MIAC men's ice hockey tournament

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	MIAC
Format	Two-game aggregate, Modified Best of Three, Single-elimination
Played	1986–Present

History

Though the MIAC has been playing ice hockey since the 1920s, the league did not play a conference tournament until 1986. The championship served as a capstone for the MIAC season and was used as a final argument for a bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament. Despite not possessing an automatic bid the MIAC tournament champion was selected for the National Tournament each year. For the first four seasons the tournament had all rounds played as two-game total-goal series but changed to single-elimination for all round beginning with the 1990 tournament. Five years later the format was again changed, this time to a two-game point system where the first team to three points would win; one point was awarded for a tie and two points for a win. If the two teams were tied after two games than a 20-minute mini-game was played to determine the winner. By NCAA regulations mini-games were not counted in the standings and were only used to determine which team advanced. In 2000 the MIAC was among the conferences to receive the first automatic bids into the D-III championship, formalizing a practice that had already been in place. The 2021 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1986 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 15–1–0 2 Bethel 11–5–0 3 Saint John's 8–7–1 4 Gustavus Adolphus 8–8–0 Semifinals February 28–March 1 Championship March 7–8                     1 St. Thomas 5 6* 11 4 Gustavus Adolphus 3 6 9 1 St. Thomas 6 13 19 2 Bethel 4 2 6 2 Bethel 6 6 12 3 Saint John's 4 3 7 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1987 Seed School Conference record 1 Concordia (MN) 12–4–0 2 Saint Mary's 11–5–0 3 St. Thomas 10–6–0 4 Saint John's 9–7–0 Semifinals February 27–28 Championship March 6–7                     1 Concordia (MN) 3 9 12 4 Saint John's 3 3 6 1 Concordia (MN) 3 4 7 2 St. Thomas 4 2 6 2 Saint Mary's 2 8 10 3 St. Thomas 4 7 11 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1988 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint Mary's 13–2–1 2 St. Thomas 13–3–0 3 Gustavus Adolphus 11–5–0 4 Concordia (MN) 7–8–1 Semifinals February 26–27 Championship March 5–6                     1 Saint Mary's 9 7 16 4 Concordia (MN) 1 4 5 1 Saint Mary's 6 1 7 2 St. Thomas 3 8 11 2 St. Thomas 5 7 12 3 Gustavus Adolphus 3 4 7 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1989 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–3–0 2 Saint Mary's 11–5–0 3 Gustavus Adolphus 10–6–0 4 Augsburg 8–7–1 Semifinals February 24–25 Championship March 3–4                     1 St. Thomas 3 6 9 4 Augsburg 0 2 2 1 St. Thomas 2 3 5 2 Saint Mary's 2* 8 10 2 Saint Mary's 4 6 10 3 Gustavus Adolphus 1 2 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1990 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 14–2–0 2 Gustavus Adolphus 11–3–2 3 Concordia (MN) 10–4–2 4 Saint Mary's 8–8–0 Semifinals February 28 Championship March 3             1 St. Thomas 5* 4 Saint Mary's 4 1 St. Thomas 1 2 Gustavus Adolphus 3 2 Gustavus Adolphus 8 3 Concordia (MN) 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1991 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–1–2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 11–3–2 3 Saint Mary's 9–6–1 4 St. Olaf 9–6–1 Semifinals February 27–28 Championship March 2             1 St. Thomas 2 4 St. Olaf 1 1 St. Thomas 2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 7 2 Gustavus Adolphus 4* 3 Saint Mary's 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1992 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 12–3–1 2 Saint Mary's 10–2–4 3 Gustavus Adolphus 10–3–3 4 St. Olaf 8–6–2 Semifinals February 27 Championship March 1             1 St. Thomas 6 4 St. Olaf 3 1 St. Thomas 6 2 Gustavus Adolphus 4 2 Saint Mary's 2 3 Gustavus Adolphus 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1993 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–2–1 2 Gustavus Adolphus 13–2–1 3 Saint Mary's 12–4–0 4 Augsburg 8–8–0 Semifinals March 3 Championship March 6             1 St. Thomas 10 4 Augsburg 2 1 St. Thomas 2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 4 2 Gustavus Adolphus 5 3 Saint Mary's 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1994 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 11–2–3 2 Saint John's 11–4–1 3 Saint Mary's 11–4–1 4 Augsburg 9–6–1 Semifinals March 2 Championship March 5             1 St. Thomas 5 4 Augsburg 2 1 St. Thomas 8 2 Saint John's 3 2 Saint John's 3* 3 Saint Mary's 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1995 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 12–3–1 2 Saint Mary's 11–4–1 3 Gustavus Adolphus 11–4–1 4 Augsburg 10–4–2 Semifinals February 24–25 Championship March 3–4                     1 St. Thomas 4 3 - 3 Gustavus Adolphus 3 2 - 1 St. Thomas 4 6 - 2 Saint Mary's 5 8 - 2 Saint Mary's 4 8 - 4 Augsburg 2 5 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

