1990 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1990 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (5th title)
Runner-upColgate Red Raiders (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Sauer (2nd title)
MOPChris Tancill (Wisconsin)
Attendance24,569

The 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 43rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and April 1, 1990, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Colgate 7-3. All First Round and Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues with the 'Frozen Four' games being played at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

This was the first year in which the consolation game was not played since the tournament's premier in 1948.[1]

Boston University's 30 goals scored during the tournament is the highest ever for a single team. The Terriers also played the most NCAA tournament games in one year (7).

Qualifying teams

The NCAA permitted 12 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the four Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC, Hockey East and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament with At-large bids making up the remaining 8 teams. The NCAA permitted one Independent team to participate in the tournament and placed it in the East Regional with the intent to insert an additional independent in the West Regional the following season. As a result, the two western conferences (CCHA and WCHA) would split four open spots as opposed to the East's three.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston College Hockey East 26–11–1 Tournament champion 17th 1989 1 Michigan State CCHA 36–5–3 Tournament champion 12th 1989
2 Colgate ECAC Hockey 28–5–1 Tournament champion 2nd 1981 2 Wisconsin WCHA 32–9–1 Tournament champion 11th 1989
3 Maine Hockey East 31–9–2 At-large bid 4th 1989 3 Lake Superior State CCHA 31–8–3 At-large bid 4th 1989
4 Boston University Hockey East 21–14–2 At-large bid 16th 1986 4 Minnesota WCHA 25–14–2 At-large bid 17th 1989
5 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 21–9–3 At-large bid 10th 1984 5 North Dakota WCHA 27–11–4 At-large bid 12th 1987
6 Alaska-Anchorage Independent 21–9–2 At-large bid 1st Never 6 Bowling Green CCHA 25–15–2 At-large bid 9th 1989

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Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The three odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the three even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking with the top two teams in each bracket receiving byes into the quarterfinals. In the first round the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds played best-of-three series to determine which school advanced to the Quarterfinals with the winners of the 4 vs. 5 series playing the first seed and the winner of the 3 vs. 6 series playing the second seed. In the Quarterfinals the matches were best-of-three series once more with the victors advancing to the National Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Joe Louis Arena and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game.

Tournament Bracket

First Round
March 16–18 		Quarterfinals
March 23–25 		Frozen Four
March 30 		National Championship
April 1
E1 Boston College 4 1 6
W4 Minnesota 6 5 – W4 Minnesota 2 2 1
E5 Clarkson 1 1 – E1 Boston College 1
W2 Wisconsin 2
W2 Wisconsin 7 4* –
E3 Maine 8 5 – E3 Maine 3 3 –
W6 Bowling Green 4 2 – W2 Wisconsin 7
E2 Colgate 3
W1 Michigan State 6 3 3
E4 Boston University 5 5 5 E4 Boston University 3 5 5
W5 North Dakota 8 3 0 E4 Boston University 2
E2 Colgate 3
E2 Colgate 3 2 –
W3 Lake Superior State 6 10 – W3 Lake Superior State 2 1 –
E6 Alaska-Anchorage 2 3 –

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(E3) Maine vs. (W6) Bowling Green

March 16 Maine 8 – 5 Bowling Green Alfond Arena
March 17 Maine 5 – 2 Bowling Green Alfond Arena
Maine won series 2–0


(E4) Boston University vs. (W5) North Dakota

March 16 Boston University 5 – 8 North Dakota Walter Brown Arena
March 17 Boston University 5 – 3 North Dakota Walter Brown Arena
March 18 Boston University 5 – 0 North Dakota Walter Brown Arena
Boston University won series 2–1


(W3) Lake Superior State vs. (E6) Alaska-Anchorage

March 16 Lake Superior State 6 – 2 Alaska-Anchorage Norris Center
March 17 Lake Superior State 10 – 3 Alaska-Anchorage Norris Center
Lake Superior State won series 2–0


(W4) Minnesota vs. (E5) Clarkson

March 16 Minnesota 6 – 1 Clarkson Mariucci Arena
March 17 Minnesota 5 – 1 Clarkson Mariucci Arena
Minnesota won series 2–0


