NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the top men's 
team in Division I. Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition.
The semi-finals and finals are branded as the Frozen Four. The final two rounds of the hockey tournament were first referred to as the Frozen Four in 1999. The 2020 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==History==
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single elimination competition that has determined the collegiate national champion since the inaugural 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. The tournament features 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The tournament begins with initial games played at four regional sites culminating with the semi-finals and finals played at a single site.
In setting up the tournament, the Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus the No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity.
Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado hosted the tournament for the first ten years and has hosted eleven times overall, the most of any venue. Michigan has won the most tournaments with nine, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956.
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===Tournament format history===
;1948–1976
: 4 teams (1 game series)
;1977–1980
: 5–6 teams (1 game series)
;1981–1987
: 8 teams (2 game, total goals first round at higher seed)
;1988
: 12 teams (2 game, total goals first two rounds at higher seed)
;1989–1991
: 12 teams (best of 3 games first two rounds series at higher seed)
;1992–2002
: 12 teams (divided up into 2 regionals, East Regional and West Regional; 6 teams each)
;2003–present
: 16 teams (divided up into 4 regionals: Northeast, East, Midwest, and West Regionals: 4 teams each)
==Results==
Year	Winning team 	Coach 	Losing team 	Coach 	Score 	Location 	Finals venue
1948	Michigan 	 	Dartmouth 	 	8–4 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1949	Boston College 	 	Dartmouth 	 	4–3 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1950	Colorado College 	 	Boston University 	 	13–4 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1951	Michigan (2) 	 	Brown 	 	7–1 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1952	Michigan (3) 	 	Colorado College 	 	4–1 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1953	Michigan (4) 	 	Minnesota 	 	7–3 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1954	Rensselaer 	 	Minnesota 	 	5–4 (OT) 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1955	Michigan (5) 	 	Colorado College 	 	5–3 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1956	Michigan (6) 	 	Michigan Tech 	 	7–5 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1957	Colorado College (2) 	 	Michigan 	 	13–6 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1958	Denver 	 	North Dakota 	 	6–2 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Williams Arena
1959	North Dakota 	 	Michigan State 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Troy, New York 	RPI Field House
1960	Denver (2) 	 	Michigan Tech 	 	5–3 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Matthews Arena
1961	Denver (3) 	 	St. Lawrence 	 	12–2 	Denver, Colorado 	University of Denver Arena
1962	Michigan Tech 	 	Clarkson 	 	7–1 	Utica, New York 	Utica Memorial Auditorium
1963	North Dakota (2) 	 	Denver 	 	6–5 	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	McHugh Forum
1964	Michigan (7) 	 	Denver 	 	6–3 	Denver, Colorado 	University of Denver Arena
1965	Michigan Tech (2) 	 	Boston College 	 	8–2 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Meehan Auditorium
1966	Michigan State 	 	Clarkson 	 	6–1 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Williams Arena
1967	Cornell 	 	Boston University 	 	4–1 	Syracuse, New York 	Onondaga War Memorial
1968	Denver (4) 	 	North Dakota 	 	4–0 	Duluth, Minnesota 	Duluth Entertainment Center
1969	Denver (5) 	 	Cornell 	 	4–3 	Colorado Springs, Colorado 	Broadmoor World Arena
1970	Cornell (2) 	 	Clarkson 	 	6–4 	Lake Placid, New York 	Olympic Center
1971	Boston University 	 	Minnesota 	 	4–2 	Syracuse, New York 	Onondaga War Memorial
1972	Boston University (2) 	 	Cornell 	 	4–0 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Garden
1973	Wisconsin 	 	Denver 	 	4–2 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Garden
