1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1993 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 26, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 3. A total of 11 games were played.

1993 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	12
Finals site	Bradley Center Milwaukee
Champions	Maine Black Bears (1st title)
Runner-up	Lake Superior State Lakers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Michigan Wolverines (15th Frozen Four) Boston University Terriers (16th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Shawn Walsh (1st title)
MOP	Jim Montgomery (Maine)
Attendance	80,433
← 1992  NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments 1994 →

Qualifying teams

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, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Hockey East had two berths.

East Regional – Worcester							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	39–1–2	Tournament champion	7th	1992	1	Lake Superior State	CCHA	30–7–5	Tournament champion	7th	1992
2	Boston University	Hockey East	28–8–2	At-large bid	19th	1992	2	Michigan	CCHA	29–6–3	At-large bid	16th	1992
3	Harvard	ECAC	22–5–3	At-large bid	15th	1989	3	Miami	CCHA	27–8–5	At-large bid	1st	Never
4	Clarkson	ECAC	20–9–5	Tournament champion	13th	1992	4	Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA	26–10–2	At-large bid	4th	1985
5	Minnesota	WCHA	21–11–8	Tournament champion	20th	1992	5	Brown	ECAC	16–11–3	At-large bid	4th	1976
6	Northern Michigan	WCHA	20–17–4	At-large bid	6th	1992	6	Wisconsin	WCHA	23–14–3	At-large bid	14th	1992

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Game locations

• East Regional – Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
• West Regional – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
• Frozen Four – Bradley Center, Milwaukee

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals March 26

Regional semifinals March 27

Frozen Four April 1

National championship April 3

E1

Maine

6

E5

Minnesota

2

E4

Clarkson

1

E5

Minnesota

2

E1

Maine

4*

W2

Michigan

3

W2

Michigan

4*

W6

Wisconsin

3

W3

Miami

1

W6

Wisconsin

3

E1

Maine

5

W1

Lake Superior State

4

E2

Boston University

4

E6

Northern Michigan

1

E3

Harvard

2

E6

Northern Michigan

3**

E2

Boston University

1

W1

Lake Superior State

6

W1

Lake Superior State

4

W4

Minnesota–Duluth

3

W4

Minnesota–Duluth

7

W5

Brown

3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Harvard vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 26

Harvard

2 – 3

OT

Northern Michigan

Centrum in Worcester

(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Minnesota

March 26

Clarkson

1 – 2

Minnesota

Centrum in Worcester

West Regional

(3) Miami vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 26

Miami

1 – 3

Wisconsin

Joe Louis Arena

(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (5) Brown

March 26

Minnesota-Duluth

7 – 3

Brown

Joe Louis Arena

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Maine vs. (5) Minnesota

March 27

Maine

6 – 2

Minnesota

Centrum in Worcester

(2) Boston University vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 27

Boston University

4 – 1

Northern Michigan

Centrum in Worcester

West Regional

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth

March 27

Lake Superior State

4 – 3

Minnesota-Duluth

Joe Louis Arena

(2) Michigan vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 27

Michigan

4 – 3

OT

Wisconsin

Joe Louis Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) Michigan

April 1

Maine

4 – 3

OT

Michigan

Bradley Center

(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 1

Boston University

1 – 6

Lake Superior State

Bradley Center

National Championship

(E1) Maine vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 3

Maine

5 – 4

Lake Superior State

Bradley Center

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	Maine	Patrice Tardif	Latendresse	0:28	1–0 Maine
	Maine	Chris Ferraro	Imes and Ferraro	7:10	2–0 Maine
	LSSU	Mike Bachusz	Angelelli and Ness	17:02	2–1 Maine
2nd	LSSU	Clayton Beddoes	unassisted	27:01	2–2
	LSSU	John Hendry	Beddoes	35:46	3–2 LSSU
	LSSU	Wayne Strachan	Hulett	38:42	4–2 LSSU
3rd	Maine	Jim Montgomery	Kariya	44:19	4–3 LSSU
	Maine	Jim Montgomery	Kariya and Imes	47:40	4–4
	Maine	Jim Montgomery – GW	Kariya	48:54	5–4 Maine

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
LSSU	Blaine Lacher	24	5
Maine	Mike Dunham	8	4
Maine	Garth Snow	8	0

All-Tournament team

• G: Garth Snow (Maine)
• D: Chris Imes (Maine)
• D: Michael Smith (Lake Superior State)
• F: Paul Kariya (Maine)
• F: Jim Montgomery* (Maine)
• F: Brian Rolston (Lake Superior State)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[2]

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Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
WCHA	4	4-4	.500	4	-	-	-
CCHA	3	3-3	.500	2	2	1	-
ECAC	3	0-3	.000	-	-	-	-
Hockey East	2	4-1	.800	2	2	1	1

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
2. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.