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1996 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Hockey tournament

Hockey tournament

Field	Value
Year	1996
Gender	men's
Division	Division I
Teams	12
FrozenFourArena	Riverfront Coliseum
FrozenFourCity	Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions	Michigan Wolverines
TitleCount	8th
ChampGameCount	10th
ChampFFCount	17th
RunnerUp	Colorado College Tigers
GameCount	5th
RunnerFFCount	8th
Semifinal1	Boston University Terriers
FrozenFourCount	19th
Semifinal2	Vermont Catamounts
FrozenFourCount2	1st
Coach	Red Berenson
CoachCount	1st
MOP	Brendan Morrison
MOPTeam	Michigan
Attendance	65,778

The 1996 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 22, 1996, and ended with the championship game on March 30. A total of 11 games were played. The top two seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.

In the regional semifinals, Michigan's Mike Legg scored a high wraparound goal that, in the U.S., is now known as a Michigan goal.

The University of Michigan, coached by Red Berenson, won the national championship with a 3–2 victory over Colorado College in overtime in front of 12,957 fans.

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) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECAC and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) 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	29–6–3	At-large bid	22nd	1995	1	Colorado College	WCHA	31–4–4	At-large bid	10th	1995
2	Vermont	ECAC	26–6–4	At-large bid	2nd	1988	2	Michigan	CCHA	30–7–2	Tournament champion	19th	1995
3	Lake Superior State	CCHA	29–7–2	At-large bid	10th	1995	3	Minnesota	WCHA	29–9–2	Tournament champion	23rd	1995
4	Western Michigan	CCHA	27–10–3	At-large bid	3rd	1994	4	Massachusetts-Lowell	Hockey East	25–9–4	At-large bid	3rd	1994
5	Clarkson	ECAC	24–9–3	At-large bid	15th	1995	5	Michigan State	CCHA	28–12–1	At-large bid	16th	1995
6	Providence	Hockey East	21–14–3	Tournament champion	8th	1991	6	Cornell	ECAC	21–8–4	Tournament champion	11th	1991

Game locations

East Regional – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
West Regional – Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, MI
Frozen Four – Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH

Tournament bracket

March 22–23 March 23–24 March 28 March 30 | RD1-seed03=E4 | RD1-team03=Western Michigan | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04=E5 | RD1-team04=Clarkson | RD1-score04=6 | RD1-seed07=W3 | RD1-team07=Minnesota | RD1-score07=5 | RD1-seed08=W6 | RD1-team08=Providence | RD1-score08=1 | RD1-seed11=E3 | RD1-team11=Lake Superior State | RD1-score11=5 | RD1-seed12=E6 | RD1-team12=Cornell | RD1-score12=4 | RD1-seed15=W4 | RD1-team15=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD1-score15=6 | RD1-seed16=W5 | RD1-team16=Michigan State | RD1-score16=2 | RD2-seed01=E1 | RD2-team01=Boston University | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02=E5 | RD2-team02=Clarkson | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed03=W2 | RD2-team03=Michigan | RD2-score03=4 | RD2-seed04=W3 | RD2-team04=Minnesota | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-seed05=E2 | RD2-team05=Vermont | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-seed06=E3 | RD2-team06=Lake Superior State | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07=W1 | RD2-team07=Colorado College | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-seed08=W4 | RD2-team08=Massachusetts-Lowell | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=E1 | RD3-team01=Boston University | RD3-score01=0 | RD3-seed02=W2 | RD3-team02=Michigan | RD3-score02=4 | RD3-seed03=E2 | RD3-team03=Vermont | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-seed04=W1 | RD3-team04=Colorado College | RD3-score04=4** | RD4-seed01=W2 | RD4-team01=Michigan | RD4-score01=3* | RD4-seed02=W1 | RD4-team02=Colorado College | RD4-score02=2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Cornell

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(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Clarkson

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West Regional

(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Providence

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(4) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (5) Michigan State

|1-1-1 = (Donovan, Sbrocca) Jeff Daw – 07:12 (Concannon, Donovan) David Barrozino – 16:57 |1-1-2 = No scoring |1-2-1 = (Dartsch) Marc Salsman – GW – 06:52 (Sbrocca) Brendan Concannon – 11:30 |1-2-2 = 18:52 – Sean Berens (York, Watt) |1-3-1 = (Concannon) David Barrozino – 00:34 (Mahoney, Sandholm) David Barrozino – 17:42 |1-3-2 = 06:42 – Mark Loeding (Adams, Ford) |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Clarkson

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(2) Vermont vs. (3) 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 = }}

West Regional

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Massachusetts-Lowell

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

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Minnesota

|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) Michigan

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

(E2) Vermont vs. (W1) Colorado College

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

National Championship

(W2) Michigan vs. (W1) Colorado College

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

Scoring summary	Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	Michigan Wolverines	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UM	Bill Muckalt	Morrison	11:33	1–0 UM
2nd	Colorado College Tigers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	CC	Peter Geronazzo – PP	Schmidt and Rud	23:52	1–1
Colorado College Tigers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	CC	Colin Schmidt	Geronazzo and Remackel	25:37	2–1 CC
3rd	Michigan Wolverines	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UM	Mike Legg – PP	Halko and Schock	46:54	2–2
1st Overtime	Michigan Wolverines	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UM	Brendan Morrison – GW	Muckalt and Crozier	63:35	3–2 UM

Shots by period	Team	1	2	3	OT	T
Michigan Wolverines	color=#FFFFFF}};"	Michigan	3	4	10	2	19
Colorado College Tigers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	Colorado College	5	8	8	1	23

Goaltenders	Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
Michigan Wolverines	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UM	Marty Turco	21	2
Colorado College Tigers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	CC	Ryan Bach	16	3

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

G: Marty Turco (Michigan)
D: Steven Halko (Michigan)
D: Scott Swanson (Colorado College)
F: Peter Geronazzo (Colorado College)
F: Brendan Morrison* (Michigan)
F: Martin St. Louis (Vermont)

Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
CCHA	4	4-3	.571	2	1	1	1
ECAC	3	2-3	.400	2	1	-	-
Hockey East	3	2-3	.400	2	1	-	-
WCHA	2	3-2	.600	2	1	1	-

References

References

"Mike Legg - 'The Michigan Goal' - Full Sequence - March 24, 1996 (High Quality)". HockeyWebCast.
"1996 NCAA Championship Game: Michigan vs Colorado College - YouTube".
"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
"Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History". Michigan State Spartans.
"Michigan Wolverines Team History". mgoblue.com.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
"NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.

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