2007 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
Year=2007
Gender=Men's
Division=Division I


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2007 Frozen Four logo
Teams=16
FrozenFourArena=Scottrade Center
FrozenFourCity=St. Louis, Missouri
Champions=Michigan State
TitleCount=3rd
RunnerUp=Boston College
GameCount=8th
Semifinal1=North Dakota
FrozenFourCount=17th
Semifinal2=Maine
FrozenFourCount2=12th
Coach=Rick Comley
CoachCount=2nd
MOP=Justin Abdelkader
MOPTeam=Michigan State
Attendance=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 [http://www.stlouissports.org/ St. Louis Sports Commission] )

Qualifying teams

Brackets

The number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

West Regional – Denver, Colorado

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 24 | RD2=Regional Finals March 25

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Minnesota (1)
RD1-score1="'4
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Air Force
RD1-score2=3

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Michigan
RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=North Dakota
RD1-score4=8

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Minnesota (1)
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=North Dakota
RD2-score2=3*

Northeast Regional – Manchester, New Hampshire

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 24 | RD2=Regional Finals March 25

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=New Hampshire (4)
RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Miami (OH)
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Boston College
RD1-score3=4
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=St. Lawrence
RD1-score4=1

RD2-seed1=4
RD2-team1=Miami (OH)
RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Boston College
RD2-score2=4

East Regional – Rochester, New York

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 23 | RD2=Regional Finals March 24

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Clarkson (3)
RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Massachusetts
RD1-score2=1*

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=St. Cloud State
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Maine
RD1-score4=4

RD2-seed1=4
RD2-team1=Massachusetts
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Maine
RD2-score2=3

Midwest Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan

4TeamBracket | RD1=First round March 23 | RD2=Regional Finals March 24

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Notre Dame (2)
RD1-score1=3**
RD1-seed2=4
RD1-team2=Alabama-Huntsville
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=2
RD1-team3=Boston University
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Michigan State
RD1-score4=5

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Notre Dame (2)
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Michigan State
RD2-score2=2

Frozen Four – St. Louis, Missouri

4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals April 5 | RD2=National Championship April 7

RD1-seed1=W3
RD1-team1=North Dakota
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=NE2
RD1-team2= Boston College
RD1-score2=6

RD1-seed3=E3
RD1-team3=Maine
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=MW3
RD1-team4=Michigan State
RD1-score4=4

RD2-seed1=NE2
RD2-team1=Boston College
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=MW3
RD2-team2=Michigan State
RD2-score2=3

* Overtime
** Double Overtime

Record by conference

All-Tournament Team

*G: Jeff Lerg, Michigan State
*F: Nathan Gerbe, Boston College
*F: Justin Abdelkader, Michigan State*
*F: Brian Boyle, Boston College
*F: Tyler Howells, Michigan State
*F: Tim Kennedy, Michigan State* Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

*cite web|url=http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_07.htm|title=2007 NCAA Tournament|accessdate=2008-03-29|work=Inside College Hockey
*cite news | url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2008/2008_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf | title= Official 2008 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book | publisher= NCAA| date=2007 | accessdate=2008-03-29

External links

* [http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/default.aspx?id=284 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com]