1995 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

1995 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMiddlebury Panthers (1st title)
Runner-upFredonia State Blue Devils (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBill Beaney (1st title)
Attendance12,340

The 1995 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1994–95 season, the 12th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Fredonia in the championship game 1–0. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Middlebury, Vermont.

Qualifying teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.

East West
School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid
Fredonia State SUNYAC 23–3–4 Tournament champion 2nd 1994 Saint Mary's MIAC 18–9–2 Tournament champion 2nd 1989
Middlebury ECAC East 18–2–2 At-Large 1st Never Wisconsin–River Falls NCHA 16–9–4 At-Large 5th 1994
Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 20–7–2 At-Large 5th 1993 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 13–11–7 At-Large 8th 1994
Salem State ECAC East 17–5–1 Tournament champion 6th 1994 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA 21–7–1 At-Large 4th 1994

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the national championship game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 10–11 		Semifinals
March 24 		National championship
March 25
           
Fredonia State 8 3 3
Salem State 2 8 0
Fredonia State 4
Wisconsin–Superior 3
Wisconsin–Superior 8 5 -
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 2 -
Fredonia State 0
Middlebury 1
Middlebury 3 6 -
Plattsburgh State 2 1 -
Middlebury 3 Third-place game
Wisconsin–River Falls 1
Wisconsin–River Falls 5 5 - Wisconsin–Superior 5
Saint Mary's 1 3 - Wisconsin–River Falls 6*

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

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NCHA 3 5–5 .500 2 - -
ECAC East 2 5–1 .833 1 1 1
SUNYAC 2 2–4 .333 1 1 -
MIAC 1 0–2 .000 - - -

References

  • "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 4, 2019.