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.

1994 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsLake Superior State Lakers (3rd title)
Runner-upBoston University Terriers (7th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Jackson (2nd title)
MOPSean Tallaire (Lake Superior State)
Attendance76,016

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 – AlbanyWest Regional – East Lansing
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1Boston UniversityHockey East32–6–0Tournament champion20th19931MichiganCCHA33–6–1Tournament champion17th1993
2HarvardECAC23–4–4Tournament champion16th19932MinnesotaWCHA23–11–4Tournament champion21st1993
3New HampshireHockey East24–11–3At-large bid6th19923Massachusetts-LowellHockey East24–9–5At-large bid2nd1988
4WisconsinWCHA25–14–1At-large bid15th19934Lake Superior StateCCHA27–10–4At-large bid8th1993
5Western MichiganCCHA24–12–3At-large bid2nd19865NortheasternHockey East19–12–7At-large bid3rd1988
6RensselaerECAC21–10–4At-large bid7th19856Michigan StateCCHA23–12–5At-large bid14th1992

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Game locations

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals
March 25–26
Regional semifinals
March 26–27
Frozen Four
March 31
National championship
April 2
            
E1Boston University4
E4Wisconsin1
E4Wisconsin6
E5Western Michigan3
E1Boston University4
W2Minnesota1
W2Minnesota2**
W3Massachusetts-Lowell1
W3Massachusetts-Lowell4
W6Michigan State3
E1Boston University1
W4Lake Superior State9
E2Harvard7
E3New Hampshire1
E3New Hampshire2
E6Rensselaer0
E2Harvard2
W4Lake Superior State3*
W1Michigan4
W4Lake Superior State5*
W4Lake Superior State6*
W5Northeastern5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer

March 25New Hampshire2 – 0RensselaerKnickerbocker Arena


(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan

March 25Wisconsin6 – 3Western MichiganKnickerbocker Arena


West Regional

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

March 26[2]Massachusetts-Lowell4 – 3Michigan StateMunn Ice Arena 
(unassisted) Christian Sbrocca – 06:54
(Angus, Bullock) Ian Herbert – 14:33
(Bullock, Henry) Norm Bazin – 17:08
First period13:08 – Steve Guolla (Carter)
(Herbert) Michael Murray – GW – 05:19Second period00:58 – Steve Suk (Murray, Guolla)
16:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla, Sullivan)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring


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

March 26Lake Superior State6 – 5OTNortheasternMunn Ice Arena


Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 26Boston University4 – 1WisconsinKnickerbocker Arena


(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire

March 26Harvard7 – 1New HampshireKnickerbocker ArenaRecap 
(Maguire, Martins) Brian FarrellPP – 6:51
(unassisted) Steve MartinsGW – 13:53
First period
Second period21:50 – Dean Woodman (unassisted)
(Martins, Farrell) Sean McCannPP – 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 periodNo scoring
Tripp Tracy ( 16 saves / 17 shots )Goalie statsTrent Cavicchi ( 19 saves / 26 shots )
Mike Heinke ( 4 saves / 4 shots )


West Regional

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

March 27Michigan4 – 5OTLake Superior StateMunn Ice ArenaRecap 
(Morrison) Mike Stone – 08:52First period
12:10 – Rob Valicevic (G. Tallaire)
14:43 – PPKeith Aldridge (G. Tallaire, Valicevic)
15:18 – Jay Ness (Angelelli)
(Knuble, Morrison) Mike Stone – 23:34
(Morrison, Wiseman) Jason BotterillPP – 26:59
(Morrison, Knuble) David OliverPP – 34:56
Second period


39:57 – Kurtis Miller (S. Tallaire, Beddoes)
Third period
First overtime period62:31 – GWRob Valicevic (Willner, G. Tallaire)
Steve Shields ( 28 saves / 33 shots )Goalie statsBlaine Lacher ( 33 saves / 37 shots )


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

March 27Minnesota2 – 12OTMassachusetts-LowellMunn Ice Arena


Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 31Boston University4 – 1MinnesotaSaint Paul Civic CenterRecap 
(Friedman) Bob Lachance – 09:14
(O'Sullivan) Mike PomichterGW – ??:??
Steve ThorntonPP – 18:43
First period
Second period24:42 – Bobby Dustin (LaFleur)
(LaChance, Joubert) Mike Pomichter – 54:12Third period
J. P. McKersie ( 31 saves / 32 shots )Goalie statsJeff Callinan ( 29 saves / 33 shots )


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

March 31Harvard2 – 3OTLake Superior StateSaint Paul Civic Center


National Championship

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

April 2Boston University1 – 9Lake Superior StateSaint Paul Civic Center


Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stLSSURob ValicevicMiller and G. Tallaire13:401–0 LSSU
2ndLSSUMatt Alvey – GWStrachan and Barnes23:142–0 LSSU
LSSUKurtis MillerValicevic and G. Tallaire25:073–0 LSSU
BURich BrennanPPO'Sullivan and Pomichter29:403–1 LSSU
LSSUJay Ness – PPValicevic and G. Tallaire34:134–1 LSSU
LSSUSteve BarnesPPS. Tallaire and Strachan37:265–1 LSSU
LSSUSean TallairePPStrachan and Morin39:176–1 LSSU
3rdLSSUMike MatteucciBeddoes44:407–1 LSSU
LSSUSean TallaireBarnes52:518–1 LSSU
LSSURob ValicevicBilben and G. Tallaire58:329–1 LSSU
Goaltenders
TeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
LSSUBlaine Lacher241
BUDerek Herlofsky19
BUJ. P. McKersie12

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

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Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
CCHA44-3.5712111
Hockey East44-4.500311-
WCHA22-2.50021-
ECAC21-2.33311-

References