1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men university 1969 November 1969–March 21, 1970 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York Cornell The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1969 and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 1970, at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 23rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 76th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. In 1969 the NCAA changed their bylaws to permit freshman to play on the Varsity team. Beginning with this season universities were permitted to not only have first-year students play for their teams but to also have said players earn letters for four seasons rather than the previous limit of three. As a consequence the WCHA offered both a Sophomore-of-the-Year and Freshman-of-the-Year awards with the previous being formally retired following the campaign. Cornell finished the 1969–70 season with an undefeated record of 29–0, only the second flawless campaign in the modern history of Division I ice hockey. The previous unblemished season (Clarkson in 1955–56), however, came with a caveat as 8 Golden Knight players were 4-year seniors (a violation of NCAA regulations at the time).Harrison - Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame http://www.clarksonathletics.com/sports/2008/7/10/HOFharrison.aspx Clarkson Golden Knights 2014-07-13 As a result, the Clarkson team declined to play in the NCAA tournament. Cornell's undefeated team had no such issues and was able to compete in, and win, both their conference tournament and the NCAA tournament to become the first and thus far only undefeated NCAA champion (as of 2022). Season Outlook Pre-season conference polls Conference pre-season polls as voted on by coaches. The ECAC coaches voted on the top 10 teams instead of the entire conference. ECAC PollRankTeam1 Cornell2 Harvard3 Boston University4 Clarkson5 Boston College6 St. Lawrence7 New Hampshire8 Yale9 Brown10 Rensselaer WCHA PollRankTeam1 Denver2 Michigan Tech3 North Dakota4 Michigan5 Minnesota Duluth6 Wisconsin7 Minnesota8 Michigan State9 Colorado College Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Christmas City of the North Tournament November 27–28 4 Michigan Tech Cleveland Cup Tournament December 17–19 6 Bowling Green ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament December 19–20 4 Harvard Great Lakes Invitational December 19–20 4 New Hampshire Big Ten Holiday Tournament December 21–23 4 Wisconsin ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 22–23 4 Cornell St. Louis Invitational December 28–29 4 Wisconsin Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 29–30 4 Boston University Syracuse Invitational January 2–3 4 Cornell Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 2–4 4 Providence Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Boston University Standings 2008–09 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 1970 NCAA Tournament 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 19–20 National ChampionshipMarch 21 Third Place Game E1 Cornell 2 W2 Wisconsin 1 W1 Michigan Tech 2 E2 Clarkson 4 E1 Cornell 6 E2 Clarkson 4 W1 Michigan Tech 5 W2 Wisconsin 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) 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 PIMTim Sheehy Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey) Senior Boston College 24 28 40 68 20Louis Frigon Junior New Hampshire 31 27 36 63 24Curt Bennett Junior Brown 24 26 37 63 22Tommy Earl Senior Colgate - 37 25 62 -Dan Lodboa Senior Cornell 29 24 37 61 40John Noble John Noble (ice hockey) Freshman Notre Dame 30 24 35 59 22Jerry Kemp Sophomore Clarkson 32 35 22 57 24George Morrison George Morrison (ice hockey) Junior Denver 32 30 27 57 12John Hughes John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1949) Senior Cornell 28 22 35 57 32Bob Collyard Junior Colorado College 30 18 39 57 36 1969–70 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1969 Elite Prospects 2016-12-19 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% GAABrian Cropper Junior Cornell 29 1710 29 0 0 53 3 .921 1.86Peter Ormiston Freshman New Hampshire – - - - - - - .898 2.00Tim Regan Tim Regan (ice hockey) Sophomore Boston University 23 1340 - - - 63 2 .897 2.82Wayne Thomas Wayne Thomas (ice hockey) Junior Wisconsin 21 1250 14 7 0 60 1 - 2.88Dan Scioletti Junior Army 23 1388 13 10 0 68 4 .904 2.94Bruce Bullock Junior Clarkson 27 1550 19 - - 79 4 .897 3.06Bill McKenzie Bill McKenzie (ice hockey) Sophomore Ohio State 25 1500 - - - 79 4 - 3.16Murray McLachlan Murray McLachlan (ice hockey) Senior Minnesota 25 1500 18 7 0 81 2 .904 3.24Donald McGinnis Senior Brown - 1441 - - - 79 1 .907 3.29Ron Grahame Freshman Denver 30 1800 19 10 1 103 1 .883 3.43 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award John MacInnes, Michigan TechMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Dan Lodboa, CornellAHCA 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 Bruce Bullock, Clarkson G Murray McLachlan, Minnesota Dan Lodboa, Cornell D Ron Busniuk, Minnesota-Duluth Mike Hyndman, Boston University D John Jagger, Wisconsin D John Marks, North Dakota D Wally Olds, Minnesota Curt Bennett, Brown F Bob Collyard, Colorado College Joe Cavanagh, Harvard F Murray Keogan, Minnesota-Duluth Tommy Earl, Colgate F George Morrison, Denver Tim Sheehy, Boston College F ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Tim Sheehy, Boston CollegeRookie of the Year Tom Mellor, Boston CollegeMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Bruce Bullock, ClarksonAll-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 Brian Cropper, Cornell G Don McGinnis, Brown Mike Hyndman, Boston University D Tom Mellor, Boston College Dan Lodboa, Cornell D Wayne LaChance, Clarkson Tommy Earl, Colgate F Joe Cavanagh, Harvard Curt Bennett, Brown F John Hughes, Cornell Tim Sheehy, Boston College F David Poile, Northeastern WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Murray McLachlan, MinnesotaFreshman of the Year Murray Keogan, Minnesota-DuluthSophomore of the Year Don Thompson, Michigan StateCoach of the Year Glen Sonmor, MinnesotaAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Murray McLachlan, Minnesota G Wayne Thomas, Wisconsin John Marks, North Dakota D John Jagger, Wisconsin Ron Busniuk, Minnesota-Duluth D Wally Olds, Minnesota George Morrison, Denver F Bernie Gagnon, Michigan Murray Keogan, Minnesota-Duluth F Murray Heatley, Wisconsin Bob Collyard, Colorado College F Tom Gilmore, Denver 1970 NHL Amateur Draft 1970 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 2 23 Murray Keogan Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white St. Louis Blues 4 50 Bob Gryp Boston University ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 4 56 Walt Ledingham Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 5 65 Mike Stevens Mike Stevens (ice hockey, born 1950) Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white St. Louis Blues 5 66 Rick Wilson Rick Wilson (ice hockey) North Dakota WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 5 68 Tom Mellor Tom Mellor (ice hockey) Boston College ECAC Hockey white Detroit Red Wings 6 80 Bob Brown Bob Brown (ice hockey) Boston University ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 6 83 Murray Wing North Dakota WCHA white Boston Bruins 7 84 Tim Regan Tim Regan (ice hockey) Boston University ECAC Hockey white Buffalo Sabres 7 85 Jack Taggart Denver WCHA white St. Louis Blues 7 95 Ed Hays 1 Denver WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 8 100 Al Henry 1 North Dakota WCHA white Oakland Seals 8 105 Ric Jordan Boston University ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 9 108 Bob Winograd Colorado College WCHA white St. Louis Blues 10 111 Mike Lampman Denver WCHA white St. Louis Blues 11 112 Jeff Rotsch Wisconsin WCHA white St. Louis Blues 1970 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1970a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1969–70 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1969–70 NCAA Standings NCAA