1972–73 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men university 1972 Lipofsky-Boston-Garden.jpg 250 The Boston Garden served as the host for the 1973 Tournament November 1972–March 17, 1973 Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts Wisconsin The 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1972 and concluded with the 1973 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1973 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 26th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 79th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. After the season Denver's participation in the NCAA tournament was vacated due to violations of NCAA regulations.https://www.ncaa.com/history/icehockey-men/d1 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship History NCAA 2015-03-28 After the season Army was classified as a Division II squad as part of the NCAA's numerical classification system.http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/news/2015/10/8/MHOCKEY_1008152715.aspx Army West Point hockey 2015-16 media guide Army West Point 2017-01-14 Lake Superior State began to sponsor their ice hockey program and the team was promptly admitted into the CCHA. Season Outlook Pre-season poll The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. Bob Olson, owner of radio station WMPL, started compiling a national poll in 1972. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Wisconsin (5)2 North Dakota (1)3 Harvard4 Denver5 Michigan Tech (1)6 Cornell7 Boston College (1)8 Notre Dame9 Boston University10 Clarkson Pre-season conference polls Conference pre-season polls as voted on by coaches. ECAC PollRankTeam1 Harvard2 Cornell3 Boston University4 Clarkson5 Pennsylvania6 Rensselaer7 New Hampshire (1)8 Providence9 Brown10 Boston College11 Dartmouth12 St. Lawrence13 Yale14 Colgate15 Northeastern16 Princeton17 Army CCHA PollRankTeam1 Saint Louis2 Bowling Green3 Lake Superior State4 Ohio State5 Ohio WCHA PollRankTeam1 Wisconsin (7)2 North Dakota (2)3 Denver4 Michigan Tech (1)5 Notre Dame6 Michigan State7 Minnesota Duluth8 Colorado College9 Minnesota10 Michigan Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Christmas City of the North Tournament November 23–25 4 Minnesota–Duluth† North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 23–25 4 Clarkson Cleveland Cup Invitational November 29–30 4 Michigan State Yale Invitational December 18–19 4 Northeastern ECAC Christmas Tournament December 19–20 4 Dartmouth ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 19–20 4 Saint Louis Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Harvard Williams Invitational December 27–29 4 Bowdoin Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Minnesota–Duluth St. Louis Fireman's Invitational December 28–30 4 Wisconsin Nichols School Invitational December 29–30 4 St. Lawrence Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Clarkson Beanpot February 5, 12 4 Boston University †Boston University won the tournament but was forced to forfeit each of the three games played after the conclusion of the season. Standings 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed CCHA 2014-06-292008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/Summaries-I.pdf ECAC Hockey 2014-06-292008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA 2014-06-29 Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Media PollRankingTeam1 Denver (5)2 Wisconsin3 Cornell (2)4 Notre Dame5 Harvard (1)6 Boston University (1)7 Boston College8 Michigan State9 Michigan Tech10 Saint Louis 1973 NCAA Tournament 1973 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 15–16 National ChampionshipMarch 17 Third Place Game E1 Cornell 5 W2 Wisconsin 6* W1 Denver† 10 E2 Boston College 4 W2 Wisconsin 4 W1 Denver† 2 E1 Cornell 1 E2 Boston College 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: † Denver's participation was later vacated due to NCAA violations NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Player stats Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIMRick Kennedy Rick Kennedy (ice hockey) Sophomore Saint Louis 38 47 49 96 22Eddie Bumbacco Junior Notre Dame 38 43 47 90 38John Nestic Junior Saint Louis 38 37 46 83 6Dave Davies Dave Davies (ice hockey) Junior Saint Louis 38 31 47 78 8George Clark George Clark (ice hockey) Sophomore Army - 39 33 72 -Peter McNab Junior Denver 38 32 40 72 18Sean Coughlan Sophomore Saint Louis 38 26 46 72 20Ian Williams Ian Williams (ice hockey) Junior Notre Dame 35 35 34 69 54Carlo Ugolini Junior Cornell 29 25 44 69 18Ray Meyers Junior Ohio State 30 33 35 68 44 1972-73 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1972 Elite Prospects 2016-06-04 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAARon Grahame Senior Denver 35 2094 27 7 1 102 2 .921 2.90Ed Walsh Ed Walsh (ice