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 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.
Game locations
Tournament bracket
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Regional Quarterfinals March 22–23 |
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Regional Semifinals March 23–24 |
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Frozen Four March 28 |
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National Championship March 30 |
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E1 |
Boston University |
3 |
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E5 |
Clarkson |
2 |
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E4 |
Western Michigan |
1 |
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E5 |
Clarkson |
6 |
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E1 |
Boston University |
0 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
4 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
4 |
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W3 |
Minnesota |
3 |
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Minnesota |
5 |
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W6 |
Providence |
1 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
3* |
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W1 |
Colorado College |
2 |
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E2 |
Vermont |
2 |
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E3 |
Lake Superior State |
1 |
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Lake Superior State |
5 |
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Cornell |
4 |
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E2 |
Vermont |
3 |
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W1 |
Colorado College |
4** |
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Colorado College |
5 |
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UMass-Lowell |
3 |
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UMass-Lowell |
6 |
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Michigan State |
2 |
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
East Regional
(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Cornell
(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Clarkson
West Regional
(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Providence
(4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Michigan State
March 23[2] |
Massachusetts-Lowell |
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6 – 2 |
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Michigan State |
Munn Ice Arena |
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(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
(2) Vermont vs. (3) Lake Superior State
West Regional
(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell
(2) Michigan vs. (3) Minnesota
Frozen Four
National Semifinal
(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan
(E2) Vermont vs. (W1) Colorado College
National Championship
(W2) Michigan vs. (W1) Colorado College
* 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 | - |
References
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