1978 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 none 1978 men's Division I 6 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island Boston University Terriers 3rd 5th 13th Boston College Eagles 3rd 11th Bowling Green Falcons 1st Wisconsin Badgers 5th Jack Parker 1st Jack O'Callahan Boston University 32,573 The 1978 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 31st such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 25, 1978, and concluded with Boston University defeating Boston College 5–3. The first-round games were held at the home team venue while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Qualifying teams The NCAA gave four teams automatic bids into the tournament. The two ECAC teams that reached the ECAC tournament final received bids as did the two WCHA co-champions. The NCAA also had the ability to add up to 4 additional teams as it saw fit and chose to include the CCHA tournament champion as well as Boston University who had lost only two games prior to the tournament (the second being in the ECAC semifinal). This was the only time in the four years this format was used that an additional team was added to the tournament. Because Colorado College entered the tournament with a losing record Bowling Green was given the honor of hosting the western first-round game. East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College ECAC Hockey 23–9–0 Tournament champion 11th 19731 Wisconsin WCHA 28–10–3 Tournament co-champion 5th 19772 Providence ECAC Hockey 17–14–2 Tournament finalist 2nd 19642 Colorado College WCHA 18–21–1 Tournament co-champion 8th 1957 East At-Large West At-LargeSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidA2 Boston University ECAC Hockey 27–2–0 At-Large 13th 1977A1 Bowling Green CCHA 29–7–0 Tournament champion 2nd 1977 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 four automatic qualifiers were seeded according to pre-tournament finish. The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion that finished highest in the regular season was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Because an at-large bid was offered to a western school they were placed in a first-round game with the second western seed to determine the final semifinalist. The first-round game was played at the home venue of the second seed while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center. 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 NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 yes First RoundMarch 18–19 SemifinalsMarch 23–24 National ChampionshipMarch 25 Third Place Game W2 Colorado College 3 A1 Bowling Green 5 E2 Providence 3 A2 Boston University 5 E1 Boston College 6 A1 Bowling Green 2 W1 Wisconsin 2 A2 Boston University 5 E1 Boston College 3 A2 Boston University 5 W1 Wisconsin 3 A1 Bowling Green 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Results First Round #f0f0f0 March 18, 1978 7:30 pm (A1) Bowling Green (W2) Colorado College 5–3 (1–0, 2–2, 2–1) https://www.newspapers.com/image/892633380/?match=1&clipping_id=196624609 Brian Stankiewicz Paul Mitchell 1 – 02 – 02 – 13 – 13 – 24 – 24 – 35 – 3 (Wells) John Mavity – 07:06(Morrow) Mike Hartman – 23:34(Easton, Newton) Paul Titanic – 35:44(Wells, Markell) Paul Titanic – GW – 44:22(Easton, Markell) Byron Shutt – 59:39 30:56 – Larry Soltvedt (Whyte, Magee)36:53 – Jim Kronschnabel (Seguin, Maksymyk)49:18 – PP – Jim Warner (Whyte, Feamster) BGSU Ice Arena 3,553 16 12 47 33 #e0e0e0 March 19, 1978 7:30 pm (E2) Providence (A2) Boston University 3–5 (1–1, 2–3, 0–1) https://www.newspapers.com/image/436993366/?clipping_id=194243981 Bill Milner Jim Craig 0 – 11 – 11 – 21 – 31 – 42 – 43 – 43 – 5 (Korn, O'Neill) Art Johnston – 16:44(Byers, O'Neill) Jeff Whistler – 35:50(Whistler, Dornseif) John Sullivan – 37:42 06:35 – Dick Lamby (Fidler)22:02 – Dave Silk (Bethel)24:28 – Dick Lamby (Miller)34:03 – GW PP - Mark Fidler (O'Callahan, Lamby)58:40 – John Bethel (Silk) Schneider Arena 3,000 21 31 Semifinals #f0f0f0 March 23, 1978 7:30 pm (W1) Wisconsin (A2) Boston University 2–5 (1–1, 1–2, 0–2) https://www.newspapers.com/image/519530857/?clipping_id=194245081 Julian Baretta Jim Craig 1 – 01 – 11 – 21 – 32 – 32 – 42 – 5 (Welsh, McIntosh) Mark