1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I 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 22, 1996, and ended with the championship game on March 30. A total of 11 games were played. The top 2 seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.
The University of Michigan, coached by Red Berenson, won the national championship with a 3-2 victory over Colorado College in overtime in front of 12,957 fans.
The All-Tournament Team consisted of:
- G, Marty Turco, Michigan
- D, Steven Halko, Michigan
- D, Scott Swanson, Colorado College
- F, Peter Geronazzo, Colorado College
- F, Brendan Morrison, Michigan (Most Outstanding Player)
- F, Martin St. Louis, Vermont
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