1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1994 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 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2. A total of 11 games were played.

Lake Superior State's 9-1 win in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.

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) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the ECAC had two berths.

East Regional – Albany							West Regional – East Lansing
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston University	Hockey East	32–6–0	Tournament champion	20th	1993	1	Michigan	CCHA	33–6–1	Tournament champion	17th	1993
2	Harvard	ECAC	23–4–4	Tournament champion	16th	1993	2	Minnesota	WCHA	23–11–4	Tournament champion	21st	1993
3	New Hampshire	Hockey East	24–11–3	At-large bid	6th	1992	3	Massachusetts-Lowell	Hockey East	24–9–5	At-large bid	2nd	1988
4	Wisconsin	WCHA	25–14–1	At-large bid	15th	1993	4	Lake Superior State	CCHA	27–10–4	At-large bid	8th	1993
5	Western Michigan	CCHA	24–12–3	At-large bid	2nd	1986	5	Northeastern	Hockey East	19–12–7	At-large bid	3rd	1988
6	Rensselaer	ECAC	21–10–4	At-large bid	7th	1985	6	Michigan State	CCHA	23–12–5	At-large bid	14th	1992

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Game locations

• East Regional – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
• West Regional – Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, Michigan
• Frozen Four – Saint Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals March 25–26

Regional semifinals March 26–27

Frozen Four March 31

National championship April 2

E1

Boston University

4

E4

Wisconsin

1

E4

Wisconsin

6

E5

Western Michigan

3

E1

Boston University

4

W2

Minnesota

1

W2

Minnesota

2**

W3

Massachusetts-Lowell

1

W3

Massachusetts-Lowell

4

W6

Michigan State

3

E1

Boston University

1

W4

Lake Superior State

9

E2

Harvard

7

E3

New Hampshire

1

E3

New Hampshire

2

E6

Rensselaer

0

E2

Harvard

2

W4

Lake Superior State

3*

W1

Michigan

4

W4

Lake Superior State

5*

W4

Lake Superior State

6*

W5

Northeastern

5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer

March 25

New Hampshire

2 – 0

Rensselaer

Knickerbocker Arena

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan

March 25

Wisconsin

6 – 3

Western Michigan

Knickerbocker Arena

West Regional

(3) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Michigan State

March 26[2]	Massachusetts-Lowell		4 – 3		Michigan State	Munn Ice Arena
(unassisted) Christian Sbrocca – 06:54 (Angus, Bullock) Ian Herbert – 14:33 (Bullock, Henry) Norm Bazin – 17:08		First period			13:08 – Steve Guolla (Carter)
(Herbert) Michael Murray – GW – 05:19		Second period			00:58 – Steve Suk (Murray, Guolla) 16:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla, Sullivan)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring

(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Northeastern

March 26

Lake Superior State

6 – 5

OT

Northeastern

Munn Ice Arena

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 26

Boston University

4 – 1

Wisconsin

Knickerbocker Arena

(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire

March 26	Harvard		7 – 1		New Hampshire	Knickerbocker Arena	Recap
(Maguire, Martins) Brian Farrell – PP – 6:51 (unassisted) Steve Martins – GW – 13:53		First period
		Second period			21:50 – Dean Woodman (unassisted)
(Martins, Farrell) Sean McCann – PP – 46:44 (Baird) Perry Cohagan – 47:18 (McCann, Farrell) Chris Baird – 49:51 (Coughlin, Nielsen) Jason Karmanos – 51:43 (Body, Coughlin) Cory Gustafson – PP – 53:43		Third period			No scoring
Tripp Tracy ( 16 saves / 17 shots )		Goalie stats			Trent Cavicchi ( 19 saves / 26 shots ) Mike Heinke ( 4 saves / 4 shots )

West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State

March 27	Michigan		4 – 5	OT	Lake Superior State	Munn Ice Arena	Recap
(Morrison) Mike Stone – 08:52		First period			12:10 – Rob Valicevic (G. Tallaire) 14:43 – PP – Keith Aldridge (G. Tallaire, Valicevic) 15:18 – Jay Ness (Angelelli)
(Knuble, Morrison) Mike Stone – 23:34 (Morrison, Wiseman) Jason Botterill – PP – 26:59 (Morrison, Knuble) David Oliver – PP – 34:56		Second period			39:57 – Kurtis Miller (S. Tallaire, Beddoes)
		Third period
		First overtime period			62:31 – GW – Rob Valicevic (Willner, G. Tallaire)
Steve Shields ( 28 saves / 33 shots )		Goalie stats			Blaine Lacher ( 33 saves / 37 shots )

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 27

Minnesota

2 – 1

2OT

Massachusetts-Lowell

Munn Ice Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 31	Boston University		4 – 1		Minnesota	Saint Paul Civic Center	Recap
(Friedman) Bob Lachance – 09:14 (O'Sullivan) Mike Pomichter – GW – ??:?? Steve Thornton – PP – 18:43		First period
		Second period			24:42 – Bobby Dustin (LaFleur)
(LaChance, Joubert) Mike Pomichter – 54:12		Third period
J. P. McKersie ( 31 saves / 32 shots )		Goalie stats			Jeff Callinan ( 29 saves / 33 shots )

(E2) Harvard vs. (W4) Lake Superior State

March 31

Harvard

2 – 3

OT

Lake Superior State

Saint Paul Civic Center

National Championship

(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State

April 2

Boston University

1 – 9

Lake Superior State

Saint Paul Civic Center

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	LSSU	Rob Valicevic	Miller and G. Tallaire	13:40	1–0 LSSU
2nd	LSSU	Matt Alvey – GW	Strachan and Barnes	23:14	2–0 LSSU
	LSSU	Kurtis Miller	Valicevic and G. Tallaire	25:07	3–0 LSSU
	BU	Rich Brennan – PP	O'Sullivan and Pomichter	29:40	3–1 LSSU
	LSSU	Jay Ness – PP	Valicevic and G. Tallaire	34:13	4–1 LSSU
	LSSU	Steve Barnes – PP	S. Tallaire and Strachan	37:26	5–1 LSSU
	LSSU	Sean Tallaire – PP	Strachan and Morin	39:17	6–1 LSSU
3rd	LSSU	Mike Matteucci	Beddoes	44:40	7–1 LSSU
	LSSU	Sean Tallaire	Barnes	52:51	8–1 LSSU
	LSSU	Rob Valicevic	Bilben and G. Tallaire	58:32	9–1 LSSU

All-Tournament team

• G: Blaine Lacher (Lake Superior State)
• D: Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
• D: Steve Barnes (Lake Superior State)
• F: Clayton Beddoes (Lake Superior State)
• F: Mike Pomichter (Boston University)
• F: Sean Tallaire* (Lake Superior State)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[3]

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Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
CCHA	4	4-3	.571	2	1	1	1
Hockey East	4	4-4	.500	3	1	1	-
WCHA	2	2-2	.500	2	1	–	-
ECAC	2	1-2	.333	1	1	–	-

References