2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament is the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2017. The tournament involves 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – will be hosted by Notre Dame University and the Chicago Sports Commission at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois April 6-8, 2017.
==Automatic Bids==
The post season champions of the six division I confences will automatically qualify for the tournament
*Atlantic Hockey: Air Force Falcons
*Big Ten Conference: Penn State Nittany Lions
*ECAC: Harvard Crimson
*Hockey East: UMass-Lowell River Hawks
*National Collegiate Hockey Conference: Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
*Western Collegiate Hockey Association: Michigan Tech Huskies
==At-large Bids==
*Boston University Terriers
*Cornell Big Red
*Denver Pioneers
*Minnesota Golden Gophers
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish
*North Dakota Fighting Hawks
*Ohio State Buckeyes
*Providence Friars
*Union Dutchmen
*Western Michigan Broncos
==Tournament procedure==
The tournament consisted of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:
==Northeast Regional==
March 23-25, 2017
Northeast Regional: Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire hosted by the University of New Hampshire.
===First Round===
*UMass-Lowell River Hawks defeated Cornell Big Red 5-0
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2
===Regional Final===
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated UMass-Lowell River Hawks 3-2 (ot)
==East Regional==
East Regional:  Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island hosted by Brown University
===First Round===
*Harvard Crimson defeated Providence Friars 3-0
*Air Force Falcons defeated Western Michigan Broncos 5-4
===Regional Final===
*Harvard Crimson defeated Air Force Falcons 3-2
==Midwest Regional==
Midwest Regional:  US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio hosted by Miami University (Ohio)
===First Round===
*Denver Pioneers defeated Michigan Tech Huskies 5-2
*Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Union Dutchmen 10-3
===Regional Final===
*Denver Pioneers defeated Penn State Nittany Lions 6-3
==West Regional==
West Regional: Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota hosted by the University of North Dakota
===First Round===
*Boston University Terriers defeated North Dakota Fighting Hawks 4-3 (2ot)
*Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2 (ot)
===Regional Final===
* Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Boston University Terriers 3-2 (ot)
==Frozen Four==
April 6-8, 2017 held at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
===Semifinal===
* Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Harvard Crimson 2-1
*Denver Pioneers defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-1
===Final===
*Denver Pioneers defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 3-2
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