1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1996–97 | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Finals Site | Bradley Center Milwaukee | ||
| Champions | North Dakota (6th title, 9th title game, 12th Frozen Four) | ||
| Runner-Up | Boston University (9th title game, 20th Frozen Four) | ||
| Semifinalists | Colorado College (9th Frozen Four) Michigan (18th Frozen Four) | ||
| Winning Coach | Dean Blais (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Matt Henderson (North Dakota) | ||
| Attendance | 84,728 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I 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[1]
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 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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 | Minnesota | 6 – 3 | Michigan State | Van Andel Arena | ||||
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 | ||||
All-Tournament Team[2]
- 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)[3]
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
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
External links
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