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1972 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

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{{Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament |

| Year=1972

| Gender = men's

| Division=University Division

| Image=

| ImageSize=150px

| Caption=

| Teams=4

| FrozenFourArena=Boston Garden

| FrozenFourCity=Boston, Massachusetts

| Champions=Boston University Terriers

| TitleCount=2nd

| ChampGameCount=4th

| ChampFFCount=8th

| RunnerUp=Cornell Big Red

| GameCount=4th

| RunnerFFCount=5th

| Semifinal1=Wisconsin Badgers

| FrozenFourCount=2nd

| Semifinal2=Denver Pioneers

| FrozenFourCount2=10th

| Coach=Jack Kelley

| CoachCount=2nd

| MOP=Tim Regan

| MOPTeam=Boston University

| Attendance=30,566

}}

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.

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.

class="wikitable"

! colspan="7" style="background:#ffdead;" | East

! colspan="7" style="background:#ffdead;" | West

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

!Appearance

!Last bid

!Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

!Appearance

!Last bid

align=center|1

| Boston University

| ECAC Hockey

| 24–4–1

| Tournament champion

| 8th

| 1971

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| Denver

| WCHA

| 27–9–0

| Tournament co-champion

| 10th

| 1971

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| Cornell

| ECAC Hockey

| 22–5–0

| At-Large

| 5th

| 1970

|align=center|2

| Wisconsin

| WCHA

| 26–9–1

| Tournament co-champion

| 2nd

| 1970

{{cite news|title=NCAA Division 1 Tournament |url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html |publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives |access-date=2013-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html |archive-date=2014-02-02 |url-status=live }}

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

{{cite news|title=NCAA Tournament|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semifinals
March 16–17

| RD2=National championship
March 18

| RD2b=Third-place game

| RD1-seed1=E1

| RD1-team1=Boston University

| RD1-score1=4

| RD1-seed2=W2

| RD1-team2=Wisconsin

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=W1

| RD1-team3=Denver

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=E2

| RD1-team4=Cornell

| RD1-score4=7

| RD2-seed1=E1

| RD2-team1=Boston University

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=E2

| RD2-team2=Cornell

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2b-seed1=W1

| RD2b-team1=Denver

| RD2b-score1=2

| RD2b-seed2=W2

| RD2b-team2=Wisconsin

| RD2b-score2=5

}}

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

=Semifinals=

==(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Wisconsin==

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Boston University

|team2 = Wisconsin

|stadium1 = Boston Garden

|date1 = March 16

|score1 = 4 – 1

|recap1 =

|won1 = 1

|1-1-1 =

|1-1-2 =

|1-2-1 =

|1-2-2 =

|1-3-1 =

|1-3-2 =

|goalie1-1 =

|goalie1-2 =

}}

==(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Cornell==

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Denver

|team2 = Cornell

|stadium1 = Boston Garden

|date1 = March 17

|score1 = 2 – 7

|recap1 =

|won1 = 2

|1-1-1 = No Scoring

|1-1-2 = 01:08 - Larry Fullan (Ugolini, Hanson)
07:15 - Dave Westner (Higgs)
17:51 - GW - Gord McCormick (Stewart, Dunsmuir)

|1-2-1 = (Morenz) Bob Krieger - 13:57
(Christy, Preston) Brian Morenz - 14:49

|1-2-2 = 18:53 - Dave Westner (Fumio, Fullan)

|1-3-2 = 09:12 - Dave Westner (Fumio)
12:51 - Dave Westner (Fullan)
19:40 - Doug Marrett (Brush, Murray)

|goalie1-1 = ( 28 saves / 35 shots ) Ron Grahame

|goalie1-2 = Dave Elenbaas ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

}}

=Consolation Game=

==(W1) Denver vs. (W2) Wisconsin==

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Denver

|team2 = Wisconsin

|stadium1 = Boston Garden

|date1 = March 18

|score1 = 2 – 5

|recap1 =

|won1 = 2

|1-1-1 =

|1-1-2 =

|1-2-1 =

|1-2-2 =

|1-3-1 =

|1-3-2 =

|goalie1-1 =

|goalie1-2 =

}}

=National Championship=

==(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Cornell==

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Boston University

|team2 = Cornell

|stadium1 = Boston Garden

|date1 = March 18{{cite news|title=Boston University Championship Teams|url=http://www.goterriers.com/documents/2015/4/27/ncaa-championship-teams.pdf|publisher=Boston University Terriers|access-date=2017-02-26}}

|score1 = 4 – 0

|recap1 =

|won1 = 1

|1-1-1 =

|1-1-2 =

|1-2-1 =

|1-2-2 =

|1-3-1 =

|1-3-2 =

|goalie1-1 =

|goalie1-2 =

}}

style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
colspan=6 | Scoring summary
style="width:12%;"| Period

! style="width:7%;"| Team

! style="width:28%;"| Goal

! style="width:35%;"| Assist(s)

! style="width:7%;"| Time

! style="width:11%;"| Score

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 1st

|align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Ron Anderson - GW PP

|Brown and Jordan

|align=center | 10:42

|align=center | 1–0 BU

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 2nd

|align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Ric Jordan - PP

|Brown

|align=center | 30:51

|align=center | 2–0 BU

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 3rd

|align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Ron Anderson

|Cahoon

|align=center | 41:39

|align=center | 3–0 BU

align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Ric Jordan

|Cahoon and Anderson

|align=center | 53:13

|align=center | 4–0 BU

colspan=6 | Penalty summary
style="width:12%;"| Period

! style="width:7%;"| Team

! style="width:28%;"| Player

! style="width:35%;"| Penalty

! style="width:7%;"| Time

! style="width:11%;"| PIM

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 1st

|align=center style={{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}} |{{color|#FFFFFF|COR}}

|Gordon McCormick

|

|align=center | 8:52

|align=center | 2:00

align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Mike LaGarde

|

|align=center | 18:13

|align=center | 2:00

align=center style={{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}} |{{color|#FFFFFF|COR}}

|Larry Fullan

|

|align=center | 18:13

|align=center | 2:00

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2nd

|align=center style={{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}} |{{color|#FFFFFF|COR}}

|Dave Elenbaas

|

|align=center | 29:13

|align=center | 2:00

align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Ron Anderson

|

|align=center | 29:44

|align=center | 2:00

align=center style={{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}} |{{color|#FFFFFF|COR}}

|Larry Fullan

|

|align=center | 29:44

|align=center | 2:00

style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 3rd

|align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BU

|Peter Thornton

|

|align=center | 43:24

|align=center | 2:00

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{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width:30em; text-align:right;"
colspan=5 | Shots by period
style="width:10em; text-align:left;" | Team

! style="width:3em;" | 1

! style="width:3em;" | 2

! style="width:3em;" | 3

! style="width:3em;" | T

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}} |{{color|#FFFFFF|Cornell}}align=center | 14align=center | 12align=center | 13align=center | 39
align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | Boston Universityalign=center | 8align=center | 11align=center | 13align=center | 32

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width:40em; text-align:right;"
colspan=5 | Goaltenders
style="width:4em; text-align:left;" | Team

! style="width:10em;" | Name

! style="width:8em;" | Saves

! style="width:8em;" | Goals against

! style="width:8em;" | Time on ice

style="text-align:center; {{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}} |{{color|#FFFFFF|COR}}style="text-align:left;"| Dave Elenbaasalign=center | 28align=center | 4align=center | 60:00
align=center style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston University Terriers|color=#FFFFFF}};" | BUstyle="text-align:left;"| Tim Reganalign=center | 39align=center | 0align=center | 60:00

{{col-end}}

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

* Most Outstanding Player(s){{cite news|title=NCAA Division I Awards |url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=2013-07-17}}

{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf |publisher=NCAA.org |access-date=2013-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-17 |url-status=live }}

References

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  • {{cite book|title=Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |location=Indianapolis |pages=54, 58 |issn=1089-0092 |url=https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2008/2008_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=2008-05-27 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • {{cite web |title=1972 NCAA Tournament |work=Inside College Hockey |url=http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_72.htm |access-date=2008-05-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080523160352/http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_72.htm| archive-date= 23 May 2008 | url-status= live}}
  • {{cite web|title=NCAA Division 1 Tournament |work=College Hockey historical Archive |url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html |archive-date=2014-02-02 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web |title=NCAA Division 1 Awards|work=College Hockey historical Archive|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html|access-date=2013-07-02}}
  • {{cite web |title=Jack Kelly Year-by-Year Coaching Record |work=USCHO.com |url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,427/jack-kelley/ |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525220815/http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,427/jack-kelley/ |archive-date=2013-05-25 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web|title=Attendance Records and Sites |work=NCAA.org |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817162202/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-17 |url-status=live }}

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