1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
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| Teams | 12 | ||
| Finals Site | Olympic Center Lake Placid, New York | ||
| Champions | Lake Superior State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four) | ||
| Runner-Up | St. Lawrence (2nd title game, 8th Frozen Four) | ||
| Semifinalists | Maine (1st Frozen Four) Minnesota (13th Frozen Four) | ||
| Winning Coach | Frank Anzalone (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Bruce Hoffort (Lake Superior State) | ||
| Attendance | 27,582 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1987–88 season in men's ice hockey for teams in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lake Superior State Lakers defeated the St. Lawrence Saints 4-3 in overtime in the championship game, held in Lake Placid, New York on April 2.
Tournament Bracket
1988 was the first year the tournament expanded to include twelve teams. Teams were divided into two regions, East and West, with the top two seeds in each region receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. First round and quarterfinals were contested in a two-game, total goals format with games held at the campus of the higher seed. Semifinals and final were single game format.
| First Round March 18–19 |
Quarterfinals March 25–27 |
Semifinals March 31 |
Final April 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Maine | 5 | 4 | E1 | Maine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Bowling Green | 5 | 5 | E4 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | W2 | Lake Superior State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Vermont | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Northeastern | 5 | 3 | W6 | Merrimack | 4 | 0 | W2 | Lake Superior State | 4* | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Merrimack | 3 | 7 | E2 | St. Lawrence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Wisconsin | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | E2 | St. Lawrence | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E6 | UMass-Lowell | 1 | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Michigan State | 2 | 3 | E2 | St. Lawrence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Harvard | 5 | 3 | W1 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | W1 | Minnesota | 2 | E1 | Maine | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | W1 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime
All-Tournament Team[1]
- G: Bruce Hoffort* (Lake Superior State)
- D: Kord Cernich (Lake Superior State)
- D: Brian McColgan (St. Lawrence)
- F: Dave Capuano (Maine)
- F: Mike de Carle (Lake Superior State)
- F: Pete Lappin (St. Lawrence)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]
References
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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