1972 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

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.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	24–4–1	Tournament champion	8th	1971	1	Denver	WCHA	27–9–0	Tournament co-champion	10th	1971
2	Cornell	ECAC Hockey	22–5–0	At-Large	5th	1970	2	Wisconsin	WCHA	26–9–1	Tournament co-champion	2nd	1970

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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 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

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	Semifinals March 16–17					National championship March 18
	E1	Boston University	4
	W2	Wisconsin	1
						E1	Boston University	4
						E2	Cornell	0
	W1	Denver	2
	E2	Cornell	7			Third-place game
						W1	Denver	2
						W2	Wisconsin	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Wisconsin

March 16

Boston University

4 – 1

Wisconsin

Boston Garden

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Cornell

March 17	Denver		2 – 7		Cornell	Boston Garden
No Scoring		First period			01:08 - Larry Fullan (Ugolini, Hanson) 07:15 - Dave Westner (Higgs) 17:51 - GW - Gord McCormick (Stewart, Dunsmuir)
(Morenz) Bob Krieger - 13:57 (Christy, Preston) Brian Morenz - 14:49		Second period			18:53 - Dave Westner (Fumio, Fullan)
No scoring		Third period			09:12 - Dave Westner (Fumio) 12:51 - Dave Westner (Fullan) 19:40 - Doug Marrett (Brush, Murray)
( 28 saves / 35 shots ) Ron Grahame		Goalie stats			Dave Elenbaas ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

Consolation Game

(W1) Denver vs. (W2) Wisconsin

March 18

Denver

2 – 5

Wisconsin

Boston Garden

National Championship

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Cornell

March 18[3]

Boston University

4 – 0

Cornell

Boston Garden

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	BU	Ron Anderson - GW PP	Brown and Jordan	10:42	1–0 BU
2nd	BU	Ric Jordan - PP	Brown	30:51	2–0 BU
3rd	BU	Ron Anderson	Cahoon	41:39	3–0 BU
	BU	Ric Jordan	Cahoon and Anderson	53:13	4–0 BU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	COR	Gordon McCormick		8:52	2:00
	BU	Mike LaGarde		18:13	2:00
	COR	Larry Fullan		18:13	2:00
2nd	COR	Dave Elenbaas		29:13	2:00
	BU	Ron Anderson		29:44	2:00
	COR	Larry Fullan		29:44	2:00
3rd	BU	Peter Thornton		43:24	2:00

All-Tournament team

• G: Tim Regan* (Boston University)
• D: Bob Brown (Boston University)
• D: Ric Jordan (Boston University)
• F: John Danby (Boston University)
• F: Dave Westner (Cornell)
• F: Gary Winchester (Wisconsin)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[4]

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References