Regional Seeds
| West | East | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St. (31-5-4) | 1 | Boston U. (28-7-2) |
| 2 | North Dakota (30-7-1) | 2 | Boston College (25-8-5) |
| 3 | Michigan (28-11-1) | 3 | Clarkson (23-8-3) |
| 4 | Ohio St. (24-12-2) | 4 | Wisconsin (26-13-1) |
| 5 | Yale (23-8-3) | 5 | New Hampshire (23-11-1) |
| 6 | Princeton (18-10-7) | 6 | Colorado Col. (25-12-3) |
Held at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27-28. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four.
First Round
| Michigan 2 | Princeton 1 |
| Ohio St. 4 | Yale 0 |
Second Round
| Michigan 4 | North Dakota 3 | |
| Ohio St. 4 | OT | Michigan St. 3 |
East Regional
Held at The Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY, March 28-29. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four.
First Round
| New Hampshire 7 | Wisconsin 4 |
| Colorado College 3 | Clarkson 1 |
Second Round
| New Hampshire 4 | OT | Boston University 3 |
| Boston College 6 | Colorado College 1 |
The Final Four
At the FleetCenter in Boston, Mass., April 2 and April 4. Single elimination; no consolation game.
Semifinals
| Michigan 4 | New Hampshire 0 |
| Boston College 5 | Ohio St. 2 |
Championship
| Michigan 3 | OT | Boston College 2 |
Championship Game
Michigan, 3-2 (OT)
Saturday, April 4, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Mass.; Attendance: 18,276; TV Rating: 0.7/2 share (ESPN).
| Michigan (CCHA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — 3 |
| Boston College (HE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — 2 |
Scoring
1st Period: BC— Kevin Caufield (Mike Mottau), 4:19.
2nd Period: UM— Mark Kosick (Bubba Berenzweig), 7:42; BC— Mike Lephart (Jeff Farkas, Bobby Allen), 18:38 (pp).
3rd Period: UM— Kosick (Bill Muckalt, Chris Fox), 13:48.
Overtime: UM— Josh Langfeld (Fox, Scott Matzka), 17:51.
Goaltenders
Saves: UM— Marty Turco (30 shots/28 saves); BC— Scott Clemmensen (35 shots/32 saves).
| U.S. Division I College Hockey | 1997-98 Season | Hobey Baker Award |
