1996-97 Hockey Season: Goaltenders

Updated September 14, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Regional Seeds

  West   East
1 Michigan (34-3-4) 1 Clarkson (27-9-0)
2 North Dakota (28-10-2) 2 Boston U. (24-8-6)
3 Miami-OH (27-11-1) 3 Vermont (22-10-3)
4 Minnesota (27-12-1) 4 New Hampshire (28-10-0)
5 Michigan St. (23-12-4) 5 Colorado Col. (23-14-4)
6 Cornell (20-8-5) 6 Denver (23-12-4)

Held at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., March 22-23. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four.

First Round

Cornell 4 Miami-OH 2
Minnesota 6 Michigan St. 3
(Byes: Michigan and North Dakota)

Second Round

North Dakota 6 Cornell 2
Michigan 7 Minnesota 4
(North Dakota and Michigan advance)

East Regional

Held at The Centrum in Worcester, Mass., March 21-22. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four.

First Round

Colorado College 3 New Hampshire 2
Denver 6 Vermont 3
(Byes: Clarkson and Boston University)

Second Round

Colorado College 5   Clarkson 4
Boston University 4 OT Denver 3
(Colorado College and Boston University advance)

The Final Four

At the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis., March 27 and March 29. Single elimination; no consolation game.

Semifinals

North Dakota 6 Colorado College 2
Boston University 3 Michigan 2

Championship

North Dakota 6 Boston University 4
Final records: North Dakota (31-10-2); Boston University (26-9-6); Colorado College (25-15-4); Michigan (35-4-4).
Outstanding Player: Matt Henderson, North Dakota junior forward; SEMIFINAL— 1 goal, 1 assist; FINAL— 2 goals, 1 assist.
All-Tournament Team: Henderson, forward Dave Hoogsteen, defenseman Curtis Murphy and goaltender Aaron Schweitzer of North Dakota; forward Chris Drury and defenseman Tom Poti of Boston University.

Championship Game

North Dakota, 6-4

Saturday, March 29, 1997, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis.; Attendance: 17,537; TV Rating: 0.7/2 share (ESPN).

Boston University (HEA) 2 1 1 — 4
North Dakota (WCHA) 0 5 1 — 6

Scoring

1st Period: BU— Peter Donatelli (Tom Poti), 8:44; BU— Chris Drury (Poti, Albie O'Connell), 15:08 (pp).

2nd Period: ND— Curtis Murphy (Jay Panzer, Matt Henderson), 7:06; ND— David Hoogsteen (unassisted), 8:38; ND— Henderson (unassisted), 12:35 (sh); BU— Chris Kelleher (unassisted), 13:56 (pp); ND— Henderson (Adam Calder, Dane Litke), 15:49 (pp); ND— Hoogsteen (Murphy), 19:54.

3rd Period: BU— Jon Coleman (Kelleher, Mike Sylvia), 19:24; ND— Calder (unassisted), 19:47 (en).

Goaltenders

Saves: BU— Michel Larocque (29 shots/24 saves); ND— Aaron Schweitzer (29 shots/25 saves).

 

U.S. Division I College Hockey 1996-97 Season Hobey Baker Award

 

 
 
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