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1996 NCAA Men's Division I 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:

Game locations

Teams

East Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Boston University Hockey East Jack Parker
2 University of Vermont ECAC Mike Gilligan
3 Lake Superior State University CCHA Jeff Jackson
4 Western Michigan University CCHA Bill Wilkinson
5 Clarkson University ECAC Mark Morris
6 Providence College Hockey East Paul Pooley
 

West Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Colorado College WCHA Don Lucia
2 University of Michigan CCHA Red Berenson
3 University of Minnesota WCHA Doug Woog
4 University of Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East Bruce Crowder
5 Michigan State University CCHA Ron Mason
6 Cornell University ECAC Mike Schafer

Brackets

Regionals

  First Round
March 22-23
    Quarterfinals
March 23-24
    Semifinals
                           
  East Regional     E1  Boston 3  
  E4  Western Michigan 1     E5  Clarkson 2    
  E5  Clarkson 6               
            
  West Regional     W2  Michigan 4    
  W3  Minnesota 5     W3  Minnesota 3  
  W6  Providence 1  


  First Round
March 22- 23
    Quarterfinals
March 23- 24
    Semifinals
                           
  East Regional     E2  Vermont 2  
  E3  Lake Superior St 5     E3  Lake Superior St 1    
  E6  Cornell 4               
            
  West Regional     W1  Colorado College 5    
  W4  UMass-Lowell 6     W4  UMass-Lowell 3  
  W5  Michigan St 2  

Frozen Four

  Semifinals
March 28
National Championship
March 30
                 
E1  Boston
0  
W2  Michigan
4  
    W2  Michigan
3
  W1  Colorado College
2
E2  Vermont
3
W1  Colorado College
4  
  • 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 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 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

External links


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