1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

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

Qualifying teams

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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 – WorcesterWest Regional – Madison
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1Boston UniversityHockey East28–6–3Tournament champion21st19941MichiganCCHA29–7–1At-large bid18th1994
2MaineHockey East30–5–6At-large bid8th19932Colorado CollegeWCHA30–11–1At-large bid9th1978
3New HampshireHockey East22–9–4At-large bid7th19943MinnesotaWCHA23–13–5At-large bid22nd1994
4ClarksonECAC23–9–4At-large bid14th19934WisconsinWCHA23–14–4Tournament champion16th1994
5Lake Superior StateCCHA22–11–6Tournament champion9th19945Michigan StateCCHA25–11–3At-large bid15th1994
6DenverWCHA24–14–2At-large bid13th19866RensselaerECAC19–13–4Tournament champion8th1994

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Game locations

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Tournament bracket

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Regional Quarterfinals
March 24
Regional semifinals
March 25
Frozen Four
March 30
National championship
April 1
            
E1Boston University6
E5Lake Superior State2
E4Clarkson4
E5Lake Superior State5
E1Boston University7
W3Minnesota3
W2Colorado College2
W3Minnesota5
W3Minnesota1
W6Rensselaer0
E1Boston University6
E2Maine2
E2Maine4
E6Denver2
E3New Hampshire2
E6Denver9
E2Maine4***
W1Michigan3
W1Michigan4
W4Wisconsin3
W4Wisconsin5
W5Michigan State3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

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East Regional

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(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Denver

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March 24New Hampshire2 – 9DenverCentrum in Worcester


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

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March 24Clarkson4 – 5Lake Superior StateCentrum in Worcester


West Regional

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(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Rensselaer

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March 24Minnesota1 – 0RensselaerDane County Coliseum


(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Michigan State

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March 24[2]Wisconsin5 – 3Michigan StateDane County Coliseum 
(Mi. Strobel, Spencer) Mark Strobel – 01:36First period05:09 – Steve Guolla (Slater, Carter)
06:10 – Chris Slater (Murray)
(Rafalski, Balkovec) Mike StrobelPP – 10:25
(Rafalski) Shawn Carter – 15:29
Second period04:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla)
(Ellick) Mike StrobelGW – 03:05
(Spencer, Rafalski) Chris Tok – 09:27
Third periodNo scoring


Regional semifinals

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East Regional

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(1) Boston University vs. (5) Lake Superior State

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March 25Boston University6 – 2Lake Superior StateCentrum in Worcester


(2) Maine vs. (6) Denver

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March 25Maine4 – 2DenverCentrum in Worcester


West Regional

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(1) Michigan vs. (4) Wisconsin

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March 25Michigan4 – 3WisconsinDane County Coliseum


(2) Colorado College vs. (3) Minnesota

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March 25Colorado College2 – 5MinnesotaDane County Coliseum


Frozen Four

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National semifinal

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(E1) Boston University vs. (W3) Minnesota

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March 30Boston University7 – 3MinnesotaProvidence Civic Center


(E2) Maine vs. (W1) Michigan

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March 30Maine4 – 33OTMichiganProvidence Civic Center


National Championship

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(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Maine

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April 1[3]Boston University6 – 2MaineProvidence Civic Center


Scoring summary[4]
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stBUSteve ThorntonPPunassisted14:571–0 BU
2ndBUChris O'SullivanThornton and Grier27:272–0 BU
BUJacques JoubertPP GWLinna and Prendergast29:153–0 BU
MaineTim LovellFrenette and Thompson34:513–1 BU
3rdMaineTrevor RoenickPPRodrigue and Tory40:313–2 BU
BUMike SylviaBates and Pandolfo45:234–2 BU
BUChris O'SullivanPPBrennan and Grier48:305–2 BU
BUBob LachanceSHThornton58:476–2 BU
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stBUMike SylviaHigh-Sticking2:132:00
MaineTim LovellHigh-Sticking2:132:00
BUShawn BatesInterference8:322:00
BUShane JohnsonInterference11:262:00
MaineBrad MahoneyRoughing13:502:00
MaineJamie ThompsonCross–Checking16:252:00
BUChris O'SullivanCross–Checking17:532:00
2ndBUChris DruryInterference23:192:00
MaineDan ShermerhornInterference28:422:00
BUShane JohnsonInterference38:202:00
BUKaj LinnaSlashing39:442:00
3rdMaineReg CardinalHolding47:412:00
BUKaj LinnaHolding52:172:00
MaineJason MansoffHolding55:262:00
BUJacques JoubertElbowing55:262:00
BUBENCHToo Many Men56:592:00

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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Record by conference

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Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
WCHA44-4.50041--
CCHA32-3.40021--
Hockey East35-2.7142221
ECAC20-2.000----

References

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