1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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1994 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
Champions Lake Superior State Lakers  (3rd title)
Runner-up Boston University Terriers  (7th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jeff Jackson  (2nd title)
MOP Sean Tallaire (Lake Superior State)
Attendance76,016

The 1994 NCAA Division I men's 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.

Contents

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

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) 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
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Boston University Hockey East32–6–0 Tournament champion 20th19931 Michigan CCHA33–6–1 Tournament champion 17th1993
2 Harvard ECAC23–4–4 Tournament champion 16th19932 Minnesota WCHA23–11–4 Tournament champion 21st1993
3 New Hampshire Hockey East24–11–3At-large bid6th19923 Massachusetts-Lowell Hockey East24–9–5At-large bid2nd1988
4 Wisconsin WCHA25–14–1At-large bid15th19934 Lake Superior State CCHA27–10–4At-large bid8th1993
5 Western Michigan CCHA24–12–3At-large bid2nd19865 Northeastern Hockey East19–12–7At-large bid3rd1988
6 Rensselaer ECAC21–10–4At-large bid7th19856 Michigan State CCHA23–12–5At-large bid14th1992

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Game locations

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals
March 25–26 		Regional semifinals
March 26–27 		Frozen Four
March 31 		National championship
April 2
            
E1Boston University4
E4 Wisconsin 1
E4Wisconsin6
E5 Western Michigan 3
E1Boston University4
W2 Minnesota 1
W2Minnesota2**
W3 Massachusetts-Lowell 1
W3Massachusetts-Lowell4
W6 Michigan State 3
E1 Boston University 1
W4Lake Superior State9
E2Harvard7
E3 New Hampshire 1
E3New Hampshire2
E6 Rensselaer 0
E2 Harvard 2
W4Lake Superior State3*
W1 Michigan 4
W4Lake Superior State5*
W4Lake Superior State6*
W5 Northeastern 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer

March 25New Hampshire2 – 0Rensselaer Knickerbocker Arena

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan

March 25Wisconsin6 – 3Western Michigan Knickerbocker Arena

West Regional

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

March 26 [2] Massachusetts-Lowell4 – 3Michigan State Munn Ice Arena  
(unassisted) Christian Sbrocca – 06:54
(Angus, Bullock) Ian Herbert – 14:33
(Bullock, Henry) Norm Bazin – 17:08		First period13:08 – Steve Guolla (Carter)
(Herbert) Michael Murray – GW – 05:19Second period00:58 – Steve Suk (Murray, Guolla)
16:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla, Sullivan)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring

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

March 26Lake Superior State6 – 5OTNortheastern Munn Ice Arena

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 26Boston University4 – 1Wisconsin Knickerbocker Arena

(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire

March 26Harvard7 – 1New Hampshire Knickerbocker Arena Recap  
(Maguire, Martins) Brian Farrell – PP – 6:51
(unassisted) Steve Martins – GW – 13:53		First period
Second period21:50 – Dean Woodman (unassisted)
(Martins, Farrell) Sean McCann – PP – 46:44
(Baird) Perry Cohagan – 47:18
(McCann, Farrell) Chris Baird – 49:51
(Coughlin, Nielsen) Jason Karmanos – 51:43
(Body, Coughlin) Cory Gustafson – PP – 53:43		Third periodNo scoring
Tripp Tracy ( 16 saves / 17 shots )Goalie stats Trent Cavicchi ( 19 saves / 26 shots )
Mike Heinke ( 4 saves / 4 shots )

West Regional

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

March 27Michigan4 – 5OTLake Superior State Munn Ice Arena Recap  
(Morrison) Mike Stone – 08:52First period
12:10 – Rob Valicevic (G. Tallaire)
14:43 – PP – Keith Aldridge (G. Tallaire, Valicevic)
15:18 – Jay Ness (Angelelli)
(Knuble, Morrison) Mike Stone – 23:34
(Morrison, Wiseman) Jason Botterill – PP – 26:59
(Morrison, Knuble) David Oliver – PP – 34:56		Second period


39:57 – Kurtis Miller (S. Tallaire, Beddoes)
Third period
First overtime period62:31 – GW – Rob Valicevic (Willner, G. Tallaire)
Steve Shields ( 28 saves / 33 shots )Goalie stats Blaine Lacher ( 33 saves / 37 shots )

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

March 27Minnesota2 – 12OTMassachusetts-Lowell Munn Ice Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 31Boston University4 – 1Minnesota Saint Paul Civic Center Recap  
(Friedman) Bob Lachance – 09:14
(O'Sullivan) Mike Pomichter – GW – ??:??
Steve Thornton – PP – 18:43		First period
Second period24:42 – Bobby Dustin (LaFleur)
(LaChance, Joubert) Mike Pomichter – 54:12Third period
J. P. McKersie ( 31 saves / 32 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Callinan ( 29 saves / 33 shots )

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

March 31Harvard2 – 3OTLake Superior State Saint Paul Civic Center

National Championship

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

April 2Boston University1 – 9Lake Superior State Saint Paul Civic Center
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLSSU Rob Valicevic Miller and G. Tallaire13:401–0 LSSU
2ndLSSU Matt Alvey – GWStrachan and Barnes 23:142–0 LSSU
LSSU Kurtis Miller Valicevic and G. Tallaire25:073–0 LSSU
BU Rich Brennan – PP O'Sullivan and Pomichter 29:403–1 LSSU
LSSU Jay Ness – PP Valicevic and G. Tallaire34:134–1 LSSU
LSSU Steve Barnes – PP S. Tallaire and Strachan37:265–1 LSSU
LSSU Sean Tallaire – PPStrachan and Morin 39:176–1 LSSU
3rdLSSU Mike Matteucci Beddoes 44:407–1 LSSU
LSSU Sean Tallaire Barnes 52:518–1 LSSU
LSSU Rob Valicevic Bilben and G. Tallaire58:329–1 LSSU

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s) [3]

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Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
CCHA 44-3.5712111
Hockey East 44-4.500311-
WCHA 22-2.50021–-
ECAC 21-2.33311–-

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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