1994 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in men's ice hockey.  This was the eleventh time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held, in the 21st overall season of Division III hockey.
== Format ==
Eight teams qualify for the tournament. In the quarterfinal round, the teams played two game series to determine which school advanced. If the series was tied, teams played a 20 minute mini-game to determine who advances. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals, so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites on March 11 and 12. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 18 and 19 at Slinto S. Wessman Arena of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, in Superior, Wisconsin. 
== Bids ==
The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used, while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. Both the East and West regions each received four bids to the tournament.
The NESCAC allowed its teams to play in national tournament for the first time. However, as part of the conference rule changes, such teams could only play in one postseason tournament. As a result, Williams, who won the ECAC East championship, elected not to play in their conference tournament in the hope that they would receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. Williams would ultimately not be chosen for the tournament.
=== At-Large Bids ===
==== East ====
* Elmira Soaring Eagles - ECAC West (7th appearance)
** (21-5-1)
* Fredonia Blue Devils - SUNYAC (1st appearance)
** SUNYAC Tournament Champion (23-0-3)
* RIT Tigers - ECAC West (5th appearance)
** ECAC West Tournament Champions (20-7-1)
* Salem State Vikings - ECAC East (5th appearance)
** ECAC East Tournament Champions (22-4-2)
==== West ====
* St. Thomas Tommies - MIAC (7th appearance)
** MIAC Tournament Champions (19-4-4)
* Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons - NCHA (4th appearance)
** (17-8-4)
* Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA (7th appearance)
** (17-7-3)
* Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets - NCHA (3rd appearance)
** NCHA Tournament Champions (21-5-3)
== Misc. ==
* Five of the eight schools who earned bids appeared in the previous NCAA tournament.
* This the 7th of 8 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
* This is the 5th of 5 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
* This is the 3rd of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Salem State.
* This is the 3rd of 6 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Superior.
* This is the 2nd of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-River Falls.
* This is the first NCAA Tournament to not feature Babson, as they had been selected for all ten previous tournaments.
* Pairings were determined strictly off of geography for the quarterfinal matches
== Results ==
=== Quarterfinals ===
Held at campus sites
-Slinto S. Wessman Arena- Superior, WI-Rockett Arena- Salem, MA-K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI-Steele Hall Ice Arena- Fredonia, NY
=== Semifinals ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Superior: Slinto S. Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
=== Third Place ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Superior: Slinto S. Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
=== Championship ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Superior: Slinto S. Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* UW-River Falls wins its second national title as a program, and second in seven seasons, improving to 2-1 in national title games.
* UWRF becomes the second straight program to win the title after falling in the national championship game the season prior, and fourth all-time.
* UW-Superior finishes National Runner-Up, the best result in program history, and its second Frozen Four appearance.
* Superior becomes the first host school to fall in the championship game since 1989.
* This is the first national championship game to not feature UW-Stevens Point since 1988.
* In Fredonia's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, they earn a Third Place finish.
* Salem State clinches the program's second Frozen Four appearance.
* The UWS vs. UWRF title game would become the fourth time an intraconference matchup decided the national championship, and third instance within the NCHA. (Second consecutive)
* UWRF's title gives the NCHA their sixth national championship game over the last seven seasons.
* No All-Tournament Team or Tournament MVP was named.
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