1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1995 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsBoston University Terriers (4th title)
Runner-upMaine Black Bears (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJack Parker (2nd title)
MOPChris O'Sullivan (Boston University)
Attendance65,624

The 1995 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 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.

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 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
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

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Game locations

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals
March 24 		Regional semifinals
March 25 		Frozen Four
March 30 		National championship
April 1
            
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[2] Wisconsin 5 – 3 Michigan State Dane County Coliseum  
(Mi. Strobel, Spencer) Mark Strobel – 01:36 First period 05:09 – Steve Guolla (Slater, Carter)
06:10 – Chris Slater (Murray)
(Rafalski, Balkovec) Mike Strobel – PP – 10:25
(Rafalski) Shawn Carter – 15:29 		Second period 04:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla)
(Ellick) Mike Strobel – GW – 03:05
(Spencer, Rafalski) Chris Tok – 09:27 		Third period No scoring


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[3] Boston University 6 – 2 Maine Providence Civic Center


Scoring summary[4]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BU Steve Thornton – PP unassisted 14:57 1–0 BU
2nd BU Chris O'Sullivan Thornton and Grier 27:27 2–0 BU
BU Jacques Joubert – PP GW Linna and Prendergast 29:15 3–0 BU
Maine Tim Lovell Frenette and Thompson 34:51 3–1 BU
3rd Maine Trevor Roenick – PP Rodrigue and Tory 40:31 3–2 BU
BU Mike Sylvia Bates and Pandolfo 45:23 4–2 BU
BU Chris O'Sullivan – PP Brennan and Grier 48:30 5–2 BU
BU Bob Lachance – SH Thornton 58:47 6–2 BU
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st BU Mike Sylvia High-Sticking 2:13 2:00
Maine Tim Lovell High-Sticking 2:13 2:00
BU Shawn Bates Interference 8:32 2:00
BU Shane Johnson Interference 11:26 2:00
Maine Brad Mahoney Roughing 13:50 2:00
Maine Jamie Thompson Cross–Checking 16:25 2:00
BU Chris O'Sullivan Cross–Checking 17:53 2:00
2nd BU Chris Drury Interference 23:19 2:00
Maine Dan Shermerhorn Interference 28:42 2:00
BU Shane Johnson Interference 38:20 2:00
BU Kaj Linna Slashing 39:44 2:00
3rd Maine Reg Cardinal Holding 47:41 2:00
BU Kaj Linna Holding 52:17 2:00
Maine Jason Mansoff Holding 55:26 2:00
BU Jacques Joubert Elbowing 55:26 2:00
BU BENCH Too Many Men 56:59 2:00

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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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 1 - -
CCHA 3 2-3 .400 2 1 - -
Hockey East 3 5-2 .714 2 2 2 1
ECAC 2 0-2 .000 - - - -

References

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  4. ^ "2017-18 UND Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). UNDSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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