1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1998 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (9th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRed Berenson (2nd title)
MOPMarty Turco (Michigan)
Attendance79,362

The 1998 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 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4. A total of 11 games were played.

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), the ECAC, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament.

East Regional – Albany West Regional – Ann Arbor
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston University Hockey East 28–7–2 At-large bid 24th 1997 1 Michigan State CCHA 33–5–5 Tournament champion 18th 1997
2 Boston College Hockey East 26–8–5 Tournament champion 19th 1991 2 North Dakota WCHA 30–7–1 At-large bid 14th 1997
3 Clarkson ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 17th 1997 3 Michigan CCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 21st 1997
4 Wisconsin WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 17th 1995 4 Ohio State CCHA 25–12–2 At-large bid 1st Never
5 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–11–1 At-large bid 9th 1997 5 Yale ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 2nd 1952
6 Colorado College WCHA 25–12–3 At-large bid 12th 1997 6 Princeton ECAC 18–10–7 Tournament champion 1st Never

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Game locations[]

  • East Regional – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York
  • West Regional – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Frozen Four – Fleet Center, Boston

Brackets[]

Regionals[]

Frozen Four[]

National Semifinals
April 2 		National Championship
April 4
      
E5 New Hampshire 0
W3 Michigan 4
W3 Michigan 3*
E2 Boston College 2
E2 Boston College 5
W4 Ohio State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals[]

East Regional[]

(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colorado College[]

March 28 Clarkson 1 – 3 Colorado College Pepsi Arena


(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) New Hampshire[]

March 28 Wisconsin 4 – 7 New Hampshire Pepsi Arena


West Regional[]

(3) Michigan vs. (6) Princeton[]

March 27 Michigan 2 – 1 Princeton Yost Ice Arena


(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Yale[]

March 27 Ohio State 4 – 0 Yale Yost Ice Arena


Regional Semifinals[]

East Regional[]

(1) Boston University vs. (5) New Hampshire[]

March 29 Boston University 3 – 4 OT New Hampshire Pepsi Arena


(2) Boston College vs. (6) Colorado College[]

March 29 Boston College 6 – 1 Colorado College Pepsi Arena


West Regional[]

(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Ohio State[]

March 28[2] Michigan State 3 – 4 OT Ohio State Yost Ice Arena  
(York, Kozakowski) – 18:34 First period No scoring
(Weaver, York) Shawn Horcoff – 06:10
(Berens, York) – GW – 17:23 		Second period 06:51 – Andre Signoretti (Richards)
11:25 – Éric Meloche (Boisvert, Maund)
No scoring Third period 05:43 – (McMillan)
No scoring First overtime period 08:47 – Andre Signoretti (Meloche, Boisvert)


(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan[]

March 28 North Dakota 3 – 4 Michigan Yost Ice Arena


Frozen Four[]

National Semifinal[]

(E5) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan[]

April 2 New Hampshire 0 – 4 Michigan Fleet Center


(E2) Boston College vs. (W4) Ohio State[]

April 2 Boston College 5 – 2 Ohio State Fleet Center


National Championship[]

(W3) Michigan vs. (E2) Boston College[]

April 4[3] Michigan 3 – 2 OT Boston College Fleet Center


Scoring summary[4]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Mottau 4:19 1–0 BC
2nd UM Berenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1
BC – PP Farkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC
3rd UM Muckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2
1st Overtime UM Josh Langfeld – GW Fox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM

All-Tournament Team[]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

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Record by conference[]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 3 6-2 .750 3 2 1 1
Hockey East 3 4-3 .571 3 2 1 –
WCHA 3 1-3 .250 2 - - -
ECAC 3 0-3 .000 - - - -

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
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  4. ^ "Michigan Wolverines Team History" (PDF). mgoblue.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  6. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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