1999 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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1999 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
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Teams12
Finals site
Champions Maine Black Bears  (2nd title)
Runner-up New Hampshire Wildcats  (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Shawn Walsh  (2nd title)
MOP Alfie Michaud (Maine)
Attendance69,429

The 1999 NCAA Division I men's 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.

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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
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 North Dakota (1)WCHA32–5–2At-large bid15th19981 New Hampshire (2)Hockey East29–6–3At-large bid10th1998
2 Michigan State CCHA28–5–7At-large bid19th19982 Clarkson ECAC25–10–1 Tournament champion 18th1998
3 Colorado College WCHA28–11–1At-large bid13th19983 Maine Hockey East27–6–4At-large bid9th1995
4 Boston College Hockey East25–11–4 Tournament champion 20th19984 Denver WCHA26–12–2 Tournament champion 15th1997
5 Northern Michigan CCHA22–14–5At-large bid7th19935 Michigan CCHA24–10–6 Tournament champion 22nd1998
6 St. Lawrence ECAC23–12–3At-large bid13th19926 Ohio State CCHA21–15–4At-large bid2nd1998

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Game locations

Bracket

Regionals

Frozen Four

National semifinals
April 1 		National championship
April 3
      
E1 New Hampshire5
W2 Michigan State 3
E1 New Hampshire 2
E3 Maine3*
E3 Maine2*
W4 Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Maine vs. (6) Ohio State

March 26 [2] Maine4 – 2Ohio State Centrum Centre  
Bobby Stewart – 06:58
Dan Kerluke – 12:07		First period18:50 – Jason Crain
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Marcus Gustafsson – GW – 08:53
Steve Kariya – SH – 13:23		Third period15:21 – Brandon Lafrance
Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Maund ( 30 saves / 34 shots )

(4) Denver vs. (5) Michigan

March 26 [3] Denver3 – 5Michigan Centrum Centre  
Bjorn Engstrom – 13:11First periodNo scoring
Joe Ritson – 06:34
Paul Veres – 07:44		Second period12:09 – Greg Crozier
16:11 – Sean Ritchlin
No scoringThird period06:11 – 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 College5 – 2St. Lawrence Dane County Coliseum  
No ScoringFirst period10:48 – SH – Brandon Dietrich
Cam Kryway – 01:21
Justin Morrison – 01:32
Aaron Karpan – GW – 02:03
Shaun Winkler – 16:34		Second period09:26 – PP – Al Fyfe
Justin Morrison – EN – 19:40Third periodNo scoring
Jeff Sanger ( 31 saves / 33 shots )Goalie stats Eric Heffler ( 26 saves / 30 shots )

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

March 27 [5] Boston College2 – 1Northern Michigan Dane County Coliseum  
No ScoringFirst period05:38 – Fred Mattersdorfer
Jeff Farkas – PP – 05:01
Brian Gionta – GW PP – 18:23		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 26 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Dan Ragusett ( 22 saves / 24 shots )

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Michigan

March 27 [6] New Hampshire2 – 1OTMichigan Centrum Centre  
Mike Souza – 19:50First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period10:00 – Bobby Hayes
Darren Haydar – GW – 03:16First overtime periodNo scoring
Ty Conklin ( 20 saves / 21 shots )Goalie stats Josh Blackburn ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Maine

March 27 [7] Clarkson2 – 7Maine Centrum Centre  
David Evans – 11:05First period09:32 – Marcus Gustafsson
16:23 – Steve Kariya
18:14 – GW – David Cullen
David Evans – PS – 16:52Second period04:55 – Steve Kariya
No scoringThird period00:37 – Cory Larose
12:21 – PP – Niko Dimitrakos
15:25 – EN – Steve Kariya
Shawn Grant ( 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 Dakota1 – 3Boston College Dane County Coliseum  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Lee Goren – PP – 13:47Second period13:47 – PP – Chris Masters
17:45 – GW – Jeff Giuliano
No scoringThird period19:49 – 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 State4 – 3Colorado College Dane County Coliseum  
Joe Goodenow – 01:56First period14:43 – PP – K.J. Voorhees
No scoringSecond period05:41 – Cam Kryway
Adam Hall – 09:14
Andrew Hutchinson – PP – 18:20
Adam Hall – EN – 18:52		Third period11:21 – Trent Clark
Joe Blackburn ( 25 saves / 28 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Sanger ( 37 saves / 41 shots )

Frozen Four

National semifinal

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

April 1 [10] New Hampshire5 – 3Michigan State Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  
Jason Krog – 18:49First period19:27 – Rustyn Dolyny
Mike Souza – 02:44
Mike Souza – 18:17		Second period06:49 – Sean Patchell
Jason Shipulski – GW – 10:52
Jason Krog – PP – 14:40		Third period03:44 – 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] Maine2 – 1OTBoston College Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period05:34 – PP – Marty Hughes
Niko Dimitrakos – 02:34Third periodNo scoring
Bobby Stewart – GW – 05:16First overtime periodNo 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 Hampshire2 – 3OTMaine Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stMaine Ben Guité (12) – PPVitorino and Kerluke15:471–0 Maine
2ndMaine Niko Dimitrakos (8) Cullen and Metcalf 33:472–0 Maine
UNH Darren Haydar (31) – SH Souza and Conklin 35:582–1 Maine
3rdUNH Michael Souza (23) Krog and Haydar 43:332–2
1st OvertimeMaine Marcus Gustafsson (13) – GW Larose 70:503–2 Maine
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
Maine Alfie Michaud 462
UNH Ty Conklin 363

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s) [13]

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Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
CCHA 42-4.33321--
Hockey East 38-2.8003321
WCHA 31-3.2502---
ECAC 20-2.0001---

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Maine 4, Ohio State 2". USCHO.com. March 26, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Michigan 5, Denver 3". USCHO.com. March 26, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Colorado College 5, St. Lawrence 2". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Boston College 2, Northern Michigan 1". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "New Hampshire 2, Michigan 1". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Maine 7, Clarkson 2". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Boston College 3, North Dakota 1". USCHO.com. March 28, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Michigan State 5, Colorado College 3". USCHO.com. March 28, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ "New Hampshire 5, Michigan State 3". USCHO.com. April 1, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. April 1, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Maine 3, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. April 3, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  14. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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