NCAA Division I men's ice hockey All-Tournament team explained

NCAA All-Tournament team is an honor bestowed at the conclusion of the NCAA Division I ice hockey tournament to the players judged to have performed the best during the championship. The team is currently composed of three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender with additional players named in the event of a tie. Voting for the honor was conducted by the head coaches of each member team once the tournament has completed and any player regardless of their team's finish is eligible.

The All-Tournament Team began being awarded after the first championship in 1948 along with an All-Tournament Second-Team. The second team was dropped after the 1969 tournament and it has remained a single team ever since except for 1976 when no team was selected.^[1] In recent years the regional tournaments have begun to name all-tournament teams of their own, making the NCAA All-Tournament team draw only from the teams and performances in the Frozen Four.

In two years (1973 and 1992) some players who were voted onto the All-Tournament team played for schools that had their participation in the championship vacated and are no longer officially recognized with the honor but have been included here for historical reference. Vacated appearances are not included in team totals.

All-Tournament teams

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1940s

1948
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Dartmouth
		Dartmouth

1949
Player	Pos	Team
		Dartmouth
		Boston College
		Dartmouth
		Michigan
		Boston College
		Dartmouth

1950s

1950
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston University
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Boston University
		Colorado College
		Boston University

1951
Player	Pos	Team
		Brown
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Michigan

1952
Player	Pos	Team
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Michigan

1953
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Michigan
		Minnesota
		Michigan
		Minnesota
		Rensselaer

1954
Player	Pos	Team
		Rensselaer
		Rensselaer
		Minnesota
		Rensselaer
		Minnesota
		Rensselaer

1955
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Colorado College
		Harvard
		Michigan
		Michigan

1956
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan
		Michigan

1957
Player	Pos	Team
		Clarkson
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Colorado College
		Colorado College
		Michigan

1958
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		North Dakota
		Denver
		Denver
		Clarkson
		Denver

1959
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan State
		Boston College
		St. Lawrence
		North Dakota
		Michigan State
		North Dakota

1960s

1960
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston University
		Denver
		Denver
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Boston University

1961
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver

1962
Player	Pos	Team
		St. Lawrence
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan
		Michigan Tech

1963
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		North Dakota

1964
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Michigan

1965
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Boston College
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech

1966
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan State
		Michigan State
		Denver
		Michigan State
		Clarkson
		Michigan State

1967
Player	Pos	Team
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Michigan State
		Boston University

1968
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		North Dakota
		Denver
		Cornell
		North Dakota
		Denver

1969
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Denver
		Denver

1970s

1970
Player	Pos	Team
		Clarkson
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Clarkson
		Wisconsin

1971
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		Boston University
		Boston University

1972
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Cornell
		Wisconsin

1973
Player	Pos	Team
		Wisconsin
Bruce Affleck		Denver
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
Peter McNab		Denver
		Wisconsin

1974
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Harvard
		Minnesota

1975
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan Tech
		Minnesota
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Minnesota

1977
Player	Pos	Team
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Michigan
		Boston University
		Boston University

1978
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Boston College
		Boston University

1979
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		North Dakota
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		North Dakota

1980s

1980
Player	Pos	Team
		Northern Michigan
		North Dakota
		Northern Michigan
		Cornell
		North Dakota
		North Dakota

1981
Player	Pos	Team
		Wisconsin
		Minnesota
		Michigan Tech
		Northern Michigan
		Minnesota
		Wisconsin

1982
Player	Pos	Team
		North Dakota
		Wisconsin
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Wisconsin
		North Dakota

1983
Player	Pos	Team
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Harvard
		Wisconsin
		Harvard
		Wisconsin

1984
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Bowling Green
		Bowling Green
		Bowling Green
		North Dakota
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Michigan State

1985
Player	Pos	Team
		Providence
		Rensselaer
		Rensselaer
		Rensselaer
		Rensselaer
		Minnesota-Duluth

1986
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan State
		Harvard
		Michigan State
		Harvard
		Michigan State
		Michigan State

1987
Player	Pos	Team
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Michigan State
		Michigan State
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Minnesota

1988
Player	Pos	Team
		Lake Superior State
		Lake Superior State
		St. Lawrence
		Maine
		Lake Superior State
		St. Lawrence

1989
Player	Pos	Team
		Harvard
		Minnesota
		Harvard
		Minnesota
		Harvard
		Harvard

1990s

1990
Player	Pos	Team
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Colgate
		Wisconsin

1991
Player	Pos	Team
		Northern Michigan
		Northern Michigan
		Northern Michigan
		Boston University
		Northern Michigan
		Maine

1992
Player	Pos	Team
		Lake Superior State
		Lake Superior State
Barry Richter		Wisconsin
		Lake Superior State
		Lake Superior State
Jason Zent		Wisconsin

1993
Player	Pos	Team
		Maine
		Maine
		Lake Superior State
		Maine
		Maine
		Lake Superior State

1994
Player	Pos	Team
		Lake Superior State
		Lake Superior State
		Lake Superior State
		Lake Superior State
		Boston University
		Lake Superior State

1995
Player	Pos	Team
		Maine
		Maine
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Maine

1996
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Vermont

1997
Player	Pos	Team
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Boston University
		Boston University
		North Dakota
		North Dakota

1998
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Boston College
Mark Kosick		Michigan
		Michigan
		Boston College

