1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
1972 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
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Season | 1971–72 | ||
Teams | 4 | ||
Finals Site | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts | ||
Champions | Boston University (2nd title, 4th title game, 8th Frozen Four) | ||
Runner-Up | Cornell (4th title game, 5th Frozen Four) | ||
Semifinalists | Wisconsin (2nd Frozen Four) Denver (10th Frozen Four) | ||
Winning Coach | Jack Kelley (2nd title) | ||
MOP | Tim Regan (Boston University) | ||
Attendance | 30,566 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1971–72 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 25th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 18, 1972, and concluded with Boston University defeating Cornell 4-0. All games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Qualifying teams[1]
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
East | West | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 24–4–1 | Tournament champion | 8th | 1971 | 1 | Denver | WCHA | 27–9–0 | Tournament co-champion | 10th | 1971 |
2 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 22–5–0 | At-Large | 5th | 1970 | 2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 26–9–1 | Tournament co-champion | 2nd | 1970 |
Format
The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Boston Garden. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Tournament Bracket[2]
Semifinals March 16–17 |
National Championship March 18 | |||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||
W2 | Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||
E2 | Cornell | 0 | ||||||||
W1 | Denver | 2 | ||||||||
E2 | Cornell | 7 | Third Place Game | |||||||
W1 | Denver | 2 | ||||||||
W2 | Wisconsin | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Wisconsin
March 16 | Boston University | 4 – 1 | Wisconsin | Boston Garden |
(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Cornell
March 17 | Denver | 2 – 7 | Cornell | Boston Garden |
Consolation Game
(W1) Denver vs. (W2) Wisconsin
March 18 | Denver | 2 – 5 | Wisconsin | Boston Garden |
National Championship
(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Cornell
March 18 | Boston University | 4 – 0 | Cornell | Boston Garden |
All-Tournament Team[3]
- G: Tim Regan* (Boston University)
- D: Bob Brown (Boston University)
- D: Ric Jordan (Boston University)
- F: John Danby (Boston University)
- F: Dave Westner (Cornell)
- F: Gary Winchester (Wisconsin)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]
References
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 54, 58. ISSN 1089-0092. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "1972 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- "NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- "Jack Kelly Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- "Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-07-02.