1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I. It began on March 26, 1999. The second round was on March 27 and March 28. The semifinals were on April 1. The National Championship Game was on April 3, 1999. A total of 11 games were played, the final 3 at the Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center) in Anaheim, CA. The University of Maine defeated New Hampshire by a score of 3-2 in overtime, to claim their second national championship.
==Qualifying teams==
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 20, 1999. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.
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Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	North Dakota (1) 	WCHA 	32–5–2 	At-large bid 	15th 	1998 	1 	New Hampshire (2) 	Hockey East 	29–6–3 	At-large bid 	10th 	1998
2 	Michigan State 	CCHA 	28–5–7 	At-large bid 	19th 	1998 	2 	Clarkson 	ECAC 	25–10–1 	Tournament champion 	18th 	1998
3 	Colorado College 	WCHA 	28–11–1 	At-large bid 	13th 	1998 	3 	Maine 	Hockey East 	27–6–4 	At-large bid 	9th 	1995
4 	Boston College 	Hockey East 	25–11–4 	Tournament champion 	20th 	1998 	4 	Denver 	WCHA 	26–12–2 	Tournament champion 	15th 	1997
5 	Northern Michigan 	CCHA 	22–14–5 	At-large bid 	7th 	1993 	5 	Michigan 	CCHA 	24–10–6 	Tournament champion 	22nd 	1998
6 	St. Lawrence 	ECAC 	23–12–3 	At-large bid 	13th 	1992 	6 	Ohio State 	CCHA 	21–15–4 	At-large bid 	2nd 	1998
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
==Game locations==
* East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
* West Regional – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
* Frozen Four – Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
==Bracket==
===Regionals===
===Frozen Four===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Regional Quarterfinals==
===East Regional===
====(3) Maine vs. (6) Ohio State====
====(4) Denver vs. (5) Michigan====
===West Regional===
====(3) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Lawrence====
====(4) Boston College vs. (5) Northern Michigan====
==Regional Semifinals==
===East Regional===
====(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Michigan====
====(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Maine====
===West Regional===
====(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Boston College====
====(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Colorado College====
==Frozen Four==
===National Semifinal===
====(E1) New Hampshire vs. (W2) Michigan State====
====(E3) Maine vs. (W4) Boston College====
===National Championship===
====(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine====
==All-Tournament Team==
*G: Alfie Michaud* (Maine)
*D: David Cullen (Maine)
*D: Jayme Filipowicz (New Hampshire)
*F: Niko Dimitrakos (Maine)
*F: Jason Krog (New Hampshire)
*F: Mike Souza (New Hampshire)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
==Record by conference==
Conference 	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
CCHA 	4 	2-4 	.333 	2 	1 	- 	-
Hockey East	3 	8-2 	.800 	3 	3 	2 	1
WCHA 	3 	1-3 	.250 	2 	- 	- 	-
ECAC 	2 	0-2 	.000 	1 	- 	- 	-
==See Also==
1999 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:1999 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments