAC 24–9–3 At-large bid 15th 1995 5 Michigan State CCHA 28–12–1 At-large bid 16th 1995
6 Providence Hockey East 21–14–3 Tournament champion 8th 1991 6 Cornell ECAC 21–8–4 Tournament champion 11th 1991

Game locations[]

Tournament bracket[]

  Regional Quarterfinals
March 22–23 		Regional Semifinals
March 23–24 		Frozen Four
March 28 		National Championship
March 30
                                     
        
  E1  Boston University 3  
    E5  Clarkson 2  
E4  Western Michigan 1
E5  Clarkson 6  
  E1  Boston University 0  
  W2  Michigan 4  
        
        
  W2  Michigan 4
    W3  Minnesota 3  
W3  Minnesota 5
W6  Providence 1  
  W2  Michigan 3*
  W1  Colorado College 2
        
        
  E2  Vermont 2
    E3  Lake Superior State 1  
E3  Lake Superior State 5
E6  Cornell 4  
  E2  Vermont 3
  W1  Colorado College 4**  
        
        
  W1  Colorado College 5
    W4  UMass-Lowell 3  
W4  UMass-Lowell 6
W5  Michigan State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals[]

East Regional[]

(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Cornell[]

March 22 Lake Superior State 5 – 4 Cornell Knickerbocker Arena


(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Clarkson[]

March 22 Western Michigan 1 – 6 Clarkson Knickerbocker Arena


West Regional[]

(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Providence[]

March 23 Minnesota 5 – 1 Providence Munn Ice Arena


(4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Michigan State[]

March 23[2] Massachusetts-Lowell 6 – 2 Michigan State Munn Ice Arena  
(Donovan, Sbrocca) Jeff Daw – 07:12
(Concannon, Donovan) David Barrozino – 16:57 		First period No scoring
(Dartsch) Marc Salsman – GW – 06:52
(Sbrocca) Brendan Concannon – 11:30 		Second period 18:52 – Sean Berens (York, Watt)
(Concannon) David Barrozino – 00:34
(Mahoney, Sandholm) David Barrozino – 17:42 		Third period 06:42 – Mark Loeding (Adams, Ford)


Regional Semifinals[]

East Regional[]

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Clarkson[]

March 23 Boston University 5 – 2 Clarkson Knickerbocker Arena


(2) Vermont vs. (3) Lake Superior State[]

March 23 Vermont 2 – 1 Lake Superior State Knickerbocker Arena


West Regional[]

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell[]

March 24 Colorado College 5 – 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Munn Ice Arena


(2) Michigan vs. (3) Minnesota[]

March 24 Michigan 4 – 3 Minnesota Munn Ice Arena


Frozen Four[]

National Semifinal[]

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan[]

March 28 Boston University 0 – 4 Michigan Riverfront Coliseum


(E2) Vermont vs. (W1) Colorado College[]

March 28 Vermont 3 – 4 2OT Colorado College Riverfront Coliseum


National Championship[]

(W2) Michigan vs. (W1) Colorado College[]

March 30 Michigan 3 – 2 OT Colorado College Riverfront Coliseum


All-Tournament Team[3][]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]

Record by conference[]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 4-3 .571 2 1 1 1
ECAC 3 2-3 .400 2 1 - -
Hockey East 3 2-3 .400 2 1 - -
WCHA 2 3-2 .600 2 1 1 -

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-06-19. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History", Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved on 2017-02-11. 
  3. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records", NCAA.org. Retrieved on 2013-06-19. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-07-17. 
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