1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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==
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.
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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===
===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	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	BU 	Peter Donatelli 	Poti 	8:44 	1–0 BU
1st 	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
2nd 	UND 	David Hoogsteen 	unassisted 	28:38 	2–2
2nd 	UND 	Matt Henderson – SH 	unassisted 	32:35 	3–2 UND
2nd 	BU 	Chris Kelleher – PP 	unassisted 	33:56 	3–3
2nd 	UND 	Matt Henderson – PP 	Calder and Litke 	35:49 	4–3 UND
2nd 	UND 	David Hoogsteen – GW	Murphy 	39:54 	5–3 UND
3rd 	BU 	Jon Coleman 	Kelleher and Sylvia 	59:24 	5–4 UND
3rd 	UND 	Adam Calder – EN 	unassisted 	59:41 	6–4 UND
Shots by period 	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	T 	
Boston University	11 	18 	8 	29 	
North Dakota 	10 	16 	4 	30 	
Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Team 	Name 	Saves 	Goals against	Time on ice
BU 	Michel Larocque 	24 	5 	58:28
UND 	Aaron Schweitzer	25 	4 	60:00
==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 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==
Tournament
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