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2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2007 |
| Gender | men's |
| Division | Division I |
| Image | NCAA 2007 Men's Frozen Four logo.png |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Caption | 2007 Frozen Four logo |
| Teams | 16 |
| FrozenFourArena | Scottrade Center |
| FrozenFourCity | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | Michigan State Spartans |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| ChampGameCount | 5th |
| ChampFFCount | 11th |
| RunnerUp | Boston College Eagles |
| GameCount | 8th |
| RunnerFFCount | 20th |
| Semifinal1 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux |
| FrozenFourCount | 17th |
| Semifinal2 | Maine Black Bears |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 11th |
| Coach | Rick Comley |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MOP | Justin Abdelkader |
| MOPTeam | Michigan State |
| Attendance | 115,684 |
The 2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey as the culmination of the 2006–07 season. The tournament began on March 23, 2007, and ended with the championship game on April 7.
This year’s tournament was the first since 2004 to feature multiple programs, Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville, and Massachusetts, making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs.
Tournament procedure
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2007 regionals: ;March 23 and 24 :East Regional, Blue Cross Arena – Rochester, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey League) :Midwest Regional, Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: Western Michigan University)
;March 24 and 25 :West Regional, Pepsi Center – Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Denver) :Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four: ;April 5 and 7 :Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri (Hosts: College Hockey America and the St. Louis Sports Commission)
Qualifying teams
Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had three teams receive a berth, the ECACHL had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) each had one team receive a berth.
| East Regional – Rochester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | West Regional – Denver | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarkson | ECACHL | 25–8–5 | [Tournament champion](2007-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 19th | 1999 | 1 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 26–10–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 22–10–7 | At-large bid | 6th | 2003 | 2 | Boston College | Hockey East | 26–11–1 | [Tournament champion](2007-hockey-east-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 27th | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | Hockey East | 21–14–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2006 | 3 | St. Lawrence | ECACHL | 23–13–2 | At-large bid | 16th | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Massachusetts | Hockey East | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 1st | Never | 4 | Miami | CCHA | 23–13–4 | At-large bid | 5th | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 30–9–3 | [Tournament champion](2007-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 31st | 2006 | 1 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 31–6–3 | [Tournament champion](2007-ccha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 2nd | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | CCHA | 26–13–1 | At-large bid | 30th | 2006 | 2 | Boston University | Hockey East | 20–9–9 | At-large bid | 30th | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota | WCHA | 22–13–5 | At-large bid | 22nd | 2006 | 3 | Michigan State | CCHA | 22–13–3 | At-large bid | 25th | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 19–15–5 | [Tournament champion](2007-atlantic-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 1st | Never | 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | CHA | 13–19–3 | [Tournament champion](2007-cha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 1st | Never |
Brackets
The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
West Regional – [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
March 24 March 25 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Minnesota (1) | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Air Force | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Michigan | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=North Dakota | RD1-score4=8 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Minnesota (1) | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=North Dakota | RD2-score2=3*
Midwest Regional – [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
March 23 March 24 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Notre Dame (2) | RD1-score1=3** | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Alabama-Huntsville | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Boston University | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Michigan State | RD1-score4=5 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Notre Dame (2) | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Michigan State | RD2-score2=2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
East Regional – [[Rochester, New York]]
March 23 March 24 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Clarkson (3) | RD1-score1=0 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Massachusetts | RD1-score2=1* | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=St. Cloud State | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Maine | RD1-score4=4 | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Massachusetts | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Maine | RD2-score2=3
Northeast Regional – [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]
March 24 March 25 | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=New Hampshire (4) | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Miami | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Boston College | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=St. Lawrence | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=Miami | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Boston College | RD2-score2=4
Frozen Four – [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
