1975_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament

1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 28th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1975, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Minnesota 6–1. All games were played at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

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This is the first time since 1949 that all four teams in the tournament had played in the previous championship. It has not happened since (as of 2017).

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 St. Louis 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.

Bracket

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Semifinals
March 13
National Championship
March 15
      
E1 Boston University 5
W2 Michigan Tech 9
W2 Michigan Tech 6
W1 Minnesota 1
W1 Minnesota 6
E2 Harvard 4 Third Place Game
E1 Boston University 10
E2 Harvard 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

March 13 Boston University 5 – 9 Michigan Tech St. Louis Arena  
(Burlington, Stanfield) Rick Meagher - 04:53
(Brown, Robbins) Vic Stanfield - 19:57
First period 07:35 - Jeff Wilcox (unassisted)
09:16 - PP - Stu Younger (D'Alvise, P. Jensen)
(Stanfield, Robbins) Peter Brown - PP - 08:08 Second period 02:10 - Stu Younger (unassisted)
03:07 - Peter Roberts (Lorimer, Bouchard)
05:32 - PP - Bob D'Alvise (Steele, Murray)
15:23 - GW - Bob D'Alvise (unassisted)
18:40 - PP - Bill Steele (Zuke, D'Alvise)
(Stanfield) Peter Brown - PP - 05:32
(Sunderland) Terry Meagher - 08:43
Third period 00:19 - PP - George Lyle (P. Jensen)
01:50 - PP - Mike Zuke (Wilcox)
Brian Durocher ( 31 saves ) Goalie stats ( 29 saves ) Jim Warden

(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) Harvard

March 14 Minnesota 6 – 4 Harvard St. Louis Arena

Consolation Game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Harvard

March 15 Boston University 10 – 5 Harvard St. Louis Arena

National Championship

(W1) Minnesota vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

March 15[3] Minnesota 1 – 6 Michigan Tech St. Louis Arena
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* 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. "Michigan Tech 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  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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