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1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

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As of 2023 the 1970 Cornell team is the only undefeated NCAA champion in University Division / Division I history.

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.

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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 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

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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

March 19 Cornell 2 – 1 Wisconsin Olympic Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 07:08 - PP - Bob Poffenroth (Heatley)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Westner, Fullan) Garth Ryan - 05:32
(Aitchison) Bill Duthie - GW - 11:01
Third period No scoring
( 15 saves / 16 shots ) Brian Cropper Goalie stats Wayne Thomas ( 36 saves / 38 shots )

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Clarkson

March 20 Michigan Tech 3 – 4 Clarkson Olympic Arena

Consolation Game

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Wisconsin

March 21 Michigan Tech 5 – 6 Wisconsin Olympic Arena

National Championship

(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Clarkson

March 21[3] Cornell 6 – 4 Clarkson Olympic Arena
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  • 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)[4]

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References

  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. "Championship Teams" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  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.

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