1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Introduction 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 – MadisonSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston University Hockey East 28–6–3 Tournament champion 21st 19941 Michigan CCHA 29–7–1 At-large bid 18th 19942 Maine Hockey East 30–5–6 At-large bid 8th 19932 Colorado College WCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 9th 19783 New Hampshire Hockey East 22–9–4 At-large bid 7th 19943 Minnesota WCHA 23–13–5 At-large bid 22nd 19944 Clarkson ECAC 23–9–4 At-large bid 14th 19934 Wisconsin WCHA 23–14–4 Tournament champion 16th 19945 Lake Superior State CCHA 22–11–6 Tournament champion 9th 19945 Michigan State CCHA 25–11–3 At-large bid 15th 19946 Denver WCHA 24–14–2 At-large bid 13th 19866 Rensselaer ECAC 19–13–4 Tournament champion 8th 1994
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 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals ===East Regional=======(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Denver========(4) Clarkson vs. (5) Lake Superior State=======West Regional=======(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Rensselaer========(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Michigan State====
Regional semifinals ===East Regional=======(1) Boston University vs. (5) Lake Superior State========(2) Maine vs. (6) Denver=======West Regional=======(1) Michigan vs. (4) Wisconsin========(2) Colorado College vs. (3) Minnesota====
Frozen Four ===National semifinal=======(E1) Boston University vs. (W3) Minnesota========(E2) Maine vs. (W1) Michigan=======National Championship=======(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Maine==== Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score '''1st''' '''BU'''Steve Thornton – ''PP''unassisted 14:57 1–0 BU '''2nd''' '''BU'''Chris O'SullivanThornton and Grier 27:27 2–0 BU '''BU'''Jacques Joubert – ''PP GW''Linna and Prendergast 29:15 3–0 BU '''Maine'''Tim LovellFrenette and Thompson 34:51 3–1 BU '''3rd''' '''Maine'''Trevor Roenick – ''PP''Rodrigue and Tory 40:31 3–2 BU '''BU'''Mike SylviaBates 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 SylviaHigh-Sticking 2:13 2:00 '''Maine'''Tim LovellHigh-Sticking 2:13 2:00 '''BU'''Shawn BatesInterference 8:32 2:00 '''BU'''Shane JohnsonInterference 11:26 2:00 '''Maine'''Brad MahoneyRoughing 13:50 2:00 '''Maine'''Jamie ThompsonCross–Checking 16:25 2:00 '''BU'''Chris O'SullivanCross–Checking 17:53 2:00 '''2nd''' '''BU'''Chris DruryInterference 23:19 2:00 '''Maine'''Dan ShermerhornInterference 28:42 2:00 '''BU'''Shane JohnsonInterference 38:20 2:00 '''BU'''Kaj LinnaSlashing 39:44 2:00 '''3rd''' '''Maine'''Reg CardinalHolding 47:41 2:00 '''BU'''Kaj LinnaHolding 52:17 2:00 '''Maine'''Jason MansoffHolding 55:26 2:00 '''BU'''Jacques JoubertElbowing 55:26 2:00 '''BU'''BENCHToo 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
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|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)
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions 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  -  -  -  -
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