Johnson – PP – 08:42(Eaves) Les Grauer – 32:37 11:29 – Dave Silk (Bethel, O'Callahan)27:31 – John Bethel (Silk, O'Callahan)28:47 – PP GW – Tony Meagher (Hetnick, O'Callahan)46:10 – PP – Mark Fidler (Silk)46:46 – Dave Silk (O'Callahan, Bethel) Providence Civic Center 8,136 26 20 24 28 #e0e0e0 March 24, 1978 7:30 pm (E1) Boston College (A1) Bowling Green 6–2 (2–0, 3–0, 1–2) https://www.newspapers.com/image/892635706/?clipping_id=194245998 (out unknown, 29 saves) Paul Skidmore(in unknown, 0 saves) Mike Cronin Brian Stankiewicz (out 30:27)Wally Charko (in 30:27) 1 – 02 – 03 – 04 – 05 – 05 – 15 – 26 – 2 (Hammer, Army) Joe Mullen – 00:28(Casey, Riley) Walt Kyle – 13:16(Ewanouski, Augustine) Paul Barrett – GW PP – 25:28(Kennedy, Barger) Mark Switaj – 25:43(Ewanouski) Bill Army – PP – 30:27(Mullen) Walt Kyle – PP – 56:23 40:16 – Mike Cotter (T. Newton, Shutt)51:28 – PP – Paul Titanic (Wells, Thomas) Bill Quinn John Ricci Providence Civic Center 8,200 14 18 35 31 Third Place Game #e0e0e0 March 25, 1978 2:00 pm (W1) Wisconsin (A1) Bowling Green 3–4 (1–2, 1–1, 1–1) https://www.newspapers.com/image/892636068/?match=1&clipping_id=196628656 David McNab Brian Stankiewicz 1 – 01 – 11 – 21 – 32 – 32 – 43 – 4 (Grauer, Lundeen) Mark Johnson – 03:50(Scheid, Lecy) Brad Mullens – 38:07(Eaves, M. Johnson) Theran Welsh – 59:56 05:31 – SH – Dave Easton (Stankiewicz)09:36 – PP – Mike Hartman (Markell, Shutt)26:41 – PP – Mike Hartman (Shutt, Markell)57:58 – GW – Paul Titanic (unassisted) Bill Quinn John Ricci Providence Civic Center 5,199 50 35 33 36 National Championship #d0d0d0 March 25, 1978 7:30 pm (E1) Boston College (A2) Boston University 3–5 (2–3, 0–1, 1–1) http://www.goterriers.com/documents/2015/4/27/ncaa-championship-teams.pdf Joe Faucette Medo Martinello Providence Civic Center 11,038 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BUMark Fidler – PPLamby and O'Callahan 0:38 1–0 BU BCJoe MullenAugustine 11:00 1–1 BCBobby Hehirunassisted 13:26 2–1 BC BUDave Silk – PPO'Callahan 14:44 2–2 BUTony Meagher – SHLamby 17:24 3–2 BU 2nd BUTony Meagher – GWBoileau and Hetnik 27:05 4–2 BU 3rd BUMark FidlerSilk and Lamby 41:01 5–2 BU BCSteve BargerSwitaj and Kennedy 43:30 5–3 BU Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BCJoe AugustineHolding 0:09 2:00 BUDick LambyHooking 2:39 2:00 BUJack O'CallahanHigh-sticking 5:51 2:00 BUBill LeBlondHigh-sticking 9:23 2:00 BCMike EwanouskiTripping 14:26 2:00 BUBill O'NeilSlashing 15:47 2:00 BUBill O'NeilHigh-sticking 18:07 2:00 BCCharlie AntetomasoTripping 18:43 2:00 2nd BCGeorge AmidonTripping 24:28 2:00 BCCharlie AntetomasoTripping 28:06 2:00 BUDick LambyHigh-sticking 28:29 2:00 BUBill LeBlondHolding 32:56 2:00 BCJoe AugustineInterference 33:53 2:00 BUMark FidlerSlashing 36:47 2:00 BCPaul HammerCross-checking 37:33 2:00 BCCharlie AntetomasoTripping 38:20 2:00 3rd BUJohn BethelHigh-sticking 48:53 2:00 BUJohn BethelRoughing 48:53 2:00 BCJoe CaseyHigh-sticking 48:53 2:00 BCJoe CaseyRoughing 48:53 2:00 BUDick LambyHolding 50:03 2:00 BCPaul BarrettHigh-sticking 55:18 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Boston University 13 14 9 36 Boston College 8 9 14 31 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BU Jim Craig 28 3 BC Paul Skidmore 31 5 All-Tournament Team G: Paul Skidmore (Boston College) D: Dick Lamby (Boston University) D: Jack O'Callahan* (Boston University) F: Mark Fidler (Boston University) F: Joe Mullen (Boston College) F: Dave Silk (Boston University) * 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 NCAA Division 1 Tournament College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2013-07-03 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 2013-07-03 Jack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record USCHO.com http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,1/jack-parker/ 2013-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130604171750/http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,1/jack-parker/ 2013-06-04 live Attendance Records and Sites NCAA.org http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2013-07-03 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 Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:Ice hockey competitions in Providence, Rhode Island