# 2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

## 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 | East Regional – Rochester | East Regional – Rochester | East Regional – Rochester | East Regional – Rochester | East Regional – Rochester | East Regional – Rochester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | Northeast Regional – Manchester |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| West Regional – Denver | West Regional – Denver | West Regional – Denver | West Regional – Denver | West Regional – Denver | West Regional – Denver | West Regional – Denver | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 30–9–3 | Tournament champion | 31st | 2006 | 1 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 31–6–3 | Tournament champion | 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 | 1st | Never | 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | CHA | 13–19–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |

## Brackets

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

### Frozen Four – St. Louis, Missouri

| National semifinals April 5 | National semifinals April 5 | National semifinals April 5 | National championship April 7 | National championship April 7 | National championship April 7 |
| W3 | North Dakota | 4 | | | |
| NE2 | Boston College | 6 | | | |
| NE2 | Boston College | 6 | NE2 | Boston College | 1 |
| | | | MW3 | Michigan State | 3 |
| E3 | Maine | 2 | MW3 | Michigan State | 3 |
| MW3 | Michigan State | 4 | | | |

## Frozen Four
### National semifinals
#### National championship

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | None | None | None | None |
| 2nd | BC | Brian Boyle (19) – PP | Bradford | 26:50 | 1–0 BC |
| 3rd | MSU | Tim Kennedy (18) – PP | Abdelkader | 49:53 | 1–1 |
| 3rd | MSU | Justin Abdelkader (15) – GW | Kennedy and Howells | 59:41 | 2–1 MSU |
| 3rd | MSU | Chris Mueller (16) – EN | McKenzie and Vukovic | 59:58 | 3–1 MSU |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MSU | Chris Snavely | Obstruction Interference | 09:46 | 2:00 |
| 1st | BC | Dan Bertram | Holding the Stick | 17:34 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MSU | Ethan Graham | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 17:51 | 2:00 |
| 1st | BC | Nathan Gerbe | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 17:51 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MSU | Justin Abdelkader | Hooking | 23:34 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MSU | Tim Crowder | Hooking | 25:00 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BC | Tim Filangieri | Interference | 28:38 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BC | Brian Boyle | Tripping | 30:31 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BC | Carl Sneep | Slashing | 32:58 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MSU | Justin Abdelkader | Interference | 41:35 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BC | Matt Greene | Charging the Goaltender | 43:39 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MSU | Ethan Graham | Roughing | 47:51 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BC | Kyle Kucharski | Slashing | 47:51 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BC | Tim Filangieri | Hooking | 49:47 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Michigan State | 6 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| Boston College | 13 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MSU | Jeff Lerg | 29 | 1 | 60:00 |
| 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 | – | – | – | – |

## All-Tournament team
### 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)