1999
Player	Pos	Team
		Maine
		Maine
		New Hampshire
		Maine
		New Hampshire
		New Hampshire

2000s

2000
Player	Pos	Team
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Boston College
		Boston College
		North Dakota
		North Dakota

2001
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		North Dakota
		Boston College
		Boston College
		Boston College
		North Dakota

2002
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Maine
		Maine
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		Maine

2003
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		New Hampshire
		Minnesota
		New Hampshire

2004
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		Maine
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Maine
		Denver

2005
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		North Dakota
		Denver

2006
Player	Pos	Team
		Wisconsin
		Wisconsin
		Boston College
		Wisconsin
		Boston College
		Wisconsin

2007
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan State
		Michigan State
		Boston College
		Michigan State
		Boston College
		Michigan State

2008
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		Boston College
Kyle Lawson		Notre Dame
		Notre Dame
		Boston College
		Boston College

2009
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Miami
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Miami

2010s

2010
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		Boston College
		Wisconsin
		Boston College
		Boston College
		Boston College

2011
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Michigan
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Michigan

2012
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		Boston College
		Ferris State
		Ferris State
		Boston College
		Boston College

2013
Player	Pos	Team
		Yale
		Quinnipiac
		Yale
		Yale
		Yale
		Quinnipiac

2014
Player	Pos	Team
		Union
		Union
		Union
		Union
		Minnesota
		Minnesota

2015
Player	Pos	Team
		Providence
		Providence
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Providence
		Boston University

2016
Player	Pos	Team
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Quinnipiac
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Quinnipiac

2017
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Denver
		Denver

2018
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Notre Dame
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Notre Dame

2019
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Massachusetts
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth
		Minnesota-Duluth

2020s

2021
Player	Pos	Team
		Massachusetts
		Massachusetts
		Massachusetts
		Minnesota State
		Massachusetts
		St. Cloud State

2022
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		Minnesota State
		Denver
		Denver
		Minnesota State

2023
Player	Pos	Team
		Quinnipiac
		Quinnipiac
		Minnesota
		Minnesota
		Quinnipiac
		Quinnipiac

2024
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Denver
		Boston College

• Player is no longer officially considered as part of the All-Tournament Team

All-Tournament team players by school

School	Recipients
	43
	39
	36
	34
	34
	33
	27
	19
	18
	18
	17
	14
	13
	12
	10
	9
	8
	7
	5
	5
	5
	5
	4
	4
	4
	4
	4
	3
	3
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1

Multiple appearances

Player	All-Tournament team appearances
	3
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2

Second Teams

1940s

1948
Player	Pos	Team
		Dartmouth
		Michigan
		Boston College
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Colorado College

1949
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		Colorado College
		Colorado College
		Dartmouth
		Michigan
		Michigan

1950s

1950
Player	Pos	Team
		Colorado College
		Boston College
		Boston University
		Boston College
		Michigan
		Colorado College

1951
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Brown
		Brown
		Boston University
		Brown
		Colorado College

1952
Player	Pos	Team
		Yale
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Yale
		Colorado College

1953
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Rensselaer
		Michigan
		Minnesota
		Michigan
		Rensselaer

1954
Player	Pos	Team
		Minnesota
		Michigan
		Boston College
		Rensselaer
		Michigan
		Minnesota

1955
Player	Pos	Team
		St. Lawrence
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Colorado College
		Michigan

1956
Player	Pos	Team
		St. Lawrence
		St. Lawrence
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan Tech
		St. Lawrence

1957
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan
		Colorado College
		Michigan
		Harvard
		Michigan
		Colorado College

1958
Player	Pos	Team
		Clarkson
		Denver
		North Dakota
		Denver
		North Dakota
		Denver

1959
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		North Dakota
		Michigan State
		St. Lawrence
		Michigan State
		North Dakota

1960s

1960
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Michigan Tech
		Boston University
		St. Lawrence
		Denver
		Michigan Tech

1961
Player	Pos	Team
		Denver
		Denver
		St. Lawrence
		St. Lawrence
		Rensselaer
		Minnesota

1962
Player	Pos	Team
		Michigan Tech
		Clarkson
		Michigan
		Michigan Tech
		Michigan
		Clarkson

1963
Player	Pos	Team
		Clarkson
		Denver
		North Dakota
		Boston College
		Clarkson
		Denver

1964
Player	Pos	Team
		Providence
		Denver
		Providence
		Michigan
		Michigan
		Rensselaer
		Michigan

1965
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston College
		North Dakota
		Boston College
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Brown

1966
Player	Pos	Team
		Clarkson
		Boston University
		Michigan State
		Michigan State
		Clarkson
		Denver

1967
Player	Pos	Team
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Boston University
		Cornell
		Cornell
		Michigan State

1968
Player	Pos	Team
		Cornell
		Denver
		North Dakota
		North Dakota
		Denver
		Denver

1969
Player	Pos	Team
		Cornell
		Denver
		Cornell
		Michigan Tech
		Harvard
		Cornell

All-Tournament Second Team players by school

School	Recipients
	24
	15
	13
	10
	9
	8
	8
	7
	7
	6
	5
	5
	4
	4
	2
	2
	2
	2

Multiple appearances

Player	Second Team appearances
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2

Notes and References

1. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records . NCAA.org . 2013-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf . 2012-08-17 . live .
2. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records . NCAA.org . 2013-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf . 2012-08-17 . live .