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1997 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

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1997 NCAA Division II men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams2
Finals site
ChampionsBemidji State Beavers (5th title)
Runner-upAlabama-Huntsville Chargers (3rd title game)
Winning coachBob Peters (5th title)
Attendance6,100

The 1997 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 2 schools playing in a best of three game series to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 3 games were played, hosted by Bemidji State University.

Bemidji State, coached by Bob Peters, won the national title over Alabama-Huntsville, two games to one.

Marc Lafleur, was the tournament's leading scorer with four points.

Tournament Format

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One eastern and one western team were invited to play a modified best-of-three tournament. In the first two games the teams would be awarded points (2 points for a win, one point for a tie) and whichever team had the most points would be the champion. If the teams were tied after two games then a 20-minute mini-game would be played to determine the champion.

Qualifying teams

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Team Record
Bemidji State 23–7–2
Alabama–Huntsville 20–6–0

Tournament Games

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National Championship
March 14–15
     
W Bemidji State 3 4 -
E Alabama–Huntsville 2 2 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

Tournament Awards

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None Awarded

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  • "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2016.