1996 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

The 1996 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 2 schools playing in a best of three game series to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 2 games were played, hosted by Alabama-Huntville.

1996 NCAA Division II men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams2
Finals site
ChampionsAlabama–Huntsville Chargers (1st title)
Runner-upBemidji State Beavers (6th title game)
Winning coachDoug Ross (1st title)
Attendance12,417

Alabama–Huntsville, coached by Doug Ross, won the national title over three-time defending champion Bemidji State, two games to none.

Tony Guzzo, was the tournament leading scorer with five points.

Tournament Format

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One eastern and one western team were invited to play a modified best-of-three tournament. In the first two games the teams would be awarded points (2 points for a win, one point for a tie) and whichever team had the most points would be the champion. If the teams were tied after two games then a 20-minute mini-game would be played to determine the champion.

Qualifying teams

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Team Record
Alabama–Huntsville 24–0–3
Bemidji State 16–8–4

Tournament Games

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National Championship
March 8–9
     
E Alabama–Huntsville 7 3 -
W Bemidji State 1 0 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

Tournament Awards

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None Awarded

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  • "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2016.