The 2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey as the culmination of the 2006–07 season. The tournament began on March 23, 2007, and ended with the championship game on April 7.
This year's tournament was the first since 2004 to feature multiple programs, Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville, and Massachusetts, making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs.
Tournament procedure
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship.
The four regionals are officially named after their geographic areas. The following were the sites for the 2007 regionals: March 23 and 24 East Regional, Blue Cross Arena – Rochester, New York (Host: ECAC Hockey League) Midwest Regional, Van Andel Arena – Grand Rapids, Michigan (Host: Western Michigan University)
March 24 and 25 West Regional, Pepsi Center – Denver, Colorado (Host: University of Denver) Northeast Regional, Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, New Hampshire (Host: University of New Hampshire)
Each regional winner advanced to the Frozen Four: April 5 and 7 Scottrade Center – St. Louis, Missouri (Hosts: College Hockey America and the St. Louis Sports Commission)
Qualifying teams Hockey East had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had three teams receive a berth, the ECACHL had two teams receive a berth, and Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) each had one team receive a berth.
West Regional – Denver Midwest Regional – Grand RapidsSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1Minnesota (1)WCHA30–9–3Tournament champion 31st 2006 1Notre Dame (2)CCHA31–6–3Tournament champion 2nd 20042MichiganCCHA26–13–1At-large bid 30th 2006 2Boston UniversityHockey East20–9–9At-large bid 30th 20063North DakotaWCHA22–13–5At-large bid 22nd 20063Michigan StateCCHA22–13–3At-large bid 25th 20064Air ForceAtlantic Hockey19–15–5Tournament champion 1st Never4Alabama–HuntsvilleCHA13–19–3Tournament champion 1st Never East Regional – Rochester Northeast Regional – ManchesterSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1Clarkson (3)ECACHL25–8–5Tournament champion 19th 19991New Hampshire (4)Hockey East26–10–2At-large bid 17th 20062St. Cloud StateWCHA22–10–7At-large bid 6th 20032Boston CollegeHockey East26–11–1Tournament champion 27th 20063MaineHockey East21–14–2At-large bid 17th 20063St. LawrenceECACHL23–13–2At-large bid 16th 20014MassachusettsHockey East20–12–5At-large bid 1st Never4MiamiCCHA23–13–4At-large bid 5th 2006
Bracket
Results
West Regional – Denver, Colorado Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
East Regional – Rochester, New York Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Frozen Four – St. Louis, Missouri
National Semifinals
National Championship
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd BCBrian Boyle (19) – PPBradford 26:50 1–0 BC 3rd MSUTim Kennedy (18) – PPAbdelkader 49:53 1–1 MSUJustin Abdelkader (15) – GWKennedy and Howells 59:41 2–1 MSU MSUChris Mueller (16) – ENMcKenzie and Vukovic 59:58 3–1 MSU Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MSUChris SnavelyObstruction Interference 9:46 2:00 BCDan BertramHolding the Stick 17:34 2:00 MSUEthan GrahamUnsportsmanlike Conduct 17:51 2:00 BCNathan GerbeUnsportsmanlike Conduct 17:51 2:00 2nd MSUJustin AbdelkaderHooking 23:34 2:00 MSUTim CrowderHooking 25:00 2:00 BCTim FilangieriInterference 28:38 2:00 BCBrian BoyleTripping 30:31 2:00 BCCarl SneepSlashing 32:58 2:00 3rd MSUJustin AbdelkaderInterference 41:35 2:00 BCMatt GreeneCharging the Goaltender 43:39 2:00 MSUEthan GrahamRoughing 47:51 2:00 BCKyle KucharskiSlashing 47:51 2:00 BCTim FilangieriHooking 49:47 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan State 6 12 11 29 Boston College 13 6 11 30
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MSU Jeff Lerg 29 1 60:00 BC Cory Schneider 26 2 59:41
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions Hockey East 5 6–5 .545 3 2 1 – CCHA 4 6–3 .666 3 1 1 1 WCHA 3 3–3 .500 2 1 – – ECACHL 2 0–2 .000 – – – – Atlantic Hockey 1 0–1 .000 – – – – CHA 1 0–1 .000 – – – –
All-Tournament team
Frozen Four G: Jeff Lerg (Michigan State) D: Tyler Howells (Michigan State) D: Brian Boyle (Boston College) F: Justin Abdelkader* (Michigan State) F: Nathan Gerbe (Boston College) F: Tim Kennedy (Michigan State) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
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