1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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1997 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
Champions North Dakota Fighting Sioux  (6th title)
Runner-up Boston University Terriers  (9th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Dean Blais  (1st title)
MOP Matt Henderson (North Dakota)
Attendance84,728

The 1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 21, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 29. A total of 11 games were played.

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Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seedings for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, and Hockey East had two berths.

East Regional – Worcester West Regional – Grand Rapids
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Clarkson ECAC27–9–0At-large bid16th19961 Michigan CCHA34–3–4 Tournament champion 20th1996
2 Boston University Hockey East24–8–6 Tournament champion 23rd19962 North Dakota WCHA28–10–2 Tournament champion 13th1990
3 Vermont ECAC22–10–3At-large bid3rd19963 Miami CCHA27–11–1At-large bid2nd1993
4 New Hampshire Hockey East28–10–0At-large bid8th19954 Minnesota WCHA27–12–1At-large bid24th1996
5 Colorado College WCHA23–14–4At-large bid11th19965 Michigan State CCHA23–12–4At-large bid17th1996
6 Denver WCHA23–12–4At-large bid14th19956 Cornell ECAC20–8–4 Tournament champion 12th1996

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Game locations

Brackets

Regionals

Frozen Four

National semifinals
March 27 		National championship
March 29
      
E5 Colorado College 2
W2 North Dakota6
W2 North Dakota6
E2 Boston University 4
E2 Boston University3
W1 Michigan 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Denver

March 21Vermont3 – 6Denver Centrum Centre

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Colorado College

March 21New Hampshire2 – 3Colorado College Centrum Centre

West Regional

(3) Miami vs. (6) Cornell

March 22Miami2 – 4Cornell Van Andel Arena

(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State

March 22 [2] Minnesota6 – 3Michigan State Van Andel Arena  
(Anderson, Godbout) Dan Woog – 03:01
(Miller, Checco) Dan Hendrickson – 10:33
(LaFleur, Crowley) Casey Hankinson – 18:46		First period09:05 – Mike York (Weaver, Tuzzolino)
(Berg, Clymer) Casey Hankinson – GW – 04:37
(Hankinson, Berg) DaveSpehar – 13:31		Second period14:31 – Steve Ferranti (Horcoff, Loeding)
(Crowley) Casey Hankinson – 07:44Third period17:19 – Shawn Horcoff (Harlton)

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Clarkson vs. (5) Colorado College

March 22Clarkson4 – 5Colorado College Centrum Centre

(2) Boston University vs. (6) Denver

March 22Boston University4 – 3OTDenver Centrum Centre

West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Minnesota

March 23Michigan7 – 4Minnesota Van Andel Arena

(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Cornell

March 23North Dakota6 – 2Cornell Van Andel Arena

Frozen Four

National semifinal

(E5) Colorado College vs. (W2) North Dakota

March 27Colorado College2 – 6North Dakota Bradley Center

(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Michigan

March 27Boston University3 – 2Michigan Bradley Center

National Championship

(W2) North Dakota vs. (E2) Boston University

March 29North Dakota6 – 4Boston University Bradley Center
Scoring summary [3]
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stBU Peter Donatelli Poti 8:441–0 BU
BU Chris Drury – PP Poti and O'Connell15:082–0 BU
2ndUND Curtis Murphy Panzer and Henderson 27:062–1 BU
UND David Hoogsteen unassisted28:382–2
UND Matt Henderson – SHunassisted32:353–2 UND
BU Chris Kelleher – PPunassisted33:563–3
UND Matt Henderson – PPCalder and Litke35:494–3 UND
UND David Hoogsteen – GW Murphy 39:545–3 UND
3rdBU Jon Coleman Kelleher and Sylvia59:245–4 UND
UND Adam Calder – ENunassisted59:416–4 UND

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s) [4]

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Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions
WCHA 47-3.7004211
CCHA 31-3.25011––
ECAC 31-3.2502---
Hockey East 22-2.500111-

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017-18 UND Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). UNDSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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