1970 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1970 NCAA Men's University Division
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 4
Finals Site
Champions Cornell Big Red (2nd title)
Runner-Up Clarkson Golden Knights (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Ned Harkness (3rd title)
MOP Dan Lodboa Cornell

The 1970 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 23rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1970, and concluded with Cornell defeating Clarkson 6-4. All games were played at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

As of 2016 the 1970 Cornell team is the only undefeated NCAA champion in University Division / Division I history.

Qualifying teams[1]

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 27–0–0 Tournament champion 4th 1969 1 Michigan Tech WCHA 19–10–3 Tournament co-champion 6th 1969
2 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 23–7–0 At-Large 6th 1966 2 Wisconsin WCHA 22–10–0 Tournament co-champion 1st Never

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 Olympic Arena. 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[2]

  Semifinals
March 19–20		 National Championship
March 21
                     
E1 Cornell 2  
W2 Wisconsin 1  
  E1 Cornell 6  
  E2 Clarkson 4  
W1 Michigan Tech 3
E2 Clarkson 4     Third Place Game
  W1 Michigan Tech 5
  W2 Wisconsin 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Wisconsin

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Clarkson

Consolation Game

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Wisconsin

National Championship

(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Clarkson

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CLK Luc St. Jean Kemp and Magnusson  :20 1–0 CLK
COR Larry Fullan Giuliani 4:22 1–1
COR Garth Ryan - PP unassisted 11:22 2–1 COR
CLK Jerry Kemp - PP St. Jean and Magnusson 17:27 2–2
2nd CLK Bill O'Flaherty Halme and Maki 9:13 3–2 CLK
COR David Westner Fullan and Ryan 13:31 3–3
3rd COR Dan Lodboa - PP McCutcheon and Giuliani 5:03 4–3 COR
COR Dan Lodboa - GW SH unassisted 7:58 5–3 COR
COR Dan Lodboa McCutcheon 12:17 6–3 COR
CLK Steve Warr Kemp 13:29 6–4 COR
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CLK Wayne LaChance Tripping 9:54 2:00
CLK David Westner Tripping 11:34 2:00
COR Garth Ryan High–Sticking 16:58 2:00
COR Ronald Simpson Tripping 17:14 2:00
2nd CLK Greg Lewis Cross–Checking 5:37 2:00
CLK Alf Maki Tripping 7:32 2:00
COR Robert Aitchison Tripping 17:50 2:00
COR Dan Lodboa Tripping 19:44 2:00
3rd CLK Steve Warr Tripping 4:28 2:00
COR David Westner Tripping 6:01 2:00
COR Gordon Lowe Cross–Checking 7:42 2:00
COR Ronald Simpson Cross–Checking 11:56 2:00
CLK Keith McLean High–Sticking 11:56 2:00
COR John Hughes Tripping 17:34 2:00

All-Tournament Team[4]

  • G: Bruce Bullock (Clarkson)
  • D: Steve Giuliani (Cornell)
  • D: Dan Lodboa* (Cornell)
  • F: John Hughes (Cornell)
  • F: Rick Magnusson (Clarkson)
  • F: Bob Poffenroth (Wisconsin)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

References

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  2. ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Championship Teams" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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