1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I 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.

1993 NCAA Men's Division I
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMaine Black Bears (1st title)
Runner-upLake Superior State Lakers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShawn Walsh (1st title)
MOPJim Montgomery, Maine
Attendance80,433

The championship game was remembered for a controversial ending after Maine took a 5-4 lead late in the 3rd period. Lake Superior State appeared to have tied the game by scoring with 50 seconds remaining from a shot by Lakers forward Sean Tallaire, who then started to celebrate. There was no stoppage of play by an official however and no goal was awarded. The NCAA had not instituted video reviews or replays at the time, so the play was never looked into and the score remained final. Despite leaked game footage later that year and the controversies following Maine's program for multiple infractions such as accepting supplemental income from boosters and playing ineligible players, the university was not forced to vacate the 1993 title. The NCAA however did later send Lake Superior State a 1993 National Champion Commemorative Award plaque given the circumstances.[1]

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

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

(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Minnesota

West Regional

(3) Miami vs. (6) Wisconsin

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

Regional Semifinals

East Regional

(1) Maine vs. (5) Minnesota

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

West Regional

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

(2) Michigan vs. (6) Wisconsin

Frozen Four

National Semifinal

(E1) Maine vs. (W2) Michigan

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

National Championship

(E1) Maine vs. (W1) Lake Superior State
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
LSSUBlaine Lacher245
MaineMike Dunham84
MaineGarth Snow80

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]

[4]

Record by conference
Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
WCHA 44-4.5004---
CCHA 33-3.500221-
ECAC 30-3.000----
Hockey East 24-1.8002211

References
  1. "Lake Superior State and Maine: Unfinished Business". flohockey.tv. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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