The 1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the first CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 4, 1972, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Ohio State won the inaugural tournament, defeating Saint Louis 3–0 in the championship game.
1972 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 3–4, 1972 |
Teams | 4 |
Finals site | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
Champions | Ohio State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Dave Chambers (1st title) |
MVP | Bill McKenzie (Ohio State) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
Conference standings edit
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Ohio State†* | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 71 | |
Saint Louis | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 194 | 156 | |
Bowling Green | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 60 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 172 | 123 | |
Ohio | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 97 | 132 | |
Championship: Ohio State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Bracket edit
Semifinals March 3, 1972 | Championship March 4, 1972 | ||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 7 | |||||||
4 | Ohio | 1 | |||||||
1 | Ohio State | 3 | |||||||
2 | Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||
3 | Saint Louis | 6* | |||||||
2 | Bowling Green | 5 | Third place | ||||||
3 | Bowling Green | 7* | |||||||
4 | Ohio | 6 |
Semifinals edit
(1) Ohio State vs. (4) Ohio edit
March 3 | Ohio State | 7 – 1 | Ohio | St. Louis Arena |
(2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Bowling Green edit
March 3 | Saint Louis | 6 – 5 | OT | Bowling Green | St. Louis Arena |
Third place edit
(3) Bowling Green vs. (4) Ohio edit
March 4 | Bowling Green | 7 – 6 | OT | Ohio | St. Louis Arena |
Championship edit
(1) Ohio State vs. (2) Saint Louis edit
March 4 | Ohio State | 3 – 0 | Saint Louis | St. Louis Arena |
Tournament awards edit
All-Tournament Team edit
- F Jerry Welsh (Ohio State)
- F John Nestic (Saint Louis)
- F Mike Bartley (Bowling Green)
- D Jim Witherspoon (Ohio State)
- D Roger Archer (Bowling Green)
- G Bill McKenzie* (Ohio State)
References edit
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.