1996 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint John's 11–1–4 2 Gustavus Adolphus 12–3–1 3 St. Thomas 11–3–2 4 Saint Mary's 10–3–3 Semifinals February 23–24 Championship March 1–2                     1 Saint John's 6 4 - 4 Saint Mary's 2 2 - 1 Saint John's 2 8 2 3 St. Thomas 6 0 0 2 Gustavus Adolphus 2 2 - 3 St. Thomas 4 4 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

1997 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint John's 14–2–0 2 St. Thomas 13–3–0 3 Gustavus Adolphus 11–5–0 4 Saint Mary's 10–5–1 Semifinals March 1–2 Championship March 8–9                     1 Saint John's 7 4 - 4 Saint Mary's 5 2 - 1 Saint John's 4 5 - 3 Gustavus Adolphus 2 4 - 2 St. Thomas 5 1 - 3 Gustavus Adolphus 8 3 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

1998 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 12–3–1 2 Augsburg 12–3–1 3 Saint John's 12–4–0 4 Gustavus Adolphus 11–4–1 Semifinals February 27–28 Championship March 6–7                     1 St. Thomas 8 6* - 4 Gustavus Adolphus 5 6 - 1 St. Thomas 4 2 - 2 Augsburg 5 4 - 2 Augsburg 4 4 - 3 Saint John's 3 2 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

1999 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 11–4–1 2 Saint John's 10–4–2 3 Concordia (MN) 9–5–2 4 Augsburg 8–5–3 Semifinals February 27–28 Championship March 5–6                     1 St. Thomas 4 4 - 4 Augsburg 3 1 - 1 St. Thomas 1* 5 - 3 Concordia (MN) 1 2 - 2 Saint John's 10 3 1 3 Concordia (MN) 2 4 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

2000 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 14–1–1 2 Concordia (MN) 13–2–1 3 Augsburg 18–5–3 4 Saint John's 7–6–3 Semifinals February 27–28 Championship March 4–5                     1 St. Thomas 4 3 - 4 Saint John's 2 2 - 1 St. Thomas 4 2 0 2 Concordia (MN) 2 5 1 2 Concordia (MN) 7 3 - 3 Augsburg 2 2 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

2001 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 11–3–2 2 Concordia (MN) 11–4–1 3 Saint John's 10–4–2 4 Bethel 9–6–1 Semifinals February 27–28 Championship March 4–5                     1 St. Thomas 8 3 0 4 Bethel 3 5 1 4 Bethel 3 4 0 3 Saint John's 3 4 1* 2 Concordia (MN) 2 2 - 3 Saint John's 4 4 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: Mini-games in italics

