1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Introduction The '''1994 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 25, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 2.A total of 11 games were played.Lake Superior State's 9-1 win in the title game was the largest margin of victory since 1961.
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) and Hockey East each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and the ECAC had two berths. East Regional – Albany West Regional – East LansingSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston University Hockey East 32–6–0 Tournament champion 20th 19931 Michigan CCHA 33–6–1 Tournament champion 17th 19932 Harvard ECAC 23–4–4 Tournament champion 16th 19932 Minnesota WCHA 23–11–4 Tournament champion 21st 19933 New Hampshire Hockey East 24–11–3 At-large bid 6th 19923 Massachusetts-Lowell Hockey East 24–9–5 At-large bid 2nd 19884 Wisconsin WCHA 25–14–1 At-large bid 15th 19934 Lake Superior State CCHA 27–10–4 At-large bid 8th 19935 Western Michigan CCHA 24–12–3 At-large bid 2nd 19865 Northeastern Hockey East 19–12–7 At-large bid 3rd 19886 Rensselaer ECAC 21–10–4 At-large bid 7th 19856 Michigan State CCHA 23–12–5 At-large bid 14th 1992
Game locations * East Regional – Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York* West Regional – Munn Ice Arena, East Lansing, Michigan* Frozen Four – Saint Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tournament bracket Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals ===East Regional=======(3) New Hampshire vs. (6) Rensselaer========(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Western Michigan=======West Regional=======(3) Massachusetts-Lowell vs. (6) Michigan State========(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Northeastern====
Regional semifinals ===East Regional=======(1) Boston University vs. (4) Wisconsin========(2) Harvard vs. (3) New Hampshire=======West Regional=======(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State========(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Massachusetts-Lowell====
Frozen Four ===National semifinal=======(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota========(E2) Harvard vs. (W4) Lake Superior State=======National Championship=======(E1) Boston University vs. (W4) Lake Superior State==== Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score '''1st''' '''LSSU'''Rob ValicevicMiller and G. Tallaire 13:40 1–0 LSSU '''2nd''' '''LSSU'''Matt Alvey – ''GW''Strachan and Barnes 23:14 2–0 LSSU '''LSSU'''Kurtis MillerValicevic and G. Tallaire 25:07 3–0 LSSU '''BU'''Rich Brennan – ''PP''O'Sullivan and Pomichter 29:40 3–1 LSSU '''LSSU'''Jay Ness – ''PP''Valicevic and G. Tallaire 34:13 4–1 LSSU '''LSSU'''Steve Barnes – ''PP''S. Tallaire and Strachan 37:26 5–1 LSSU '''LSSU'''Sean Tallaire – ''PP''Strachan and Morin 39:17 6–1 LSSU '''3rd''' '''LSSU'''Mike MatteucciBeddoes 44:40 7–1 LSSU '''LSSU'''Sean TallaireBarnes 52:51 8–1 LSSU '''LSSU'''Rob ValicevicBilben and G. Tallaire 58:32 9–1 LSSU Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T '''Lake Superior State'''  12  15  13  40 '''Boston University'''  2  11  12  25 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice '''LSSU'''  Blaine Lacher  24  1   '''BU'''  Derek Herlofsky  19     '''BU'''  J. P. McKersie  12
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]] *G: Blaine Lacher (Lake Superior State)*D: Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)*D: Steve Barnes (Lake Superior State)*F: Clayton Beddoes (Lake Superior State)*F: Mike Pomichter (Boston University)*F: Sean Tallaire* (Lake Superior State) Most Outstanding Player(s)
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions CCHA 4  4-3  .571  2  1  1  1 Hockey East 4  4-4  .500  3  1  1  - WCHA  2  2-2  .500  2  1  –  - ECAC 2  1-2  .333  1  1  –  -
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