Location: 1980 Rink, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.
Semifinals: March 22, 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET
Finals: March 23, 4:00 p.m. ET
Qualifying Teams: 10
Format: Single elimination.
Automatic Qualifiers: One each for ECAC East, ECAC Northeast, NESCAC, SUNYAC, MIAC and NCHA (6)
At-Large: Four: one "Pool B" and three "Pool C". Pool B is open to teams in conferences without an automatic qualifier, ECAC West and MCHA (excluding D-II Minn.-Crookston). Pool C is open to the remaining teams which have not qualified in either Pool A or Pool B.
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| First Round -- 3/12 | Quarterfinal -- 3/15 | Semis -- 3/22 | Final -- 3/23 | Champion | |||||||||
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| Champion | Runner Up | |
| 2007 | Oswego | Middlebury |
| 2006 | Middlebury | St. Norbert |
| 2005 | Middlebury | St. Thomas |
| 2004 | Middlebury | St. Norbert |
| 2003 | Norwich | Oswego |
| 2002 | Wis.-Superior | Norwich |
| 2001 | Plattsburgh | RIT |
| 2000 | Norwich | St. Thomas |
| 1999 | Middlebury | Wis.-Superior |
| 1998 | Middlebury | Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 1997 | Middlebury | Wis.-Superior |
| 1996 | Middlebury | RIT |
| 1995 | Middlebury | Fredonia |
| 1994 | Wis.-River Falls | Wis.-Superior |
| 1993 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-River Falls |
| 1992 | Plattsburgh | Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 1991 | Wis.-Stevens Point | MSU-Mankato |
| 1990 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Plattsburgh |
| 1989 | Wis.-Stevens Point | RIT |
| 1988 | Wis.-River Falls | Elmira |
| 1987 | *vacant | Oswego |
| 1986 | Bemidji | *vacant |
| 1985 | RIT | Bemidji |
| 1984 | Babson | Union |
