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1986 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

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1986 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsBemidji State Beavers (1st title)
Runner-upPlattsburgh State Cardinals (vacated title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBob Peters (1st title)
MOPMike Alexander (Bemidji State)
Attendance14,592

The 1986 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1985–86 season, the 3rd such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Bemidji State defeating Plattsburgh State 8-5. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Plattsburgh State's tournament performance was later vacated due to NCAA violations.[1]

Qualifying teams

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The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.

East West
School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid
Babson ECAC East 19–7–1 At-Large 3rd 1985 Bemidji State NCHA 22–8–1 Tournament Champion 2nd 1985
Elmira ECAC West 24–5–0 At-Large 1st Never Mankato State NCHA 25–6–3 At-Large 2nd 1985
Plattsburgh State ECAC West 25–11–1 At-Large (vacated) 1985 St. Thomas MIAC 24–5–1 Tournament Champion 3rd 1985
RIT ECAC West 28–5–0 Tournament Champion 3rd 1985
Union ECAC West 15–12–0 At-Large 3rd 1985

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series to determine which school advanced to the Semifinals, with tied series decided by a 20-minute mini-game. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the Semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 14–16
Semifinals
March 21
National Championship
March 22
           
Mankato State 6 1 2
St. Thomas 5 6 0
Mankato State 5
Plattsburgh State 7
Plattsburgh State 7 5 3
Babson 5 8 1
Plattsburgh State 5
Bemidji State 8
Bemidji State 4 3 3
Elmira 2 5 0
Bemidji State 4*** Third Place Game
RIT 3
RIT 4 8 - Mankato State 0
Union 1 7 - RIT 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

All-Tournament Team

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  • G: Jim Martin (Bemidji State)
  • D: Chris Panek (Plattsburgh State)
  • D: Dale Rivington (RIT)
  • F: Mike Alexander* (Bemidji State)
  • F: Tim Lescarbeau (Bemidji State)
  • F: Todd Lescarbeau (Bemidji State)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
ECAC West 3 4–4 .500 1 - -
NCHA 2 4–4 .500 2 1 1
ECAC East 1 1–1 .500 - - -
MIAC 1 1–1 .500 - - -

Plattsburgh State's record not included

References

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  1. ^ "Plattsburgh Gets Probation". New York Times. March 30, 1990. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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