1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1997 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (6th title)
Runner-upBoston University Terriers (9th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDean Blais (1st title)
MOPMatt 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.

Qualifying teams[edit]

The at-large bids and seeding 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, Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while 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

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Game locations[edit]

Brackets[edit]

Regionals[edit]

Frozen Four[edit]

National semifinals
March 27 		National championship
March 29
      
E5 Colorado College 2
W2 North Dakota 6
W2 North Dakota 6
E2 Boston University 4
E2 Boston University 3
W1 Michigan 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Quarterfinals[edit]

East Regional[edit]

(3) Vermont vs. (6) Denver[edit]

March 21 Vermont 3 – 6 Denver Centrum Centre


(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Colorado College[edit]

March 21 New Hampshire 2 – 3 Colorado College Centrum Centre


West Regional[edit]

(3) Miami vs. (6) Cornell[edit]

March 22 Miami 2 – 4 Cornell Van Andel Arena


(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State[edit]

March 22[2] Minnesota 6 – 3 Michigan State Van Andel Arena  
(Anderson, Godbout) Dan Woog – 03:01
(Miller, Checco) Dan Hendrickson – 10:33
(LaFleur, Crowley) Casey Hankinson – 18:46 		First period 09:05 – Mike York (Weaver, Tuzzolino)
(Berg, Clymer) Casey Hankinson – GW – 04:37
(Hankinson, Berg) DaveSpehar – 13:31 		Second period 14:31 – Steve Ferranti (Horcoff, Loeding)
(Crowley) Casey Hankinson – 07:44 Third period 17:19 – Shawn Horcoff (Harlton)


Regional semifinals[edit]

East Regional[edit]

(1) Clarkson vs. (5) Colorado College[edit]

March 22 Clarkson 4 – 5 Colorado College Centrum Centre


(2) Boston University vs. (6) Denver[edit]

March 22 Boston University 4 – 3 OT Denver Centrum Centre


West Regional[edit]

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Minnesota[edit]

March 23 Michigan 7 – 4 Minnesota Van Andel Arena


(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Cornell[edit]

March 23 North Dakota 6 – 2 Cornell Van Andel Arena


Frozen Four[edit]

National semifinal[edit]

(E5) Colorado College vs. (W2) North Dakota[edit]

March 27 Colorado College 2 – 6 North Dakota Bradley Center


(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Michigan[edit]

March 27 Boston University 3 – 2 Michigan Bradley Center


National Championship[edit]

(W2) North Dakota vs. (E2) Boston University[edit]

March 29 North Dakota 6 – 4 Boston University Bradley Center


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

All-Tournament team[edit]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]

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Record by conference[edit]

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[edit]

  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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