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| Year | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Location |
| 1948 | Michigan | 8-4 | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1949 | Boston College | 4-3 | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1950 | Colorado College | 13-4 | Boston University | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1951 | Michigan | 7-1 | Brown | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1952 | Michigan | 4-1 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs CO |
| 1953 | Michigan | 7-3 | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1954 | Rensselaer | 5-4 (OT) | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1955 | Michigan | 5-3 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1956 | Michigan | 7-5 | Michigan Tech | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1957 | Colorado College | 13-6 | Michigan | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1958 | Denver | 6-2 | North Dakota | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1959 | North Dakota | 4-3 (OT) | Michigan State | Troy, NY |
| 1960 | Denver | 5-3 | Michigan Tech | Boston, MA |
| 1961 | Denver | 12-2 | St. Lawrence | Denver, CO |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech | 7-1 | Clarkson | Utica, NY |
| 1963 | North Dakota | 6-5 | Denver | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 1964 | Michigan | 6-3 | Denver | Denver, CO |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech | 8-2 | Boston College | Providence, RI |
| 1966 | Michigan State | 6-1 | Clarkson | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1967 | Cornell | 4-1 | Boston University | Syracuse, NY |
| 1968 | Denver | 4-0 | North Dakota | Duluth, MN |
| 1969 | Denver | 4-3 | Cornell | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 1970 | Cornell | 6-4 | Clarkson | Lake Placid, NY |
| 1971 | Boston University | 4-2 | Minnesota | Syracuse, NY |
| 1972 | Boston University | 4-0 | Cornell | Boston, MA |
| 1973 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | Denver (vacated) | Boston, MA |
| 1974 | Minnesota | 4-2 | Michigan Tech | Boston, MA |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech | 6-1 | Minnesota | St. Louis, MO |
| 1976 | Minnesota | 6-4 | Michigan Tech | Denver, CO |
| 1977 | Wisconsin | 6-5 (OT) | Michigan | Detroit, MI |
| 1978 | Boston University | 5-3 | Boston College | Providence, RI |
| 1979 | Minnesota | 4-3 | North Dakota | Detroit, MI |
| 1980 | North Dakota | 5-2 | Northern Michigan | Providence, RI |
| 1981 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | Minnesota | Duluth, MN |
| 1982 | North Dakota | 5-2 | Wisconsin | Providence, RI |
| 1983 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | Harvard | Grand Forks, ND |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | 5-4 (4OT) | Minnesota-Duluth | Lake Placid, NY |
| 1985 | Rensselaer | 2-1 | Providence | Detroit, MI |
| 1986 | Michigan State | 6-5 | Harvard | Providence, RI |
| 1987 | North Dakota | 5-3 | Michigan State | Detroit, MI |
| 1988 | Lake Superior State | 4-3 (OT) | St. Lawrence | Lake Placid, NY |
| 1989 | Harvard | 4-3 (OT) | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN |
| 1990 | Wisconsin | 7-3 | Colgate | Detroit, MI |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | 8-7 (3OT) | Boston University | St. Paul, MN |
| 1992 | Lake Superior State | 5-3 | Wisconsin (vacated) | Albany, NY |
| 1993 | Maine | 5-4 | Lake Superior State | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1994 | Lake Superior State | 9-1 | Boston University | St. Paul, MN |
| 1995 | Boston University | 6-2 | Maine | Providence, RI |
| 1996 | Michigan | 3-2 (OT) | Colorado College | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1997 | North Dakota | 6-4 | Boston University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1998 | Michigan | 3-2 (OT) | Boston College | Boston, MA |
| 1999 | Maine | 3-2 (OT) | New Hampshire | Anaheim, CA |
| 2000 | North Dakota | 4-2 | Boston College | Providence, RI |
| 2001 | Boston College | 3-2 (OT) | North Dakota | Albany, NY |
| 2002 | Minnesota | 4-3 (OT) | Maine | St. Paul, MN |
| 2003 | Minnesota | 5-1 | New Hampshire | Buffalo, NY |
| 2004 | Denver | 1-0 | Maine | Boston, MA |
| 2005 | Denver | 4-1 | North Dakota | Columbus, OH |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | Boston College | Milwaukee, WI |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 3-1 | Boston College | St. Louis, MO |
| 2008 | Boston College | 4-1 | Notre Dame | Denver, CO |
| 2009 | Boston University | 4-3 (OT) | Miami (OH) | Washington, DC |
| 2010 | Boston College | 5-0 | Wisconsin | Detroit, MI |
| 2011 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-2 (OT) | Michigan | St. Paul, MN |
| 2012 | Boston College | 4-1 | Ferris State | Tampa, FL |
| 2013 | Yale | 4-0 | Quinnipiac | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2014 | Union | 7-4 | Minnesota | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2015 | Providence | 4-3 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 2016 | North Dakota | 5-1 | Quinnipiac | Tampa, FL |
| 2017 | Denver | 3-2 | Minnesota-Duluth | Chicago, IL |
| 2018 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2-1 | Notre Dame | St. Paul, MN |
| 2019 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-0 | Massachusetts | Buffalo, NY |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 5-0 | St. Cloud State | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2022 | Denver | 5-1 | Minnesota State | Boston, MA |
| 2023 | Quinnipiac | 3-2 (OT) | Minnesota | Tampa, FL |
| 2024 | St. Paul, MN | |||
| 2025 | St. Louis, MO | |||
| 2026 | Las Vegas, NV | |||