Collegiate ice hockey tournament
2007 Frozen Four logo | |
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 |
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.
Tournament procedure
RochesterGrand RapidsDenverManchesterSt. Louisclass=notpageimage| 2007 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)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.
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
The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
West Regional – Denver, Colorado
Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Note: * denotes overtime period(s) |
East Regional – Rochester, New York
Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire
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Frozen Four – St. Louis, Missouri
National 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
West Regional
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
West Regional
March 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
March 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
March 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
March 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
National semifinals
April 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
April 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
Conference | # 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 | – | – | – | – |
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)
References
- "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.
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