1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1999 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
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1999 Frozen Four logo
Teams12
Finals site
  • Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
  • Anaheim, California
ChampionsMaine Black Bears (2nd title)
Runner-upNew Hampshire Wildcats (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShawn Walsh (2nd title)
MOPAlfie Michaud (Maine)
Attendance69,429

The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I. It began on March 26, 1999. The second round was on March 27 and March 28. The semifinals were on April 1. The National Championship Game was on April 3, 1999. A total of 11 games were played, the final 3 at the Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center) in Anaheim, CA. The University of Maine defeated New Hampshire by a score of 3–2 in overtime, to claim their second national championship.

Qualifying teams[]

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 20, 1999. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.

West Regional – Madison East Regional – Worcester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (1) WCHA 32–5–2 At-large bid 15th 1998 1 New Hampshire (2) Hockey East 29–6–3 At-large bid 10th 1998
2 Michigan State CCHA 28–5–7 At-large bid 19th 1998 2 Clarkson ECAC 25–10–1 Tournament champion 18th 1998
3 Colorado College WCHA 28–11–1 At-large bid 13th 1998 3 Maine Hockey East 27–6–4 At-large bid 9th 1995
4 Boston College Hockey East 25–11–4 Tournament champion 20th 1998 4 Denver WCHA 26–12–2 Tournament champion 15th 1997
5 Northern Michigan CCHA 22–14–5 At-large bid 7th 1993 5 Michigan CCHA 24–10–6 Tournament champion 22nd 1998
6 St. Lawrence ECAC 23–12–3 At-large bid 13th 1992 6 Ohio State CCHA 21–15–4 At-large bid 2nd 1998

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Game locations[]

  • East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • West Regional – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Frozen Four – Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, California

Bracket[]

Regionals[]

Frozen Four[]

National Semifinals
April 1 		National Championship
April 3
      
E1 New Hampshire 5
W2 Michigan State 3
E1 New Hampshire 2
E3 Maine 3*
E3 Maine 2*
W4 Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals[]

East Regional[]

(3) Maine vs. (6) Ohio State[]

March 26[2] Maine 4 – 2 Ohio State Centrum Centre  
Bobby Stewart – 06:58
– 12:07 		First period 18:50 –
No scoring Second period No scoring
– GW – 08:53
Steve Kariya – SH – 13:23 		Third period 15:21 –
Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Maund ( 30 saves / 34 shots )


(4) Denver vs. (5) Michigan[]

March 26[3] Denver 3 – 5 Michigan Centrum Centre  
– 13:11 First period No scoring
– 06:34
– 07:44 		Second period 12:09 – Greg Crozier
16:11 –
No scoring Third period 06:11 – Dave Huntzicker
10:58 – GW – Dale Rominski
13:40 – Mike Comrie
Stephen Wagner ( 19 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Josh Blackburn ( 15 saves / 18 shots )


West Regional[]

(3) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Lawrence[]

March 27[4] Colorado College 5 – 2 St. Lawrence Dane County Coliseum  
No Scoring First period 10:48 – SH – Brandon Dietrich
– 01:21
Justin Morrison – 01:32
– GW – 02:03
– 16:34 		Second period 09:26 – PP –
Justin Morrison – EN – 19:40 Third period No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Eric Heffler ( 26 saves / 30 shots )


(4) Boston College vs. (5) Northern Michigan[]

March 27[5] Boston College 2 – 1 Northern Michigan Dane County Coliseum  
No Scoring First period 05:38 –
Jeff Farkas – PP – 05:01
Brian Gionta – GW PP – 18:23 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats ( 22 saves / 24 shots )


Regional Semifinals[]

East Regional[]

(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Michigan[]

March 27[6] New Hampshire 2 – 1 OT Michigan Centrum Centre  
Mike Souza – 19:50 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:00 –
Darren Haydar – GW – 03:16 First overtime period No scoring
Ty Conklin ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Josh Blackburn ( 32 saves / 34 shots )


(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Maine[]

March 27[7] Clarkson 2 – 7 Maine Centrum Centre  
– 11:05 First period 09:32 –
16:23 – Steve Kariya
18:14 – GW – David Cullen
– PS – 16:52 Second period 04:55 – Steve Kariya
No scoring Third period 00:37 – Cory Larose
12:21 – PP – Niko Dimitrakos
15:25 – EN – Steve Kariya
( 17 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) / Mike Morrison ( 0 saves / 0 shots )


West Regional[]

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Boston College[]

March 28[8] North Dakota 1 – 3 Boston College Dane County Coliseum  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Lee Goren – PP – 13:47 Second period 13:47 – PP –
17:45 – GW – Jeff Giuliano
No scoring Third period 19:49 – EN – Brian Gionta
Karl Goehring ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats Scott Clemmensen ( 31 saves / 32 shots )


(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Colorado College[]

March 28[9] Michigan State 4 – 3 Colorado College Dane County Coliseum  
– 01:56 First period 14:43 – PP –
No scoring Second period 05:41 –
Adam Hall – 09:14
Andrew Hutchinson – PP – 18:20
Adam Hall – EN – 18:52 		Third period 11:21 – Trent Clark
Joe Blackburn ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats ( 37 saves / 41 shots )


Frozen Four[]

National Semifinal[]

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (W2) Michigan State[]

April 1[10] New Hampshire 5 – 3 Michigan State Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  
Jason Krog – 18:49 First period 19:27 –
Mike Souza – 02:44
Mike Souza – 18:17 		Second period 06:49 –
– GW – 10:52
Jason Krog – PP – 14:40 		Third period 03:44 – Adam Hall
Ty Conklin ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Blackburn ( 32 saves / 37 shots )


(E3) Maine vs. (W4) Boston College[]

April 1[11] Maine 2 – 1 OT Boston College Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:34 – PP –
Niko Dimitrakos – 02:34 Third period No scoring
Bobby Stewart – GW – 05:16 First overtime period No scoring
Alfie Michaud ( 35 saves / 36 shots ) Goalie stats Scott Clemmensen ( 35 saves / 37 shots )


National Championship[]

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine[]

April 3[12] New Hampshire 2 – 3 OT Maine Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st Maine Ben Guité (12) – PP Vitorino and Kerluke 15:47 1–0 Maine
2nd Maine Niko Dimitrakos (8) Cullen and Metcalf 33:47 2–0 Maine
UNH Darren Haydar (31) – SH Souza and Conklin 35:58 2–1 Maine
3rd UNH Michael Souza (23) Krog and Haydar 43:33 2–2
1st Overtime Maine (13) – GW Larose 70:50 3–2 Maine
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
Maine Alfie Michaud 46 2
UNH Ty Conklin 36 3

All-Tournament Team[]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[13]

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Record by conference[]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 2-4 .333 2 1 - -
Hockey East 3 8-2 .800 3 3 2 1
WCHA 3 1-3 .250 2 - - -
ECAC 2 0-2 .000 1 - - -

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  2. ^ "Maine 4, Ohio State 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-26. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  3. ^ "Michigan 5, Denver 3". USCHO.com. 1999-03-26. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  4. ^ "Colorado College 5, St. Lawrence 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  5. ^ "Boston College 2, Northern Michigan 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire 2, Michigan 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  7. ^ "Maine 7, Clarkson 2". USCHO.com. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  8. ^ "Boston College 3, North Dakota 1". USCHO.com. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  9. ^ "Michigan State 5, Colorado College 3". USCHO.com. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  10. ^ "New Hampshire 5, Michigan State 3". USCHO.com. 1999-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  11. ^ "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. 1999-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  12. ^ "Maine 3, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. 1999-04-03. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  13. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  14. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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