1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1995 NCAA Division I men's 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 24, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 1. A total of 11 games were played. The top 2 seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.

1995 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	12
Finals site	Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Champions	Boston University Terriers (4th title)
Runner-up	Maine Black Bears (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Minnesota Golden Gophers (16th Frozen Four) Michigan Wolverines (16th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Jack Parker (2nd title)
MOP	Chris O'Sullivan (Boston University)
Attendance	65,624
← 1994  NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments 1996 →

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 in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and Hockey East each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.

East Regional – Worcester							West Regional – Madison
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston University	Hockey East	28–6–3	Tournament champion	21st	1994	1	Michigan	CCHA	29–7–1	At-large bid	18th	1994
2	Maine	Hockey East	30–5–6	At-large bid	8th	1993	2	Colorado College	WCHA	30–11–1	At-large bid	9th	1978
3	New Hampshire	Hockey East	22–9–4	At-large bid	7th	1994	3	Minnesota	WCHA	23–13–5	At-large bid	22nd	1994
4	Clarkson	ECAC	23–9–4	At-large bid	14th	1993	4	Wisconsin	WCHA	23–14–4	Tournament champion	16th	1994
5	Lake Superior State	CCHA	22–11–6	Tournament champion	9th	1994	5	Michigan State	CCHA	25–11–3	At-large bid	15th	1994
6	Denver	WCHA	24–14–2	At-large bid	13th	1986	6	Rensselaer	ECAC	19–13–4	Tournament champion	8th	1994

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Game locations

• East Regional – Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
• West Regional – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
• Frozen Four – Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

Tournament bracket

Regional Quarterfinals March 24

Regional semifinals March 25

Frozen Four March 30

National championship April 1

E1

Boston University

6

E5

Lake Superior State

2

E4

Clarkson

4

E5

Lake Superior State

5

E1

Boston University

7

W3

Minnesota

3

W2

Colorado College

2

W3

Minnesota

5

W3

Minnesota

1

W6

Rensselaer

0

E1

Boston University

6

E2

Maine

2

E2

Maine

4

E6

Denver

2

E3

New Hampshire

2

E6

Denver

9

E2

Maine

4***

W1

Michigan

3

W1

Michigan

4

W4

Wisconsin

3

W4

Wisconsin

5

W5

Michigan State

3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Denver

March 24

New Hampshire

2 – 9

Denver

Centrum in Worcester

(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Lake Superior State

March 24

Clarkson

4 – 5

Lake Superior State

Centrum in Worcester

West Regional

(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Rensselaer

March 24

Minnesota

1 – 0

Rensselaer

Dane County Coliseum

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Michigan State

March 24[2]	Wisconsin		5 – 3		Michigan State	Dane County Coliseum
(Mi. Strobel, Spencer) Mark Strobel – 01:36		First period			05:09 – Steve Guolla (Slater, Carter) 06:10 – Chris Slater (Murray)
(Rafalski, Balkovec) Mike Strobel – PP – 10:25 (Rafalski) Shawn Carter – 15:29		Second period			04:09 – Anson Carter (Guolla)
(Ellick) Mike Strobel – GW – 03:05 (Spencer, Rafalski) Chris Tok – 09:27		Third period			No scoring

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (5) Lake Superior State

March 25

Boston University

6 – 2

Lake Superior State

Centrum in Worcester

(2) Maine vs. (6) Denver

March 25

Maine

4 – 2

Denver

Centrum in Worcester

West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 25

Michigan

4 – 3

Wisconsin

Dane County Coliseum

(2) Colorado College vs. (3) Minnesota

March 25

Colorado College

2 – 5

Minnesota

Dane County Coliseum

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E1) Boston University vs. (W3) Minnesota

March 30

Boston University

7 – 3

Minnesota

Providence Civic Center

(E2) Maine vs. (W1) Michigan

March 30

Maine

4 – 3

3OT

Michigan

Providence Civic Center

National Championship

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Maine

April 1[3]

Boston University

6 – 2

Maine

Providence Civic Center

Scoring summary[4]
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	BU	Steve Thornton – PP	unassisted	14:57	1–0 BU
2nd	BU	Chris O'Sullivan	Thornton and Grier	27:27	2–0 BU
	BU	Jacques Joubert – PP GW	Linna and Prendergast	29:15	3–0 BU
	Maine	Tim Lovell	Frenette and Thompson	34:51	3–1 BU
3rd	Maine	Trevor Roenick – PP	Rodrigue and Tory	40:31	3–2 BU
	BU	Mike Sylvia	Bates and Pandolfo	45:23	4–2 BU
	BU	Chris O'Sullivan – PP	Brennan and Grier	48:30	5–2 BU
	BU	Bob Lachance – SH	Thornton	58:47	6–2 BU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	BU	Mike Sylvia	High-Sticking	2:13	2:00
	Maine	Tim Lovell	High-Sticking	2:13	2:00
	BU	Shawn Bates	Interference	8:32	2:00
	BU	Shane Johnson	Interference	11:26	2:00
	Maine	Brad Mahoney	Roughing	13:50	2:00
	Maine	Jamie Thompson	Cross–Checking	16:25	2:00
	BU	Chris O'Sullivan	Cross–Checking	17:53	2:00
2nd	BU	Chris Drury	Interference	23:19	2:00
	Maine	Dan Shermerhorn	Interference	28:42	2:00
	BU	Shane Johnson	Interference	38:20	2:00
	BU	Kaj Linna	Slashing	39:44	2:00
3rd	Maine	Reg Cardinal	Holding	47:41	2:00
	BU	Kaj Linna	Holding	52:17	2:00
	Maine	Jason Mansoff	Holding	55:26	2:00
	BU	Jacques Joubert	Elbowing	55:26	2:00
	BU	BENCH	Too Many Men	56:59	2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Maine 9 5 9 23 Boston University 11 14 14 39

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice Maine Blair Allison 33 5 58:28 BU Tom Noble 21 2 60:00

All-Tournament team

• G: Blair Allison (Maine)
• D: Chris Imes (Maine)
• D: Kaj Linna (Boston University)
• F: Shawn Bates (Boston University)
• F: Chris O'Sullivan* (Boston University)
• F: Dan Shermerhorn (Maine)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

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Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
WCHA	4	4-4	.500	4	1	-	-
CCHA	3	2-3	.400	2	1	-	-
Hockey East	3	5-2	.714	2	2	2	1
ECAC	2	0-2	.000	-	-	-	-