1974	Minnesota 	 	Michigan Tech 	 	4–2 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Boston Garden
1975	Michigan Tech (3) 	 	Minnesota 	 	6–1 	St. Louis, Missouri 	St. Louis Arena
1976	Minnesota (2) 	 	Michigan Tech 	 	6–4 	Denver, Colorado 	University of Denver Arena
1977	Wisconsin (2) 	 	Michigan 	 	6–5 (OT) 	Detroit, Michigan 	Olympia Stadium
1978	Boston University (3) 	 	Boston College 	 	5–3 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center
1979	Minnesota (3) 	 	North Dakota 	 	4–3 	Detroit, Michigan 	Olympia Stadium
1980	North Dakota (3) 	 	Northern Michigan 	 	5–2 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center
1981	Wisconsin (3) 	 	Minnesota 	 	6–3 	Duluth, Minnesota 	Duluth Entertainment Center
1982	North Dakota (4) 	 	Wisconsin 	 	5–2 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center
1983	Wisconsin (4) 	 	Harvard 	 	6–2 	Grand Forks, North Dakota 	Ralph Engelstad Arena
1984	Bowling Green 	 	Minnesota–Duluth 	 	5–4 (4OT) 	Lake Placid, New York 	Olympic Arena
1985	Rensselaer (2) 	 	Providence 	 	2–1 	Detroit, Michigan 	Joe Louis Arena
1986	Michigan State (2) 	 	Harvard 	 	6–5 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center
1987	North Dakota (5) 	 	Michigan State 	 	5–3 	Detroit, Michigan 	Joe Louis Arena
1988	Lake Superior State 	 	St. Lawrence 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Lake Placid, New York 	Olympic Center
1989	Harvard 	 	Minnesota 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Saint Paul Civic Center
1990	Wisconsin (5) 	 	Colgate 	 	7–3 	Detroit, Michigan 	Joe Louis Arena
1991	Northern Michigan 	 	Boston University 	 	8–7 (3OT) 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Saint Paul Civic Center
1992	Lake Superior State (2) 	 	Wisconsin 	 	5–3 	Albany, New York 	Knickerbocker Arena
1993	Maine 	 	Lake Superior State 	 	5–4 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Bradley Center
1994	Lake Superior State (3) 	 	Boston University 	 	9–1 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Saint Paul Civic Center
1995	Boston University (4) 	 	Maine 	 	6–2 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center
1996	Michigan (8) 	 	Colorado College 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Riverfront Coliseum
1997	North Dakota (6) 	 	Boston University 	 	6–4 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Bradley Center
1998	Michigan (9) 	 	Boston College 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Boston, Massachusetts 	FleetCenter
1999	Maine (2) 	 	New Hampshire 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Anaheim, California 	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
2000	North Dakota (7) 	 	Boston College 	 	4–2 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center
2001	Boston College (2) 	 	North Dakota 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Albany, New York 	Pepsi Arena
2002	Minnesota (4) 	 	Maine 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center
2003	Minnesota (5) 	 	New Hampshire 	 	5–1 	Buffalo, New York 	HSBC Arena
2004	Denver (6) 	 	Maine 	 	1–0 	Boston, Massachusetts 	FleetCenter
2005	Denver (7) 	 	North Dakota 	 	4–1 	Columbus, Ohio 	Value City Arena
2006	Wisconsin (6) 	 	Boston College 	 	2–1 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Bradley Center
2007	Michigan State (3) 	 	Boston College 	 	3–1 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Scottrade Center
2008	Boston College (3) 	 	Notre Dame 	 	4–1 	Denver, Colorado 	Pepsi Center
2009	Boston University (5) 	 	Miami 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Washington, D.C. 	Verizon Center
2010	Boston College (4) 	 	Wisconsin 	 	5–0 	Detroit, Michigan 	Ford Field
2011	Minnesota–Duluth 	 	Michigan 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center
2012	Boston College (5) 	 	Ferris State 	 	4–1 	Tampa, Florida 	Tampa Bay Times Forum
2013	Yale 	 	Quinnipiac 	 	4–0 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Consol Energy Center
2014	Union 	 	Minnesota 	 	7–4 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Wells Fargo Center
2015	Providence 	 	Boston University 	 	4–3 	Boston, Massachusetts 	TD Garden
2016	North Dakota (8) 	Brad Berry 	Quinnipiac 	Rand Pecknold 	5–1 	Tampa, Florida 	Amalie Arena
2017	Denver (8) 	Jim Montgomery 	Minnesota–Duluth 	Scott Sandelin 	3–2 	Chicago, Illinois 	United Center
2018	Minnesota–Duluth (2) 	Scott Sandelin 	Notre Dame 	Jeff Jackson 	2–1 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center
2019	Minnesota–Duluth (3) 	Scott Sandelin 	Massachusetts 	Greg Carvel 	3–0 	Buffalo, New York 	KeyBank Center
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Detroit, Michigan 	Little Caesars Arena
2021	Massachusetts 	Greg Carvel 	St. Cloud State 	Brett Larson 	5–0 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	PPG Paints Arena
2022	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Boston, Massachusetts 	TD Garden
2023	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Tampa, Florida 	Amalie Arena
2024	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center
2025	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Enterprise Center
2026	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	T-Mobile Arena
 Participation in the tournament vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
==Team titles==
Team 	Titles	Years
Michigan 	9 	1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998
Denver 	8 	1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017
North Dakota 	8 	1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016
Wisconsin 	6 	1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006
Boston College 	5 	1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012
Boston University 	5 	1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009
Minnesota 	5 	1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003
Lake Superior State	3 	1988, 1992, 1994
Michigan State 	3 	1966, 1986, 2007
Michigan Tech 	3 	1962, 1965, 1975
Minnesota-Duluth 	3 	2011, 2018, 2019
Colorado College 	2 	1950, 1957
Cornell 	2 	1967, 1970
Maine 	2 	1993, 1999
Rensselaer 	2 	1954, 1985
Bowling Green 	1 	1984
Harvard 	1 	1989
Massachusetts 	1 	2021
Northern Michigan 	1 	1991
Providence 	1 	2015
Union 	1 	2014
Yale 	1 	2013
==Records==
===Points in a Championship Game===
Player 	School 	Year	Goals	Assists	Points
Wally Gacek 	Michigan 	1948	3 	3 	6
Chris Ray 	Colorado College 	1950	4 	2 	6
Bob McCusker 	Colorado College 	1957	4 	2 	6
Wally Grant 	Michigan 	1948	2 	3 	5
Harry Whitworth	Colorado College 	1950	2 	3 	5
Bill Masterton 	Denver 	1961	3 	2 	5
Tom Vannelli 	Minnesota 	1976	1 	4 	5
Phil Sykes 	North Dakota 	1980	1 	4 	5
Ted Greer 	Michigan 	1948	1 	3 	4
Tony Frasca 	Colorado College 	1950	2 	2 	4
Ron Hartwell 	Colorado College 	1950	2 	2 	4
Neil McDonald 	Michigan 	1956	2 	2 	4
Dick Wilson 	Michigan Tech 	1956	2 	2 	4
Bill Hay 	Colorado College 	1957	2 	2 	4
Murray Massier 	Denver 	1958	1 	3 	4
Jerry Walker 	Denver 	1961	1 	3 	4
Grant Munro 	Denver 	1961	2 	2 	4
Trent Beatty 	Denver 	1961	2 	2 	4
John Ivanitz 	Michigan Tech 	1962	3 	1 	4
Jerry Sullivan 	Michigan Tech 	1962	2 	2 	4
Gary Milroy 	Michigan Tech 	1965	2 	2 	4
Pat Phippen 	Minnesota 	1976	1 	3 	4
Doug Smail 	North Dakota 	1980	4 	0 	4
John Newberry 	Wisconsin 	1981	2 	2 	4
Phil Sykes 	North Dakota 	1982	3 	1 	4
Scott Beattie 	Northern Michigan 	1991	3 	1 	4
Rob Valicevic 	Lake Superior State	1994	2 	2 	4
Nathan Gerbe 	Boston College 	2008	2 	2 	4
Brock Boeser 	North Dakota 	2016	1 	3 	4
Gerald Tallaire	Lake Superior State	1994	0 	4 	4
===Points in Multiple Championships===
Player 	School 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points
Phil Sykes 	North Dakota 	2 	4 	5 	9
Neil McDonald 	Michigan 	2 	4 	3 	7
Pat Phippen 	Minnesota 	3 	2 	5 	7
Wally Gacek 	Michigan 	1 	3 	3 	6
Chris Ray 	Colorado College	1 	4 	2 	6
Bob McCusker 	Colorado College	1 	4 	2 	6
Bill Masterton	Denver 	2 	3 	3 	6
Jerry Walker 	Denver 	2 	2 	4 	6
===Championship Hat Tricks===
Player 	School 	Year	Goals	Game–Winner	MOP
Wally Gacek 	Michigan 	1948	3 	 	
Chris Ray 	Colorado College 	1950	4 	 	
Ed Switzer 	Michigan 	1956	3 	 	
Bob McCusker 	Colorado College 	1957	4 	 	
Bill Masterton 	Denver 	1961	3 	 	
John Ivanitz 	Michigan Tech 	1962	3 	 	
Bob Hamill* 	Denver 	1963	3 	 	
Dan Lodboa 	Cornell 	1970	3† 	 	
Doug Smail 	North Dakota 	1980	4† 	 	
Phil Sykes 	North Dakota 	1982	3 	 	
Allen Bourbeau* 	Harvard 	1986	3 	 	
John Byce 	Wisconsin 	1990	3 	 	
Scott Beattie 	Northern Michigan	1991	3 	 	
Darryl Plandowski 	Northern Michigan	1991	3 	 	
Jason Zent* ‡ 	Wisconsin 	1992	3 	 	
Jim Montgomery 	Maine 	1993	3† 	 	
Jarid Lukosevicius	Denver 	2017	3 	 	
* Was not a member of the winning team.
