1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

This year's tournament was the first since 1988 to feature multiple programs, Ohio State and Princeton, making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs.

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 ArborSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston University Hockey East 28–7–2 At-large bid 24th 19971 Michigan State CCHA 33–5–5 Tournament champion 18th 19972 Boston College Hockey East 26–8–5 Tournament champion 19th 19912 North Dakota WCHA 30–7–1 At-large bid 14th 19973 Clarkson ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 17th 19973 Michigan CCHA 30–11–1 At-large bid 21st 19974 Wisconsin WCHA 26–13–1 Tournament champion 17th 19954 Ohio State CCHA 25–12–2 At-large bid 1st Never5 New Hampshire Hockey East 23–11–1 At-large bid 9th 19975 Yale ECAC 23–8–3 At-large bid 2nd 19526 Colorado College WCHA 25–12–3 At-large bid 12th 19976 Princeton ECAC 18–10–7 Tournament champion 1st Never

Game locations East Regional – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York West Regional – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan Frozen Four – Fleet Center, Boston

Bracket

Results East Regional – Albany, New York First Round

Quarterfinals

West Regional – Ann Arbor, Michigan First Round

Quarterfinals

Frozen Four – Boston, Massachusetts National Semifinals

National Championship

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCKevin CaufieldMottau 4:19 1–0 BC 2nd UMMark KosickBerenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1 BCMike Lephart – PPFarkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC 3rd UMMark KosickMuckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2 1st Overtime UMJosh Langfeld – GWFox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UMBubba BerenzweigTripping 0:28 2:00 UMScott MatzkaHigh-sticking 16:31 2:00 BCKevin CaulfieldCross-checking 18:36 2:00 2nd BCJamie O'LearySlashing 20:51 2:00 BCKen HemenwayCross-checking 31:29 2:00 UMBobby HayesHolding 31:29 2:00 UMMatt HerrChecking from behind 37:26 2:00 3rd BCKen HemenwayHolding the stick 41:58 2:00 UMJosh LangfeldHooking 42:44 2:00 BCBlake BellefeuilleHooking 44:15 2:00 BCJamie O'LearyInterference 49:55 2:00 1st OvertimeNo penalties

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT T Michigan 7 8 10 10 35 Boston College 11 7 9 3 30

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Marty Turco 28 2 BC Scott Clemmensen 32 3

All-Tournament team G: Marty Turco* (Michigan) D: Bubba Berenzweig (Michigan) D: Mike Mottau (Boston College) F: Mark Kosick (Michigan) F: Josh Langfeld (Michigan) F: Marty Reasoner (Boston College) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions 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 - - - -

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