1997 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1997 men's Division II 2 John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji State Beavers 5th 7th Alabama-Huntsville Chargers 3rd Bob Peters 5th 6,100 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 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 Team RecordBemidji State23–7–2Alabama–Huntsville20–6–0 Tournament Games 3 National ChampionshipMarch 14–15 W Bemidji State 3 4 - E Alabama–Huntsville 2 2 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Tournament Awards None Awarded External links http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/winter_champs_records/2004/2004_winter_champs_records.pdf NCAA Record Book 2016-04-14 NCAA NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament Category:NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament Category:1997 in sports in Minnesota Category:March 1997 sports events in the United States Category:Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey Category:College ice hockey tournaments in Minnesota