1995 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

none August 2023 1995 men's Division III 8 Duke Nelson Arena Middlebury, Vermont Middlebury Panthers 1st 1st 1st Fredonia State Blue Devils 1st 2nd Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons 4th Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets 3rd Bill Beaney 1st not awarded 12,340 The 1995 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1994–95 season, the 12th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Fredonia in the championship game 1–0. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Middlebury, Vermont. Qualifying teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. East West School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid Fredonia State SUNYAC 23–3–4 Tournament champion 2nd 1994 Saint Mary's MIAC 18–9–2 Tournament champion 2nd 1989 Middlebury ECAC East 18–2–2 At-Large 1st Never Wisconsin–River Falls NCHA 16–9–4 At-Large 5th 1994 Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 20–7–2 At-Large 5th 1993 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 13–11–7 At-Large 8th 1994 Salem State ECAC East 17–5–1 Tournament champion 6th 1994 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA 21–7–1 At-Large 4th 1994 Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the national championship game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel. Bracket 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 10–11 SemifinalsMarch 24 National championshipMarch 25 Third-place game 170 Fredonia State 8 3 3 Salem State 2 8 0 Wisconsin–Superior 8 5 - Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 2 - Middlebury 3 6 - Plattsburgh State 2 1 - Wisconsin–River Falls 5 5 - Saint Mary's 1 3 - Fredonia State 4 Wisconsin–Superior 3 Middlebury 3 Wisconsin–River Falls 1 Fredonia State 0 Middlebury 1 Wisconsin–Superior 5 Wisconsin–River Falls 6* Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions NCHA 3 5–5 5 5 0 2 - - ECAC East 2 5–1 5 1 0 1 1 1 SUNYAC 2 2–4 2 4 0 1 1 - MIAC 1 0–2 0 2 0 - - - References 50em 2 Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book NCAA http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_ice_hockey_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf 2019-03-04 External links Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book Category:NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament