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1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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Field	Value
Year	1997
Gender	men's
Division	Division I
Teams	12
FrozenFourArena	Bradley Center
FrozenFourCity	Milwaukee
Champions	North Dakota Fighting Sioux
TitleCount	6th
ChampGameCount	9th
ChampFFCount	12th
RunnerUp	Boston University Terriers
GameCount	9th
RunnerFFCount	20th
Semifinal1	Colorado College Tigers
FrozenFourCount	9th
Semifinal2	Michigan Wolverines
FrozenFourCount2	18th
Coach	Dean Blais
CoachCount	1st
MOP	Matt Henderson
MOPTeam	North Dakota
Attendance	84,728

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.

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	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Clarkson	ECAC	27–9–0	At-large bid	16th	1996	1	Michigan	CCHA	34–3–4	Tournament champion	20th	1996
2	Boston University	Hockey East	24–8–6	Tournament champion	23rd	1996	2	North Dakota	WCHA	28–10–2	Tournament champion	13th	1990
3	Vermont	ECAC	22–10–3	At-large bid	3rd	1996	3	Miami	CCHA	27–11–1	At-large bid	2nd	1993
4	New Hampshire	Hockey East	28–10–0	At-large bid	8th	1995	4	Minnesota	WCHA	27–12–1	At-large bid	24th	1996
5	Colorado College	WCHA	23–14–4	At-large bid	11th	1996	5	Michigan State	CCHA	23–12–4	At-large bid	17th	1996
6	Denver	WCHA	23–12–4	At-large bid	14th	1995	6	Cornell	ECAC	20–8–4	Tournament champion	12th	1996

Game locations

East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
West Regional – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Frozen Four – Bradley Center, Milwaukee

Brackets

Regionals

March 21–22 March 22–23 | RD1-group1=East Regional | RD1-group2=West Regional | RD1-seed3=E4 | RD1-team3=New Hampshire | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=E5 | RD1-team4=Colorado College | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed7=W3 | RD1-team7=Miami | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=W6 | RD1-team8=Cornell | RD1-score8=4

| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=Clarkson | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=E5 | RD2-team2=Colorado College | RD2-score2=5 | RD2-seed3=W2 | RD2-team3=North Dakota | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-seed4=W6 | RD2-team4=Cornell | RD2-score4=2 March 21–22 March 22–23 | RD1-group1=East Regional | RD1-group2=West Regional | RD1-seed3=E3 | RD1-team3=Vermont | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=E6 | RD1-team4=Denver | RD1-score4=6 | RD1-seed7=W4 | RD1-team7=Minnesota | RD1-score7=6 | RD1-seed8=W5 | RD1-team8=Michigan State | RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1=E2 | RD2-team1=Boston University | RD2-score1=4* | RD2-seed2=E6 | RD2-team2=Denver | RD2-score2=3 | RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=Michigan | RD2-score3=7 | RD2-seed4=W4 | RD2-team4=Minnesota | RD2-score4=4

Frozen Four

March 27 March 29 | RD1-seed1=E5 | RD1-team1=Colorado College | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=North Dakota | RD1-score2=6 | RD1-seed3=E2 | RD1-team3=Boston University | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=W1 | RD1-team4=Michigan | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=North Dakota | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=Boston University | RD2-score2=4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals

East Regional

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Denver

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

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West Regional

(3) Miami vs. (6) Cornell

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(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State

|1-1-1 = (Anderson, Godbout) Dan Woog – 03:01 (Miller, Checco) Dan Hendrickson – 10:33 (LaFleur, Crowley) Casey Hankinson – 18:46 |1-1-2 = 09:05 – Mike York (Weaver, Tuzzolino) |1-2-1 = (Berg, Clymer) Casey Hankinson – GW – 04:37 (Hankinson, Berg) DaveSpehar – 13:31 |1-2-2 = 14:31 – Steve Ferranti (Horcoff, Loeding) |1-3-1 = (Crowley) Casey Hankinson – 07:44 |1-3-2 = 17:19 – Shawn Horcoff (Harlton) |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 = }}

Regional semifinals

East Regional

(1) Clarkson vs. (5) Colorado College

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(2) Boston University vs. (6) Denver

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West Regional

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Minnesota

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(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Cornell

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Frozen Four

National semifinal

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

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(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Michigan

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National Championship

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

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Scoring summary	Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	Boston University Terriers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	BU	Peter Donatelli	Poti	8:44	1–0 BU
Boston University Terriers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	BU	Chris Drury – PP	Poti and O'Connell	15:08	2–0 BU
2nd	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	Curtis Murphy	Panzer and Henderson	27:06	2–1 BU
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	David Hoogsteen	unassisted	28:38	2–2
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	Matt Henderson – SH	unassisted	32:35	3–2 UND
Boston University Terriers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	BU	Chris Kelleher – PP	unassisted	33:56	3–3
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	Matt Henderson – PP	Calder and Litke	35:49	4–3 UND
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	David Hoogsteen – GW	Murphy	39:54	5–3 UND
3rd	Boston University Terriers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	BU	Jon Coleman	Kelleher and Sylvia	59:24	5–4 UND
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	Adam Calder – EN	unassisted	59:41	6–4 UND

Shots by period	Team	1	2	3	T
Boston University Terriers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	Boston University	11	10	8	29
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	North Dakota	10	16	4	30

Goaltenders	Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
Boston University Terriers	color=#FFFFFF}};"	BU	Michel Larocque	24	5	58:28
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	Aaron Schweitzer	25	4	60:00

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

G: Aaron Schweitzer (North Dakota)
D: Curtis Murphy (North Dakota)
D: Tom Poti (Boston University)
F: Chris Drury (Boston University)
F: Matt Henderson* (North Dakota)
F: David Hoogsteen (North Dakota)

Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional semifinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
WCHA	4	7-3	.700	4	2	1	1
CCHA	3	1-3	.250	1	1	–	–
ECAC	3	1-3	.250	2	-	-	-
Hockey East	2	2-2	.500	1	1	1	-

References

References

"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
"Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History". Michigan State Spartans.
"2017-18 UND Hockey Media Guide". UNDSports.com.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
"NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.

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