2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2007 Frozen Four logo
Season	2006–07
Teams	16
Finals Site	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Michigan State (3rd title, 5th title game, 10th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Boston College (8th title game, 20th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	North Dakota (17th Frozen Four) Maine (12th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Rick Comley (2nd title)
MOP	Justin Abdelkader Michigan State
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The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I 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. The tournament began on March 23, 2007, and ended with the championship game on April 7.

Michigan State University, coached by Rick Comley, won its third national title with a 3–1 victory in the championship game over Boston College, coached by Jerry York.

Justin Abdelkader, sophomore forward for Michigan State, was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player with the tournament winning goal and two assists.

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)

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
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 (OH)	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 Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado hosted the West Regional, including this game between Minnesota and Air Force.

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

West Regional – Denver, Colorado Regional Semifinals March 24 Regional Final March 25             1 Minnesota (1) 4 4 Air Force 3 1 Minnesota (1) 2 3 North Dakota 3* 2 Michigan 5 3 North Dakota 8 Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan Regional Semifinals March 23 Regional Final March 24             1 Notre Dame (2) 3** 4 Alabama-Huntsville 2 1 Notre Dame (2) 1 3 Michigan State 2 2 Boston University 1 3 Michigan State 5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

East Regional – Rochester, New York Regional Semifinals March 23 Regional Final March 24             1 Clarkson (3) 0 4 Massachusetts 1* 4 Massachusetts 1 3 Maine 3 2 St. Cloud State 1 3 Maine 4 Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire Regional Semifinals March 24 Regional Final March 25             1 New Hampshire (4) 1 4 Miami (OH) 2 4 Miami (OH) 0 2 Boston College 4 2 Boston College 4 3 St. Lawrence 1

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

Game reference
	Kellen Briggs	Goalies	Andrew Volkening	Referees: Scott Hansen Andy O'Brien, Dave Kronenberg
	Jay Barriball (Vannelli) – 29:00 Ryan Stoa (Okposo, Kaufmann) – PP – 51:50 Jim O'Brien (Johnson, Peltier) – 53:00 Mike Carman (Goligoski, Vannelli) – GW – 55:26	0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 3 4 – 3	09:55 – Jeff Hajner (Fairchild) 39:23 – PP – Andrew Ramsey (Phillipich, Mayra) 45:22 – Brett Nylander (Fairchild, Schiavone)
	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

Game reference
	Billy Sauer	Goalies	Jean-Philippe Lamoureux	Referees: Dave Hansen Bob Bernard, Tim Low
	Kevin Porter (Hensick, Johnson) – 00:26 Chris Summers (Cogliano) – 00:58 T. J. Hensick (Rohlfs, Johnson) – 04:58 T. J. Hensick (Porter, Hunwick) – PP – 20:14 Andrew Cogliano (unassisted) – 20:58	1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 3 3 – 4 4 – 4 5 – 4 5 – 5 5 – 6 5 – 7 5 – 8	03:05 – PP – Chris Porter (VandeVelde, Genoway) 14:36 – PP – Chris Porter (Miller, Genoway) 16:28 – T. J. Oshie (Duncan, Lee) 18:47 – PP – Jonathan Toews (Bina, Duncan) 23:16 – PP – Robbie Bina (Oshie) 24:53 – GW – Rylan Kaip (Watkins, Porter) 28:03 – PP – T. J. Oshie (Bina, Duncan) 57:49 – SH EN – T. J. Oshie (unassisted)
	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

Game reference
	David Brown	Goalies	Jeff Lerg	Referees: Peter Feola Robert St. Lawrence, Marty Demers
	Evan Rankin (Blatchford, Paige) – 54:52	0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2	26:04 – PP – Chris Mueller (Snavely, Graham) 45:59 – GW PP – Tim Kennedy (Crowder, Abdelkader)
	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

Game reference
	Ben Bishop	Goalies	Jonathan Quick	Referees: Matt Shegos John Philo, Bruce Vida
	Bret Tyler (Soares, Léveillé) – 25:23 Mike Hamilton (Soares, Ryan) – GW PP – 29:45 Matt Duffy (Tyler, Ryan) – PP – 46:28	1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1	38:14 – PP – Matt Anderson (Jarman, Fenton)
	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

