2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament is the national championship tournament for men's college ice hockey in the United States in 2017. The tournament involves 16 teams in single-elimination play to determine the national champion at the Division I level of the NCAA, the highest level of competition in college hockey. The tournament's Frozen Four – the semifinals and finals – will be hosted by Notre Dame University and the Chicago Sports Commission at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois April 6-8, 2017.

Automatic Bids
The post season champions of the six division I confences will automatically qualify for the tournament
 * Atlantic Hockey: Air Force Falcons
 * Big Ten Conference: Penn State Nittany Lions
 * ECAC: Harvard Crimson
 * Hockey East: UMass-Lowell River Hawks
 * National Collegiate Hockey Conference: Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
 * Western Collegiate Hockey Association: Michigan Tech Huskies

At-large Bids

 * Boston University Terriers
 * Cornell Big Red
 * Denver Pioneers
 * Minnesota Golden Gophers
 * Notre Dame Fighting Irish
 * North Dakota Fighting Hawks
 * Ohio State Buckeyes
 * Providence Friars
 * Union Dutchmen
 * Western Michigan Broncos

Tournament procedure
The tournament consisted of four groups of four teams in regional brackets. The winner of each regional advanced to the Frozen Four:

Northeast Regional
March 23-25, 2017

Northeast Regional: Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire hosted by the University of New Hampshire.

First Round

 * UMass-Lowell River Hawks defeated Cornell Big Red 5-0
 * Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-2

Regional Final

 * Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated UMass-Lowell River Hawks 3-2 (ot)

East Regional
East Regional:  Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island hosted by Brown University

First Round

 * Harvard Crimson defeated Providence Friars 3-0
 * Air Force Falcons defeated Western Michigan Broncos 5-4

Regional Final

 * Harvard Crimson defeated Air Force Falcons 3-2

Midwest Regional
Midwest Regional:  US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio hosted by Miami University (Ohio)

First Round

 * Denver Pioneers defeated Michigan Tech Huskies 5-2
 * Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Union Dutchmen 10-3

Regional Final

 * Denver Pioneers defeated Penn State Nittany Lions 6-3

West Regional
West Regional: Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota hosted by the University of North Dakota

First Round

 * Boston University Terriers defeated North Dakota Fighting Hawks 4-3 (2ot)
 * Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2 (ot)

Regional Final

 * Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Boston University Terriers 3-2 (ot)

Frozen Four
April 6-8, 2017 held at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Semifinal

 * Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Harvard Crimson 2-1
 * Denver Pioneers defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-1

Final

 * Denver Pioneers defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 3-2