YEAR CHAMPION (RECORD) SCORE RUNNER-UP 2018 Minnesota-Duluth (25-16-3) 2-1 Notre Dame 2017 Denver (33-7-4) 3-2 Minnesota-Duluth 2016 North Dakota (34-6-4) 5-1 Quinnipiac 2015 Providence (26-13-2) 4-3 Boston University 2014 Union (32-6-4) 7-4 Minnesota 2013 Yale (22-12-3) 4-0 Quinnipiac 2012 Boston College (33-10-1) 4-1 Ferris State 2011 Minnesota Duluth (26-10-6) 3-2 (OT) Michigan 2010 Boston College (29-10-3) 5-0 Wisconsin 2009 Boston University (35-6-4) 4-3 (OT) Miami University 2008 Boston College (25-11-8) 4-1 Notre Dame 2007 Michigan State (26-13-3) 3-1 Boston College 2006 Wisconsin (30-10-3) 2-1 Boston College 2005 Denver (32-9-2) 4-1 North Dakota 2004 Denver (27-12-5) 1-0 Maine 2003 Minnesota (28-8-9) 5-1 New Hampshire 2002 Minnesota (32-8-4) 4-3 OT Maine 2001 Boston College (33-8-2) 3-2 OT North Dakota 2000 North Dakota (31-8-5) 4-2 Boston College 1999 Maine (31-6-4) 3-2 OT New Hampshire 1998 Michigan (32-11-1) 3-2 OT Boston College 1997 North Dakota (31-10-2) 6-4 Boston U. 1996 Michigan (33-7-2) 3-2 OT Colorado College 1995 Boston U. (31-6-3) 6-2 Maine 1994 Lake Superior St. (31-10-4) 9-1 Boston U. 1993 Maine (41-1-2) 5-4 Lake Superior St. 1992 Lake Superior St. (30-9-4) 5-3 # Wisconsin 1991 Northern Mich. (38-5-4) 8-7 3OT Boston U. 1990 Wisconsin (36-9-1) 7-3 Colgate 1989 Harvard (31-3) 4-3 OT Minnesota 1988 Lake Superior St. (33-7-6) 4-3 OT St. Lawrence 1987 North Dakota (40-8) 5-3 Michigan St. 1986 Michigan St. (34-9-2) 6-5 Harvard 1985 Rensselaer 2-1 Providence 1984 Bowling Green (34-8-2) 5-4 4OT Minn.- Duluth 1983 Wisconsin (30-10-4) 6-2 Harvard 1982 North Dakota (35-12) 5-2 Wisconsin 1981 Wisconsin (27-14-1) 6-3 Minnesota 1980 North Dakota (31-8-1) 5-2 Northern Mich. 1979 Minnesota (32-11-1) 4-3 North Dakota 1978 Boston U. (30-2) 5-3 Boston College 1977 Wisconsin (37-7-1) 6-5 OT Michigan 1976 Minnesota (28-14-2) 6-4 Michigan Tech 1975 Michigan Tech (32-10) 6-1 Minnesota 1974 Minnesota (22-12-6) 4-2 Michigan Tech 1973 Wisconsin (29-9-2) 4-2 # Denver 1972 Boston U. (26-4-1) 4-0 Cornell 1971 Boston U. (28-2-1) 4-2 Minnesota 1970 Cornell (29-0) 6-4 Clarkson 1969 Denver (26-6) 4-3 Cornell 1968 Denver (28-5-1) 4-0 North Dakota 1967 Cornell (27-1-1) 4-1 Boston U. 1966 Michigan St. (16-13) 6-1 Clarkson 1965 Michigan Tech (24-5-2) 8-2 Boston College 1964 Michigan (24-4-1) 6-3 Denver 1963 North Dakota (22-7-3) 6-5 Denver 1962 Michigan Tech (29-3) 7-1 Clarkson 1961 Denver (30-1-1) 12-2 St. Lawrence 1960 Denver (27-4-3) 5-3 Michigan Tech 1959 North Dakota (20-10-1) 4-3 OT Michigan St. 1958 Denver (24-10-2) 6-2 North Dakota 1957 Colorado Col. (25-5) 13-6 Michigan 1956 Michigan (20-2-1) 7-5 Michigan Tech 1955 Michigan (18-5-1) 5-3 Colorado Col. 1954 Rensselaer (18-5) 5-4 OT Minnesota 1953 Michigan (17-7) 7-3 Minnesota 1952 Michigan (22-4) 4-1 Colorado Col. 1951 Michigan (22-4-1) 7-1 Brown 1950 Colorado Col. (18-5-1) 13-4 Boston U. 1949 Boston College (21-1) 4-3 Dartmouth 1948 Michigan (20-2-1) 8-4 Dartmouth
# Participation in the tournament vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions
