2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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.[1]
Teams | 16 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Michigan State Spartans (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Boston College Eagles (8th title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Rick Comley (2nd title) |
MOP | Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State) |
Attendance | 115,684 |
Tournament procedure
editThe 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
editHockey 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.
East Regional – Rochester | Northeast Regional – Manchester | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Clarkson | ECACHL | 25–8–5 | Tournament champion | 19th | 1999 | 1 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | 26–10–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2006 |
2 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 22–10–7 | At-large bid | 6th | 2003 | 2 | Boston College | Hockey East | 26–11–1 | Tournament champion | 27th | 2006 |
3 | Maine | Hockey East | 21–14–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2006 | 3 | St. Lawrence | ECACHL | 23–13–2 | At-large bid | 16th | 2001 |
4 | Massachusetts | Hockey East | 20–12–5 | At-large bid | 1st | Never | 4 | Miami | CCHA | 23–13–4 | At-large bid | 5th | 2006 |
West Regional – Denver | Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids | ||||||||||||
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 30–9–3 | Tournament champion | 31st | 2006 | 1 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 31–6–3 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2004 |
2 | Michigan | CCHA | 26–13–1 | At-large bid | 30th | 2006 | 2 | Boston University | Hockey East | 20–9–9 | At-large bid | 30th | 2006 |
3 | North Dakota | WCHA | 22–13–5 | At-large bid | 22nd | 2006 | 3 | Michigan State | CCHA | 22–13–3 | At-large bid | 25th | 2006 |
4 | Air Force | Atlantic Hockey | 19–15–5 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | CHA | 13–19–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
Brackets
editThe number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
West Regional – Denver, Coloradoedit
Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michiganedit
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) |
East Regional – Rochester, New Yorkedit
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshireedit
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Frozen Four – St. Louis, Missouri
editNational semifinals April 5 | National championship April 7 | ||||||||
W3 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||
NE2 | Boston College | 6 | |||||||
NE2 | Boston College | 1 | |||||||
MW3 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||
E3 | Maine | 2 | |||||||
MW3 | Michigan State | 4 |
Regional semifinals
editWest Regional
editMarch 24, 2007 | Minnesota | 4–3 (0–1, 1–1, 3–1) | Air Force | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 11,161 |
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Kellen Briggs | Goalies | Andrew Volkening | Referees: Scott Hansen Andy O'Brien, Dave Kronenberg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 31 |
March 25, 2007 | Michigan | 5–8 (3–4, 2–3, 0–1) | North Dakota | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 11,171 |
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Billy Sauer | Goalies | Jean-Philippe Lamoureux | Referees: Dave Hansen Bob Bernard, Tim Low | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Shots | 27 |
Midwest Regional
editMarch 24, 2007 | Notre Dame | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Michigan State | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Attendance: 4,839 |
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David Brown | Goalies | Jeff Lerg | Referees: Peter Feola Robert St. Lawrence, Marty Demers | ||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
20 | Shots | 25 |
East Regional
editMarch 24, 2007 | Maine | 3–1 (0–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Massachusetts | Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York Attendance: 3,522 |
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Ben Bishop | Goalies | Jonathan Quick | Referees: Matt Shegos John Philo, Bruce Vida | |||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 36 |
Northeast Regional
editMarch 25, 2007 | Boston College | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Miami | Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,077 |
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Cory Schneider | Goalies | Jeff Zatkoff | Referees: Derek Shepard Butch Mousseaux, Bob Keltie | |||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 37 |
Regional Finals
editWest Regional
editMarch 25, 2007 | Minnesota | 2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | North Dakota | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 11,217 |
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Jeff Frazee | Goalies | Jean-Philippe Lamoureux | Referees: Tim Benedetto Bob Bernard, Tim Low | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 25 min | |||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 36 |
Midwest Regional
editMarch 24, 2007 | Notre Dame | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Michigan State | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Attendance: 4,839 |
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David Brown | Goalies | Jeff Lerg | Referees: Peter Feola Robert St. Lawrence, Marty Demers | ||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
20 | Shots | 25 |
East Regional
editMarch 24, 2007 | Maine | 3–1 (0–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Massachusetts | Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York Attendance: 3,522 |
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Ben Bishop | Goalies | Jonathan Quick | Referees: Matt Shegos John Philo, Bruce Vida | |||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 36 |
Northeast Regional
editMarch 25, 2007 | Boston College | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Miami | Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire Attendance: 7,077 |
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Cory Schneider | Goalies | Jeff Zatkoff | Referees: Derek Shepard Butch Mousseaux, Bob Keltie | |||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 37 |
Frozen Four
editNational semifinals
editApril 5, 2007 | Boston College | 6–4 (1–1, 1–1, 4–2) | North Dakota | Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 18,857 |
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Cory Schneider | Goalies | Philippe Lamoureux | Referees: Matt Shegos Kevin Langseth, John Philo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Shots | 29 |
April 5, 2007 | Michigan State | 4–2 (1–2, 1–0, 2–0) | Maine | Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 18,857 |
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Jeff Lerg | Goalies | Ben Bishop | Referees: Derek Shepherd Butch Mousseaux, Bob Keltie | |||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 31 |
National championship
editApril 7, 2007 | (NE2) Boston College | 1–3 (0–0, 1–0, 0–3) | (MW3) Michigan State | Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 19,432 |
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Referee: Derek Shepherd Linesmen: Bob Keltie Butch Mousseaux | ||||
Scoring summary | |||||
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | None | ||||
2nd | BC | Brian Boyle (19) – PP | Bradford | 26:50 | 1–0 BC |
3rd | MSU | Tim Kennedy (18) – PP | Abdelkader | 49:53 | 1–1 |
MSU | Justin Abdelkader (15) – GW | Kennedy and Howells | 59:41 | 2–1 MSU | |
MSU | Chris Mueller (16) – EN | McKenzie and Vukovic | 59:58 | 3–1 MSU | |
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Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
1st | MSU | Chris Snavely | Obstruction Interference | 09:46 | 2:00 |
BC | Dan Bertram | Holding the Stick | 17:34 | 2:00 | |
MSU | Ethan Graham | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 17:51 | 2:00 | |
BC | Nathan Gerbe | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 17:51 | 2:00 | |
2nd | MSU | Justin Abdelkader | Hooking | 23:34 | 2:00 |
MSU | Tim Crowder | Hooking | 25:00 | 2:00 | |
BC | Tim Filangieri | Interference | 28:38 | 2:00 | |
BC | Brian Boyle | Tripping | 30:31 | 2:00 | |
BC | Carl Sneep | Slashing | 32:58 | 2:00 | |
3rd | MSU | Justin Abdelkader | Interference | 41:35 | 2:00 |
BC | Matt Greene | Charging the Goaltender | 43:39 | 2:00 | |
MSU | Ethan Graham | Roughing | 47:51 | 2:00 | |
BC | Kyle Kucharski | Slashing | 47:51 | 2:00 | |
BC | Tim Filangieri | Hooking | 49:47 | 2:00 |
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Record by conference
editConference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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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 | – | – | – | – |
- 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)
References
edit- ^ "2007 Hockey Championship - MSU 3, BC 1". YouTube.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.