1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 12 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lake Superior State (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Boston University (7th title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Jeff Jackson (2nd title) |
| MOP | Sean Tallaire (Lake Superior State) |
| Attendance | 76,016 |
The 1994 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 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2. A total of 11 games were played.
Lake Superior State's 9-1 victory in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.
Qualifying teams[1]
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston University | Hockey East | 32–6–0 | Tournament champion | 20th | 1993 | 1 | Michigan | CCHA | 33–6–1 | Tournament champion | 17th | 1993 |
| 2 | Harvard | ECAC | 23–4–4 | Tournament champion | 16th | 1993 | 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 23–11–4 | Tournament champion | 21st | 1993 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 24–11–3 | At-large bid | 6th | 1992 | 3 | Massachusetts-Lowell | Hockey East | 24–9–5 | At-large bid | 2nd | 1988 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 25–14–1 | At-large bid | 15th | 1993 | 4 | Lake Superior State | CCHA | 27–10–4 | At-large bid | 8th | 1993 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | CCHA | 24–12–3 | At-large bid | 2nd | 1986 | 5 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 19–12–7 | At-large bid | 3rd | 1988 |
| 6 | Rensselaer | ECAC | 21–10–4 | At-large bid | 7th | 1985 | 6 | Michigan State | CCHA | 23–12–5 | At-large bid | 14th | 1992 |
Game locations
- East Regional – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
- West Regional – Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, Michigan
- Frozen Four – Saint Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tournament Bracket
| Regional Quarterfinals March 25-26 | Regional Semifinals March 26-27 | Frozen Four March 31 | National Championship April 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston University | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Wisconsin | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Western Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston University | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 2** | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | UMass-Lowell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | UMass-Lowell | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston University | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Lake Superior State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Rensselaer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Lake Superior State | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Lake Superior State | 5* | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Lake Superior State | 6* | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
East Regional
(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer
| March 25 | New Hampshire | 2 – 0 | Rensselaer | Knickerbocker Arena | ||||
(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan
| March 25 | Wisconsin | 6 – 3 | Western Michigan | Knickerbocker Arena | ||||
West Regional
(3) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Michigan State
| March 26 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 4 – 3 | Michigan State | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Northeastern
| March 26 | Lake Superior State | 6 – 5 | OT | Northeastern | Munn Ice Arena | |||
Regional Semifinals
East Regional
(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin
| March 26 | Boston University | 4 – 1 | Wisconsin | Knickerbocker Arena | ||||
(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire
| March 26 | Harvard | 7 – 1 | New Hampshire | Knickerbocker Arena | ||||
West Regional
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State
| March 27 | Michigan | 4 – 5 | OT | Lake Superior State | Munn Ice Arena | |||
(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Massachusetts-Lowell
| March 27 | Minnesota | 2 – 1 | 2OT | Massachusetts-Lowell | Munn Ice Arena | |||
Frozen Four
National Semifinal
(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 31 | Boston University | 4 – 1 | Minnesota | Saint Paul Civic Center | ||||
(E2) Harvard vs. (W4) Lake Superior State
| March 31 | Harvard | 2 – 3 | OT | Lake Superior State | Saint Paul Civic Center | |||
National Championship
(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State
| April 2 | Boston University | 1 – 9 | Lake Superior State | Saint Paul Civic Center | ||||
- G: Blaine Lacher (Lake Superior State)
- D: Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
- D: Steven Barnes (Lake Superior State)
- F: Clayton Beddoes (Lake Superior State)
- F: Mike Pomichter (Boston University)
- F: Sean Tallaire* (Lake Superior State)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA | 4 | 4-3 | .571 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hockey East | 4 | 4-4 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| WCHA | 2 | 2-2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | - |
| ECAC | 2 | 1-2 | .333 | 1 | 1 | – | - |
References
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