The 1999 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I. It began on March 26, 1999. The second round was on March 27 and March 28. The semifinals were on April 1. The National Championship Game was on April 3, 1999. A total of 11 games were played, the final 3 at the Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center) in Anaheim, CA. The University of Maine defeated New Hampshire by a score of 3–2 in overtime, to claim their second national championship.
 1999 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Maine Black Bears (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | New Hampshire Wildcats (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Shawn Walsh (2nd title) |
| MOP | Alfie Michaud (Maine) |
| Attendance | 69,429 |
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 20, 1999. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.
| West Regional – Madison | East Regional – Worcester | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | North Dakota (1) | WCHA | 32–5–2 | At-large bid | 15th | 1998 | 1 | New Hampshire (2) | Hockey East | 29–6–3 | At-large bid | 10th | 1998 |
| 2 | Michigan State | CCHA | 28–5–7 | At-large bid | 19th | 1998 | 2 | Clarkson | ECAC | 25–10–1 | Tournament champion | 18th | 1998 |
| 3 | Colorado College | WCHA | 28–11–1 | At-large bid | 13th | 1998 | 3 | Maine | Hockey East | 27–6–4 | At-large bid | 9th | 1995 |
| 4 | Boston College | Hockey East | 25–11–4 | Tournament champion | 20th | 1998 | 4 | Denver | WCHA | 26–12–2 | Tournament champion | 15th | 1997 |
| 5 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 22–14–5 | At-large bid | 7th | 1993 | 5 | Michigan | CCHA | 24–10–6 | Tournament champion | 22nd | 1998 |
| 6 | St. Lawrence | ECAC | 23–12–3 | At-large bid | 13th | 1992 | 6 | Ohio State | CCHA | 21–15–4 | At-large bid | 2nd | 1998 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Game locations
- East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
- Frozen Four – Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Bracket
Regionals
| Regional Quarterfinals March 26–27 | Regional semifinals March 27–28 | Frozen Four | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Clarkson | 2 | ||||||||||||
| East Regional | ||||||||||||||
| E3 | Maine | 7 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Maine | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E6 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | North Dakota | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Regional | ||||||||||||||
| W4 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W5 | Northern Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
Frozen Four
| National semifinals April 1 | National championship April 3 | ||||||||
| E1 | New Hampshire | 5 | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||
| E1 | New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||
| E3 | Maine | 3* | |||||||
| E3 | Maine | 2* | |||||||
| W4 | Boston College | 1 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
East Regional
(3) Maine vs. (6) Ohio State
| March 26[2] | Maine | 4 – 2 | Ohio State | Centrum Centre | ||||
| Bobby Stewart – 06:58 Dan Kerluke – 12:07 | First period | 18:50 – Jason Crain | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marcus Gustafsson – GW – 08:53 Steve Kariya – SH – 13:23 | Third period | 15:21 – Brandon Lafrance | ||||||
| Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Maund ( 30 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
(4) Denver vs. (5) Michigan
| March 26[3] | Denver | 3 – 5 | Michigan | Centrum Centre | ||||
| Bjorn Engstrom – 13:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Ritson – 06:34 Paul Veres – 07:44 | Second period | 12:09 – Greg Crozier 16:11 – Sean Ritchlin | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:11 – Dave Huntzicker 10:58 – GW – Dale Rominski 13:40 – Mike Comrie | ||||||
| Stephen Wagner ( 19 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Blackburn ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) | ||||||
West Regional
(3) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Lawrence
| March 27[4] | Colorado College | 5 – 2 | St. Lawrence | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | 10:48 – SH – Brandon Dietrich | ||||||
| Cam Kryway – 01:21 Justin Morrison – 01:32 Aaron Karpan – GW – 02:03 Shaun Winkler – 16:34 | Second period | 09:26 – PP – Al Fyfe | ||||||
| Justin Morrison – EN – 19:40 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Sanger ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Eric Heffler ( 26 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
(4) Boston College vs. (5) Northern Michigan
| March 27[5] | Boston College | 2 – 1 | Northern Michigan | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | 05:38 – Fred Mattersdorfer | ||||||
