1972 NAIA ice hockey championship

1972 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship ice hockey 1972 Superior, Wisconsin March 4, 1972 March 5, 1972 Wessman Arena 4 Lake Superior State Gustavus Adolphus 1 Winning coach Ron Mason 1971 1973 The 1972 NAIA men's ice hockey tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1972 tournament was the fifth men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 4, 1972, and ended with the championship game on March 5.https://sites.google.com/site/naiahistoryandrecords/naia-hockey-championships NAIA history and records 2017-07-07 Gustavus Adolphus attended the tournament for the fifth straight year with Lake Superior State making a fourth tournament appearance; both University of Wisconsin–Superior and University of St. Thomas made the tournament for the first time. Lake Superior State reached the championship game for the fourth year in program history. Led my head coach Ron Mason, the Lakers defeated Gustavus Adolphus to win the team's first national championship.http://www.lssulakers.com/sports/50anniversary/intro Recounting 50 years of Laker Hockey Lake Superior State University 2017-07-07 Bracket Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin 150 SemifinalsMarch 4 National championshipMarch 5 Third-place game Lake Superior State 12 Wisconsin-Superior 2 Gustavus Adolphus 5 St. Thomas 3 Lake Superior State 9 Gustavus Adolphus 3 Wisconsin-Superior 8 St. Thomas 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) References External links NAIA ice hockey Category:NAIA men's ice hockey championship NAIA Ice Hockey Championship NAIA Ice Hockey Championship