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
Champions Michigan Wolverines  (8th title)
Runner-up Colorado College Tigers  (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Red Berenson  (1st title)
MOP Brendan Morrison (Michigan)
Attendance65,778

The 1996 NCAA Division I men's 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.

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In the regional semifinals, Michigan's Mike Legg scored a high wraparound goal that, in the U.S., is now known as a Michigan goal. [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
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Boston University Hockey East29–6–3At-large bid22nd19951 Colorado College WCHA31–4–4At-large bid10th1995
2 Vermont ECAC26–6–4At-large bid2nd19882 Michigan CCHA30–7–2 Tournament champion 19th1995
3 Lake Superior State CCHA29–7–2At-large bid10th19953 Minnesota WCHA29–9–2 Tournament champion 23rd1995
4 Western Michigan CCHA27–10–3At-large bid3rd19944 Massachusetts-Lowell Hockey East25–9–4At-large bid3rd1994
5 Clarkson ECAC24–9–3At-large bid15th19955 Michigan State CCHA28–12–1At-large bid16th1995
6 Providence Hockey East21–14–3 Tournament champion 8th19916 Cornell ECAC21–8–4 Tournament champion 11th1991

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Game locations

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals
March 22–23 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Frozen Four
March 28 		National championship
March 30
            
E1Boston University3
E5 Clarkson 2
E4 Western Michigan 1
E5Clarkson6
E1 Boston University 0
W2Michigan4
W2Michigan4
W3 Minnesota 3
W3Minnesota5
W6 Providence 1
W2Michigan3*
W1 Colorado College 2
E2Vermont2
E3 Lake Superior State 1
E3Lake Superior State5
E6 Cornell 4
E2 Vermont 3
W1Colorado College4**
W1Colorado College5
W4 Massachusetts-Lowell 3
W4Massachusetts-Lowell6
W5 Michigan State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

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

March 22Lake Superior State5 – 4Cornell Knickerbocker Arena

(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Clarkson

March 22Western Michigan1 – 6Clarkson Knickerbocker Arena

West Regional

(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Providence

March 23Minnesota5 – 1Providence Munn Ice Arena

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

March 23 [4] Massachusetts-Lowell6 – 2Michigan State Munn Ice Arena  
(Donovan, Sbrocca) Jeff Daw – 07:12
(Concannon, Donovan) David Barrozino – 16:57		First periodNo scoring
(Dartsch) Marc Salsman – GW – 06:52
(Sbrocca) Brendan Concannon – 11:30		Second period18:52 – Sean Berens (York, Watt)
(Concannon) David Barrozino – 00:34
(Mahoney, Sandholm) David Barrozino – 17:42		Third period06:42 – Mark Loeding (Adams, Ford)

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Clarkson

March 23Boston University3 – 2Clarkson Knickerbocker Arena

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

March 23Vermont2 – 1Lake Superior State Knickerbocker Arena

West Regional

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

March 24Colorado College5 – 3Massachusetts-Lowell Munn Ice Arena

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Minnesota

March 24Michigan4 – 3Minnesota Munn Ice Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan

March 28Boston University0 – 4Michigan Riverfront Coliseum

(E2) Vermont vs. (W1) Colorado College

March 28Vermont3 – 42OTColorado College Riverfront Coliseum

National Championship

(W2) Michigan vs. (W1) Colorado College

March 30Michigan3 – 2OTColorado College Riverfront Coliseum
Scoring summary [5]
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stUM Bill Muckalt Morrison 11:331–0 UM
2ndCC Peter Geronazzo – PPSchmidt and Rud23:521–1
CC Colin Schmidt Geronazzo and Remackel25:372–1 CC
3rdUM Mike Legg – PP Halko and Schock46:542–2
1st OvertimeUM Brendan Morrison – GW Muckalt and Crozier 63:353–2 UM

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s) [6]

[7]

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
CCHA 44-3.5712111
ECAC 32-3.40021--
Hockey East 32-3.40021--
WCHA 23-2.600211-

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