1996 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

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.

The All-Tournament Team consisted of:
* G, Marty Turco, Michigan
* D, Steven Halko, Michigan
* D, Scott Swanson, Colorado College
* F, Peter Geronazzo, Colorado College
* F, Brendan Morrison, Michigan (Most Outstanding Player)
* F, Martin St. Louis, Vermont

Game locations

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

Teams

Brackets

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Regionals

6TeamBracket | RD1=First Round
March 22-23
RD2=Quarterfinals
March 23-24
RD3=Semifinals
group1=East Regional
group2=West Regional
RD1-seed1=E4
RD1-team1=Western Michigan
RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2=E5
RD1-team2=Clarkson
RD1-score2=6
RD1-seed3=W3
RD1-team3=Minnesota
RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4=W6
RD1-team4=Providence
RD1-score4=1
RD2-seed1=E1
RD2-team1=Boston
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=E5
RD2-team2=Clarkson
RD2-score2=2
RD2-seed3=W2
RD2-team3=Michigan
RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4=W3
RD2-team4=Minnesota
RD2-score4=3

6TeamBracket | RD1=First Round
March 22- 23
RD2=Quarterfinals
March 23- 24
RD3=Semifinals
group1=East Regional
group2=West Regional
RD1-seed1=E3
RD1-team1=Lake Superior St
RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2=E6
RD1-team2=Cornell
RD1-score2=4
RD1-seed3=W4
RD1-team3=UMass-Lowell
RD1-score3=6
RD1-seed4=W5
RD1-team4=Michigan St
RD1-score4=2
RD2-seed1=E2
RD2-team1=Vermont
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=E3
RD2-team2=Lake Superior St
RD2-score2=1
RD2-seed3=W1
RD2-team3=Colorado College
RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4=W4
RD2-team4=UMass-Lowell
RD2-score4=3

Frozen Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals March 28 | RD2=National Championship March 30
RD1-seed1=E1
RD1-team1=Boston
RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2=W2
RD1-team2=Michigan
RD1-score2=4
RD1-seed3=E2
RD1-team3=Vermont
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=W1
RD1-team4=Colorado College
RD1-score4=4
RD2-seed1=W2
RD2-team1=Michigan
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=W1
RD2-team2=Colorado College
RD2-score2=2

*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.Fact|date=April 2008
* 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

External links

* [http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_96.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]