1998 NCAA men's Division I
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (9th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRed Berenson (2nd title)
MOPMarty Turco (Michigan)
Attendance79,362

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 Arbor
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston University Hockey East 28–7–2 At-large bid 24th 1997 1 Michigan State CCHA 33–5–5 Tournament champion 18th 1997
2 Boston College Hockey East 26–8–5 Tournament champion 19th 1991 2 North Dakota WCHA 30–7–1 At-large bid 14th 1997
3 Clarkson ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 17th 1997 3 Michigan CCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 21st 1997
4 Wisconsin WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 17th 1995 4 Ohio State CCHA 25–12–2 At-large bid 1st Never
5 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–11–1 At-large bid 9th 1997 5 Yale ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 2nd 1952
6 Colorado College WCHA 25–12–3 At-large bid 12th 1997 6 Princeton ECAC 18–10–7 Tournament champion 1st Never

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Game locations

Brackets

Regionals

Frozen Four

National semifinals
April 2
National championship
April 4
      
E5 New Hampshire 0
W3 Michigan 4
W3 Michigan 3*
E2 Boston College 2
E2 Boston College 5
W4 Ohio State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Clarkson vs. (6) Colorado College

March 28 Clarkson 1 – 3 Colorado College Pepsi Arena

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) New Hampshire

March 28 Wisconsin 4 – 7 New Hampshire Pepsi Arena

West Regional

(3) Michigan vs. (6) Princeton

March 27 Michigan 2 – 1 Princeton Yost Ice Arena

(4) Ohio State vs. (5) Yale

March 27 Ohio State 4 – 0 Yale Yost Ice Arena

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Boston University vs. (5) New Hampshire

March 29 Boston University 3 – 4 OT New Hampshire Pepsi Arena

(2) Boston College vs. (6) Colorado College

March 29 Boston College 6 – 1 Colorado College Pepsi Arena

West Regional

(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Ohio State

March 28[2] Michigan State 3 – 4 OT Ohio State Yost Ice Arena  
(York, Kozakowski) Brad Hodgins – 18:34 First period No scoring
(Weaver, York) Shawn Horcoff – 06:10
(Berens, York) Rustyn Dolyny – GW – 17:23
Second period 06:51 – Andre Signoretti (Richards)
11:25 – Éric Meloche (Boisvert, Maund)
No scoring Third period 05:43 – Neal Rech (McMillan)
No scoring First overtime period 08:47 – Andre Signoretti (Meloche, Boisvert)

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan

March 28 North Dakota 3 – 4 Michigan Yost Ice Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E5) New Hampshire vs. (W3) Michigan

April 2 New Hampshire 0 – 4 Michigan Fleet Center

(E2) Boston College vs. (W4) Ohio State

April 2 Boston College 5 – 2 Ohio State Fleet Center

National Championship

(W3) Michigan vs. (E2) Boston College

April 4[3] Michigan 3 – 2 OT Boston College Fleet Center
Scoring summary[4]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BC Kevin Caufield Mottau 4:19 1–0 BC
2nd UM Mark Kosick Berenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1
BC Mike Lephart – PP Farkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC
3rd UM Mark Kosick Muckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2
1st Overtime UM Josh LangfeldGW Fox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

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Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional semifinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
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 - - - -

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. "1998 NCAA Championship Game: Michigan vs Boston College". YouTube.
  4. "Michigan Wolverines Team History" (PDF). mgoblue.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  6. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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