1996 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1996 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (8th title)
Runner-upColorado College Tigers (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRed Berenson (1st title)
MOPBrendan Morrison (Michigan)
Attendance65,778

The 1996 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (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 two seeds in each region received a bye into the tournament quarterfinals.

In the regional semifinals, Michigan's Mike Legg scored a high wraparound goal that, in the U.S., is now known as a Michigan goal.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Mike Legg - 'The Michigan Goal' - Full Sequence - March 24, 1996 (High Quality)". HockeyWebCast. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "1996 NCAA Championship Game: Michigan vs Colorado College - YouTube". YouTube.