1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

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

March 25–26 March 26–27 March 31 April 2 | RD1-seed03=E4 | RD1-team03=Wisconsin | RD1-score03=6 | RD1-seed04=E5 | RD1-team04=Western Michigan | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed07=W3 | RD1-team07=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-seed08=W6 | RD1-team08=Michigan State | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed11=E3 | RD1-team11=New Hampshire | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=E6 | RD1-team12=Rensselaer | RD1-score12=0 | RD1-seed15=W4 | RD1-team15=Lake Superior State | RD1-score15=6* | RD1-seed16=W5 | RD1-team16=Northeastern | RD1-score16=5 | RD2-seed01=E1 | RD2-team01=Boston University | RD2-score01=4 | RD2-seed02=E4 | RD2-team02=Wisconsin | RD2-score02=1 | RD2-seed03=W2 | RD2-team03=Minnesota | RD2-score03=2** | RD2-seed04=W3 | RD2-team04=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD2-score04=1 | RD2-seed05=E2 | RD2-team05=Harvard | RD2-score05=7 | RD2-seed06=E3 | RD2-team06=New Hampshire | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07=W1 | RD2-team07=Michigan | RD2-score07=4 | RD2-seed08=W4 | RD2-team08=Lake Superior State | RD2-score08=5* | RD3-seed01=E1 | RD3-team01=Boston University | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02=W2 | RD3-team02=Minnesota | RD3-score02=1 | RD3-seed03=E2 | RD3-team03=Harvard | RD3-score03=2 | RD3-seed04=W4 | RD3-team04=Lake Superior State | RD3-score04=3* | RD4-seed01=E1 | RD4-team01=Boston University | RD4-score01=1 | RD4-seed02=W4 | RD4-team02=Lake Superior State | RD4-score02=9 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

West Regional

(3) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Michigan State

|1-1-1 = (unassisted) Christian Sbrocca – 06:54 (Angus, Bullock) Ian Herbert – 14:33 (Bullock, Henry) Norm Bazin – 17:08 |1-1-2 = 13:08 – Steve Guolla (Carter) |1-2-1 = (Herbert) Michael Murray – GW – 05:19 |1-2-2 = 00:58 – Steve Suk (Murray, Guolla) 16:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla, Sullivan) |1-3-1 = No scoring |1-3-2 = No scoring |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Northeastern

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire

|1-1-1 = (Maguire, Martins) Brian Farrell – PP – 6:51 (unassisted) Steve Martins – GW – 13:53 |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = 21:50 – Dean Woodman (unassisted) |1-3-1 = (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 |goalie1-1 = Tripp Tracy ( 16 saves / 17 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Trent Cavicchi ( 19 saves / 26 shots ) Mike Heinke ( 4 saves / 4 shots )}}

West Regional

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

|1-1-1 = (Morrison) Mike Stone – 08:52 |1-1-2 = 12:10 – Rob Valicevic (G. Tallaire) 14:43 – PP – Keith Aldridge (G. Tallaire, Valicevic) 15:18 – Jay Ness (Angelelli) |1-2-1 = (Knuble, Morrison) Mike Stone – 23:34 (Morrison, Wiseman) Jason Botterill – PP – 26:59 (Morrison, Knuble) David Oliver – PP – 34:56 |1-2-2 =

39:57 – Kurtis Miller (S. Tallaire, Beddoes) |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |1-4-1 = |1-4-2 = 62:31 – GW – Rob Valicevic (Willner, G. Tallaire) |goalie1-1 = Steve Shields ( 28 saves / 33 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Blaine Lacher ( 33 saves / 37 shots )}}

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Massachusetts-Lowell

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

|1-1-1 = (Friedman) Bob Lachance – 09:14 (O'Sullivan) Mike Pomichter – GW – ??:?? Steve Thornton – PP – 18:43 |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = 24:42 – Bobby Dustin (LaFleur) |1-3-1 = (LaChance, Joubert) Mike Pomichter – 54:12 |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = J. P. McKersie ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Jeff Callinan ( 29 saves / 33 shots )}}

(E2) Harvard vs. (W4) Lake Superior State

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

National Championship

(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|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)

• Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference

References

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
2. "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History". Michigan State Spartans.
3. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.