1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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The 1995 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 24, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 1. A total of 11 games were played. The top 2 seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.
| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Boston University Terriers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Maine Black Bears (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jack Parker (2nd title) |
| MOP | Chris O'Sullivan (Boston University) |
| Attendance | 65,624 |
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 in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.
| East Regional – Worcester | West Regional – Madison | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston University | Hockey East | 28–6–3 | Tournament champion | 21st | 1994 | 1 | Michigan | CCHA | 29–7–1 | At-large bid | 18th | 1994 |
| 2 | Maine | Hockey East | 30–5–6 | At-large bid | 8th | 1993 | 2 | Colorado College | WCHA | 30–11–1 | At-large bid | 9th | 1978 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 22–9–4 | At-large bid | 7th | 1994 | 3 | Minnesota | WCHA | 23–13–5 | At-large bid | 22nd | 1994 |
| 4 | Clarkson | ECAC | 23–9–4 | At-large bid | 14th | 1993 | 4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 23–14–4 | Tournament champion | 16th | 1994 |
| 5 | Lake Superior State | CCHA | 22–11–6 | Tournament champion | 9th | 1994 | 5 | Michigan State | CCHA | 25–11–3 | At-large bid | 15th | 1994 |
| 6 | Denver | WCHA | 24–14–2 | At-large bid | 13th | 1986 | 6 | Rensselaer | ECAC | 19–13–4 | Tournament champion | 8th | 1994 |
Game locations
- East Regional – Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
- Frozen Four – Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Bracket
| First Round March 24 | Quarterfinals March 25 | National Semifinals March 30 | National Championship April 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston University | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Clarkson | 4 | E5 | Lake Superior State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | Lake Superior State | 5 | E1 | Boston University | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Minnesota | 3 | W3 | Minnesota | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W6 | Rensselaer | 0 | E1 | Boston University | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Maine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Maine | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | New Hampshire | 2 | E6 | Denver | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E6 | Denver | 9 | E2 | Maine | 4*** | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Wisconsin | 5 | W4 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts
First Round
| March 24, 1995 4:30 pm | (3) New Hampshire | 2–9 (0–4, 1–4, 1–1) | (6) Denver | Centrum in Worcester |
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| (out 22:45, in 40:00) Trent Cavicchi (in 22:45, out 40:00) Mike Heinke | Goalies | Sinuhe Wallinheimo | Referees: Bob Hearn Mike Noeth Linesman: Joel Dupree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 24, 1995 8:00 pm | (4) Clarkson | 4–5 (1–2, 0–2, 3–1) | (5) Lake Superior State | Centrum in Worcester Attendance: 7,392 |
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| Dan Murphy | Goalies | John Grahame | Referees: Greg Shepherd Mike Schmitt Linesman: John Elvy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 33 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| March 25, 1995 7:30 pm | (1) Boston University | 6–2 (1–0, 1–0, 4–2) | (5) Lake Superior State | Centrum in Worcester Attendance: 10,881 |
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| Tom Noble | Goalies | John Grahame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 25, 1995 4:30 pm | (2) Maine | 4–2 (3–0, 1–1, 0–1) | (6) Denver | Centrum in Worcester |
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| Blair Allison | Goalies | Sinuhe Wallinheimo | Referees: Bob Hearn Mike Noeth Linesman: Joel Dupree | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Regional – Madison, Wisconsin
First Round
| March 24, 1995 4:00 pm | (3) Minnesota | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | (6) Rensselaer | Dane County Coliseum Attendance: 3,131 (est) |
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| Jeff Callinan | Goalies | Mike Tamburro | Referees: John Gravaliese Jim Fitzgerald Linesman: John Jones | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 29 min | |||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||
