1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
Teams | 12 |
---|---|
Finals site | |
Champions | Boston University Terriers (4th title) |
Runner-up | Maine Black Bears (2nd title game) |
Semifinalists |
|
Winning coach | Jack Parker (2nd title) |
MOP | Chris O'Sullivan, Boston University |
Attendance | 65,624 |
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 |
Game locations
- East Regional – Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
- Frozen Four – Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
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
(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Lake Superior State
March 24 | Clarkson | 4 – 5 | Lake Superior State | Centrum in Worcester |
(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
(1) Boston University vs. (5) Lake Superior State
March 25 | Boston University | 6 – 2 | Lake Superior State | Centrum in Worcester |
(2) Colorado College vs. (3) Minnesota
March 25 | Colorado College | 2 – 5 | Minnesota | Dane County Coliseum |
Frozen Four
(E1) Boston University vs. (W3) Minnesota
March 30 | Boston University | 7 – 3 | Minnesota | Providence Civic Center |
(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 | 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
- G: Blair Allison (Maine)
- D: Chris Imes (Maine)
- D: Kaj Linna (Boston University)
- F: Shawn Bates (Boston University)
- F: Chris O'Sullivan* (Boston University)
- F: Dan Shermerhorn (Maine)
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
- "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.
- "Boston University Championship Teams" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- "2017-18 UND Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). UNDSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.