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1973 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1973 |
| Gender | men's |
| Division | University Division |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Teams | 4 |
| FrozenFourArena | Boston Garden |
| FrozenFourCity | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champions | [Wisconsin Badgers](1972-73-wisconsin-badgers-men-s-ice-hockey-season) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 1st |
| ChampFFCount | 3rd |
| RunnerUp | none |
| (Denver Pioneers vacated) | |
| GameCount | - |
| RunnerFFCount | - |
| Semifinal1 | Boston College Eagles |
| FrozenFourCount | 10th |
| Semifinal2 | Cornell Big Red |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 6th |
| Coach | Bob Johnson |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Dean Talafous |
| MOPTeam | Wisconsin |
| Attendance | 23,368 |
(Denver Pioneers vacated)
The 1973 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 26th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1973, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Denver 4–2. All games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
After the tournament Denver's participation was vacated as a result of NCAA recruiting violations.
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.
| East | West | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 23–3–1 | [Tournament champion](1973-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 6th | 1972 | 1 | Denver | WCHA | 28–8–1 | [Tournament co-champion](1973-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 11th (vacated) | 1972 | ||
| 2 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 21–6–1 | At-Large | 10th | 1968 | 2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 27–9–2 | [Tournament co-champion](1973-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament) | 3rd | 1972 |
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 15–16 March 17
| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Cornell | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Wisconsin | RD1-score2=6* | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Denver† | RD1-score3=10 | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Boston College | RD1-score4=4
| RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=Wisconsin | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Denver† | RD2-score2=2
| RD2b-seed1=E1 | RD2b-team1=Cornell | RD2b-score1=1 | RD2b-seed2=E2 | RD2b-team2=Boston College | RD2b-score2=3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Note: † Denver's participation was later vacated due to NCAA violations
Semifinals
(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Boston College
|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =
(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Wisconsin
|1-1-1 = (Kuzmicz, Bo. Murray) Doug Marrett - 00:40 (Ceci) Paul Perras - 08:52 |1-2-1 = (Bi. Murray, Bo. Murray) George Kuzmicz - 00:31 (Skillins, Peace) Mike McGuire - 04:39 |1-2-2 = 12:03 - PP - Norm Cherrey (Bentley, Talafous) 18:28 - Dennis Olmstead (Hinkley) |1-3-1 = (unassisted) Bill Murray - 00:40 |1-3-2 = 08:16 - Gary Winchester (Pay, Hinkley) 16:49 - Jim Johnston (Winchester, Taft) 19:55 - EA - Dean Talafous (Hinkley, Olmstead) |1-4-2 = 09:27 - GW - Dean Talafous (Olmstead, Alley) |goalie1-1 = ( 35 saves / 36 shots ) Dave Elenbaas |goalie1-2 = Dick Perkins ( 24 saves / 27 shots )
Consolation Game
(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Boston College
|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-2 = 00:22 - Bob Reardon (Mellor) 12:25 - Ed Kenty (unassisted) |1-3-1 = (Ugolini) Doug Marrett - 08:42 |1-3-2 = 19:59 - EN - Jim Doyle (Smith, Reardon) |goalie1-1 = ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Dave Elenbaas |goalie1-2 = Neil Higgins ( 46 saves / 47 shots )
National Championship
(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 =
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | Penalty summary | Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1st** | Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Dave Pay | Johnston and Eaves | 3:05 | 1–0 WIS | |||||||||
| a | #866d4b | 2px}}" | **DEN** | Jim Miller | McNab and Pearson | 3:55 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| **2nd** | a | #866d4b | 2px}}" | **DEN** | John Pearson – *PP* | McNab | :54 | 2–1 DEN | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Tim Dool – *PP* | Cherrey and Bentley | 4:17 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Dean Talafous – *GW* | Lundeen and Deprez | 8:30 | 3–2 WIS | ||||||||||
| **3rd** | Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Jim Johnston | Winchester and Pay | 2:34 | 4–2 WIS | |||||||||
| **1st** | Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Jim Johnston | Tripping | 19:32 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| **2nd** | a | #866d4b | 2px}}" | **DEN** | Bob Young | Interference | 4:01 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Peter McNab | High–Sticking | 13:07 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Dave Pay | Tripping | 17:59 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| **3rd** | Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Dave Pay | High–Sticking | 14:18 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **Wisconsin** | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 | ||
| a | #866d4b | 2px}}" | **Denver** | 14 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Badgers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | **WIS** | Jim Makey | 32 | 2 | |||
| a | #866d4b | 2px}}" | **DEN** | Ron Grahame | 25 | 4 |
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
- G: Jim Makey (Wisconsin)
- D: vacated†
- D: John Taft (Wisconsin)
- F: Stan Hinkley (Wisconsin)
- F: vacated†
- F: Dean Talafous* (Wisconsin)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
† Recognition of Denver's D: Bruce Affleck and F: Peter McNab was vacated when Denver's participation in the tournament was vacated
References
References
- "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship History". [[NCAA]].
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "1973 Championship Boxscore". Wisconsin Badgers.
- "1994-95 Wisconsin Hockey Media Guide". Wisconsin Badgers.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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