1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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.

1972 NCAA Men's University Division
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsBoston University Terriers (2nd title)
Runner-upCornell Big Red (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJack Kelley (2nd title)
MOPTim Regan, Boston University
Attendance30,566

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 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

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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

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  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)

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Wisconsin

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Cornell

(W1) Denver vs. (W2) Wisconsin

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Cornell
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BU Ron Anderson - GW PP Brown and Jordan 10:42 1–0 BU
2nd BU Ric Jordan - PP Brown 30:51 2–0 BU
3rd BU Ron Anderson Cahoon 41:39 3–0 BU
BU Ric Jordan Cahoon and Anderson 53:13 4–0 BU
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st COR Gordon McCormick 8:52 2:00
BU Mike LaGarde 18:13 2:00
COR Larry Fullan 18:13 2:00
2nd COR Dave Elenbaas 29:13 2:00
BU Ron Anderson 29:44 2:00
COR Larry Fullan 29:44 2:00
3rd BU Peter Thornton 43:24 2:00

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)[4]

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References
  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "Boston University Championship Teams" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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