1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men university 1971 Lipofsky-Boston-Garden.jpg 250 The Boston Garden served as the host for the 1972 Tournament November 1971–March 18, 1972 Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts Boston University The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1971 and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 18, 1972 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 25th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 78th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. This was the first year of play for the CCHA with former independents Ohio State and Saint Louis being joined by new programs from Bowling Green and Ohio.CCHA Regular Season Standings http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_stn.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2016-07-02 Notre Dame joined the WCHA. For the final time the ICAC awarded a trophy to the league champion.History of the Tri-State League/ICAC http://www.augenblick.org/chha/tri_his.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2016-07-02 Season Outlook Pre-season conference polls Conference pre-season polls as voted on by coaches. ECAC PollRankTeam1 Boston University2 Cornell3 Clarkson4 Harvard5 Brown6 Pennsylvania7 New Hampshire8 Rensselaer9 St. Lawrence10 Providence11 Northeastern12 Boston College13 Yale14 Dartmouth15 Colgate16 Army17 Princeton CCHA PollRankTeam1 Bowling Green2 Saint Louis3 Ohio State4 Ohio WCHA PollRankTeam1 Michigan Tech2 Denver3 Michigan State4 Wisconsin5 Notre Dame6 Minnesota Duluth7 North Dakota8 Minnesota9 Michigan10 Colorado College Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Christmas City of the North Tournament November 25–27 4 Lake Superior State North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 25–27 4 St. Lawrence Cleveland Cup Invitational December 20–21 4 Bowling Green ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 20–21 4 Notre Dame ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament December 21–22 4 Boston University Flint IMA Tournament December 28–29 4 Michigan Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan Tech Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Clarkson Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Cornell Bowdoin Invitational January 1–2 4 Beanpot February 7, 14 4 Boston University 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 1972 NCAA Tournament 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 16–17 National championshipMarch 18 Third-place game E1 Boston University 4 W2 Wisconsin 1 W1 Denver 2 E2 Cornell 7 E1 Boston University 4 E2 Cornell 0 W1 Denver 2 W2 Wisconsin 5 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 PIMDave Skalko Junior Air Force 31 27 49 76 33Doug Palazzari Sophomore Colorado College 32 32 40 72 42Bob Ross Bob Ross (ice hockey) Senior Air Force 31 39 31 70 8Tom Peluso Sophomore Denver 37 32 37 69 73Mike Bartley Sophomore Bowling Green 33 37 31 68 -Don Thompson Don Thompson (ice hockey) Junior Michigan State 35 32 35 67 66Peter McNab Sophomore Denver 38 27 38 65 16Larry Fullan Senior Cornell 29 20 43 63 28John Gray John Gray (ice hockey) Senior New Hampshire 30 29 33 63 44Guy Smith Guy Smith (ice hockey, born 1950) Senior New Hampshire 29 21 41 62 75 1971-72 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1971 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% GAADick Perkins Freshman Wisconsin 13 719 8 2 1 23 1 .940 1.92Dan Brady Dan Brady (ice hockey) Senior Boston University 27 - - - - - - - 2.22Bill McKenzie Bill McKenzie (ice hockey) Senior Ohio State 22 1280 19 - - 48 4 - 2.25Dave Elenbaas Sophomore Cornell 28 - - - - - - .902 2.79Jim Makey Sophomore Wisconsin 28 1578 22 6 0 81 0 .900 3.08Terry Miskolczi Junior Bowling Green 15 - - - - - - - 3.22Lou Reycroft Senior Brown - 1142 - - - 63 0 .888 3.31Kevin Woods Junior Clarkson 17 980 11 - - 54 0 .887 3.33Eric Gorzelnik Junior Army 25 1496 11 14 0 85 1 .904 3.41Don Cutts Sophomore Rensselaer 21 1260 - - - 72 1 .898 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 "Snooks" Kelley, Boston CollegeMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Tim Regan, Boston UniversityAHCA 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 Dan Brady, Boston University G Jim Watt, Michigan State Bob Brown, Boston University D Jeff Rotsch, Wisconsin Steve Warr, Clarkson D Alan Hangsleben, North Dakota John Danby, Boston University F Bob Winograd, Colorado College Larry Fullan, Cornell F Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth Dave Hynes, Harvard F Doug Palazzari, Colorado College F Tom Peluso, Denver ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Bob Brown, Boston UniversityRookie of the Year Don Cutts, RensselaerMost Outstanding Player in Tournament John Danby, Boston UniversityAll-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 Dan Brady, Boston University G Don Cutts, Rensselaer Bob Brown, Boston University D Ric Jordan, Boston University Steve Warr, Clarkson D Jim Higgs, Cornell Gordie Clark, New Hampshire F John Danby, Boston University Larry Fullan, Cornell F Dave Hynes, Harvard Guy Smith, New Hampshire F Bob McManama, Harvard WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Doug Palazzari, Colorado CollegeFreshman of the Year Alan Hangsleben, North DakotaCoach of the Year Jeff Sauer, Colorado CollegeAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Jim Watt, Michigan State G Jim Makey, Wisconsin Alan Hangsleben, North Dakota D Bob Boyd, Michigan State Bob Winograd, Colorado College D Rick Wilson, North Dakota Jim Cahoon, North Dakota F Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth Doug Palazzari, Colorado College F Bernie Gagnon, Michigan Tom Peluso, Denver F Don Thompson, Michigan State 1972 NHL Amateur Draft 1972 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 3 42 Bob Krieger 1 Denver WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 4 61 Tom Peluso Denver WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 4 62 Dave Elenbaas Cornell ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 5 66 Bill Nyrop Notre Dame WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 5 74 Dennis Johnson 1 North Dakota WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 6 84 Mike Usitalo 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 6 85 Peter McNab Denver WCHA white Buffalo Sabres 6 93 Rob Palmer Rob Palmer (ice hockey, born 1952) Denver WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 6 94 D'Arcy Ryan 1 Yale ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 7 104 D’Arcy Keating 1 Notre Dame WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 7 107 Monte Miron 1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 7 112 Gordie Clark New Hampshire ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 8 121 Gary Winchester 1 Wisconsin WCHA white St. Louis Blues 8 124 Bob Lundeen Wisconsin WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 8 125 Billy Reay 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 9 138 George Kuzmicz Cornell ECAC Hockey white Detroit Red Wings 9 139 Pat Boutette Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Toronto Maple Leafs 9 142 Eddie Bumbacco Notre Dame WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 9 143 Gary Schofield 1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 10 150 Dave Arundel 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 10 151 Fred Riggall 1 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 1972 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1972a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1971–72 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1971–72 NCAA Standings NCAA