1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's 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 2 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.
The All-Tournament Team consisted of:
- G, Marty Turco, Michigan
- D, Steven Halko, Michigan
- D, Scott Swanson, Colorado College
- F, Peter Geronazzo, Colorado College
- F, Brendan Morrison, Michigan (Most Outstanding Player)
- F, Martin St. Louis, Vermont
Game locations
Teams
East Regional
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West Regional
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Brackets
Regionals
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First Round
March 22-23 |
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Quarterfinals
March 23-24 |
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Semifinals
March 28 |
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East Regional |
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E1 |
Boston |
3 |
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E4 |
Western Michigan |
1 |
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E5 |
Clarkson |
2 |
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E5 |
Clarkson |
6 |
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E1 |
Boston |
0 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
4 |
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West Regional |
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W2 |
Michigan |
4 |
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W3 |
Minnesota |
5 |
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W3 |
Minnesota |
3 |
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W6 |
Providence |
1 |
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First Round
March 22–23 |
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Quarterfinals
March 23–24 |
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Semifinals
March 28 |
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East Regional |
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E2 |
Vermont |
2 |
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E3 |
Lake Superior St |
5 |
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E3 |
Lake Superior St |
1 |
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E6 |
Cornell |
4 |
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E2 |
Vermont |
3 |
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W1 |
Colorado College |
4 |
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West Regional |
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W1 |
Colorado College |
5 |
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W4 |
UMass-Lowell |
6 |
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W4 |
UMass-Lowell |
3 |
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W5 |
Michigan St |
2 |
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Semifinals
March 28 |
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National Championship
March 30 |
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E1 |
Boston |
0 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
4 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
3 |
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W1 |
Colorado College |
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E2 |
Vermont |
3 |
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W1 |
Colorado College |
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- Michigan defeated Colorado College overtime
- Colorado College defeated Vermont in double overtime
Quick facts
- The total championship attendance was 65,778
- Brendan Concannon (2 G, 4 A) of UMass-Lowell, Brendan Morrison (2 G, 4 A) of Michigan, and Bill Muckalt (4 G, 2 A) of Michigan each tallied 6 points in the tournament, most by any players
- The famous lacrosse-style goal by Michigan's Mike Legg was scored in the West Regional game against Minnesota.
- The game winning goal scored by Colorado College during their semi-final match against Vermont was thrown in by hand but was still ruled as a goal.
- The Colorado College player's momentum carrying him forward, he open-palmed the puck, which was directed in to the goal.
- The 1996 UVM Hockey team included Martin St. Louis, former NHL MVP and Stanley Cup winner with the Tampa Bay Lightning, as well as Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins, winner of the 2009 Vezina trophy.
- The following record was set:
- Fewest Shots on Goal, Both Teams, Period, Championship Game, Excluding Overtime - 8, Colorado College (5) vs. Michigan (3), first period, 1 goal
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