2002 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–3–0 2 Gustavus Adolphus 9–3–4 3 Augsburg 10–5–1 4 Saint John's 9–5–2 5 Concordia (MN) 9–6–1 Play-In February 28 Semifinals March 1 Championship March 2                   1 St. Thomas 5 4 Concordia (MN) 1 4 Saint John's 2 5 Concordia (MN) 3 1 St. Thomas 3 2 Gustavus Adolphus 2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 4 3 Augsburg 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2003 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint John's 13–2–1 2 St. Thomas 10–5–1 3 Augsburg 10–6–0 4 Gustavus Adolphus 8–7–1 5 Concordia (MN) 7–7–2 Play-In February 27 Semifinals February 28 Championship March 1                   1 Saint John's 4 4 Gustavus Adolphus 2 4 Gustavus Adolphus 3 5 Concordia (MN) 1 1 Saint John's 4* 2 St. Thomas 3 2 St. Thomas 7* 3 Augsburg 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2004 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint John's 15–1–0 2 St. Thomas 13–2–1 3 Gustavus Adolphus 9–5–2 4 Saint Mary's 8–7–1 5 St. Olaf 7–6–3 Play-In March 2 Semifinals March 4 Championship March 7                   1 Saint John's 5 5 St. Olaf 0 4 Saint Mary's 3 5 St. Olaf 5 1 Saint John's 3 2 St. Thomas 4* 2 St. Thomas 6 3 Gustavus Adolphus 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2005 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint John's 14–1–1 2 St. Thomas 12–3–1 3 Bethel 10–6–0 4 St. Olaf 8–4–4 5 Gustavus Adolphus 7–8–1 Play-In March 1 Semifinals March 3 Championship March 5                   1 Saint John's 2* 4 St. Olaf 1 4 St. Olaf 3 5 Gustavus Adolphus 2 1 Saint John's 1 2 St. Thomas 2 2 St. Thomas 4* 3 Bethel 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2006 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–2–1 2 Saint John's 11–3–2 3 St. Olaf 8–5–3 4 Bethel 8–6–2 5 Gustavus Adolphus 9–7–0 Play-In February 28 Semifinals March 2 Championship March 4                   1 St. Thomas 5* 4 Bethel 4 4 Bethel 7 5 Gustavus Adolphus 5 1 St. Thomas 1 3 St. Olaf 5 2 Saint John's 2 3 St. Olaf 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2007 Seed School Conference record 1 Bethel 12–3–1 2 St. Thomas 12–4–0 3 Augsburg 9–3–4 4 St. Olaf 9–5–2 5 Gustavus Adolphus 9–6–1 First Round February 27 Semifinals March 1 Championship March 3                   1 Bethel 5 4 St. Olaf 4 4 St. Olaf 3 5 Gustavus Adolphus 1 1 Bethel 5 2 St. Thomas 3 2 St. Thomas 3 3 Augsburg 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2008 Seed School Conference record 1 Hamline 11–3–2 2 St. Thomas 11–4–1 3 Bethel 11–4–1 4 Gustavus Adolphus 10–6–0 5 Saint John's 8–6–2 First Round February 28 Semifinals March 1 Championship March 5                   1 Hamline 4 5 Saint John's 2 4 Gustavus Adolphus 2 5 Saint John's 5 1 Hamline 1 2 St. Thomas 4 2 St. Thomas 3 3 Bethel 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2009 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Olaf 12–1–3 2 Gustavus Adolphus 10–6–0 3 St. Thomas 9–5–2 