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 University Division men's
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

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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

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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)

Semifinals

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(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Wisconsin

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March 16 Boston University 4 – 1 Wisconsin Boston Garden


(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Cornell

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March 17 Denver 2 – 7 Cornell Boston Garden  
No Scoring First period 01:08 - Larry Fullan (Ugolini, Hanson)
07:15 - Dave Westner (Higgs)
17:51 - GW - Gord McCormick (Stewart, Dunsmuir)
(Morenz) Bob Krieger - 13:57
(Christy, Preston) Brian Morenz - 14:49
Second period 18:53 - Dave Westner (Fumio, Fullan)
No scoring Third period 09:12 - Dave Westner (Fumio)
12:51 - Dave Westner (Fullan)
19:40 - Doug Marrett (Brush, Murray)
( 28 saves / 35 shots ) Ron Grahame Goalie stats Dave Elenbaas ( 32 saves / 34 shots )


Consolation Game

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(W1) Denver vs. (W2) Wisconsin

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March 18 Denver 2 – 5 Wisconsin Boston Garden


National Championship

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(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Cornell

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March 18[3] Boston University 4 – 0 Cornell Boston Garden


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

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Boston University Championship Teams" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.