1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

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
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

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Game locations

• East Regional – Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
• West Regional – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
• Frozen Four – Bradley Center, Milwaukee

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals March 26

Regional semifinals March 27

Frozen Four 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)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Harvard vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 26

Harvard

2 – 3

OT

Northern Michigan

Centrum in Worcester

(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Minnesota

March 26

Clarkson

1 – 2

Minnesota

Centrum in Worcester

West Regional

(3) Miami vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 26

Miami

1 – 3

Wisconsin

Joe Louis Arena

(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (5) Brown

March 26

Minnesota-Duluth

7 – 3

Brown

Joe Louis Arena

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Maine vs. (5) Minnesota

March 27

Maine

6 – 2

Minnesota

Centrum in Worcester

(2) Boston University vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 27

Boston University

4 – 1

Northern Michigan

Centrum in Worcester

West Regional

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth

March 27

Lake Superior State

4 – 3

Minnesota-Duluth

Joe Louis Arena

(2) Michigan vs. (6) Wisconsin

March 27

Michigan

4 – 3

OT

Wisconsin

Joe Louis Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) Michigan

April 1

Maine

4 – 3

OT

Michigan

Bradley Center

(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 1

Boston University

1 – 6

Lake Superior State

Bradley Center

National Championship

(E1) Maine vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 3

Maine

5 – 4

Lake Superior State

Bradley Center

Scoring summary
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	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 – GW	Kariya	48:54	5–4 Maine

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
LSSU	Blaine Lacher	24	5
Maine	Mike Dunham	8	4
Maine	Garth Snow	8	0

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)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[2]

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Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
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

References