The NCAA permitted 12 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions (East and West). Each of the tournament champions from the four Division I conferences (CCHA, ECAC, Hockey East and WCHA) received automatic invitations into the tournament with At-large bids making up the remaining 8 teams. The NCAA permitted one Independent team to participate in the tournament and because the previous year the independent qualifier was placed in the East pool the two western conferences (CCHA and WCHA) would split only three open spots as opposed to the East's four open spots. The top four remaining eastern teams and the top three remaining western teams received invitations and were seeded with the automatic qualifiers according to their ranking.
The tournament featured four rounds of play. The three odd-number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the three even-number ranked teams of the other region. The teams were then seeded according to their ranking with the top two teams in each bracket receiving byes into the quarterfinals. In the first round the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds played best-of-three series to determine which school advanced to the Quarterfinals with the winners of the 4 vs. 5 series playing the first seed and the winner of the 3 vs. 6 series playing the second seed. In the Quarterfinals the matches were best-of-three series once more with the victors advancing to the National Semifinals. Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Saint Paul Civic Center and all series became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game.
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The 1991 NCAA Division I Men s Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1990 91 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey season the 44th such tournament in NCAA history It was held between March 15 and March 30 1991 and concluded with Northern Michigan defeating Boston University 8 7 in overtime All First Round and Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues with the Frozen Four games being played at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul Minnesota 1991 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournamentTeams12Finals siteSaint Paul Civic CenterSaint Paul MinnesotaChampionsNorthern Michigan Wildcats 1st title Runner upBoston University Terriers 6th title game SemifinalistsClarkson Golden Knights 7th Frozen Four Maine Black Bears 3rd Frozen Four Winning coachRick Comley 1 1st title MOPScott Beattie Northern Michigan Attendance35 938 1990 NCAA Division I men s ice hockey tournaments 1992 Contents 1 Qualifying teams 2 Format 3 Tournament Bracket 3 1 First round 3 1 1 E3 Boston College vs W6 Alaska Anchorage 3 1 2 E4 Clarkson vs W5 Wisconsin 3 1 3 W3 Michigan vs E6 Cornell 3 1 4 W4 Minnesota vs E5 Providence 3 2 Quarterfinals 3 2 1 E1 Maine vs W4 Minnesota 3 2 2 E2 Boston University vs W3 Michigan 3 2 3 W1 Lake Superior State vs E4 Clarkson 3 2 4 W2 Northern Michigan vs W6 Alaska Anchorage 4 Frozen Four 4 1 National Semifinal 4 1 1 E1 Maine vs W2 Northern Michigan 4 1 2 E2 Boston University vs E4 Clarkson 4 2 National Championship 4 2 1 W2 Northern Michigan vs E2 Boston University 5 All Tournament Team 6 ReferencesQualifying teams editThe NCAA permitted 12 teams to qualify for the tournament and divided its qualifiers into two regions East and West Each of the tournament champions from the four Division I conferences CCHA ECAC Hockey East and WCHA received automatic invitations into the tournament with At large bids making up the remaining 8 teams The NCAA permitted one Independent team to participate in the tournament and because the previous year the independent qualifier was placed in the East pool the two western conferences CCHA and WCHA would split only three open spots as opposed to the East s four open spots The top four remaining eastern teams and the top three remaining western teams received invitations and were seeded with the automatic qualifiers according to their ranking East West Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid 1 Maine Hockey East 30 8 2 At large bid 5th 1990 1 Lake Superior State CCHA 35 3 4 Tournament champion 5th 1990 2 Boston University Hockey East 25 10 2 Tournament champion 17th 1990 2 Northern Michigan WCHA 34 5 4 Tournament champion 4th 1989 3 Boston College Hockey East 27 10 0 At large bid 18th 1990 3 Michigan CCHA 32 7 3 At large bid 14th 1977 4 Clarkson ECAC 25 7 2 Tournament champion 11th 1990 4 Minnesota WCHA 28 7 5 At large bid 18th 1990 5 Providence Hockey East 23 10 8 At large bid 7th 1989 5 Wisconsin WCHA 26 13 3 At large bid 12th 1990 6 Cornell ECAC 17 9 3 At large bid 10th 1986 6 Alaska Anchorage Independent 20 15 4 At large bid 2nd 1990 2 Format editThe tournament featured four rounds of play The