NCAA All-Tournament team is an honor bestowed at the conclusion of the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
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
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...
with additional players named in the event of a tie. Voting for the honor was conducted by the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...
es 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
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when no team was selected.
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
The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the top men's
team in Division I. Like other Division I cham ...
.
In two years (
1973
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and
1992
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) 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in the championship vacated and are no longer officially recognized with the honor but have been included here for historical reference.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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1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
* Player is no longer officially considered as part of the All-Tournament Team
All-Tournament team players by school
Multiple appearances
Second Teams
1940s
1950s
1960s
All-Tournament Second Team players by school
Multiple appearances
References
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All-Tournament Teams