List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
Further expansion and commercialization
After the addition of two more conferences around the turn of the century (MAAC and CHA, neither of which now sponsors men's hockey) bringing up the total number to 6, and with each receiving an at-large bid starting in 2001 and 2003 respectively, the tournament was again expanded by 4 teams.

List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons

Section Title: Further expansion and commercialization
Table Section Text: After the addition of two more conferences around the turn of the century (MAAC and CHA, neither of which now sponsors men's hockey) bringing up the total number to 6, and with each receiving an at-large bid starting in 2001 and 2003 respectively, the tournament was again expanded by 4 teams.

No.	Season	Tournament	No. of teams in tournament	Start	Finish	NCAA Champion (number)	Champion Conference	Champion Record	Championship Site

56	2002–03	2003	16	October 4	April 12	Minnesota (5)	WCHA	(28–8–9)	Buffalo, New York

57	2003–04	2004	16	October 3	April 10	Denver (6)	WCHA	(27–12–5)	Boston, Massachusetts

58	2004–05	2005	16	October 3	April 9	Denver (7)	WCHA	(32–9–2)	Columbus, Ohio

59	2005–06	2006	16	October 7	April 8	Wisconsin (6)	WCHA	(30–10–3)	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

60	2006–07	2007	16	October 6	April 7	Michigan State (3)	CCHA	(26–13–3)	St. Louis, Missouri

61	2007–08	2008	16	October 7	April 12	Boston College (3)	Hockey East	(25–11–8)	Denver, Colorado

62	2008–09	2009	16	October 10	April 11	Boston University (5)	Hockey East	(35–6–4)	Washington, D.C.

63	2009–10	2010	16	October 8	April 10	Boston College (4)	Hockey East	(29–10–3)	Detroit, Michigan

64	2010–11	2011	16	October 2	April 9	Minnesota-Duluth (1)	WCHA	(26–10–6)	St. Paul, Minnesota

65	2011–12	2012	16	October 1	April 7	Boston College (5)	Hockey East	(33–10–1)	Tampa, Florida

66	2012–13	2013	16	October 6	April 13	Yale (1)	ECAC	(22–12–3)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season was the 58th season.

final_sentence: The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season was the 58th season.