| Year: | 1996 |
| Gender: | men's |
| Division: | Division II |
| Teams: | 2 |
| Frozenfourarena: | Von Braun Center |
| Frozenfourcity: | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Champions: | Alabama–Huntsville Chargers |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Champgamecount: | 2nd |
| Runnerup: | Bemidji State Beavers |
| Gamecount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Doug Ross |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Attendance: | 12,417 |
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 2 schools playing in a best of three game series to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 2 games were played, hosted by Alabama-Huntville.
Alabama–Huntsville, coached by Doug Ross, won the national title over three-time defending champion Bemidji State, two games to none.
Tony Guzzo, was the tournament leading scorer with five points.
One eastern and one western team were invited to play a modified best-of-three tournament. In the first two games the teams would be awarded points (2 points for a win, one point for a tie) and whichever team had the most points would be the champion. If the teams were tied after two games then a 20-minute mini-game would be played to determine the champion.
| Team | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama–Huntsville | 24–0–3 | |
| Bemidji State | 16–8–4 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics
None Awarded