1999 Frozen Four logo
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Teams | 12 |
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Finals Site | |
Champions | Maine (2nd title) |
Runner-Up | New Hampshire (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Shawn Walsh (2nd title) |
MOP | Alfie Michaud Maine |
Attendance | 69,429 |
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I. It began on March 26, 1999. The second round was on March 27 and March 28. The semifinals were on April 1. The National Championship Game was on April 3, 1999. A total of 11 games were played, the final 3 at the Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center) in Anaheim, CA. The University of Maine defeated New Hampshire by a score of 3-2 in overtime, to claim their second national championship.
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 20, 1999. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)