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.

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

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	-	-	-	-

References