1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1994 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Season 1993–94
Teams 12
Finals Site Saint Paul Civic Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Champions Lake Superior State (3rd title, 4th title game,
4th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up Boston University (7th title game,
17th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Minnesota (15th Frozen Four)
Harvard (12th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Jeff Jackson (2nd title)
MOP Sean Tallaire (Lake Superior State)
Attendance 76,016
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
← 1993  1995 →

The 1994 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 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2. A total of 11 games were played.

Lake Superior State's 9-1 victory in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.

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) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the ECAC 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 32–6–0 Tournament champion 20th 1993 1 Michigan CCHA 33–6–1 Tournament champion 17th 1993
2 Harvard ECAC 23–4–4 Tournament champion 16th 1993 2 Minnesota WCHA 23–11–4 Tournament champion 21st 1993
3 New Hampshire Hockey East 24–11–3 At-large bid 6th 1992 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Hockey East 24–9–5 At-large bid 2nd 1988
4 Wisconsin WCHA 25–14–1 At-large bid 15th 1993 4 Lake Superior State CCHA 27–10–4 At-large bid 8th 1993
5 Western Michigan CCHA 24–12–3 At-large bid 2nd 1986 5 Northeastern Hockey East 19–12–7 At-large bid 3rd 1988
6 Rensselaer ECAC 21–10–4 At-large bid 7th 1985 6 Michigan State CCHA 23–12–5 At-large bid 14th 1992

Game locations

Tournament Bracket

  Regional Quarterfinals
March 25-26		 Regional Semifinals
March 26-27		 Frozen Four
March 31		 National Championship
April 2
                                     
        
  E1  Boston University 4  
    E4  Wisconsin 1  
E4  Wisconsin 6
E5  Western Michigan 3  
  E1  Boston University 4  
  W2  Minnesota 1  
        
        
  W2  Minnesota 2**
    W3  UMass-Lowell 1  
W3  UMass-Lowell 4
W6  Michigan State 3  
  E1  Boston University 1
  W4  Lake Superior State 9
        
        
  E2  Harvard 7
    E3  New Hampshire 1  
E3  New Hampshire 2
E6  Rensselaer 0  
  E2  Harvard 2
  W4  Lake Superior State 3*  
        
        
  W1  Michigan 4
    W4  Lake Superior State 5*  
W4  Lake Superior State 6*
W5  Northeastern 5  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan

West Regional

(3) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Michigan State

(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Northeastern

Regional Semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin

(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire

West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Massachusetts-Lowell

Frozen Four

National Semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

(E2) Harvard vs. (W4) Lake Superior State

National Championship

(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State

All-Tournament Team[2]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 4-3 .571 2 1 1 1
Hockey East 4 4-4 .500 3 1 1 -
WCHA 2 2-2 .500 2 1 - -
ECAC 2 1-2 .333 1 1 - -

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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