1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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.
| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lake Superior State Lakers (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Boston University Terriers (7th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jeff Jackson (2nd title) |
| MOP | Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior State |
| Attendance | 76,016 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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
(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan
| March 25 | Wisconsin | 6 – 3 | Western Michigan | Knickerbocker Arena | ||||
(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
(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin
| March 26 | Boston University | 4 – 1 | Wisconsin | Knickerbocker Arena | ||||
(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
(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 | |||
(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State
| April 2 | Boston University | 1 – 9 | Lake Superior State | Saint Paul Civic Center | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| 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 | Kurt 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 | |
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All-Tournament Team
- G: Blaine Lacher (Lake Superior State)
- D: Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
- D: Steve Barnes (Lake Superior State)
- F: Clayton Beddoes (Lake Superior State)
- F: Mike Pomichter (Boston University)
- F: Sean Tallaire* (Lake Superior State)
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
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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