4 Hamline 9–7–0 5 Augsburg 8–7–1 First Round February 26 Semifinals February 28 Championship March 4                   1 St. Olaf 1 4 Hamline 5 4 Hamline 5 5 Augsburg 4 4 Hamline 2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 5 2 Gustavus Adolphus 3 3 St. Thomas 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2010 Seed School Conference record 1 Gustavus Adolphus 12–2–2 2 Hamline 11–3–2 3 St. Thomas 8–6–2 4 Augsburg 8–7–1 5 St. Olaf 6–6–4 First Round February 26 Semifinals February 27 Championship March 3                   1 Gustavus Adolphus 6**** 4 Augsburg 5 4 Augsburg 5** 5 St. Olaf 4 1 Gustavus Adolphus 1 3 St. Thomas 2* 2 Hamline 4 3 St. Thomas 5* Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2011 Seed School Conference record 1 Hamline 9–3–4 2 St. Thomas 9–5–2 3 Concordia (MN) 7–5–4 4 Gustavus Adolphus 8–6–2 5 Augsburg 8–6–2 First Round February 25 Semifinals February 26 Championship March 5                   1 Hamline 3 4 Gustavus Adolphus 0 4 Gustavus Adolphus 4** 5 Augsburg 3 1 Hamline 5 3 Concordia (MN) 2 2 St. Thomas 2 3 Concordia (MN) 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2012 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–2–1 2 Gustavus Adolphus 8–5–3 3 Saint John's 9–7–0 4 St. Olaf 7–6–3 5 Hamline 7–8–1 First Round February 25 Semifinals February 26 Championship March 5                   1 St. Thomas 3 4 St. Olaf 4 4 St. Olaf 3 5 Hamline 2 4 St. Olaf 2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 4 2 Gustavus Adolphus 3 3 Saint John's 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2013 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 10–5–1 2 Saint John's 9–4–3 3 Concordia (MN) 10–6–0 4 Gustavus Adolphus 9–5–2 5 St. Olaf 9–7–0 First Round February 21 Semifinals February 23 Championship March 2                   1 St. Thomas 0 4 Gustavus Adolphus 1 4 Gustavus Adolphus 3 5 St. Olaf 2 4 Gustavus Adolphus 2 2 Saint John's 3 2 Saint John's 5 3 Concordia (MN) 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2014 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 13–1–2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 12–3–1 3 Saint John's 10–6–0 4 St. Olaf 9–4–3 5 Concordia (MN) 6–6–4 First Round February 28 Semifinals March 1 Championship March 8                   1 St. Thomas 2 4 St. Olaf 1 4 St. Olaf 5 5 Concordia (MN) 2 1 St. Thomas 2 2 Gustavus Adolphus 1 2 Gustavus Adolphus 3 3 Saint John's 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2015 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 10–3–3–1 2 Saint Mary's 9–5–2–2 3 Concordia (MN) 8–5–3–1 4 Augsburg 9–7–0–0 5 Hamline 7–6–3–1 First Round February 26 Semifinals February 28–March 1 Championship March 7                   1 St. Thomas 3 5 Hamline 6 4 Augsburg 3 5 Hamline 4 5 Hamline 4 2 Saint Mary's 2 2 Saint Mary's 4** 3 Concordia (MN) 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) The semifinal between Saint Mary's and Concordia was rescheduled from February 28 to March 1