hockey) Sophomore Boston University 27 1612 - - - 79 0 .911 2.94Dave Elenbaas Junior Cornell 29 - - - - - - .905 3.06Rick Quance Sophomore Michigan Tech 17 1031 11 4 1 55 0 .905 3.20Brad Shelstad Junior Minnesota 23 1345 - - - 74 0 .906 3.30Cap Raeder Freshman New Hampshire 20 1200 9 7 2 67 1 .897 3.35Dick Perkins Sophomore Wisconsin 17 1021 - - - 58 2 .892 3.41Kevin Woods Senior Clarkson 14 789 11 - - 46 2 .893 3.50Ned Yetten Sophomore Boston College 20 1180 15 4 1 70 1 .895 3.56Don Cutts Junior Rensselaer 30 1800 - - - 109 1 .898 3.63 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Len Ceglarski, Boston CollegeMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Dean Talafous, WisconsinAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 East Team   Position   West Team Ed Walsh, Boston University G Ron Grahame, Denver Tom Mellor, Boston College D Bob Boyd, Michigan State Keith Smith, Brown D Bill Nyrop, Notre Dame Gordie Clark, New Hampshire F Pat Boutette, Minnesota-Duluth Steve Dolloff, Boston University F Eddie Bumbacco, Notre Dame Bob McManama, Harvard F Rob Palmer, Denver CCHA No AwardsAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Ralph Kloiber, Saint Louis G Don Boyd, Bowling Green G Don Muio, Lake Superior State Roger Archer, Bowling Green D Chuck Gyles, Bowling Green Bill Slewidge, Lake Superior State D Jim Witherspoon, Ohio State Rick Kennedy, Saint Louis F Julio Francella, Lake Superior State John Nestic, Saint Louis F Mike Bartley, Bowling Green Ray Meyers, Ohio State F Dave Davies, Saint Louis ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Tom Mellor, Boston CollegeRookie of the Year Vic Stanfield, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Carlo Ugolini, CornellAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Ned Yetten, Boston College G Don Cutts, Rensselaer Tom Mellor, Boston College D Bill Murray, Cornell Vic Stanfield, Boston University D Keith Smith, Brown Gordie Clark, New Hampshire F Bill Corkery, Harvard Bob McManama, Harvard F Steve Dolloff, Boston University Carlo Ugolini, Cornell F Dave Wisener, Boston University WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Ron Grahame, DenverFreshman of the Year Mike Zuke, Michigan TechCoach of the Year Lefty Smith, Notre DameAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Ron Grahame, Denver G Jim Makey, Wisconsin Bob Boyd, Michigan State D Bill Nyrop, Notre Dame Bruce Affleck, Denver D Jim Nahrgang, Michigan Tech Rob Palmer, Denver F Ian Williams, Notre Dame Eddie Bumbacco, Notre Dame F Norm Cherrey, Wisconsin Peter McNab, Denver F Pat Boutette, Minnesota-Duluth 1973 NHL Amateur Draft 1973 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 3 46 John Campbell 1 ‡ Notre Dame WCHA white Atlanta Flames 4 53 Dean Talafous Wisconsin WCHA white New York Rangers 4 56 Alan Hangsleben North Dakota WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 5 67 Paul O'Neil Boston University ECAC Hockey white Vancouver Canucks 5 69 John Flesch Lake Superior State CCHA white Atlanta Flames 6 81 Kevin Smith 1 Brown ECAC Hockey white New York Islanders 7 97 Don Cutts Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white New York Islanders 7 101 Tom Machowski Wisconsin WCHA white Atlanta Flames 7 108 Bob Young 1 Denver WCHA white Buffalo Sabres 8 117 Bob Law 1 North Dakota WCHA white Atlanta Flames 8 122 Norm Barnes Michigan State WCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 8 123 George Lyle George Lyle (ice hockey) † Michigan Tech WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 9 129 Bob Lorimer Michigan Tech WCHA white New York Islanders 9 132 Dave Pay 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Toronto Maple Leafs 9 136 Jim Johnston 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 9 140 Jack Johnson 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 9 141 Steve Alley Wisconsin WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 10 144 Lee Palmer 1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 10 147 Bob Peace 1 Cornell ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 10 154 Ken Gibb 1 North Dakota WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 10 155 Mitch Brandt 1 Denver WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 10 156 Rick Clubbe 1 North Dakota WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 11 160 Angie Moretto Michigan WCHA white California Golden Seals 11 162 Greg Fox Greg Fox (ice hockey) Michigan WCHA white Atlanta Flames 12 167 Cap Raeder New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens † incoming freshman ‡ John Campbell had left school after the previous season 1973 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1973a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1972–73 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1972–73 NCAA Standings NCAA