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1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1998 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 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4. A total of 11 games were played.

Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (9th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (4th title game)
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1998 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (9th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRed Berenson (2nd title)
MOPMarty Turco (Michigan)
Attendance79,362
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This year's tournament was the first since 1988 to feature multiple programs, Ohio State and Princeton, making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs.

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), the ECAC, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament.

More information East Regional – Albany, West Regional – Ann Arbor ...
East Regional – Albany West Regional – Ann Arbor
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston University Hockey East 28–7–2 At-large bid 24th 1997 1 Michigan State CCHA 33–5–5 Tournament champion 18th 1997
2 Boston College Hockey East 26–8–5 Tournament champion 19th 1991 2 North Dakota WCHA 30–7–1 At-large bid 14th 1997
3 Clarkson ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 17th 1997 3 Michigan CCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 21st 1997
4 Wisconsin WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 17th 1995 4 Ohio State CCHA 25–12–2 At-large bid 1st Never
5 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–11–1 At-large bid 9th 1997 5 Yale ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 2nd 1952
6 Colorado College WCHA 25–12–3 At-large bid 12th 1997 6 Princeton ECAC 18–10–7 Tournament champion 1st Never
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Game locations

Bracket

First Round
March 27–28 		Quarterfinals
March 28–29 		National Semifinals
April 2 		National Championship
April 4
E1 Boston University 3
E4 Wisconsin 4 E5 New Hampshire 4*
E5 New Hampshire 7 E5 New Hampshire 0
W3 Michigan 4
W2 North Dakota 3
W3 Michigan 2 W3 Michigan 4
W6 Princeton 1 W3 Michigan 3*
E2 Boston College 2
E2 Boston College 6
E3 Clarkson 1 E6 Colorado College 1
E6 Colorado College 3 E2 Boston College 5
W4 Ohio State 2
W1 Michigan State 3
W4 Ohio State 4 W4 Ohio State 4*
W5 Yale 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

East Regional – Albany, New York

First Round

March 28, 1998
12:00 pm		(3) Clarkson1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)		(6) Colorado CollegePepsi Arena
Attendance: 6,623
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Dan MurphyGoaliesJason CugnetReferee:
Matt Shegos
Linesmen:
John Dobrzelewski
John Nowosatka
0 – 111:07 – T.J. Tanberg (Elfring, Gudmundson)
0 – 224:11 – GW – Brian Swanson (S. Swanson)
0 – 329:17 – Calvin Elfring (Morrison)
(Cole, Clark) Buddy Wallace – 57:431 – 3
18 minPenalties20 min
31Shots35
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March 28, 1998
3:00 pm		(4) Wisconsin4–7
(1–1, 2–1, 1–5)		(5) New HampshirePepsi Arena
Attendance: 6,727
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Graham MelansonGoaliesSean MatileReferee:
Mike Noeth
Linesmen:
Joel Dupree
Mike Campatelli
0 – 106:56 – PP – Jayme Filipowicz (Krog, Nolan)
(Englehart) Rick Enrico – 10:131 – 1
(Gruden, Englehart) Rick Enrico – 24:282 – 1
(Bradley) Mark Smith – 25:533 – 1
3 – 234:55 – Dylan Dellezay (Bekar)
3 – 341:25 – Jason Krog (Onufrechuk, Nolan)
3 – 443:21 – Jason Shipulski (Sadowski, Souza)
3 – 545:43 – GW PP – Jason Krog (Mowers, Filipowicz)
3 – 647:07 – Steve O'Brien (Krog, Onufrechuk)
(Bianchi) Craig Anderson – PP – 49:274 – 6
4 – 759:31 – EN – Mark Mowers (Bekar, Filipowicz)
18 minPenalties12 min
25Shots37
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Quarterfinals

March 29, 1998
5:30 pm		(1) Boston University3–4 (OT)
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0, 0–1)		(5) New HampshirePepsi Arena
Attendance: 7,096
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Michel LarocqueGoaliesSean MatileReferee:
Matt Shegos
Linesmen:
John Dobrzelewski
John Nowosalka
0 – 111:33 – PP – Tom Nolan (Bekar, Filipowicz)
(Sylvia) Nick Gillis – PP – 16:151 – 1
1 – 226:29 – SH – Mark Mowers (Bekar)
(Drury) Tommi Degerman – 35:552 – 2
(Drury, Kealty) Tommi Degerman – SH – 37:343 – 2
3 – 338:54 – PP – Derek Bekar (Mowers, Filipowicz)
3 – 470:49 – GW SH – Mark Mowers (Souza)
31Shots37
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March 29, 1998
2:00 pm		(2) Boston College6–1
(3–0, 2–1, 1–0)		(6) Colorado CollegePepsi Arena
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Scott ClemmensenGoaliesJason Cugnet (out 40:00)
Colin Zulianello (in 40:00)		Referee:
Mike Noeth
Linesmen:
Joel Dupree
Fred Campatelli
(Powers, Scuderi) Mike Mottau – 06:151 – 0
(Bellefeuille) Marty Reasoner – GW PP – 07:192 – 0
(unassisted) Jeff Farkas – SH – 18:513 – 0
3 – 120:37 – PP – T.J. Tanberg (Petersen, Elfring)
(Lephart, Scuderi) Blake Bellefeuille – PP – 24:124 – 1
(Hutchins) Kevin Caulfield - 39:205 – 1
(Reasoner, Powers) Brian Gionta – 49:546 – 1
34Shots18
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West Regional – Ann Arbor, Michigan

