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The 1992 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools competing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. Beginning with the 1992 tournament the format was changed to single-elimination play for all rounds of the tournament. First and quarterfinal rounds were played at two predetermined sites as the East and West Regionals.[2] The tournament began on March 26, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in which Lake Superior State defeated the University of Wisconsin 5-3. A total of 11 games were played. Wisconsin's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.[1]

Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...
1992 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsLake Superior State Lakers (2nd title)
Runner-upnone
(Wisconsin Badgers vacated)[1] (- title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Jackson (1st title)
MOPPaul Constantin (Lake Superior State)
Attendance67,363
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Alaska-Anchorage's 1992 participation was the last time an independent team was selected to the tournament, until Arizona State in 2019.

The 1992 championship game is most remembered for the controversial penalty calls that gave Lake Superior State 11 power plays in the game. Wisconsin staff and players were so incensed at the calls that referee Tim McConaghy was accosted after the match which led to two Wisconsin players being suspended for the Badgers' next NCAA Tournament game while assistant coach Bill Zito was barred from any affiliation with Wisconsin for the program's next two NCAA appearances.[3][4]

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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), Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECAC had two berths, and there was one independent Division I bid.

More information East Regional – Providence, West Regional – Detroit ...
East Regional – Providence West Regional – Detroit
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Maine Hockey East 31–3–2* Tournament champion 6th 1991 1 Michigan CCHA 31–8–3 At-large bid 15th 1991
2 St. Lawrence ECAC 22–9–2 Tournament champion 12th 1989 2 Minnesota WCHA 33–10–0 At-large bid 19th 1991
3 New Hampshire Hockey East 22–12–2^ At-large bid 5th 1983 3 Lake Superior State CCHA 26–9–4 Tournament champion 6th 1991
4 Boston University Hockey East 22–8–4^ At-large bid 18th 1991 4 Northern Michigan WCHA 24–13–3 Tournament champion 5th 1991
5 Michigan State CCHA 23–10–8^ At-large bid 13th 1990 5 Clarkson ECAC 22–9–1 At-large bid 12th 1991
6 Wisconsin (vacated)[1] WCHA 24–13–2 At-large bid (vacated)[1] 1991 6 Alaska-Anchorage Independent 27–7–1 At-large bid 3rd 1991
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* Maine was required to forfeit 13 victories after the season concluded, their total here was their record at the time of the start of the tournament.

^ These teams records reflect the losses they had against Maine at the time that were later overturned.

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Game locations

Tournament bracket

Wisconsin's participation in the 1992 tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Regional Quarterfinals
March 26–27
Regional semifinals
March 28–29
Frozen Four
April 2
National championship
April 4
            
E1 Maine 2
E5 Michigan State 3
E4 Boston University 2
E5 Michigan State 4
E5 Michigan State 2
W3 Lake Superior State 4
W2 Minnesota 3
W3 Lake Superior State 8
W3 Lake Superior State 7
W6 Alaska Anchorage 3
W3 Lake Superior State 5
E6 Wisconsin (vacated)[1] 3
E2 St. Lawrence 2
E6 Wisconsin 5
E3 New Hampshire 2
E6 Wisconsin 4
E6 Wisconsin 4
W1 Michigan 2
W1 Michigan 7
W4 Northern Michigan 6
W4 Northern Michigan 8
W5 Clarkson 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 26 New Hampshire 2 – 4 Wisconsin Providence Civic Center

(4) Boston University vs. (5) Michigan State

March 26[6] Boston University 2 – 4 Michigan State Providence Civic Center  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Ma. Bavis, Sacco) Mike Prendergast – 05:50
(Mi. Bavis) David Sacco – 19:04
Second period 05:18 – Rem Murray (Smolinski, Thompson)
No scoring Third period 01:39 – Bart Turner (Woodward, Worden)
07:25 – GWDwayne Norris (unassisted)
12:55 – Bryan Smolinski (Murray, Messier)

West Regional

(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Alaska-Anchorage

March 27 Lake Superior State 7 – 3 Alaska-Anchorage Joe Louis Arena

(4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Clarkson

March 27 Northern Michigan 8 – 4 Clarkson Joe Louis Arena
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Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Maine vs. (5) Michigan State

March 28[6] Maine 2 – 3 Michigan State Providence Civic Center  
(Tardiff) Jim Montgomery – 05:39 First period 09:53 – Dwayne Norris (White)
(Tardiff, Montgomery) Chris Imes – 17:12 Second period 01:54 – Dwayne Norris (White, Suk)
11:22 – GWBryan Smolinski (Norris, Suk)
No scoring Third period No scoring

(2) St. Lawrence vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 28 St. Lawrence 2 – 5 Wisconsin Providence Civic Center

West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Northern Michigan

March 29 Michigan 7 – 6 Northern Michigan Joe Louis Arena

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Lake Superior State

March 29 Minnesota 3 – 8 Lake Superior State Joe Louis Arena
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Frozen Four

National semifinal

(W3) Lake Superior State vs. (E5) Michigan State

April 2[6] Lake Superior State 4 – 2 Michigan State Knickerbocker Arena  
(Smith, Hanley) Paul Constantin – 01:27 First period 05:28 – Nicholas Perreault (Harper, Garbarz)
(Hanley, Hendry) Paul Constantin – 06:32 Second period 17:22 – Dwayne Norris (Smolinski, Murray)
(Hendry, Hulett) Mark AstleyGW – 10:58
(Strachan, Faucher) Sandy Moger – 12:22
Third period No scoring

(W1) Michiganvs. (E6) Wisconsin

April 2 Michigan 2 – 4 Wisconsin Knickerbocker Arena

National Championship

(W3) Lake Superior State vs. (E6) Wisconsin

April 4 Lake Superior State 5 – 3 Wisconsin Knickerbocker Arena
More information Scoring summary, Period ...
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st WIS Jason Zent 1–0 WIS
WIS Jason ZentPP 2–0 WIS
2nd LSSU Paul ConstantinPP 2–1 WIS
LSSU Tim Hanley 39:54 2–2
3rd LSSU Michael Smith 44:16 3–2 LSSU
WIS Jason ZentPP 3–3
LSSU Brian RolstonGW 55:08 4–3 LSSU
LSSU Jay NessPP EN 59:58 5–3 LSSU
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More information Goaltenders, Team ...
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
WISDuane Derksen4
LSSUDarrin Madeley243
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All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[7]
† Participation of D: Barry Richter and F: Jason Zent vacated when Wisconsin's participation in the tournament was later vacated[1]

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Record by conference

More information Conference, # of Bids ...
Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 37-2.7783311
Hockey East 30-3.0001---
WCHA 34-3.57131
(vacated)
1
(vacated)
-
ECAC 20-2.0001---
Independent 10-1.000----
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References

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