April 5 April 7 | RD1-seed1=W3 | RD1-team1=North Dakota | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=NE2 | RD1-team2= Boston College | RD1-score2=6 | RD1-seed3=E3 | RD1-team3=Maine | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=MW3 | RD1-team4=Michigan State | RD1-score4=4 | RD2-seed1=NE2 | RD2-team1=Boston College | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=MW3 | RD2-team2=Michigan State | RD2-score2=3
Regional semifinals
West Regional
1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 3 4 – 3 Jay Barriball (Vannelli) – 29:00
Ryan Stoa (Okposo, Kaufmann) – PP – 51:50 Jim O'Brien (Johnson, Peltier) – 53:00 Mike Carman (Goligoski, Vannelli) – GW – 55:26
39:23 – PP – Andrew Ramsey (Phillipich, Mayra) 45:22 – Brett Nylander (Fairchild, Schiavone) 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 3 3 – 4 4 – 4 5 – 4 5 – 5 5 – 6 5 – 7 5 – 8 Chris Summers (Cogliano) – 00:58 T. J. Hensick (Rohlfs, Johnson) – 04:58
T. J. Hensick (Porter, Hunwick) – PP – 20:14 Andrew Cogliano (unassisted) – 20:58
03:05 – PP – Chris Porter (VandeVelde, Genoway)
14:36 – PP – Chris Porter (Miller, Genoway) 16:28 – T. J. Oshie (Duncan, Lee) 18:47 – PP – Jonathan Toews (Bina, Duncan)
23:16 – PP – Robbie Bina (Oshie) 24:53 – GW – Rylan Kaip (Watkins, Porter) 28:03 – PP – T. J. Oshie (Bina, Duncan) 57:49 – SH EN – T. J. Oshie (unassisted)
Midwest Regional
0 – 2 1 – 2
Evan Rankin (Blatchford, Paige) – 54:52 45:59 – GW PP – Tim Kennedy (Crowder, Abdelkader)
East Regional
2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 Mike Hamilton (Soares, Ryan) – GW PP – 29:45
Matt Duffy (Tyler, Ryan) – PP – 46:28
38:14 – PP – Matt Anderson (Jarman, Fenton)
Northeast Regional
2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0 Joe Rooney (Bertram, Smith) – PP – 25:44 Kyle Kucharski (Lombardi) – 47:27 Benn Ferriero (Bertram, Motherwell) – 51:21
Regional Finals
West Regional
1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 3
Jay Barriball (Vannelli, Goligoski) – PP – 53:11 42:08 – PP – Robbie Bina (Toews, Oshie) 69:43 – Chris Porter (Watkins, Jones)
Midwest Regional
0 – 2 1 – 2
Evan Rankin (Blatchford, Paige) – 54:52 45:59 – GW PP – Tim Kennedy (Crowder, Abdelkader)
East Regional
2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 Mike Hamilton (Soares, Ryan) – GW PP – 29:45
Matt Duffy (Tyler, Ryan) – PP – 46:28
38:14 – PP – Matt Anderson (Jarman, Fenton)
Northeast Regional
2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0 Joe Rooney (Bertram, Smith) – PP – 25:44 Kyle Kucharski (Lombardi) – 47:27 Benn Ferriero (Bertram, Motherwell) – 51:21
Frozen Four
National semifinals
1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 3 5 – 3 5 – 4 6 – 4 Dan Bertram (Smith, O'Hanley) – pp – 15:41
Dan Bertram (Sneep, Gerbe) – pp – 35:21 Ben Smith (Gerbe, Motherwell) – 53:00
Nathan Gerbe (Bradford, Motherwell) – pp – 55:54 Joe Rooney (Boyle, Schneider) – en – 59:10
Nathan Gerbe – en – 59:54
23:51 – pp – Jonathan Toews (Oshie, Chorney)
55:22 – sh – T. J. Oshie
59:43 – pp – Chris Porter (Oshie, Chorney) 0 – 2 1 – 2 2 – 2 3 – 2 4 – 2
Mueller – 7:25 Chris Snavely (Abdelkader, Kennedy) – 36:32 Nick Sucharski (Schepke, Sprague) – 45:11 Jim McKenzie (Mueller) – 49:46 3:24 – Josh Soares (Ramsey, Johnson)
National championship
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | Penalty summary | Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1st** | *None* | ||||||||||||||
| **2nd** | Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Brian Boyle (19) – *PP* | Bradford | 26:50 | 1–0 BC | ||||||||
| **3rd** | Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Tim Kennedy (18) – *PP* | Abdelkader | 49:53 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Justin Abdelkader (15) – *GW* | Kennedy and Howells | 59:41 | 2–1 MSU | |||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Chris Mueller (16) – *EN* | McKenzie and Vukovic | 59:58 | 3–1 MSU | |||||||||
| **1st** | Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Chris Snavely | Obstruction Interference | 09:46 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Dan Bertram | Holding the Stick | 17:34 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Ethan Graham | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 17:51 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Nathan Gerbe | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 17:51 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| **2nd** | Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Justin Abdelkader | Hooking | 23:34 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Tim Crowder | Hooking | 25:00 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Tim Filangieri | Interference | 28:38 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Brian Boyle | Tripping | 30:31 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Carl Sneep | Slashing | 32:58 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| **3rd** | Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Justin Abdelkader | Interference | 41:35 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Matt Greene | Charging the Goaltender | 43:39 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Ethan Graham | Roughing | 47:51 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Kyle Kucharski | Slashing | 47:51 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Tim Filangieri | Hooking | 49:47 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **Michigan State** | 6 | 12 | 11 | 29 | |
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **Boston College** | 13 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State Spartans | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **MSU** | Jeff Lerg | 29 | 1 | 60:00 | |
| Boston College Eagles | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **BC** | Cory Schneider | 26 | 2 | 59:41 |
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey East | 5 | 6–5 | .545 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| CCHA | 4 | 6–3 | .666 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| WCHA | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| ECACHL | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Hockey | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | – | – | – |
| CHA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | – | – | – |
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]
[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]]
- G: Jeff Lerg (Michigan State)
- D: Tyler Howells (Michigan State)
- D: Brian Boyle (Boston College)
- F: Justin Abdelkader* (Michigan State)
- F: Nathan Gerbe (Boston College)
- F: Tim Kennedy (Michigan State)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
References
References
- "2007 Hockey Championship - MSU 3, BC 1".
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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