All First Round and Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues with the 'Frozen Four' games being played at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
[1] Boston University's 30 goals scored during the tournament is the highest ever for a single team.
As a result, the two western conferences (CCHA and WCHA) would split four open spots as opposed to the East's three.
In the Quarterfinals the matches were best-of-three series once more with the victors advancing to the National Semifinals.
Beginning with the Semifinals all games were played at the Joe Louis Arena and all series became Single-game eliminations.