1986 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 8 schools playing in a 2-game series followed by single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 21, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 29. A total of 12 games were played. The quarterfinal round consisted of a 2-game series with the winner being the team scoring the most goals.

Michigan State University, coached by Ron Mason, won the national championship with a 6-5 victory over Harvard University in front of 8,341 fans.

The All-Tournament Team consisted of:
* G, Norm Foster, Michigan St
* D, Mark Benning, Harvard
* D, Don McSween, Michigan St
* F, Allen Bourbeau, Harvard
* F, Mike Donnelly, Michigan St (Most Outstanding Player)
* F, Jeff Parker, Michigan St

Game locations

Quarterfinals

* Campus sites
** Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA
** Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, MI
** DU Arena, Denver, CO
** Bright Hockey Center, Cambridge, MA

Frozen Four

* Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

Teams

Brackets

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West Regional

Frozen Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals March 27-28 | RD2=National Championship March 29
RD1-seed1=E4
RD1-team1=Minnesota
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=E2
RD1-team2=Michigan St
RD1-score2=6
RD1-seed3=W1
RD1-team3=Denver
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=W2
RD1-team4=Harvard
RD1-score4=5
RD2-seed1=E2
RD2-team1=Michigan St
RD2-score1=6
RD2-seed2=W2
RD2-team2=Harvard
RD2-score2=5

"Consolation Game:" Minnesota 6, Denver 4

Quick facts

* The total championship attendance was 57,826
* Lane MacDonald (4 G, 7 A) of Harvard and Mitch Messier (5 G, 6 A) of Michigan St each tallied 11 points in the tournament, most by any players
* The following records were set or tied:
** Most Assists, Individual, Game - 5, Kevin Miller, Michigan St, first round, game 1, tied
** Shots on Goal, Both Teams, Period - 40, Minnesota (23) vs Michigan St (17), semifinals, second period, 5 goals

External links

* [http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_86.htm Inside College Hockey]
* [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2006/2006_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf Official 2006 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Records Book]