First Round

March 27, 1998
8:30 pm		(3) Michigan2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		(6) PrincetonYost Ice Arena
Attendance: 6,437
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Marty TurcoGoaliesErasmo SaltarelliReferee:
Don Adam
Linesmen:
Derek Sheppard
John Campion
(Kosick, Herr) Chris Fox – PP – 30:451 – 0
1 – 138:38 – Jeff Halpern (Masters)
(unassisted) Mark Kosick – GW – 40:412 – 1
8 minPenalties12 min
31Shots21
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March 27, 1998
5:00 pm		(4) Ohio State4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		(5) YaleYost Ice Arena
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Jeff MaundGoaliesAlex WestlundReferee:
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Bill Jones
John Jones
(Root) Todd Compeau – GW – 26:381 – 0
(Jestadt, Richards) Todd Compeau – PP – 35:432 – 0
(Boisvert, Meloche) Jean-Francois Dufour – 44:503 – 0
(Meloche) Jason Selleke – EN – 58:354 – 0
10 minPenalties12 min
30Shots22
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Quarterfinals

March 28, 1998
6:00 pm		(1) Michigan State3–4 (OT)
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1, 0–1)		(4) Ohio StateYost Ice Arena
Attendance: 6,544
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Chad AlbanGoaliesJeff MaundReferee:
Don Adam
Linesmen:
John Campion
Derek Sheppard
(York, Kozakowski) Brad Hodgins – PP – 18:341 – 0
(Weaver, York) Shawn Horcoff – PP – 26:102 – 0
2 – 126:53 – Andrè Signoretti (Richards)
2 – 231:25 – PP – Éric Meloche (Boisvert, Maund)
(Berens, York) Rustyn Dolyny – PP – 37:233 – 2
3 – 345:43 – Neil Rech (McMillan)
3 – 468:47 – GW – Andrè Signoretti (Meloche, Boisvert)
14 minPenalties14 min
36Shots30
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March 28, 1998
9:00 pm		(2) North Dakota3–4
(2–0, 1–2, 0–2)		(3) MichiganYost Ice Arena
Attendance: 6,554
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Aaron SchweitzerGoaliesMarty TurcoReferee:
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Bill Jones
John Jones
(Vig) Matt Henderson – 08:251 – 0
(Ja. Panzer) David Hoogsteen – 18:532 – 0
2 – 123:28 – SH – Matt Herr (Clark, Turco)
(Hammer, Vig) Adam Calder – 25:063 – 1
3 – 228:38 – Bill Muckalt (Kosick, Herr)
3 – 340:56 – PP – Greg Crozier (Kosick, Herr)
3 – 457:06 – GW – Bobby Hayes (Herr, Clark)
18 minPenalties51 min
32Shots29
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Frozen Four – Boston, Massachusetts

National Semifinals

April 2, 1998
2:00 pm		(W3) Michigan4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		(E5) New HampshireFleet Center
Attendance: 17,989
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Marty TurcoGoaliesSean MatileReferee:
Mike Noeth
Linesmen:
Fred Campatelli
Joel Dupree
(Rominski) Bubba Berenzweig – GW SH – 13:341 – 0
(Hayes, Merrick) Bubba Berenzweig – PP – 27:432 – 0
(Clark, Huntzicker) Geoff Koch – 28:263 – 0
(Muckalt, Langfeld) Matt Herr – PP – 57:124 – 0
8 minPenalties22 min
30Shots19
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April 2, 1998
8:00 pm		(E2) Boston College5–2
(1–0, 1–2, 3–0)		(W4) Ohio StateFleet Center
Attendance: 18,089
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Scott ClemmensenGoaliesJeff MaundReferee:
Mike Schmitt
Linesmen:
Randy Schmidt
John Elvy
(unassisted) Brian Gionta – SH – 08:401 – 0
(Mottau, Bellefeuille) Jeff Farkas – 30:242 – 0
2 – 135:02 – Dan Cousineau (McMillan, Root)
2 – 238:21 – Dan Cousineau (Compeau, Root)
(Gionta, Powers) Marty Reasoner – GW – 46:123 – 2
(Gionta, Scuderi) Andy Powers – 57:254 – 2
(unassisted) Marty Reasoner – 59:175 – 2
8 minPenalties25 min
42Shots20
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National Championship

April 4, 1998
7:30 pm		(E2) Boston College2–3 (OT)
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)		(W3) MichiganFleet Center
Attendance: 18,276
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Referee:
Mike Schmitt
Linesmen:
Randy Schmidt
John Elvy
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Scoring summary[2]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Kevin Caufield Mottau 4:19 1–0 BC
2nd UM Mark Kosick Berenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1
BC Mike Lephart – PP Farkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC
3rd UM Mark Kosick Muckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2
1st Overtime UM Josh Langfeld – GW Fox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st UM Bubba Berenzweig Tripping 0:28 2:00
UM Scott Matzka High-sticking 16:31 2:00
BC Kevin Caulfield Cross-checking 18:36 2:00
2nd BC Jamie O'Leary Slashing 20:51 2:00
BC Ken Hemenway Cross-checking 31:29 2:00
UM Bobby Hayes Holding 31:29 2:00
UM Matt Herr Checking from behind 37:26 2:00
3rd BC Ken Hemenway Holding the stick 41:58 2:00
UM Josh Langfeld Hooking 42:44 2:00
BC Blake Bellefeuille Hooking 44:15 2:00
BC Jamie O'Leary Interference 49:55 2:00
1st Overtime No penalties
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All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

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Record by conference

More information Conference, # of Bids ...
Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 3 6–2 .750 3 2 1 1
Hockey East 3 4–3 .571 3 2 1 –
WCHA 3 1–3 .250 2 - - -
ECAC 3 0–3 .000 - - - -
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