An East versus. West championship game is set when Harvard defeats Michigan State 6-3 in the semifinal on Thursday and the Gophers defeat Maine 7-4 in the semifinal on Friday. In the first period, Jon Anderson gives Minnesota, which is vying for its first national championship since 1979, a 1-0 lead. However, the Crimson comes back with goals in the second period from Ted Donato and Hobey Baker Award winner Lane McDonald. The Gophers’ second-period power-play goal by Jason Miller ties the score at two. At 12:53 of the third, Donato scored his second goal of the match.
To get to the championship game, the Terriers defeated the Gophers 4-1 in the semifinals, and the Lakers defeated Harvard 3-2 in overtime. It was a mismatch as Lake Superior State dominated the Terriers with five goals in the second half. Sean Tallaire and Rob Valicevic both netted two goals for Lake State.
h to give Harvard a 3-2 lead. However, Peter Hankinson ties the score at 16:34 on a power play. Before Harvard’s Ed Krayer won it in overtime, Gophers defenseman Randy Skarda struck the post early in the period.
The Terriers and Wildcats played a lengthy game after Boston University defeated Clarkson 7-3 and Northern Michigan defeated Maine 5-3 in the semifinals. Before Northern Michigan scored the next six goals to take a 6-3 lead early on the third period, Boston U. jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first stanza. The Terriers rallied behind goals from Tony Amonte, Shawn McEachern, and David Sacco, the last coming with 39 seconds remaining, to cut the NMU deficit to 7–4. At 1:57 of the third overtime, Darryl Plandowski of the Wildcats put an end to it.
Maine defeated New Hampshire 7-2, while the Gophers defeated Michigan 3-2 in the semifinals, setting up a national championship match between Maine and Minnesota. In front of an enthusiastic Minnesota supporters, the Gophers led 1-0 and 2-1 at the half thanks to goals from Keith Ballard and Johnny Pohl. However, the Black Bears tied the score early in the third and took the lead 3-2 when Robert Liscak scored with 4:33 remaining in the game. As the clock was running out, Gophers head coach Don Lucia substituted goalie Adam Hauser for an additional attacker. 53 seconds later, Matt Koalska tied the game. The Gophers used their overtime power play after Michael Schutte’s tripping foul. 16:58 into overtime, Grant Potulny scored on a rebound of a Jordan Leopold shot, sending.
The Bulldogs and Wolverines played an exciting championship game after UMD defeated Notre Dame 4-3 and Michigan surprised North Dakota 2-0 in the quarterfinals. After goals from Travis Oleksuk and Max Tardy gave Minnesota Duluth a 2-1 lead in the second, Michigan had taken the lead in the first. Later in the second, Jeff Rohrkemper of the Wolverines knotted the game, and in the third, neither team scored. Kyle Schmidt made a snow angel as he slid down the ice, securing the Bulldogs’ first national title just 3:22 into overtime, while teammates surrounded him.
In the semifinals, UMD, the final at-large team to qualify for the tournament, defeated Ohio State 2-1, while Notre Dame defeated Michigan 4-3. Hunter Shepard, who allowed just five goals in four NCAA games, was the Bulldogs’ hot goalie in the championship game, helping them defeat the Fighting Irish 2-1. After goals from Jared Thomas and Karson Kuhlman in the first period, the Bulldogs defense tightened up.
