1961 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1961 men's 4 University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado Denver Pioneers 3rd 3rd 3rd St. Lawrence Saints 1st 6th Minnesota Golden Gophers 3rd Rensselaer Engineers 3rd Murray Armstrong 3rd Bill Masterton Denver 19,826 The 1961 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1960–61 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 14th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 18, 1961, and concluded with Denver defeating St. Lawrence 12–2. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. This was the first time in the history of the tournament that teams from the same conference would play each other in the opening round. The next occurrence would not happen until 2008. Denver's 10-point margin of victory is the largest ever for a title game and the second most for one team in the championship match, behind only Colorado College in both 1950 and 1957. (as of 2016) Qualifying teams Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to eastern teams based upon both their regular season record and strength of competition. East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 15–4–0 At-Large 6th 19601 Denver WCHA 28–1–1 Tournament co-champion 3rd 19602 Rensselaer Tri-State League 16–3–1 At-Large 3rd 19542 Minnesota WCHA 16–10–1 Tournament co-champion 3rd 1954 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 higher-ranked eastern team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion with the better conference record was given the top western seed. Because Minnesota refused to schedule Denver beginning this season as a result of a disagreement over recruiting practices, the two western participants had not yet played each other during the season. As a result, the NCAA broke with tradition and pitted the two against one another in the semifinals, leaving the two eastern teams to face one another in the other semifinal game. All games were played at the University of Denver 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. Bracket NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 SemifinalsMarch 16–17 National championshipMarch 18 Third-place game E1 St. Lawrence 6 E2 Rensselaer 3 W1 Denver 6 W2 Minnesota 1 E1 St. Lawrence 2 W1 Denver 12 E2 Rensselaer 3 W2 Minnesota 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Semifinals St. Lawrence vs. Rensselaer St. Lawrence Rensselaer University of Denver Arena March 16 6 – 3 www.newspapers.com/image/57898766/?clipping_id=194099085 1 (Slater) Rollie Anderson - PP - 11:19(unassisted) Rollie Anderson - SH - 18:56 6:32 - PP - Jim Josephson (Sieminski)08:48 - Dick Sieminski (Kaye) (unassisted) Terry Slater - 01:12(R. Mason) John Mason - GW - 07:08 (Brown, Tessier) Duncan Campbell - 07:03(R. Mason) Gary Corby - 19:36 19:01 - Jim Josephson (Dunn, Astill) (36 saves) Richie Broadbelt Stu Benton (32 saves) Denver vs. Minnesota Denver Minnesota University of Denver Arena March 17 6 – 1 www.newspapers.com/image/994326141/?clipping_id=194099356 1 (Johnston, Josephson) George Konik - 11:49(Art) Bill Masterton - GW - 13:41(Lomnes, Munro) Paul Josephson - 15:36(Munro) Marshall Johnston - 18:51 09:01 - Dave Brooks (Schmaltzbauer, Lilyholm) (Walker, Howe) Bill Masterton - 04:00(Masterton, Beatty) Jerry Walker - 16:42 (11 saves) George Kirkwood Mike Larson (30 saves) Consolation Game Rensselaer vs. Minnesota Rensselaer Minnesota University of Denver Arena March 18 3 – 4 www.newspapers.com/image/994327941/?clipping_id=194100433 2 No scoring 10:42 - Ron Constantine (Smith) (Robins, Sieminski) Jim Josephson - PP - 14:51 11:11 - PP - Larry Smith (Constantine, Nanne)17:41 - PP - Len Lilyholm (Meredith) (Robins) Trevor Kaye - 01:15(Josephson) John Chiarelli - 12:14 16:32 - GW - Oscar Mahle (Constantine, Nanne) (15 saves) Stu Benton Mike Larson (26 saves) National Championship Denver vs. St. Lawrence Denver St. Lawrence University of Denver Arena March 18Denver Pioneers 2007-08 Hockey Yearbook http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/denv/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2007-8/misc_non_event/07-08-media-guide.pdf Denver Pioneers 2017-01-03 2017-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162729/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/denv/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2007-8/misc_non_event/07-08-media-guide.pdf dead 12 – 2 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st SLUJohn MasonR. Mason and Corby 1:22 1–0 SLU DENBill MastertonBeatty and Walker 3:19 1–1 DENTrent BeattyMasterton and Munro 7:21 2–1 DEN DENJerry Walker – GWBeatty 12:09 3–1 DEN SLUBuster DowerSlater 13:14 3–2 DEN DENJerry DuffusWilliamson and Art 14:51 4–2 DEN DENBill MastertonWalker and Munro 15:49 5–2 DEN 2nd DENTrent BeattyMasterton and Walker 25:33 6–2 DEN DENGrant MunroLomnes 26:57 7–2 DEN DENGeorge Konik – PPJosephson and Wilson 31:31 8–2 DEN DENKen Williamson – PPArt and Wilson 37:47 9–2 DEN 3rd DENBill Masterton – PPKonik 50:46 10–2 DEN DENGrant Munro – PPJosephson 52:15 11–2 DEN DENTerry Lomnesunassisted 56:57 12–2 DEN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st SLURon MasonHooking 8:10 2:00 DENMarty HoweElbowing 15:54 2:00 SLURoland AndersonSlashing 15:54 2:00 2nd SLUArlie ParkerCross-checking 30:54 2:00 DENJack WilsonTripping 32:37 2:00 DENJack WilsonTripping 34:58 2:00 SLUArlie ParkerChecking in offensive zone 36:50 2:00 3rd DENGrant MunroTripping (penalty shot missed by Roland Anderson) 45:13 2:00 SLUTerry SlaterHigh-sticking (injury) 50:15 5:00 DENTrent BeattyInterference 59:54 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T St. Lawrence 6 8 5 19 Denver 20 17 13 50 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice SLU Richie Broadbelt 38 12 DEN George Kirkwood 17 2 All-Tournament team 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 First Team G: Mike Larson (Minnesota) D: Marty Howe (Denver) D: Grant Munro (Denver) F: Trent Beatty (Denver) F: Bill Masterton* (Denver) F: Jerry Walker (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 Second Team G: George Kirkwood (Denver) D: George Konik (Denver) D: Arlie Parker (St. Lawrence) F: Terry Slater (St. Lawrence) F: Jim Josephson (Rensselaer) F: Ron Constantine (Minnesota) See also 1961 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament References 50em Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:1960s in Denver Category:Ice hockey competitions in Denver