Quarterfinals

(E1) Boston College vs. (W4) Minnesota

March 23 Boston College 4 – 2 Minnesota Conte Forum
March 24 Boston College 1 – 2 Minnesota Conte Forum
March 25 Boston College 6 – 1 Minnesota Conte Forum
Boston College won series 2–1


(E2) Colgate vs. (W3) Lake Superior State

March 23 Colgate 3 – 2 Lake Superior State Starr Arena
March 24 Colgate 2 – 1 Lake Superior State Starr Arena
Colgate won series 2–0


(W1) Michigan State vs. (E4) Boston University

March 23[3] Michigan State 6 – 3 Boston University Munn Ice Arena  
(Smolinski, Norris) Shawn Heaphy – 09:03
(Beadle, Miller) Pat Murray – 11:46 		First period 05:09 – Shawn McEachern (Sacco, Krys)
10:51 – Dave Tomlinson (Koskimaki)
(Miller) Pat Murray – 10:04
(Miller, Murray) Jim Cummins – GW – 13:31
(Cummins, Murray) Kip Miller – 14:18 		Second period No scoring
(Murray, McCauley) Kip Miller – 03:58 Third period 06:42 – Tony Amonte (McEachern)
March 24[3] Michigan State 3 – 5 Boston University Munn Ice Arena  
(White) Bryan Smolinski – 01:02 First period No scoring
(Woolley, Muzzatti) Shawn Heaphy – 14:00 Second period 00:23 – Phil von Stefenelli (Legault, Amonte)
11:46 – Ed Ronan (Legault, von Stefenelli)
19:30 – Shawn McEachern (Amonte)
(Murray, White) Steve Beadle – 10:54 Third period 06:42 – GW – Mike Sullivan (McEachern, Amonte)
15:38 – Tony Amonte (Legault, McEachern)
March 25[3] Michigan State 3 – 5 Boston University Munn Ice Arena  
(Murray, Miller) Steve Beadle – PP – 19:17 First period 11:14 – Mark Bavis (Ahola, Mi. Bavis)
(Miller, Russell) Jason Woolley – PP – 02:58
(Woolley, Miller) Pat Murray – 07:28 		Second period 00:23 – Petteri Koskimaki (Ronan)
11:33
(Murray, White) Steve Beadle – 10:54 Third period 06:42 – Ed Ronan (Sacco, Ahola)
07:02 – GW PP – Tony Amonte (Cashman)
18:03 – Robert Regan (Sullivan, von Stefenelli)
Boston University won series 2–1


(W2) Wisconsin vs. (E3) Maine

March 23 Wisconsin 7 – 3 Maine Dane County Coliseum
March 24 Wisconsin 4 – 3 Maine Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 2–0


Frozen Four

National Semifinal

(E1) Boston College vs. (W2) Wisconsin

March 30 Boston College 1 – 2 Wisconsin Joe Louis Arena


(E2) Colgate vs. (E4) Boston University

March 30 Colgate 3 – 2 Boston University Joe Louis Arena


National Championship

(W2) Wisconsin vs. (E2) Colgate

April 1 Wisconsin 7 – 3 Colgate Joe Louis Arena


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st WIS John Byce – PP Hill and Andringa 1:30 1–0 WIS
WIS John Byce – SH Mendel 3:23 2–0 WIS
CGT Joel Gardner – PP Dupere and Spott 4:58 2–1 WIS
WIS Chris Tancill – PP Andringa and Hill 7:33 3–1 WIS
WIS Rob Andringa – PP GW Hill and MacDonald 14:53 4–1 WIS
2nd WIS Dennis Snedden Kurtz and Osiecki 25:03 5–1 WIS
CGT Steve Poapst – PP Gardner 29:42 5–2 WIS
WIS Gary Shuchuk – PP Richter and Rohlik 33:09 6–2 WIS
3rd CGT Jamie Cooke – PP Woodcroft and Lille 49:36 6–3 WIS
WIS John Byce – EN unassisted 59:18 7–3 WIS

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]

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References

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  2. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.