NCAA Tournament History
Including the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Michigan holds several NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship records: Tournaments (35), consecutive tournaments (22), current consecutive tournaments (22), Frozen Four appearances (24), championships (9). Through the 2012 Tournament, the team has a 50–28 record in the NCAA Tournament, including a 25–15 record in the Frozen Four. The following is the complete history of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship.
| Year | Seed | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Notes |
| 4-team tournament | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | — | — | Boston College W 6–4 OT | Dartmouth College W 8–4 | Fastest consecutive goals record (0:05) still stands (Gordon McMillan and Wally Gacek) vs. Dartmouth | |
| 1949 | — | — | Dartmouth College L 4–2 | Colorado College WC 10–4 | — | |
| 1950 | — | — | Boston University L 4–3 | Boston College WC 10–6 | vs. Boston College only tournament game with no penalties for either team | |
| 1951 | — | — | Boston University W 8–2 | Brown University W 7–1 | Gil Burford's 9 career Frozen Four goals was a record until 1987. | |
| 1952 | — | — | St. Lawrence W 9–3 | Colorado College W 4–1 | — | |
| 1953 | — | — | Boston University W 14–2 | Minnesota W 7–3 | 14 goals continues to be a tournament record. | |
| 1954 | — | — | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute L 6–4 | Boston College WC 7–2 | — | |
| 1955 | — | — | Harvard University W 7–3 | Colorado College W 5–3 | — | |
| 1956 | — | — | St. Lawrence W 2–1 OT | Michigan Technological University W 7–5 | — | |
| 1957 | — | — | Harvard University W 6–1 | Colorado College L 13–6 | — | |
| 1962 | — | — | Clarkson University L 5–4 | St. Lawrence WC 5–1 | — | |
| 1964 | — | — | Providence College W 3–2 | Denver W 6–3 | — | |
| 5-team tournament | ||||||
| 1977 | W2 | — | Bowling Green W 7–5 | Boston University W 6–4 | Wisconsin L 6–5 OT | Shortest overtime championship game (0:23) |
| 12-team tournament | ||||||
| 1991 | W3 | Cornell W 4–5 OT, 6–4, 9–3 | Boston University L 4–1, 8–1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | W1 | bye | Northern Michigan W 7–6 | Wisconsin L 4–2 | — | — |
| 1993 | W2 | bye | Wisconsin W 4–3 OT | Maine L 4–3 OT | — | — |
| 1994 | W1 | bye | Lake Superior State L 5–4 OT | — | — | — |
| 1995 | W1 | bye | Wisconsin W 4–3 | Maine L 4–3 OT | — | Longest overtime tournament game at the time (100:28) |
| 1996 | W2 | bye | Minnesota W 4–3 | Boston University W 4–0 | Colorado College W 3–2 OT | — |
| 1997 | W1 | bye | Minnesota W 7–4 | Boston University L 3–2 | — | — |
| 1998 | W3 | Princeton University W 2–1 | North Dakota W 4–3 | New Hampshire W 4–0 | Boston College W 3–2 OT | Marty Turco's 9 career Frozen Four wins and 2 career shutouts are former records. |
| 1999 | E5 | Denver W 5–3 | New Hampshire L 2–1 OT | — | — | — |
| 2000 | E5 | Colgate University W 4–3 OT | Maine L 5–2 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | W3 | Mercyhurst College W 4–3 | St. Cloud State University W 4–3 | Boston College L 4–2 | — | — |
| 2002 | W4 | St. Cloud State W 4–2 | Denver W 5–3 | Minnesota L 3–2 | — | — |
| 16-team tournament | ||||||
| 2003 | MW3 | Maine W 2–1 | Colorado College W 5–3 | Minnesota L 3–2 OT | — | — |
| 2004 | NE2 | New Hampshire W 4–1 | Boston College L 3–2 OT | — | — | — |
| 2005 | MW2 | Wisconsin W 4–1 | Colorado College L 4–3 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | W3 | North Dakota L 4–3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | W2 | North Dakota L 8–5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | E1 | Niagara W 5–1 | Clarkson W 2–0 | Notre Dame L 5–4 OT | — | — |
| 2009 | E1 | Air Force L 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | MW3 | Bemidji State W 5–1 | Miami L 3–2 2OT* | — | — | — |
| 2011 | W2 | Nebraska-Omaha W 3–2 OT | Colorado College W 2–1 | North Dakota W 2–0 | Minnesota-Duluth L 2–3 OT* | — |
| 2012 | MW1 | Cornell L 3–2 OT* | — | — | — | — |
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