1999 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division I men's 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.

1999 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
1999 Frozen Four logo
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMaine Black Bears (2nd title)
Runner-upNew Hampshire Wildcats (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShawn Walsh (2nd title)
MOPAlfie Michaud (Maine)
Attendance69,429

Qualifying teams

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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.

West Regional – Madison East Regional – Worcester
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 North Dakota (1) WCHA 32–5–2 At-large bid 15th 1998 1 New Hampshire (2) Hockey East 29–6–3 At-large bid 10th 1998
2 Michigan State CCHA 28–5–7 At-large bid 19th 1998 2 Clarkson ECAC 25–10–1 Tournament champion 18th 1998
3 Colorado College WCHA 28–11–1 At-large bid 13th 1998 3 Maine Hockey East 27–6–4 At-large bid 9th 1995
4 Boston College Hockey East 25–11–4 Tournament champion 20th 1998 4 Denver WCHA 26–12–2 Tournament champion 15th 1997
5 Northern Michigan CCHA 22–14–5 At-large bid 7th 1993 5 Michigan CCHA 24–10–6 Tournament champion 22nd 1998
6 St. Lawrence ECAC 23–12–3 At-large bid 13th 1992 6 Ohio State CCHA 21–15–4 At-large bid 2nd 1998

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Game locations

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Bracket

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Regionals

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Frozen Four

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National semifinals
April 1
National championship
April 3
      
E1 New Hampshire 5
W2 Michigan State 3
E1 New Hampshire 2
E3 Maine 3*
E3 Maine 2*
W4 Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

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East Regional

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(3) Maine vs. (6) Ohio State

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March 26[2] Maine 4 – 2 Ohio State Centrum Centre  
Bobby Stewart – 06:58
Dan Kerluke – 12:07
First period 18:50 – Jason Crain
No scoring Second period No scoring
Marcus GustafssonGW – 08:53
Steve KariyaSH – 13:23
Third period 15:21 – Brandon Lafrance
Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Maund ( 30 saves / 34 shots )


(4) Denver vs. (5) Michigan

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March 26[3] Denver 3 – 5 Michigan Centrum Centre  
Bjorn Engstrom – 13:11 First period No scoring
Joe Ritson – 06:34
Paul Veres – 07:44
Second period 12:09 – Greg Crozier
16:11 – Sean Ritchlin
No scoring Third period 06:11 – Dave Huntzicker
10:58 – GWDale Rominski
13:40 – Mike Comrie
Stephen Wagner ( 19 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Josh Blackburn ( 15 saves / 18 shots )


West Regional

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(3) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Lawrence

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March 27[4] Colorado College 5 – 2 St. Lawrence Dane County Coliseum  
No Scoring First period 10:48 – SHBrandon Dietrich
Cam Kryway – 01:21
Justin Morrison – 01:32
Aaron KarpanGW – 02:03
Shaun Winkler – 16:34
Second period 09:26 – PPAl Fyfe
Justin MorrisonEN – 19:40 Third period No scoring
Jeff Sanger ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Goalie stats Eric Heffler ( 26 saves / 30 shots )


(4) Boston College vs. (5) Northern Michigan

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March 27[5] Boston College 2 – 1 Northern Michigan Dane County Coliseum  
No Scoring First period 05:38 – Fred Mattersdorfer
Jeff FarkasPP – 05:01
Brian GiontaGW PP – 18:23
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Dan Ragusett ( 22 saves / 24 shots )


Regional semifinals

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East Regional

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(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Michigan

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March 27[6] New Hampshire 2 – 1 OT Michigan Centrum Centre  
Mike Souza – 19:50 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 10:00 – Bobby Hayes
Darren HaydarGW – 03:16 First overtime period No scoring
Ty Conklin ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Josh Blackburn ( 32 saves / 34 shots )


(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Maine

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March 27[7] Clarkson 2 – 7 Maine Centrum Centre  
David Evans – 11:05 First period 09:32 – Marcus Gustafsson
16:23 – Steve Kariya
18:14 – GWDavid Cullen
David EvansPS – 16:52 Second period 04:55 – Steve Kariya
No scoring Third period 00:37 – Cory Larose
12:21 – PPNiko Dimitrakos
15:25 – ENSteve Kariya
Shawn Grant ( 17 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) / Mike Morrison ( 0 saves / 0 shots )


West Regional

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(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Boston College

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March 28[8] North Dakota 1 – 3 Boston College Dane County Coliseum  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Lee GorenPP – 13:47 Second period 13:47 – PPChris Masters
17:45 – GWJeff Giuliano
No scoring Third period 19:49 – ENBrian Gionta
Karl Goehring ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats Scott Clemmensen ( 31 saves / 32 shots )


(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Colorado College

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March 28[9] Michigan State 4 – 3 Colorado College Dane County Coliseum  
Joe Goodenow – 01:56 First period 14:43 – PPK.J. Voorhees
No scoring Second period 05:41 – Cam Kryway
Adam Hall – 09:14
Andrew HutchinsonPP – 18:20
Adam HallEN – 18:52
Third period 11:21 – Trent Clark
Joe Blackburn ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Sanger ( 37 saves / 41 shots )


Frozen Four

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National semifinal

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(E1) New Hampshire vs. (W2) Michigan State

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April 1[10] New Hampshire 5 – 3 Michigan State Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  
Jason Krog – 18:49 First period 19:27 – Rustyn Dolyny
Mike Souza – 02:44
Mike Souza – 18:17
Second period 06:49 – Sean Patchell
Jason ShipulskiGW – 10:52
Jason KrogPP – 14:40
Third period 03:44 – Adam Hall
Ty Conklin ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Blackburn ( 32 saves / 37 shots )


(E3) Maine vs. (W4) Boston College

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April 1[11] Maine 2 – 1 OT Boston College Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:34 – PPMarty Hughes
Niko Dimitrakos – 02:34 Third period No scoring
Bobby StewartGW – 05:16 First overtime period No scoring
Alfie Michaud ( 35 saves / 36 shots ) Goalie stats Scott Clemmensen ( 35 saves / 37 shots )


National Championship

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(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine

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April 3[12] New Hampshire 2 – 3 OT Maine Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st Maine Ben Guité (12) – PP Vitorino and Kerluke 15:47 1–0 Maine
2nd Maine Niko Dimitrakos (8) Cullen and Metcalf 33:47 2–0 Maine
UNH Darren Haydar (31) – SH Souza and Conklin 35:58 2–1 Maine
3rd UNH Michael Souza (23) Krog and Haydar 43:33 2–2
1st Overtime Maine Marcus Gustafsson (13) – GW Larose 70:50 3–2 Maine
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
Maine Alfie Michaud 46 2
UNH Ty Conklin 36 3

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[13]

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Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 2-4 .333 2 1 - -
Hockey East 3 8-2 .800 3 3 2 1
WCHA 3 1-3 .250 2 - - -
ECAC 2 0-2 .000 1 - - -

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "Maine 4, Ohio State 2". USCHO.com. March 26, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Michigan 5, Denver 3". USCHO.com. March 26, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Colorado College 5, St. Lawrence 2". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Boston College 2, Northern Michigan 1". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire 2, Michigan 1". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Maine 7, Clarkson 2". USCHO.com. March 27, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Boston College 3, North Dakota 1". USCHO.com. March 28, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  9. ^ "Michigan State 5, Colorado College 3". USCHO.com. March 28, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "New Hampshire 5, Michigan State 3". USCHO.com. April 1, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Maine 2, Boston College 1". USCHO.com. April 1, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "Maine 3, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. April 3, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  13. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.