| Jeff Farkas – PP – 05:01 Brian Gionta – GW PP – 18:23 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Clemmensen ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Ragusett ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
Regional semifinals
East Regional
(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Michigan
| March 27[6] | New Hampshire | 2 – 1 | OT | Michigan | Centrum Centre | |||
| Mike Souza – 19:50 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:00 – Bobby Hayes | ||||||
| Darren Haydar – GW – 03:16 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ty Conklin ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Blackburn ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Clarkson vs. (3) Maine
| March 27[7] | Clarkson | 2 – 7 | Maine | Centrum Centre | ||||
| David Evans – 11:05 | First period | 09:32 – Marcus Gustafsson 16:23 – Steve Kariya 18:14 – GW – David Cullen | ||||||
| David Evans – PS – 16:52 | Second period | 04:55 – Steve Kariya | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:37 – Cory Larose 12:21 – PP – Niko Dimitrakos 15:25 – EN – Steve Kariya | ||||||
| Shawn Grant ( 17 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | Alfie Michaud ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) / Mike Morrison ( 0 saves / 0 shots ) | ||||||
West Regional
(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Boston College
| March 28[8] | North Dakota | 1 – 3 | Boston College | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lee Goren – PP – 13:47 | Second period | 13:47 – PP – Chris Masters 17:45 – GW – Jeff Giuliano | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:49 – EN – Brian Gionta | ||||||
| Karl Goehring ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Clemmensen ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Colorado College
| March 28[9] | Michigan State | 4 – 3 | Colorado College | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| Joe Goodenow – 01:56 | First period | 14:43 – PP – K.J. Voorhees | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:41 – Cam Kryway | ||||||
| Adam Hall – 09:14 Andrew Hutchinson – PP – 18:20 Adam Hall – EN – 18:52 | Third period | 11:21 – Trent Clark | ||||||
| Joe Blackburn ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Sanger ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) | ||||||
Frozen Four
National semifinal
(E1) New Hampshire vs. (W2) Michigan State
| April 1[10] | New Hampshire | 5 – 3 | Michigan State | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | ||||
| Jason Krog – 18:49 | First period | 19:27 – Rustyn Dolyny | ||||||
| Mike Souza – 02:44 Mike Souza – 18:17 | Second period | 06:49 – Sean Patchell | ||||||
| Jason Shipulski – GW – 10:52 Jason Krog – PP – 14:40 | Third period | 03:44 – Adam Hall | ||||||
| Ty Conklin ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Blackburn ( 32 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
(E3) Maine vs. (W4) Boston College
| April 1[11] | Maine | 2 – 1 | OT | Boston College | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:34 – PP – Marty Hughes | ||||||
| Niko Dimitrakos – 02:34 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Stewart – GW – 05:16 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alfie Michaud ( 35 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Clemmensen ( 35 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
National Championship
(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine
| April 3[12] | New Hampshire | 2 – 3 | OT | Maine | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | |||
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | Maine | Ben Guité (12) – PP | Vitorino and Kerluke | 15:47 | 1–0 Maine |
| 2nd | Maine | Niko Dimitrakos (8) | Cullen and Metcalf | 33:47 | 2–0 Maine |
| UNH | Darren Haydar (31) – SH | Souza and Conklin | 35:58 | 2–1 Maine | |
| 3rd | UNH | Michael Souza (23) | Krog and Haydar | 43:33 | 2–2 |
| 1st Overtime | Maine | Marcus Gustafsson (13) – GW | Larose | 70:50 | 3–2 Maine |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| Maine | Alfie Michaud | 46 | 2 | |
| UNH | Ty Conklin | 36 | 3 | |
- G: Alfie Michaud* (Maine)
- D: David Cullen (Maine)
- D: Jayme Filipowicz (New Hampshire)
- F: Niko Dimitrakos (Maine)
- F: Jason Krog (New Hampshire)
- F: Mike Souza (New Hampshire)
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCHA | 4 | 2-4 | .333 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Hockey East | 3 | 8-2 | .800 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| WCHA | 3 | 1-3 | .250 | 2 | - | - | - |
| ECAC | 2 | 0-2 | .000 | 1 | - | - | - |
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