| March 24, 1995 7:30 pm | (4) Wisconsin | 5–3 (1–2, 2–1, 2–0) | (5) Michigan State | Dane County Coliseum Attendance: 7,751 |
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| Kirk Daubenspeck | Goalies | Mike Buzak | Referees: Frank Cole Scott Leavitt Linesman: Bill Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| March 25, 1995 7:00 pm | (1) Michigan | 4–3 (2–1, 1–1, 1–1) | (4) Wisconsin | Dane County Coliseum Attendance: 7,751 |
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| Marty Turco | Goalies | Kirk Daubenspeck | Referees: John Gravaliese Jim Fitzgerald Linesman: John Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 25, 1995 3:30 pm | (2) Colorado College | 2–5 (2–2, 0–2, 0–1) | (3) Minnesota | Dane County Coliseum Attendance: 7,751 |
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| Ryan Bach | Goalies | Jeff Callinan | Referees: Frank Cole Scott Leavitt Linesman: Bill Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Frozen Four – Providence, Rhode Island
National Semifinals
| March 30, 1995 1:00 pm | (W1) Michigan | 3–4 (3OT) (2–1, 0–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | (E2) Maine | Providence Civic Center Attendance: 12,155 |
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| Marty Turco | Goalies | Blair Allison | Referees: Mike Schmitt Gregg Sheppard Linesman: John Elvy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 1995 8:30 pm | (E1) Boston University | 7–3 (2–2, 1–1, 4–0) | (W3) Minnesota | Providence Civic Center Attendance: 12,155 |
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| Derek Herlofsky | Goalies | Jeff Callinan | Referees: Mike Noeth Rob Hearn Linesman: Joel Dupree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Championship
| April 1, 1995 1:30 pm | (E1) Boston University | 6–2 (1–0, 2–1, 3–1) | (E2) Maine | Providence Civic Center Attendance: 11,484 |
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| Referees: Frank Cole Scott Leavitt Linesman: Bill Jones | ||||
| Scoring summary[2] | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BU | Steve Thornton – PP | unassisted | 14:57 | 1–0 BU |
| 2nd | BU | Chris O'Sullivan | Thornton and Grier | 27:27 | 2–0 BU |
| BU | Jacques Joubert – PP GW | Linna and Prendergast | 29:15 | 3–0 BU | |
| Maine | Tim Lovell | Frenette and Thompson | 34:51 | 3–1 BU | |
| 3rd | Maine | Trevor Roenick – PP | Rodrigue and Tory | 40:31 | 3–2 BU |
| BU | Mike Sylvia | Bates and Pandolfo | 45:23 | 4–2 BU | |
| BU | Chris O'Sullivan – PP | Brennan and Grier | 48:30 | 5–2 BU | |
| BU | Bob Lachance – SH | Thornton | 58:47 | 6–2 BU | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BU | Mike Sylvia | High-sticking | 2:13 | 2:00 |
| Maine | Tim Lovell | High-sticking | 2:13 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Shawn Bates | Interference | 8:32 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Shane Johnson | Interference | 11:26 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Brad Mahoney | Roughing | 13:50 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Jamie Thompson | Cross-checking | 16:25 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Chris O'Sullivan | Cross-checking | 17:53 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | BU | Chris Drury | Interference | 23:19 | 2:00 |
| Maine | Dan Shermerhorn | Interference | 28:42 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Shane Johnson | Interference | 38:20 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Kaj Linna | Slashing | 39:44 | 2:00 | |
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| Maine | Reg Cardinal | Holding | 47:41 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Kaj Linna | Holding | 52:17 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Jason Mansoff | Holding | 55:26 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Jacques Joubert | Elbowing | 55:26 | 2:00 | |
| BU | Bench | Too many men (served by Ken Rausch) | 56:59 | 2:00 | |
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All-Tournament team
- G: Blair Allison (Maine)
- D: Chris Imes (Maine)
- D: Kaj Linna (Boston University)
- F: Shawn Bates (Boston University)
- F: Chris O'Sullivan* (Boston University)
- F: Dan Shermerhorn (Maine)
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 | 1 | - | - |
| CCHA | 3 | 2-3 | .400 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Hockey East | 3 | 5-2 | .714 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| ECAC | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | - | - | - | - |