1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1994 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsLake Superior State Lakers (3rd title)
Runner-upBoston University Terriers (7th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Jackson (2nd title)
MOPSean Tallaire (Lake Superior State)
Attendance76,016

The 1994 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 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2. A total of 11 games were played.

Lake Superior State's 9-1 win in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.

Qualifying teams

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

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Game locations

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 Massachusetts-Lowell 1
W3 Massachusetts-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[2] Massachusetts-Lowell 4 – 3 Michigan State Munn Ice Arena  
(unassisted) Christian Sbrocca – 06:54
(Angus, Bullock) Ian Herbert – 14:33
(Bullock, Henry) Norm Bazin – 17:08 		First period 13:08 – Steve Guolla (Carter)
(Herbert) Michael Murray – GW – 05:19 Second period 00:58 – Steve Suk (Murray, Guolla)
16:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla, Sullivan)
No scoring Third period No scoring


(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 Recap  
(Maguire, Martins) Brian Farrell – PP – 6:51
(unassisted) Steve Martins – GW – 13:53 		First period
Second period 21:50 – Dean Woodman (unassisted)
(Martins, Farrell) Sean McCann – PP – 46:44
(Baird) Perry Cohagan – 47:18
(McCann, Farrell) Chris Baird – 49:51
(Coughlin, Nielsen) Jason Karmanos – 51:43
(Body, Coughlin) Cory Gustafson – PP – 53:43 		Third period No scoring
Tripp Tracy ( 16 saves / 17 shots ) Goalie stats Trent Cavicchi ( 19 saves / 26 shots )
Mike Heinke ( 4 saves / 4 shots )


West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State

March 27 Michigan 4 – 5 OT Lake Superior State Munn Ice Arena Recap  
(Morrison) Mike Stone – 08:52 First period
12:10 – Rob Valicevic (G. Tallaire)
14:43 – PP – Keith Aldridge (G. Tallaire, Valicevic)
15:18 – Jay Ness (Angelelli)
(Knuble, Morrison) Mike Stone – 23:34
(Morrison, Wiseman) Jason Botterill – PP – 26:59
(Morrison, Knuble) David Oliver – PP – 34:56 		Second period


39:57 – Kurtis Miller (S. Tallaire, Beddoes)
Third period
First overtime period 62:31 – GW – Rob Valicevic (Willner, G. Tallaire)
Steve Shields ( 28 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Blaine Lacher ( 33 saves / 37 shots )


(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 Recap  
(Friedman) Bob Lachance – 09:14
(O'Sullivan) Mike Pomichter – GW – ??:??
Steve Thornton – PP – 18:43 		First period
Second period 24:42 – Bobby Dustin (LaFleur)
(LaChance, Joubert) Mike Pomichter – 54:12 Third period
J. P. McKersie ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Callinan ( 29 saves / 33 shots )


(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


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st LSSU Rob Valicevic Miller and G. Tallaire 13:40 1–0 LSSU
2nd LSSU Matt Alvey – GW Strachan and Barnes 23:14 2–0 LSSU
LSSU Kurtis Miller Valicevic and G. Tallaire 25:07 3–0 LSSU
BU Rich Brennan – PP O'Sullivan and Pomichter 29:40 3–1 LSSU
LSSU Jay Ness – PP Valicevic and G. Tallaire 34:13 4–1 LSSU
LSSU Steve Barnes – PP S. Tallaire and Strachan 37:26 5–1 LSSU
LSSU Sean Tallaire – PP Strachan and Morin 39:17 6–1 LSSU
3rd LSSU Mike Matteucci Beddoes 44:40 7–1 LSSU
LSSU Sean Tallaire Barnes 52:51 8–1 LSSU
LSSU Rob Valicevic Bilben and G. Tallaire 58:32 9–1 LSSU

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

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