three odd number ranked teams from one region were placed into a bracket with the three even number ranked teams of the other region The teams were then seeded according to their ranking with the top two teams in each bracket receiving byes into the quarterfinals In the first round the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds played best of three series to determine which school advanced to the Quarterfinals with the winners of the 4 vs 5 series playing the first seed and the winner of the 3 vs 6 series playing the second seed In the Quarterfinals the matches were best of three series once more with the victors advancing to the National Semifinals Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Saint Paul Civic Center and all series became Single game eliminations The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game Tournament Bracket editFirst RoundMarch 15 17QuarterfinalsMarch 22 24Frozen FourMarch 28National ChampionshipMarch 30E1Maine45 W4Minnesota388W4Minnesota03 E5Providence443E1Maine3W2Northern Michigan5W2Northern Michigan85 E3Boston College21 W6Alaska Anchorage53 W6Alaska Anchorage33 W2Northern Michigan8 E2Boston University7W1Lake Superior State363E4Clarkson85 E4Clarkson724W5Wisconsin34 E4Clarkson3E2Boston University7E2Boston University48 W3Michigan469W3Michigan11 E6Cornell5 43 Note denotes overtime period s First round edit E3 Boston College vs W6 Alaska Anchorage edit March 15 Boston College 2 3 Alaska Anchorage Conte Forum March 16 Boston College 1 3 Alaska Anchorage Conte Forum Alaska Anchorage won series 2 0 E4 Clarkson vs W5 Wisconsin edit March 15 Clarkson 8 3 Wisconsin Walker Arena March 16 Clarkson 5 4 Wisconsin Walker Arena Clarkson won series 2 0 W3 Michigan vs E6 Cornell edit March 15 Michigan 4 5 OT Cornell Yost Ice Arena March 16 Michigan 6 4 Cornell Yost Ice Arena March 17 Michigan 9 3 Cornell Yost Ice Arena Michigan won series 2 1 W4 Minnesota vs E5 Providence edit March 15 Minnesota 3 4 Providence Mariucci Arena March 16 Minnesota 8 4 Providence Mariucci Arena March 17 Minnesota 8 3 Providence Mariucci Arena Minnesota won series 2 1 Quarterfinals edit E1 Maine vs W4 Minnesota edit March 22 Maine 4 0 Minnesota Alfond Arena March 23 Maine 5 3 Minnesota Alfond Arena Maine won series 2 0 E2 Boston University vs W3 Michigan edit March 22 Boston University 4 1 Michigan Walter Brown Arena March 23 Boston University 8 1 Michigan Walter Brown Arena Boston University won series 2 0 W1 Lake Superior State vs E4 Clarkson edit March 22 Lake Superior State 3 7 Clarkson Taffy Abel Arena March 23 Lake Superior State 6 2 Clarkson Taffy Abel Arena March 24 Lake Superior State 3 4 Clarkson Taffy Abel Arena Clarkson won series 2 1 W2 Northern Michigan vs W6 Alaska Anchorage edit March 22 Northern Michigan 8 5 Alaska Anchorage Lakeview Arena March 23 Northern Michigan 5 3 Alaska Anchorage Lakeview Arena Northern Michigan won series 2 0Frozen Four editNational Semifinal edit E1 Maine vs W2 Northern Michigan edit March 28 Maine 3 5 Northern Michigan Saint Paul Civic Center E2 Boston University vs E4 Clarkson edit March 28 Boston University 7 3 Clarkson Saint Paul Civic Center National Championship edit W2 Northern Michigan vs E2 Boston University edit March 30 Northern Michigan 8 7 3OT Boston University Saint Paul Civic Center https 3 4 Recap Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist s Time Score 1st BU Ed Ronan 1 0 BU BU David Sacco 2 0 BU BU Ed Ronan 3 0 BU 2nd NMU Dean Antos Werenka and Beattie 3 1 BU NMU Mark Beaufait Melone and Soukoroff 3 2 BU NMU Scott Beattie Melone and Scott 3 3 NMU Darryl Plandowski Frederick 4 3 NMU NMU Scott Beattie unassisted 5 3 NMU 3rd NMU Scott Beattie unassisted 43 08 6 3 NMU BU Dave Tomlinson 45 59 6 4 NMU NMU Darryl Plandowski Soukoroff 48 24 7 4 NMU BU Tony Amonte McEachern 52 24 7 5 NMU BU Shawn McEachern Amonte 54 51 7 6 NMU BU David Sacco Tomlinson 59 21 7 7 3rd Overtime NMU Darryl Plandowski Beaufait and Antos 81 57 8 7 NMU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice NMU Bill Pye 7 BU John Bradley 5 BU Scott Cashman 3All Tournament Team editG Bill Pye Northern Michigan D Lou Melone Northern Michigan D Brad Werenka Northern Michigan F Tony Amonte Boston University F Scott Beattie Northern Michigan F Jean Yves Roy Maine Most Outstanding Player s 5 6 References edit Northern Michigan Men s Hockey Team History USCHO com Retrieved August 27 2014 NCAA Division 1 Tournament College Hockey Historical Archives Archived from the original on February 2 2014 Retrieved June 19 2013 Golden Season Part 2 1990 91 NMU Hockey Six Productions Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved November 13 2019 Golden Season Part 3 1990 91 NMU Hockey Six Productions Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved November 13 2019 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