NCAA Division I TournamentRegional Seeds| | West | | East |
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| 1 | Michigan (34-3-4) | 1 | Clarkson (27-9-0) | | 2 | North Dakota (28-10-2) | 2 | Boston U. (24-8-6) | | 3 | Miami-OH (27-11-1) | 3 | Vermont (22-10-3) | | 4 | Minnesota (27-12-1) | 4 | New Hampshire (28-10-0) | | 5 | Michigan St. (23-12-4) | 5 | Colorado Col. (23-14-4) | | 6 | Cornell (20-8-5) | 6 | Denver (23-12-4) |
West Regional Held at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., March 22-23. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four. First Round| Cornell 4 | Miami-OH 2 | | Minnesota 6 | Michigan St. 3 |
(Byes: Michigan and North Dakota) Second Round| North Dakota 6 | Cornell 2 | | Michigan 7 | Minnesota 4 |
(North Dakota and Michigan advance) East Regional Held at The Centrum in Worcester, Mass., March 21-22. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four. First Round| Colorado College 3 | New Hampshire 2 | | Denver 6 | Vermont 3 |
(Byes: Clarkson and Boston University) Second Round| Colorado College 5 | | Clarkson 4 | | Boston University 4 | OT | Denver 3 |
(Colorado College and Boston University advance) The Final Four At the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis., March 27 and March 29. Single elimination; no consolation game. Semifinals| North Dakota 6 | Colorado College 2 | | Boston University 3 | Michigan 2 |
Championship| North Dakota 6 | Boston University 4 |
Final records: North Dakota (31-10-2); Boston University (26-9-6); Colorado College (25-15-4); Michigan (35-4-4). Outstanding Player: Matt Henderson, North Dakota junior forward; SEMIFINAL— 1 goal, 1 assist; FINAL— 2 goals, 1 assist. All-Tournament Team: Henderson, forward Dave Hoogsteen, defenseman Curtis Murphy and goaltender Aaron Schweitzer of North Dakota; forward Chris Drury and defenseman Tom Poti of Boston University. Championship GameNorth Dakota, 6-4 Saturday, March 29, 1997, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis.; Attendance: 17,537; TV Rating: 0.7/2 share (ESPN). | Boston University (HEA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | — 4 | | North Dakota (WCHA) | 0 | 5 | 1 | — 6 |
Scoring 1st Period: BU— Peter Donatelli (Tom Poti), 8:44; BU— Chris Drury (Poti, Albie O'Connell), 15:08 (pp). 2nd Period: ND— Curtis Murphy (Jay Panzer, Matt Henderson), 7:06; ND— David Hoogsteen (unassisted), 8:38; ND— Henderson (unassisted), 12:35 (sh); BU— Chris Kelleher (unassisted), 13:56 (pp); ND— Henderson (Adam Calder, Dane Litke), 15:49 (pp); ND— Hoogsteen (Murphy), 19:54. 3rd Period: BU— Jon Coleman (Kelleher, Mike Sylvia), 19:24; ND— Calder (unassisted), 19:47 (en). Goaltenders Saves: BU— Michel Larocque (29 shots/24 saves); ND— Aaron Schweitzer (29 shots/25 saves).
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