1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	12
Finals Site	Olympic Center Lake Placid, New York
Champions	Lake Superior State (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	St. Lawrence (2nd title game, 8th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Maine (1st Frozen Four) Minnesota (13th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Frank Anzalone (1st title)
MOP	Bruce Hoffort (Lake Superior State)
Attendance	27,582
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1987  1989 →

The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1987–88 season in men's ice hockey for teams in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lake Superior State Lakers defeated the St. Lawrence Saints 4-3 in overtime in the championship game, held in Lake Placid, New York on April 2.

Tournament Bracket

1988 was the first year the tournament expanded to include twelve teams. Teams were divided into two regions, East and West, with the top two seeds in each region receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. First round and quarterfinals were contested in a two game, total goals format with games held at the campus of the higher seed. Semifinals and final were single game format.

	First Round March 18–19							Quarterfinals March 25–27							Semifinals March 31					Final April 2
								E1	Maine	5	4				E1	Maine	3
	E4	Bowling Green	5	5				E4	Bowling Green	1	3				W2	Lake Superior State	6
	E5	Vermont	1	1
								W2	Lake Superior State	3	5
	W3	Northeastern	5	3				W6	Merrimack	4	0									W2	Lake Superior State	4*
	W6	Merrimack	3	7																E2	St. Lawrence	3
								E3	Wisconsin	0	4
	E3	Wisconsin	7	4				E2	St. Lawrence	7	3
	E6	UMass-Lowell	1	4																Third place
								W5	Michigan State	2	3				E2	St. Lawrence	3
	W4	Harvard	5	3				W1	Minnesota	4	4				W1	Minnesota	2			E1	Maine	5
	W5	Michigan State	6	5																W1	Minnesota	2

* denotes overtime

All-Tournament Team

• G: Bruce Hoffort* (Lake Superior State)
• D: Kord Cernich (Lake Superior State)
• D: Brian McColgan (St. Lawrence)
• F: Dave Capuano (Maine)
• F: Mike de Carle (Lake Superior State)
• F: Pete Lappin (St. Lawrence)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

External links

• Inside College Hockey