1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Introduction 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 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 RapidsSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Clarkson ECAC 27–9–0 At-large bid 16th 19961 Michigan CCHA 34–3–4 Tournament champion 20th 19962 Boston University Hockey East 24–8–6 Tournament champion 23rd 19962 North Dakota WCHA 28–10–2 Tournament champion 13th 19903 Vermont ECAC 22–10–3 At-large bid 3rd 19963 Miami CCHA 27–11–1 At-large bid 2nd 19934 New Hampshire Hockey East 28–10–0 At-large bid 8th 19954 Minnesota WCHA 27–12–1 At-large bid 24th 19965 Colorado College WCHA 23–14–4 At-large bid 11th 19965 Michigan State CCHA 23–12–4 At-large bid 17th 19966 Denver WCHA 23–12–4 At-large bid 14th 19956 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======Frozen Four===Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals ===East Regional=======(3) Vermont vs. (6) Denver========(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Colorado College=======West Regional=======(3) Miami vs. (6) Cornell========(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State====
Regional semifinals ===East Regional=======(1) Clarkson vs. (5) Colorado College========(2) Boston University vs. (6) Denver=======West Regional=======(1) Michigan vs. (4) Minnesota========(2) North Dakota vs. (6) Cornell====
Frozen Four ===National semifinal=======(E5) Colorado College vs. (W2) North Dakota========(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Michigan=======National Championship=======(W2) North Dakota vs. (E2) Boston University==== Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score '''1st''' '''BU'''Peter DonatelliPoti 8:44 1–0 BU '''BU'''Chris Drury – ''PP''Poti and O'Connell 15:08 2–0 BU '''2nd''' '''UND'''Curtis MurphyPanzer and Henderson 27:06 2–1 BU '''UND'''David Hoogsteenunassisted 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 ColemanKelleher and Sylvia 59:24 5–4 UND '''UND'''Adam Calder – ''EN''unassisted 59:41 6–4 UND Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T '''Boston University'''  11  10  8  29 '''North Dakota'''  10  16  4  30 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice '''BU'''  Michel Larocque  24  5  58:28 '''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 BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions 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 -
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