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.
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The at-large bids and seedings 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, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, and Hockey East had two berths.
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Regionals
| Regional Quarterfinals March 21–22
| | | Regional semifinals March 22–23
| | | Frozen Four
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| Clarkson
| 4
| | | | East Regional
| | | | | E5
| Colorado College
| 5
| | | E4
| New Hampshire
| 2
| | | | | E5
| Colorado College
| 3
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| North Dakota
| 6
| | | West Regional
| | | | | W6
| Cornell
| 2
| | | W3
| Miami
| 2
| | | | | W6
| Cornell
| 4
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| Regional Quarterfinals March 21–22
| | | Regional semifinals March 22–23
| | | Frozen Four
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E2
| Boston University
| 4*
| | | | East Regional
| | | | | E6
| Denver
| 3
| | | E3
| Vermont
| 3
| | | | | E6
| Denver
| 6
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| Michigan
| 7
| | | West Regional
| | | | | W4
| Minnesota
| 4
| | | W4
| Minnesota
| 6
| | | | | W5
| Michigan State
| 3
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Frozen Four
| National semifinals March 27
| | | National championship March 29
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| E5
| Colorado College
| 2
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| W2
| North Dakota
| 6
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| North Dakota
| 6
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| Boston University
| 4
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| E2
| Boston University
| 3
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| Michigan
| 2
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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
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
National semifinal
(E5) Colorado College vs. (W2) North Dakota
(E2) Boston University vs. (W1) Michigan
National Championship
(W2) North Dakota vs. (E2) Boston University
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Shots by period |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
T |
Boston University | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
North Dakota | 10 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
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Goaltenders |
Team |
Name |
Saves |
Goals against |
Time on ice |
BU | Michel Larocque | 24 | 5 | 58:28 |
UND | Aaron Schweitzer | 25 | 4 | 60:00 |
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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 |
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– |
ECAC |
3 |
1-3 |
.250 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
Hockey East |
2 |
2-2 |
.500 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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