1996 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

Sports tournament August 2023 1996 men's Division II 2 Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama Alabama–Huntsville Chargers 1st 2nd Bemidji State Beavers 6th Doug Ross 1st 12,417 The 1996 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 2 schools playing in a best of three game series to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 2 games were played, hosted by Alabama-Huntville. Alabama–Huntsville, coached by Doug Ross, won the national title over three-time defending champion Bemidji State, two games to none. Tony Guzzo, was the tournament leading scorer with five points. Tournament Format One eastern and one western team were invited to play a modified best-of-three tournament. In the first two games the teams would be awarded points (2 points for a win, one point for a tie) and whichever team had the most points would be the champion. If the teams were tied after two games then a 20-minute mini-game would be played to determine the champion. Qualifying teams Team RecordAlabama–Huntsville24–0–3Bemidji State16–8–4 Tournament Games 3 National ChampionshipMarch 8–9 E Alabama–Huntsville 7 3 - W Bemidji State 1 0 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Tournament Awards None Awarded External links http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/winter_champs_records/2004/2004_winter_champs_records.pdf NCAA Record Book 2016-04-14 NCAA NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament Category:NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament Category:Sports competitions in Huntsville, Alabama Category:1996 in sports in Alabama Category:Ice hockey in Alabama Category:College sports tournaments in Alabama Category:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey