1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament |
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Season | 1994–95 | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Finals Site | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
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Champions | Boston University (4th title, 8th title game, 18th Frozen Four) |
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Runner-Up | Maine (2nd title game, 5th Frozen Four) |
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Semifinalists | Minnesota (16th Frozen Four) Michigan (16th Frozen Four) |
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Winning Coach | Jack Parker (2nd title) | ||
MOP | Chris O'Sullivan (Boston University) | ||
Attendance | 65,624 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1995 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 24, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 1. A total of 11 games were played. The top 2 seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.
Contents
Qualifying teams[1]
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.
East Regional – Worcester | West Regional – Madison | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Boston University | Hockey East | 28–6–3 | Tournament champion | 21st | 1994 | 1 | Michigan | CCHA | 29–7–1 | At-large bid | 18th | 1994 |
2 | Maine | Hockey East | 30–5–6 | At-large bid | 8th | 1993 | 2 | Colorado College | WCHA | 30–11–1 | At-large bid | 9th | 1978 |
3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 22–9–4 | At-large bid | 7th | 1994 | 3 | Minnesota | WCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid | 22nd | 1994 |
4 | Clarkson | ECAC | 23–9–4 | At-large bid | 14th | 1993 | 4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 23–14–4 | Tournament champion | 16th | 1994 |
5 | Lake Superior State | CCHA | 22–11–6 | Tournament champion | 9th | 1994 | 5 | Michigan State | CCHA | 25–11–3 | At-large bid | 15th | 1994 |
6 | Denver | WCHA | 24–14–2 | At-large bid | 13th | 1986 | 6 | Rensselaer | ECAC | 19–13–4 | Tournament champion | 8th | 1994 |
Game locations
- East Regional - Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional - Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
- Frozen Four - Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Tournament Bracket
Regional Quarterfinals March 24 |
Regional Semifinals March 25 |
Frozen Four March 30 |
National Championship April 1 |
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E1 | Boston University | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
E5 | Lake Superior State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | Clarkson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
E5 | Lake Superior State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W6 | Rensselaer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Maine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Maine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
E6 | Denver | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | New Hampshire | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E6 | Denver | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Maine | 4*** | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | Wisconsin | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
W5 | Michigan State | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
East Regional
(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Denver
March 24 | New Hampshire | 2 – 9 | Denver | Centrum in Worcester |
(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Lake Superior State
March 24 | Clarkson | 4 – 5 | Lake Superior State | Centrum in Worcester |
West Regional
(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Rensselaer
March 24 | Minnesota | 1 – 0 | Rensselaer | Dane County Coliseum |
(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Michigan State
March 24 | Wisconsin | 5 – 3 | Michigan State | Dane County Coliseum |
Regional Semifinals
East Regional
(1) Boston University vs. (5) Lake Superior State
March 25 | Boston University | 6 – 2 | Lake Superior State | Centrum in Worcester |
(2) Maine vs. (6) Denver
March 25 | Maine | 4 – 2 | Denver | Centrum in Worcester |
West Regional
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Wisconsin
March 25 | Michigan | 4 – 3 | Wisconsin | Dane County Coliseum |
(2) Colorado College vs. (3) Minnesota
March 25 | Colorado College | 2 – 5 | Minnesota | Dane County Coliseum |
Frozen Four
National Semifinal
(E1) Boston University vs. (W3) Minnesota
March 30 | Boston University | 7 – 3 | Minnesota | Providence Civic Center |
(E2) Maine vs. (W1) Michigan
March 30 | Maine | 4 – 3 | 3OT | Michigan | Providence Civic Center |
National Championship
(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Maine
April 1 | Boston University | 6 – 2 | Maine | Providence Civic Center |
All-Tournament Team[2]
- G: Blair Allison (Maine)
- D: Chris Imes (Maine)
- D: Kaj Linna (Boston University)
- F: Shawn Bates (Boston University)
- F: Chris O'Sullivan* (Boston University)
- F: Dan Shermerhorn (Maine)
Record by conference
Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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WCHA | 4 | 4-4 | .500 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
CCHA | 3 | 2-3 | .400 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Hockey East | 3 | 5-2 | .714 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
ECAC | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | - | - | - | - |