The NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition.
The first Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, known from 1938 to 1960 as Broadmoor Ice Palace (and not to be confused with the current World Arena), hosted the tournament for the first ten years and has hosted eleven times overall, the most of any venue. Denver has won the most tournaments with 11, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956. Jerry York has made the most appearances in the title game with nine, going 5–4 in the process.
Champions Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Finals venue1948 8–4 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1949 4–3 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1950 13–4 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1951 7–1 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1952 4–1 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1953 7–3 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1954 5–4 (OT) Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1955 5–3 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1956 7–5 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1957 13–6 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1958 6–2 Minneapolis, Minnesota Williams Arena1959 4–3 (OT) Troy, New York RPI Field House1960 5–3 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Arena1961 12–2 Denver, Colorado University of Denver Arena1962 7–1 Utica, New York Utica Memorial Auditorium1963 6–5 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts McHugh Forum1964 6–3 Denver, Colorado University of Denver Arena1965 8–2 Providence, Rhode Island Meehan Auditorium1966 6–1 Minneapolis, Minnesota Williams Arena1967 4–1 Syracuse, New York Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium1968 4–0 Duluth, Minnesota Duluth Arena Auditorium1969 4–3 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor World Arena1970 6–4 Lake Placid, New York Olympic Center1971 4–2 Syracuse, New York Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium1972 4–0 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden1973 4–2 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden1974 4–2 Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden1975 6–1 1976 6–4 Denver, Colorado University of Denver Arena1977 6–5 (OT) Detroit, Michigan Olympia Stadium1978 5–3 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1979 4–3 Detroit, Michigan Olympia Stadium1980 5–2 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1981 6–3 Duluth, Minnesota Duluth Arena Auditorium1982 5–2 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1983 6–2 Grand Forks, North DakotaWinter Sports Center1984 5–4 (4OT) Lake Placid, New York 1980 Olympic Arena1985 2–1 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena1986 6–5 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1987 5–3 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena1988 4–3 (OT) Lake Placid, New York 1980 Olympic Arena1989 4–3 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul Civic Center1990 7–3 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena1991 8–7 (3OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul Civic Center1992 5–3 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena1993 5–4 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center1994 9–1 Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul Civic Center1995 6–2 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1996 3–2 (OT) Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum1997 6–4 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center1998 3–2 (OT) Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter1999 3–2 (OT) Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim2000 4–2 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center2001 3–2 (OT) Albany, New York Pepsi Arena2002 4–3 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2003 5–1 Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena2004 1–0 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter2005 4–1 Columbus, Ohio Value City Arena2006 2–1 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center2007 3–1 Scottrade Center2008 4–1 Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center2009 4–3 (OT) Washington, D.C. Verizon Center2010 5–0 Detroit, Michigan Ford Field2011 3–2 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2012 4–1 Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum2013 4–0 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Consol Energy Center2014 Don Lucia 7–4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center2015 4–3 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden2016 5–1 Tampa, Florida Amalie Arena2017 3–2 Chicago, Illinois United Center2018 2–1 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2019 3–0 Buffalo, New York KeyBank Center2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Detroit, Michigan Little Caesars Arena2021 5–0 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PPG Paints Arena2022 5–1 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden2023 3–2 (OT) Tampa, Florida Amalie Arena2024 2–0 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2025 6–2 Enterprise Center2026 2–1 Paradise, Nevada T-Mobile Arena2027 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena2028 Chicago, Illinois United Center
Team titles
TeamNumberYears won111958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024, 202691948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 199881959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 201661973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 200651974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 200351971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 200951949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 201231962, 1965, 197531988, 1992, 199431966, 1986, 200732011, 2018, 201921950, 195721967, 197021954, 198521993, 199911984119891199112013120141201512021 12023 12025
Frozen Four appearances Team Number of appearancesYears 29 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 26 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2024 25 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2015, 2023, 2024, 2025 23 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023 23 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2026 20 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 13 1955, 1957, 1958, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 2017 12 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2026 11 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 11 1959, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2007 10 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1996, 1997, 2005 10 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 9 1952, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1988, 2000 8 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 2003 8 1984, 1985, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 7 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1991 7 1977, 1979, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003 5 1964, 1983, 1985, 2015, 2019 5 1953, 1954, 1961, 1964, 1985 4 1948, 1949, 1979, 1980 4 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994 4 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018 3 1951, 1965, 1976 3 1980, 1981, 1991 3 2013, 2016, 2023 2 1978, 1984 2 2019, 2021 2 2009, 2010 2 2021, 2022 2 1998, 2018 2 2013, 2021 2 2012, 2014 2 1996, 2009 2 1952, 2013 1 2009 1 1990 1 2012 1 2013 1 1982 1 2015 1 2025 1 2010 1 2025
Note: Denver's participation in the 1973 tournament and Wisconsin's participation in the 1992 tournament were later vacated by the NCAA.
Host cities CityNumberYears hostedColorado Springs, Colorado111948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969Boston, Massachusetts81960, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1998, 2004, 2015, 2022Detroit, Michigan71977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2020**Providence, Rhode Island71965, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1995, 2000Saint Paul, Minnesota71989, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2011, 2018, 2024Denver, Colorado41961, 1964, 1976, 2008Lake Placid, New York31970, 1984, 1988Milwaukee, Wisconsin31993, 1997, 2006 31975, 2007, 2025Tampa, Florida32012, 2016, 2023Albany, New York21992, 2001Buffalo, New York22003, 2019Chicago, Illinois22017, 2028*Duluth, Minnesota21968, 1981Minneapolis, Minnesota21958, 1966Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania22013, 2021Syracuse, New York21967, 1971Washington, D.C.22009, 2027*Anaheim, California11999Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts11963Cincinnati, Ohio11996Columbus, Ohio12005Grand Forks, North Dakota11983Las Vegas, Nevada12026Philadelphia, Pennsylvania12014Troy, New York11959Utica, New York11962 (*) denotes future Frozen Fours (**) Detroit was to host the 2020 tournament, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional host cities CityNumberYears hostedWorcester, Massachusetts181993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020**, 2022, 2026Albany, New York131994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020**, 2021, 2022, 2026Manchester, New Hampshire102004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025Bridgeport, Connecticut82009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2027*Fargo, North Dakota82015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027*, 2028*Allentown, Pennsylvania72018, 2019, 2020**, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2028*Grand Rapids, Michigan71997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013Providence, Rhode Island71992, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024Loveland, Colorado52020**, 2021, 2022, 2026, 2027*Minneapolis, Minnesota42000, 2003, 2005, 2009Saint Paul, Minnesota42010, 2012, 2014, 2016Sioux Falls, South Dakota42018, 2024, 2026, 2028*Ann Arbor, Michigan31998, 2002, 2003Cincinnati, Ohio32014, 2016, 2017Green Bay, Wisconsin32006, 2011, 2012Madison, Wisconsin31995, 1999, 2008Colorado Springs, Colorado22004, 2008Detroit, Michigan21992, 1993East Lansing, Michigan21994, 1996Rochester, New York22007, 2028*Springfield, Massachusetts22024, 2027*Toledo, Ohio22013, 2025Amherst, Massachusetts12005Denver, Colorado12007Fort Wayne, Indiana12010Grand Forks, North Dakota12006Maryland Heights, Missouri12024 12011South Bend, Indiana12015
Note: Regional tournaments were not conducted until 1992
Note: Manchester, New Hampshire was originally selected to host the 2021 Northeast Regional, but withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Northeast Regional was subsequently re-awarded to Albany, New York.
(*) denotes future Frozen Four Regionals (**) denotes cities that were to host 2020 regional sites, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiple meetings TeamsGamesYearsRecordColorado College and Michigan4, , , 3–1, MichiganDenver and North Dakota4, , , 3–1, DenverMichigan Tech and Minnesota3, , 2–1, MinnesotaBoston College and North Dakota2, 1–1Boston College and Wisconsin2, 1–1Boston University and Cornell2, 1–1Michigan State and North Dakota2, 2–0, North Dakota
See also List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament Most Outstanding Player
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