Game reference
	Cory Schneider	Goalies	Jeff Zatkoff	Referees: Derek Shepard Butch Mousseaux, Bob Keltie
	Joe Rooney (Ferriero, Brennan) – GW – 23:00 Joe Rooney (Bertram, Smith) – PP – 25:44 Kyle Kucharski (Lombardi) – 47:27 Benn Ferriero (Bertram, Motherwell) – 51:21	1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0
	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

Game reference
	Jeff Frazee	Goalies	Jean-Philippe Lamoureux	Referees: Tim Benedetto Bob Bernard, Tim Low
	Mike Carman (Vannelli, Lucia) – 02:22 Jay Barriball (Vannelli, Goligoski) – PP – 53:11	1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 3	06:49 – Ryan Duncan (Lee) 42:08 – PP – Robbie Bina (Toews, Oshie) 69:43 – Chris Porter (Watkins, Jones)
	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

Game reference
	David Brown	Goalies	Jeff Lerg	Referees: Peter Feola Robert St. Lawrence, Marty Demers
	Evan Rankin (Blatchford, Paige) – 54:52	0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2	26:04 – PP – Chris Mueller (Snavely, Graham) 45:59 – GW PP – Tim Kennedy (Crowder, Abdelkader)
	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

Game reference
	Ben Bishop	Goalies	Jonathan Quick	Referees: Matt Shegos John Philo, Bruce Vida
	Bret Tyler (Soares, Léveillé) – 25:23 Mike Hamilton (Soares, Ryan) – GW PP – 29:45 Matt Duffy (Tyler, Ryan) – PP – 46:28	1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1	38:14 – PP – Matt Anderson (Jarman, Fenton)
	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

Game reference
	Cory Schneider	Goalies	Jeff Zatkoff	Referees: Derek Shepard Butch Mousseaux, Bob Keltie
	Joe Rooney (Ferriero, Brennan) – GW – 23:00 Joe Rooney (Bertram, Smith) – PP – 25:44 Kyle Kucharski (Lombardi) – 47:27 Benn Ferriero (Bertram, Motherwell) – 51:21	1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0
	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

Game reference
	Cory Schneider	Goalies	Philippe Lamoureux	Referees: Matt Shegos Kevin Langseth, John Philo
	Dan Bertram (Smith, O'Hanley) – pp – 15:41 Dan Bertram (Sneep, Gerbe) – pp – 35:21 Ben Smith (Gerbe, Motherwell) – 53:00 Nathan Gerbe (Bradford, Motherwell) – pp – 55:54 Joe Rooney (Boyle, Schneider) – en – 59:10 Nathan Gerbe – en – 59:54	0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 3 5 – 3 5 – 4 6 – 4	10:28 – Chris Porter (Lee, VandeVelde) 23:51 – pp – Jonathan Toews (Oshie, Chorney) 55:22 – sh – T. J. Oshie 59:43 – pp – Chris Porter (Oshie, Chorney)
	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

Game reference
	Jeff Lerg	Goalies	Ben Bishop	Referees: Derek Shepherd Butch Mousseaux, Bob Keltie
	Mueller – 7:25 Chris Snavely (Abdelkader, Kennedy) – 36:32 Nick Sucharski (Schepke, Sprague) – 45:11 Jim McKenzie (Mueller) – 49:46	0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 2 – 2 3 – 2 4 – 2	0:23 – Keith Johnson (Soares, Léveillé) 3:24 – Josh Soares (Ramsey, Johnson)
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	31

National championship

April 7, 2007

Boston College

1–3 (0–0, 1–0, 0–3)

Michigan State

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 19,432

Game reference
	Cory Schneider	Goalies	Jeff Lerg	Referees: Derek Shepherd Bob Keltie, Butch Mousseaux
	Brian Boyle (Bradford) – pp – 26:50	1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3	49:53 – pp – Tim Kennedy (Abdelkader) 59:41 – Justin Abdelkader (Kennedy, Howells) 59:58 – en – Chris Mueller (McKenzie, Vukovic)
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	29

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
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

Justin Abdelkader, pictured here with the Detroit Red Wings, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

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)

See also

• 2007 Frozen Four