1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

Qualifying teams

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.

Game locations

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

All-Tournament team

Record by conference

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