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.
Video 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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.
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Maps 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey 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
References
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