1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1993 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMaine Black Bears (1st title)
Runner-upLake Superior State Lakers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShawn Walsh (1st title)
MOPJim Montgomery (Maine)
Attendance80,433

The 1993 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 26, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 3. A total of 11 games were played.

Qualifying teams

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, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Hockey East had two berths.

East Regional – Worcester West Regional – Detroit
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Maine Hockey East 39–1–2 Tournament champion 7th 1992 1 Lake Superior State CCHA 30–7–5 Tournament champion 7th 1992
2 Boston University Hockey East 28–8–2 At-large bid 19th 1992 2 Michigan CCHA 29–6–3 At-large bid 16th 1992
3 Harvard ECAC 22–5–3 At-large bid 15th 1989 3 Miami CCHA 27–8–5 At-large bid 1st Never
4 Clarkson ECAC 20–9–5 Tournament champion 13th 1992 4 Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 26–10–2 At-large bid 4th 1985
5 Minnesota WCHA 21–11–8 Tournament champion 20th 1992 5 Brown ECAC 16–11–3 At-large bid 4th 1976
6 Northern Michigan WCHA 20–17–4 At-large bid 6th 1992 6 Wisconsin WCHA 23–14–3 At-large bid 14th 1992

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Game locations

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals
March 26 		Regional semifinals
March 27 		Frozen Four
April 1 		National championship
April 3
            
E1 Maine 6
E5 Minnesota 2
E4 Clarkson 1
E5 Minnesota 2
E1 Maine 4*
W2 Michigan 3
W2 Michigan 4*
W6 Wisconsin 3
W3 Miami 1
W6 Wisconsin 3
E1 Maine 5
W1 Lake Superior State 4
E2 Boston University 4
E6 Northern Michigan 1
E3 Harvard 2
E6 Northern Michigan 3**
E2 Boston University 1
W1 Lake Superior State 6
W1 Lake Superior State 4
W4 Minnesota–Duluth 3
W4 Minnesota–Duluth 7
W5 Brown 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Harvard vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 26 Harvard 2 – 3 OT Northern Michigan Centrum in Worcester


(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Minnesota

March 26 Clarkson 1 – 2 Minnesota Centrum in Worcester


West Regional

(3) Miami vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 26 Miami 1 – 3 Wisconsin Joe Louis Arena


(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (5) Brown

March 26 Minnesota-Duluth 7 – 3 Brown Joe Louis Arena


Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Maine vs. (5) Minnesota

March 27 Maine 6 – 2 Minnesota Centrum in Worcester


(2) Boston University vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 27 Boston University 4 – 1 Northern Michigan Centrum in Worcester


West Regional

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth

March 27 Lake Superior State 4 – 3 Minnesota-Duluth Joe Louis Arena


(2) Michigan vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 27 Michigan 4 – 3 OT Wisconsin Joe Louis Arena


Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) Michigan

April 1 Maine 4 – 3 OT Michigan Bradley Center


(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 1 Boston University 1 – 6 Lake Superior State Bradley Center


National Championship

(E1) Maine vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 3 Maine 5 – 4 Lake Superior State Bradley Center


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st Maine Patrice Tardif Latendresse 0:28 1–0 Maine
Maine Chris Ferraro Imes and Ferraro 7:10 2–0 Maine
LSSU Mike Bachusz Angelelli and Ness 17:02 2–1 Maine
2nd LSSU Clayton Beddoes unassisted 27:01 2–2
LSSU John Hendry Beddoes 35:46 3–2 LSSU
LSSU Wayne Strachan Hulett 38:42 4–2 LSSU
3rd Maine Jim Montgomery Kariya 44:19 4–3 LSSU
Maine Jim Montgomery Kariya and Imes 47:40 4–4
Maine Jim Montgomery – GW Kariya 48:54 5–4 Maine
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
LSSU Blaine Lacher 24 5
Maine Mike Dunham 8 4
Maine Garth Snow 8 0

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

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Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
WCHA 4 4-4 .500 4 - - -
CCHA 3 3-3 .500 2 2 1 -
ECAC 3 0-3 .000 - - - -
Hockey East 2 4-1 .800 2 2 1 1

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.