† Natural hat-trick.
‡ Tournament participation later vacated.
===Tournament Winning Percentage===
Minimum 2 tournaments
Player 	School 	Years 	Wins	Losses	Ties	Winning Percentage
Hunter Shepard 	Minnesota–Duluth 	2018, 2019 	8 	0 	0 	
Darren Jensen 	North Dakota 	1980, 1982 	5 	0 	0 	
Lorne Howes 	Michigan 	1955, 1956 	4 	0 	0 	
George Kirkwood 	Denver 	1960, 1961 	4 	0 	0 	
Gerry Powers 	Denver 	1968, 1969 	4 	0 	0 	
Marc Behrend 	Wisconsin 	1981, 1982, 1983 	7 	0 	1 	
John Muse 	Boston College 	2008, 2010, 2011 	8 	1 	0 	
Filip Lindberg 	Massachusetts 	2019, 2021 	6 	1 	0 	
Blaine Lacher 	Lake Superior State	1992, 1993, 1994 	6 	1 	0 	
Kenny Reiter 	Minnesota–Duluth 	2011, 2012 	5 	1 	0 	
Jon Gillies 	Providence 	2014, 2015 	5 	1 	0 	
Marty Turco 	Michigan 	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998	9 	2 	0 	
Willard Ikola 	Michigan 	1952, 1953, 1954 	4 	1 	0 	
Bob Essensa 	Michigan State 	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987	4 	1 	0 	
Parker Milner 	Boston College 	2012, 2013 	4 	1 	0 	
Cam Johnson 	North Dakota 	2016, 2017 	4 	1 	0 	
Scott Clemmensen	Boston College 	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	10 	3 	0 	
Jeff Lerg 	Michigan State 	2006, 2007, 2008 	6 	2 	0 	
Jack McDonald 	Michigan 	1948, 1949 	3 	1 	0 	
Bob Fox 	Rensselaer 	1953, 1954 	3 	1 	0 	
Gaye Cooley 	Michigan State 	1966, 1967 	3 	1 	0 	
Jim Craig 	Boston University 	1977, 1978 	3 	1 	0 	
Tanner Jaillet 	Denver 	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	8 	3 	0 	
Duane Derksen 	Wisconsin 	1990, 1991, 1992 	7 	3 	0 	
Cory Schneider 	Boston College 	2005, 2006, 2007 	7 	3 	0 	
==Tournament Droughts==
The following is a list of teams that have not made an NCAA tournament anytime in the last 10 seasons.
School 	Appearances	Last Appearance
Alaska 	0 † 	Never†
Alaska Anchorage	3 	1992
Army 	0 	Never
Bentley 	0 	Never
Brown 	4 	1993
Connecticut 	0 	Never
Dartmouth 	4 	1980
Holy Cross 	2 	2006
Mercyhurst 	3 	2005
Sacred Heart 	0 	Never
St. Lawrence 	16 	2007 ‡
† Alaska's only appearance in 2010 was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.
‡ St. Lawrence received an automatic bid in 2021, however, the team had to decline the invitation due to a positive COVID-19 test from their head coach.
==Team records==
==Awards==
At the conclusion of each tournament both an all-tournament team and 'Most Outstanding Player in Tournament' is named. Both achievements have been in effect since the inaugural championship in 1948
==See also==
*NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship 
*NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
*National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
==References==