1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 21, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 29. A total of 11 games were played.

Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seedings for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and the ECAC each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, and Hockey East had two berths.

Game locations

 * East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
 * West Regional – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
 * Frozen Four – Bradley Center, Milwaukee

Frozen Four
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

All-Tournament team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
 * G: Aaron Schweitzer (North Dakota)
 * D: Curtis Murphy (North Dakota)
 * D: Tom Poti (Boston University)
 * F: Chris Drury (Boston University)
 * F: Matt Henderson* (North Dakota)
 * F: David Hoogsteen (North Dakota)