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1972 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

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FieldValue
Year1972
Gendermen's
DivisionUniversity Division
ImageSize150px
Teams4
FrozenFourArenaBoston Garden
FrozenFourCityBoston, Massachusetts
Champions[Boston University Terriers](1971-72-boston-university-terriers-men-s-ice-hockey-season)
TitleCount2nd
ChampGameCount4th
ChampFFCount8th
RunnerUpCornell Big Red
GameCount4th
RunnerFFCount5th
Semifinal1Wisconsin Badgers
FrozenFourCount2nd
Semifinal2Denver Pioneers
FrozenFourCount210th
CoachJack Kelley
CoachCount2nd
MOPTim Regan
MOPTeamBoston University
Attendance30,566

The 1972 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1971–72 NCAA University Division 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

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.

EastWestSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1Boston UniversityECAC Hockey24–4–1[Tournament champion](1972-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)8th19711DenverWCHA27–9–0[Tournament co-champion](1972-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)10th1971
2CornellECAC Hockey22–5–0At-Large5th19702WisconsinWCHA26–9–1[Tournament co-champion](1972-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)2nd1970

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

March 16–17 March 18

| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Boston University | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Wisconsin | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Denver | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Cornell | RD1-score4=7

| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=Boston University | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=Cornell | RD2-score2=0

| RD2b-seed1=W1 | RD2b-team1=Denver | RD2b-score1=2 | RD2b-seed2=W2 | RD2b-team2=Wisconsin | RD2b-score2=5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Wisconsin

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Cornell

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 01:08 - Larry Fullan (Ugolini, Hanson) 07:15 - Dave Westner (Higgs) 17:51 - GW - Gord McCormick (Stewart, Dunsmuir) |1-2-1 = (Morenz) Bob Krieger - 13:57 (Christy, Preston) Brian Morenz - 14:49 |1-2-2 = 18:53 - Dave Westner (Fumio, Fullan) |1-3-2 = 09:12 - Dave Westner (Fumio) 12:51 - Dave Westner (Fullan) 19:40 - Doug Marrett (Brush, Murray) |goalie1-1 = ( 28 saves / 35 shots ) Ron Grahame |goalie1-2 = Dave Elenbaas ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

Consolation Game

(W1) Denver vs. (W2) Wisconsin

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

National Championship

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Cornell

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScorePenalty summaryPeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
**1st**Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Ron Anderson - *GW PP*Brown and Jordan10:421–0 BU
**2nd**Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Ric Jordan - *PP*Brown30:512–0 BU
**3rd**Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Ron AndersonCahoon41:393–0 BU
Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Ric JordanCahoon and Anderson53:134–0 BU
**1st**Cornell Big Red}}****Gordon McCormick8:522:00
Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Mike LaGarde18:132:00
Cornell Big Red}}****Larry Fullan18:132:00
**2nd**Cornell Big Red}}****Dave Elenbaas29:132:00
Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Ron Anderson29:442:00
Cornell Big Red}}****Larry Fullan29:442:00
**3rd**Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Peter Thornton43:242:00
Shots by periodTeam123T
Cornell Big Red}}****14121339
Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**Boston University**8111332
GoaltendersTeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
Cornell Big Red}}****Dave Elenbaas28460:00
Boston University Terrierscolor=#FFFFFF}};"**BU**Tim Regan39060:00

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

  • 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)

References

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  3. "Boston University Championship Teams". Boston University Terriers.
  4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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