1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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 | ||||||||||||
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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
- East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Frozen Four – Bradley Center, Milwaukee
Brackets
Regionals
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Frozen Four
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
East Regional
(3) Vermont vs. (6) Denver
March 21 | Vermont | 3 – 6 | Denver | Centrum Centre |
(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Colorado College
March 21 | New Hampshire | 2 – 3 | Colorado College | Centrum Centre |
West Regional
(3) Miami vs. (6) Cornell
March 22 | Miami | 2 – 4 | Cornell | Van Andel Arena |
(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State
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
East Regional
(1) Clarkson vs. (5) Colorado College
March 22 | Clarkson | 4 – 5 | Colorado College | Centrum Centre |
(2) Boston University vs. (6) Denver
March 22 | Boston University | 4 – 3 | OT | Denver | Centrum Centre |
West Regional
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Minnesota
March 23 | Michigan | 7 – 4 | Minnesota | Van Andel Arena |
(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Cornell
March 23 | North Dakota | 6 – 2 | Cornell | Van Andel Arena |
Frozen Four
National semifinal
(E5) Colorado College vs. (W2) North Dakota
March 27 | Colorado College | 2 – 6 | North Dakota | Bradley Center |
(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Michigan
March 27 | Boston University | 3 – 2 | Michigan | Bradley Center |
National Championship
(W2) North Dakota vs. (E2) Boston University
March 29 | North Dakota | 6 – 4 | Boston University | Bradley Center |
Scoring summary[3] | |||||
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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 |
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- 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)[4]
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Record by conference
Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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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
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Michigan State 2013-14 Hockey History" (PDF). Michigan State Spartans. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 UND Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). UNDSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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