1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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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.
| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Maine Black Bears (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Lake Superior State Lakers (3rd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Shawn Walsh (1st title) |
| MOP | Jim Montgomery (Maine) |
| Attendance | 80,433 |
This would be the first tournament where 20-minute, sudden-death overtime periods were played if a game was tied after regulation. All previous tournaments between 1954[a] and 1992 utilized 10-minute, sudden-death overtime periods.
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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
Game locations
- East Regional – Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
- Frozen Four – Bradley Center, Milwaukee
Bracket
| First Round March 26 | Quarterfinals March 27 | National Semifinals 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)
Results
East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts
First Round
| March 26, 1993 5:30 pm | (3) Harvard | 2–3 (2OT) (1–2, 1–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | (6) Northern Michigan | Centrum in Worcester Attendance: 9,683 |
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| Tripp Tracy | Goalies | Paul Taylor | |||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| March 26, 1993 8:30 pm | (4) Clarkson | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | (5) Minnesota | Centrum in Worcester Attendance: 9,683 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Chris Rogles | Goalies | Tom Newman | Referees: Frank Cole John Gravellese | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| March 27, 1993 8:30 pm | (1) Maine | 6–2 (2–0, 2–1, 2–1) | (5) Minnesota | Centrum in Worcester Attendance: 12,045 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (59:48 TOI) Mike Dunham (00:12 TOI) Greg Hirsch | Goalies | Jeff Callinan (59:21 TOI) Tom Newman (00:39 TOI) | Referees: John Gallagher Mike Noeth Linesman: Thomas DiFusco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 27, 1993 5:30 pm | (2) Boston University | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) | (6) Northern Michigan | Centrum in Worcester |
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| Derek Herlofsky | Goalies | Paul Taylor | |||||||||||||||
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| 39 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
West Regional – Detroit, Michigan
First Round
| March 26, 1993 5:00 pm | (3) Miami | 1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1) | (6) Wisconsin | Joe Lewis Arena Attendance: 2,442 |
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| Richard Shulmistra | Goalies | Jim Carey | ||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||
| March 26, 1993 8:30 pm | (4) Minnesota–Duluth | 7–3 (3–3, 1–0, 3–0) | (5) Brown | Joe Lewis Arena Attendance: 2,442 |
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| Taras Lendzyk | Goalies | Geoff Finch | Referees: Rich Fowkes Steve McBride Linesman: John Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| March 27, 1993 8:30 pm | (1) Lake Superior State | 4–3 (1–1, 2–0, 1–2) | (4) Minnesota–Duluth | Joe Lewis Arena Attendance: 7,483 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Blaine Lacher | Goalies | Taras Lendzyk | Referees: Harry Ammian Rob Hearn Linesman: Joel Dupree | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 25 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 27, 1993 5:00 pm | (2) Michigan | 4–3 (OT) (1–0, 0–1, 2–2, 1–0) | (6) Wisconsin | Joe Lewis Arena Attendance: 7,483 |
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| Steve Shields | Goalies | Jim Carey | Referees: Steve McBride Rich Fowkes Linesman: John Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Frozen Four – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
National Semifinals
| April 1, 1993 1:30 pm | (E1) Maine | 4–3 (OT) (1–2, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | (W2) Michigan | Bradley Center Attendance: 17,403 |
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| Garth Snow | Goalies | Steve Shields | Referees: Rob Hearn Harry Ammian Linesman: Joel Dupree | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1, 1993 7:00 pm | (W1) Lake Superior State | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) | (E2) Boston University | Bradley Center Attendance: 17,444 |
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| Blaine Lacher | Goalies | Derek Herlofsky | Referees: Greg Shepherd Brien Ricci Linesman: John Elvy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship
| April 3, 1993 7:00 pm | (E1) Maine | 5–4 (2–1, 0–3, 3–0) | (W1) Lake Superior State | Bradley Center Attendance: 17,704 |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Referees: Harry Ammian Rob Hearn Linesman: Joel Dupree | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| 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 – PP | 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 – PP GW | Kariya | 48:54 | 5–4 Maine | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | LSSU | Rob Valicevic | Slashing | 10:35 | 2:00 |
| Maine | Matt Martin | Hooking | 10:35 | 2:00 | |
| LSSU | Brian Rolston | Cross-checking | 14:20 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Jim Montgomery | Roughing | 14:20 | 2:00 | |
| LSSU | Brian Rolston | High-sticking | 17:47 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | LSSU | Dean Hulett | Tripping | 23:47 | 2:00 |
| Maine | Eric Fenton | Hooking | 26:14 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Martin Mercier | Tripping | 30:54 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | |||||
| LSSU | Tim Hanley | Tripping | 48:12 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Eric Fenton | Roughing | 55:17 | 2:00 | |
| LSSU | Brian Rolston | Roughing | 55:17 | 2:00 | |
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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)
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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| 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 |
Notes
- The 1948 tournament utilized a full 10-minute overtime period. The next overtime game didn't occur until 1954, which was the first sudden-death overtime game in the NCAA tournament.