1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

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.

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 25–4–1 Tournament champion 10th 1974 1 Minnesota WCHA 30–9–1 Tournament co-champion 6th 1974
2 Harvard ECAC Hockey 23–4–0 At-Large 7th 1974 2 Michigan Tech WCHA 30–10–0 Tournament co-champion 8th 1974

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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


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MTU Bill Steele Young and D'Alvise 11:36 1–0 MTU
MTU Mike ZukeGW S. Jensen and Decker 18:56 2–0 MTU
2nd MTU George Lyle S. Jensen and Ostlund 25:21 3–0 MTU
MTU Scott Jessee Mayer and Roberts 38:40 4–0 MTU
3rd MTU Bob D'AlvisePP Wilcox and Steele 41:26 5–0 MTU
MTU George Lyle – PP Ostlund and Abbey 46:56 6–0 MTU
MIN Tom Younghans Phippen and Gauge 49:49 6–1 MTU
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st MIN Buzz Schneider Interference 1:00 2:00
MTU George Lyle High–Sticking 3:37 2:00
MIN Joe Micheletti High–Sticking 5:16 2:00
MTU Jim Mayer Roughing 12:27 2:00
MIN Warren Miller Roughing 12:27 2:00
MTU Dana Decker Tripping 15:27 2:00
2nd MTU Bruce Abbey Interference 20:46 2:00
MTU George Lyle Tripping 28:18 2:00
MIN Robby Harris Elbowing 30:53 2:00
3rd MIN Joe Micheletti Interference 40:18 2:00
MTU Bob Lorimer Tripping 43:40 2:00
MIN Paul Holmgren Elbowing 45:55 2:00
MIN Warren Miller High–Sticking 47:10 2:00
MIN Russ Anderson Holding 47:21 2:00
MTU Jim Mayer Hooking 53:32 2:00
MIN Mike Polich Roughng 53:32 2:00
MTU Jim Murray Roughng 53:32 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Michigan Tech 9 5 11 25
Minnesota 7 9 7 23
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
MTU Jim Warden 22 1
MIN Larry Thayer 19 6

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]

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References

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  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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