1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Introduction The '''1998 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 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4.A total of 11 games were played.
Qualifying teams The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), the ECAC, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament. East Regional – Albany West Regional – Ann ArborSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston University Hockey East 28–7–2 At-large bid 24th 19971 Michigan State CCHA 33–5–5 Tournament champion 18th 19972 Boston College Hockey East 26–8–5 Tournament champion 19th 19912 North Dakota WCHA 30–7–1 At-large bid 14th 19973 Clarkson ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 17th 19973 Michigan CCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 21st 19974 Wisconsin WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 17th 19954 Ohio State CCHA 25–12–2 At-large bid 1st Never5 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–11–1 At-large bid 9th 19975 Yale ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 2nd 19526 Colorado College WCHA 25–12–3 At-large bid 12th 19976 Princeton ECAC 18–10–7 Tournament champion 1st Never
Game locations * East Regional – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York* West Regional – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan* Frozen Four – Fleet Center, Boston
Brackets ===Regionals======Frozen Four===Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals ===East Regional=======(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colorado College========(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) New Hampshire=======West Regional=======(3) Michigan vs. (6) Princeton========(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Yale====
Regional semifinals ===East Regional=======(1) Boston University vs. (5) New Hampshire========(2) Boston College vs. (6) Colorado College=======West Regional=======(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Ohio State========(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan====
Frozen Four ===National semifinal=======(E5) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan========(E2) Boston College vs. (W4) Ohio State=======National Championship=======(W3) Michigan vs. (E2) Boston College==== Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score '''1st''' '''BC'''Kevin CaufieldMottau 4:19 1–0 BC '''2nd''' '''UM'''Mark KosickBerenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1 '''BC'''Mike Lephart – ''PP''Farkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC '''3rd''' '''UM'''Mark KosickMuckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2  '''1st Overtime''' '''UM'''Josh Langfeld – ''GW''Fox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT T '''Michigan'''  7  8  10  10  35 '''Boston College'''  11  7  9  3  30 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice '''UM'''  Marty Turco  28  2   '''BC'''  Scott Clemmensen  32  3
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]] *G: Marty Turco* (Michigan)*D: Bubba Berenzweig (Michigan)*D: Mike Mottau (Boston College)*F: Mark Kosick (Michigan)*F: Josh Langfeld (Michigan)*F: Marty Reasoner (Boston College) Most Outstanding Player(s)
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions CCHA  3 6-2 .750 3 2 1 1 Hockey East 3 4-3 .571 3 2 1 – WCHA 3 1-3 .250 2 - - - ECAC 3 0-3 .000 - - - -
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