2016 Seed School Conference record 1 Augsburg 11–3–2–1 2 St. Thomas 10–3–3–1 3 Saint John's 10–4–2–1 4 Concordia (MN) 8–7–1–1 5 Hamline 8–6–2–2 First Round February 26 Semifinals February 28–March 1 Championship March 7                   1 Augsburg 5 5 Hamline 2 4 Concordia (MN) 0 5 Hamline 3 1 Augsburg 5*** 3 Saint John's 4 2 St. Thomas 1 3 Saint John's 2* Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2017 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 11–3–2–1 2 Augsburg 9–2–5–1 3 Saint Mary's 9–6–1–0 4 Hamline 7–5–4–1 5 Concordia (MN) 7–7–2–0 First Round February 23 Semifinals February 25 Championship March 4                   1 St. Thomas 2 5 Concordia (MN) 1 4 Hamline 2 5 Concordia (MN) 3 1 St. Thomas 2 2 Augsburg 3 2 Augsburg 5* 3 St. Mary's 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2018 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Thomas 11–4–1–0 2 Saint John's 11–5–0–0 3 Augsburg 10–6–0–0 4 Gustavus Adolphus 9–7–0–0 5 Concordia (MN) 7–8–1–1 First Round February 22 Semifinals February 24 Championship March 3                   1 St. Thomas 3 4 Gustavus Adolphus 4* 4 Gustavus Adolphus 2 5 Concordia (MN) 1 4 Gustavus Adolphus 1 3 Augsburg 3 2 Saint John's 3 3 Augsburg 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2019 Seed School Conference record 1 Augsburg 13–1–2–0 2 Saint John's 9–4–3–2 3 St. Thomas 8–3–5–2 4 Concordia (MN) 9–5–2–2 5 Saint Mary's 7–7–2–1 First Round February 21 Semifinals February 23 Championship March 2                   1 Augsburg 8 5 Saint Mary's 1 4 Concordia (MN) 2 5 Saint Mary's 5 1 Augsburg 2**** 2 Saint John's 1 2 Saint John's 4 3 St. Thomas 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2020 Seed School Conference record 1 Saint John's 9–3–4–2 2 Concordia (MN) 10–5–1–1 3 Augsburg 9–6–1–1 4 St. Thomas 9–6–1–0 5 Gustavus Adolphus 7–7–2–1 First Round February 27 Semifinals February 29 Championship March 7                   1 Saint John's 1 4 St. Thomas 4 4 St. Thomas 3 5 Gustavus Adolphus 2 4 St. Thomas 3 2 Concordia (MN) 2 2 Concordia (MN) 3 3 Augsburg 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2022 Seed School Conference record Seed School Conference record 1 Augsburg 14–2–0–0 6 Saint Mary's 5–7–0–0 2 Concordia (MN) 10–4–2–1 7 St. Olaf 5–8–1–1 3 Saint John's 9–4–1–0 8 Hamline 1–10–3–1 4 St. Scholastica 7–6–1–1 9 Gustavus Adolphus 0–9–3–1 5 Bethel 7–8–1–1 First Round February 23 Quarterfinals February 26–27 Semifinals March 2 Championship March 5 1 Augsburg 4* 8 Hamline 3 9 Gustavus Adolphus 3 9 Gustavus Adolphus 4 1 Augsburg 7 5 Bethel 0 4 St. Scholastica 3 5 Bethel 4* 1 Augsburg 2 7 St. Olaf 5 2 Concordia (MN) 2 7 St. Olaf 3 7 St. Olaf 3 3 Saint John's 1 3 Saint John's 5 6 St. Mary's 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2023 Seed School Conference record 1 St. Scholastica 13–1–2–2–0–1 2 Augsburg 10–5–1–1–1–0 3 Saint John's 9–5–2–1–0–1 4 Concordia (MN) 9–6–1–2–0–0 5 St. Olaf 7–8–1–0–1–1 First Round February 24 Semifinals February 25–26 Championship March 4                   1 St. Scholastica 3 5 St. Olaf 2 4 Concordia (MN) 3 5 St. Olaf 4 1 St. Scholastica 1 2 Augsburg 4 2 Augsburg 3 3 Saint John's 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships

School	Championships
St. Thomas	12
Augsburg	6
Gustavus Adolphus	5
Saint John's	5
Concordia (MN)	2
Hamline	2
Saint Mary's	2
St. Olaf	2
Bethel	1

References

• "College Hockey Stats". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
• "Augsburg Men's Hockey History". Augsburg Auggies. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
• "Concordia Cobbers Men's Ice Hockey Archive". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
• "Gustavus Adolphus All-Time Results: Game-by-Game". Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
• "MIAC Tournament". Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
• "Saint Mary's Hockey Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Saint Mary's Cardinals. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
• "Saint John's Hockey All-Time Postseason Records" (PDF). Saint John's Johnnies. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

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