1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1996 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams12
Finals site
  • Riverfront Coliseum
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (8th title)
Runner-upColorado College Tigers (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRed Berenson (1st title)
MOPBrendan Morrison (Michigan)
Attendance65,778

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.

In the Regional Semifinals, Michigan's Mike Legg scored one of the most memorable goals in tournament history.[1]

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.[2]

Qualifying teams[]

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.

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 29–6–3 At-large bid 22nd 1995 1 Colorado College WCHA 31–4–4 At-large bid 10th 1995
2 Vermont ECAC 26–6–4 At-large bid 2nd 1988 2 Michigan CCHA 30–7–2 Tournament champion 19th 1995
3 Lake Superior State CCHA 29–7–2 At-large bid 10th 1995 3 Minnesota WCHA 29–9–2 Tournament champion 23rd 1995
4 Western Michigan CCHA 27–10–3 At-large bid 3rd 1994 4 Massachusetts-Lowell Hockey East 25–9–4 At-large bid 3rd 1994
5 Clarkson ECAC 24–9–3 At-large bid 15th 1995 5 Michigan State CCHA 28–12–1 At-large bid 16th 1995
6 Providence Hockey East 21–14–3 Tournament champion 8th 1991 6 Cornell ECAC 21–8–4 Tournament champion 11th 1991

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Game locations[]

  • East Regional – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
  • West Regional – Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, MI
  • Frozen Four – Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH

Tournament bracket[]

Regional Quarterfinals
March 22–23 		Regional Semifinals
March 23–24 		Frozen Four
March 28 		National Championship
March 30
            
E1 Boston University 3
E5 Clarkson 2
E4 Western Michigan 1
E5 Clarkson 6
E1 Boston University 0
W2 Michigan 4
W2 Michigan 4
W3 Minnesota 3
W3 Minnesota 5
W6 Providence 1
W2 Michigan 3*
W1 Colorado College 2
E2 Vermont 2
E3 Lake Superior State 1
E3 Lake Superior State 5
E6 Cornell 4
E2 Vermont 3
W1 Colorado College 4**
W1 Colorado College 5
W4 Massachusetts-Lowell 3
W4 Massachusetts-Lowell 6
W5 Michigan State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals[]

East Regional[]

(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Cornell[]

March 22 Lake Superior State 5 – 4 Cornell Knickerbocker Arena


(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Clarkson[]

March 22 Western Michigan 1 – 6 Clarkson Knickerbocker Arena


West Regional[]

(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Providence[]

March 23 Minnesota 5 – 1 Providence Munn Ice Arena


(4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Michigan State[]

March 23[4] Massachusetts-Lowell 6 – 2 Michigan State Munn Ice Arena  
(Donovan, Sbrocca) Jeff Daw – 07:12
(Concannon, Donovan) – 16:57 		First period No scoring
(Dartsch) – GW – 06:52
(Sbrocca) – 11:30 		Second period 18:52 – Sean Berens (York, Watt)
(Concannon) – 00:34
(Mahoney, Sandholm) – 17:42 		Third period 06:42 – (Adams, Ford)


Regional Semifinals[]

East Regional[]

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Clarkson[]

March 23 Boston University 3 – 2 Clarkson Knickerbocker Arena


(2) Vermont vs. (3) Lake Superior State[]

March 23 Vermont 2 – 1 Lake Superior State Knickerbocker Arena


West Regional[]

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell[]

March 24 Colorado College 5 – 3 Massachusetts-Lowell Munn Ice Arena


(2) Michigan vs. (3) Minnesota[]

March 24 Michigan 4 – 3 Minnesota Munn Ice Arena


Frozen Four[]

National Semifinal[]

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan[]

March 28 Boston University 0 – 4 Michigan Riverfront Coliseum


(E2) Vermont vs. (W1) Colorado College[]

March 28 Vermont 3 – 4 2OT Colorado College Riverfront Coliseum


National Championship[]

(W2) Michigan vs. (W1) Colorado College[]

March 30 Michigan 3 – 2 OT Colorado College Riverfront Coliseum


Scoring summary[5]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UM Bill Muckalt Morrison 11:33 1–0 UM
2nd CC Peter Geronazzo – PP Schmidt and Rud 23:52 1–1
CC Geronazzo and Remackel 25:37 2–1 CC
3rd UM Mike Legg – PP Halko and Schock 46:54 2–2
1st Overtime UM Brendan Morrison – GW Muckalt and Crozier 63:35 3–2 UM

All-Tournament Team[]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[6]

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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[]

  1. ^ "Mike Legg - 'The Michigan Goal' - Full Sequence - March 24, 1996 (High Quality)". HockeyWebCast. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ^ "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Michigan Wolverines Team History" (PDF). mgoblue.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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