1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Season	1995–96
Teams	12
Finals Site	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions	University of Michigan ( title)
Runner-Up	Colorado College ( title game)
Semifinalists	Boston University ( Frozen Four) University of Vermont ( Frozen Four)
MOP	Brendan Morrison Michigan
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1995  1997 →

The 1996 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 22, 1996, and ended with the championship game on March 30. A total of 11 games were played. The top 2 seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.

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.

Game locations

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

Teams

East Regional Seed Team Conference Coach 1 Boston University Hockey East Jack Parker 2 University of Vermont ECAC Mike Gilligan 3 Lake Superior State University CCHA Jeff Jackson 4 Western Michigan University CCHA Bill Wilkinson 5 Clarkson University ECAC Mark Morris 6 Providence College Hockey East Paul Pooley

West Regional Seed Team Conference Coach 1 Colorado College WCHA Don Lucia 2 University of Michigan CCHA Red Berenson 3 University of Minnesota WCHA Doug Woog 4 University of Massachusetts Lowell Hockey East Bruce Crowder 5 Michigan State University CCHA Ron Mason 6 Cornell University ECAC Mike Schafer

Brackets

Regionals First Round March 22-23 Quarterfinals March 23-24 Semifinals March 28 East Regional E1 Boston 3 E4 Western Michigan 1 E5 Clarkson 2 E5 Clarkson 6 E1 Boston 0 W2 Michigan 4 West Regional W2 Michigan 4 W3 Minnesota 5 W3 Minnesota 3 W6 Providence 1 First Round March 22–23 Quarterfinals March 23–24 Semifinals March 28 East Regional E2 Vermont 2 E3 Lake Superior St 5 E3 Lake Superior St 1 E6 Cornell 4 E2 Vermont 3 W1 Colorado College 4 West Regional W1 Colorado College 5 W4 UMass-Lowell 6 W4 UMass-Lowell 3 W5 Michigan St 2

Frozen Four

For more detailed information see 1996 Frozen Four

	Semifinals March 28					National Championship March 30
	E1	Boston	0
	W2	Michigan	4
						W2	Michigan	3
						W1	Colorado College	2
	E2	Vermont	3
	W1	Colorado College	4

• Michigan defeated Colorado College overtime
• Colorado College defeated Vermont in double overtime

Quick facts

• The total championship attendance was 65,778
• Brendan Concannon (2 G, 4 A) of UMass-Lowell, Brendan Morrison (2 G, 4 A) of Michigan, and Bill Muckalt (4 G, 2 A) of Michigan each tallied 6 points in the tournament, most by any players
• The famous lacrosse-style goal by Michigan's Mike Legg was scored in the West Regional game against Minnesota.
• The game winning goal scored by Colorado College during their semi-final match against Vermont was thrown in by hand but was still ruled as a goal.
• The following record was set:
  • Fewest Shots on Goal, Both Teams, Period, Championship Game, Excluding Overtime - 8, Colorado College (5) vs. Michigan (3), first period, 1 goal