1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1999 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament

1999 Frozen Four logo
Season 199899
Teams 12
Finals Site Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Champions Maine (2nd title, 3rd title game,
6th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up New Hampshire (1st title game,
5th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Boston College (15th Frozen Four)
Michigan State (9th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Shawn Walsh (2nd title)
MOP Alfie Michaud (Maine)
Attendance 69,429
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
 1998  2000 

The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I. It began on March 26, 1999. The second round was on March 27 and March 28. The semifinals were on April 1. The National Championship Game was on April 3, 1999. A total of 11 games were played, the final 3 at the former Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center) in Anaheim, CA. The University of Maine defeated New Hampshire by a score of 3-2 in overtime, to claim their second national championship.

Qualifying teams[1]

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 20, 1999. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.

West Regional – Madison East Regional – Worcester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (1) WCHA 32–5–2 At-large bid 15th 1998 1 New Hampshire (2) Hockey East 29–6–3 At-large bid 10th 1998
2 Michigan State CCHA 28–5–7 At-large bid 19th 1998 2 Clarkson ECAC 25–10–1 Tournament champion 18th 1998
3 Colorado College WCHA 28–11–1 At-large bid 13th 1998 3 Maine Hockey East 27–6–4 At-large bid 9th 1995
4 Boston College Hockey East 25–11–4 Tournament champion 20th 1998 4 Denver WCHA 26–12–2 Tournament champion 15th 1997
5 Northern Michigan CCHA 22–14–5 At-large bid 7th 1993 5 Michigan CCHA 24–10–6 Tournament champion 22nd 1998
6 St. Lawrence ECAC 23–12–3 At-large bid 13th 1992 6 Ohio State CCHA 21–15–4 At-large bid 2nd 1998

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Game locations

Bracket

Regionals

  Regional Quarterfinals
March 26–27
    Regional Semifinals
March 27–28
    Frozen Four
                           
  East Regional     E1  New Hampshire 2*  
  E4  Denver 3     E5  Michigan 1    
  E5  Michigan 5               
            
  West Regional     W2  Michigan State 5    
  W3  Colorado College 5     W3  Colorado College 2  
  W6  St. Lawrence 2  

  Regional Quarterfinals
March 26–27
    Regional Semifinals
March 27–28
    Frozen Four
                           
  East Regional     E2  Clarkson 2  
  E3  Maine 4     E3  Maine 7    
  E6  Ohio State 2               
            
  West Regional     W1  North Dakota 1    
  W4  Boston College 2     W4  Boston College 2  
  W5  Northern Michigan 1  

Frozen Four

National Semifinals
April 1
National Championship
April 3
      
E1 New Hampshire 5
W2 Michigan State 3
E1 New Hampshire 2
E3 Maine 3*
E3 Maine 2*
W4 Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Maine vs. (6) Ohio State

(4) Denver vs. (5) Michigan

West Regional

(3) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Lawrence

(4) Boston College vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Regional Semifinals

East Regional

(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Michigan

(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Maine

West Regional

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Boston College

(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Colorado College

Frozen Four

National Semifinal

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (W2) Michigan State

(E3) Maine vs. (W4) Boston College

National Championship

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine

All-Tournament Team[13]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[14]

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 2-4 .333 2 1 - -
Hockey East 3 8-2 .800 3 3 2 1
WCHA 3 1-3 .250 2 - - -
ECAC 2 0-2 .000 1 - - -

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  2. "Maine 4, Ohio State 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-26. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  3. "Michigan 5, Denver 3". USCHO.com. 1999-03-26. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  4. "Colorado College 5, St. Lawrence 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  5. "Boston College 2, Northern Michigan 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  6. "New Hampshire 2, Michigan 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  7. "Maine 7, Clarkson 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  8. "Boston College 3, North Dakota 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  9. "Michigan State 5, Colorado College 3". USCHO.com. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  10. "New Hampshire 5, Michigan State 3". USCHO.com. 1999-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  11. "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. 1999-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  12. "Maine 3, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. 1999-04-03. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  13. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  14. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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