1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1970 men's University Division 150px 4 Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York Cornell Big Red 2nd 3rd 4th Clarkson Golden Knights 3rd 6th Wisconsin Badgers 1st Michigan Tech Huskies 6th Ned Harkness 3rd Dan Lodboa Cornell The 1970 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 23rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1970, and concluded with Cornell defeating Clarkson 6–4. All games were played at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. As of 2026, the 1970 Cornell team is the only undefeated NCAA champion in University Division / Division I history. 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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Cornell ECAC Hockey 27–0–0 Tournament champion 4th 19691 Michigan Tech WCHA 19–10–3 Tournament co-champion 6th 19692 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 23–7–0 At-Large 6th 19662 Wisconsin WCHA 22–10–0 Tournament co-champion 1st Never NCAA Division 1 Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live 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 Olympic 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. Tournament bracket NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 SemifinalsMarch 19–20 National championshipMarch 21 Third-place game E1 Cornell 2 W2 Wisconsin 1 W1 Michigan Tech 3 E2 Clarkson 4 E1 Cornell 6 E2 Clarkson 4 W1 Michigan Tech 5 W2 Wisconsin 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Semifinals (E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Wisconsin Cornell Wisconsin Olympic Arena March 19 2 – 1 www.tbrw.info/seasons/1970/box19700319.pdf 1 No Scoring 07:08 - PP - Bob Poffenroth (Heatley) (Westner, Fullan) Garth Ryan - 05:32(Aitchison) Bill Duthie - GW - 11:01 ( 15 saves / 16 shots ) Brian Cropper Wayne Thomas ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) (W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Clarkson Michigan Tech Clarkson Olympic Arena March 20 3 – 4 2 Consolation Game (W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Wisconsin Michigan Tech Wisconsin Olympic Arena March 21 5 – 6 www.newspapers.com/image/396520488/?clipping_id=194154704 2 (Murray, McLeod) Ed Shillington - PP - 15:19 09:13 - Murray Heatley (Poffenroth, Gilchrist) (Hinton, Mott) Herb Boxer - 09:57(Grisdale) Ed Shillington - 15:06(Shillington, Amadio) Al McLeod - PP - 18:45 02:57 - PP - Bob Poffenroth (unassisted)19:07 - Murray Heatley (Gilchrist, Poffenroth) (Chestolowski, Mott) Herb Boxer - 12:48 04:33 - Jim Young (Poffenroth, Johnston)13:32 - Murray Heatley (Poffenroth)15:55 - GW - Murray Heatley (Poffenroth, McFadyen) (27 saves / 33 shots) Gord McRae Wayne Thomas (17 saves / 22 shots) National Championship (E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Clarkson Cornell Clarkson Olympic Arena March 21Championship Teams https://s3.amazonaws.com/cornellbigred.com/documents/2015/3/13/Championship_Teams.pdf Cornell Big Red 2018-08-24 6 – 4 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CLKLuc St. JeanKemp and Magnusson 0:20 1–0 CLK CORLarry Fullan Giuliani 4:22 1–1 CORGarth Ryan - PPunassisted 11:22 2–1 COR CLKJerry Kemp - PPSt. Jean and Magnusson 17:27 2–2 2nd CLKBill O'FlahertyHalme and Maki 29:13 3–2 CLK CORDavid WestnerFullan and Ryan 33:31 3–3 3rd CORDan Lodboa - PPMcCutcheon and Giuliani 45:03 4–3 COR CORDan Lodboa - GW SHunassisted 47:58 5–3 COR CORDan LodboaMcCutcheon 52:17 6–3 COR CLKSteve WarrKemp 53:29 6–4 COR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CLKWayne LaChanceTripping 9:54 2:00 CLKDavid WestnerTripping 11:34 2:00 CORGarth RyanHigh-sticking 16:58 2:00 CORRonald SimpsonTripping 17:14 2:00 2nd CLKGreg LewisCross-checking 25:37 2:00 CLKAlf MakiTripping 27:32 2:00 CORRobert AitchisonTripping 37:50 2:00 CORDan LodboaTripping 39:44 2:00 3rd CLKSteve WarrTripping 44:28 2:00 CORDavid WestnerTripping 46:01 2:00 CORGordon LoweCross-checking 47:42 2:00 CORRonald SimpsonCross-checking 51:56 2:00 CLKKeith McLeanHigh-sticking 51:56 2:00 CORJohn HughesTripping 57:34 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Clarkson 7 6 6 19 Cornell 17 17 12 46 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CLK Bruce Bullock 40 6 59:00 COR Brian Cropper 15 4 60:00 All-Tournament team G: Bruce Bullock (Clarkson) D: Steve Giuliani (Cornell) D: Dan Lodboa* (Cornell) F: John Hughes (Cornell) F: Rick Magnusson (Clarkson) F: Bob Poffenroth (Wisconsin) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 NCAA Frozen Four Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf NCAA.org 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf 2012-08-17 live References 50em 50em Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book National Collegiate Athletic Association Indianapolis 54, 58 1089-0092 https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2008/2008_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf PDF 2008-05-27 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 1970 NCAA Tournament Inside College Hockey http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_70.htm 2008-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20080523202527/http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_70.htm 23 May 2008 live NCAA Division 1 Tournament College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live NCAA Division 1 Awards College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html 2013-06-28 Ned Harkness Year-by-Year Coaching Record USCHO.com http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,364/ned-harkness/ 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130716215004/http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,364/ned-harkness/ 2013-07-16 live Attendance Records and Sites NCAA.org http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817162202/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2012-08-17 live Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:College ice hockey tournaments in New York (state) Category:Ice hockey competitions in Lake Placid, New York