1971 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

Collegiate ice hockey tournament

1971 NCAA University Division men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	4
Finals site	Onondaga War Memorial Syracuse, New York
Champions	Boston University Terriers (1st title)
Runner-up	Minnesota Golden Gophers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Denver Pioneers (9th Frozen Four) Harvard Crimson (5th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Jack Kelly (1st title)
MOP	Dan Brady (Boston University)
Attendance	17,830
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The 1971 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 24th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 20, 1971, and concluded with Boston University defeating Minnesota 4–2. All games were played at the Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse, New York.

This was the first time that a team with a losing record participated in an NCAA tournament.

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
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	18–6–1	Tournament champion	5th	1969	1	Denver	WCHA	24–9–1	Tournament co-champion	9th	1969
2	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	26–2–1	At-Large	7th	1967	2	Minnesota	WCHA	13–16–1	Tournament co-champion	4th	1961

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 Onondaga War Memorial. 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

Semifinals March 18–19			National Championship March 20

E1	Harvard	5

W2	Minnesota	6*
			W2	Minnesota	2

			E2	Boston University	4
W1	Denver	2

E2	Boston University	4	Third Place Game


			W1	Denver	1

			E2	Harvard	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Boston University

March 18

Denver

2 – 4

Boston University

Onondaga War Memorial

(E1) Harvard vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 19

Harvard

5 – 6

Minnesota

Onondaga War Memorial

Consolation Game

(W1) Denver vs. (E1) Harvard

March 20

Denver

1 – 0

Harvard

Onondaga War Memorial

National Championship

(E2) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

March 20

Boston University

4 – 2

Minnesota

Onondaga War Memorial

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	BU	Steve Stirling - PP	Danby and Brown	5:32	1–0 BU
1st	BU	Bob Gryp	Gowing	10:10	2–0 BU
2nd	BU	Steve Stirling - GW	unassisted	29:13	3–0 BU
3rd	MIN	Doug Peltier	Sarner and McIntosh	53:07	3–1 BU
	BU	Ron Anderson	Dolloff and Brown	57:45	4–1 BU
	MIN	Dean Blais	McIntosh	59:44	4–2 BU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	MIN	Frank Sanders	Charging	5:01	2:00
1st	BU	Bob Murray	Holding	14:18	2:00
2nd	BU	Mike LaGarde	High–Sticking	29:32	2:00
	BU	Ron Anderson	Elbowing	37:18	2:00
	MIN	Wally Olds	Interference	39:44	2:00
3rd	BU	Mike LaGarde	Holding	51:04	2:00
	BU	Bob Murray	Hooking	58:09	2:00
	MIN	Doug Peltier	Offensive Check	58:09	2:00
	MIN	Dean Blais	Cross–Checking	59:49	2:00

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
Minnesota	13	11	8	32
Boston University	12	11	9	32

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
MIN	Dennis Erickson	28	4
BU	Dan Brady	30	2

All-Tournament Team

G: Dan Brady* (Boston University)
D: Bob Brown (Boston University)
D: Bruce McIntosh (Minnesota)
F: Dean Blais (Minnesota)
F: Don Cahoon (Boston University)
F: Steve Stirling (Boston University)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
"NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
"Boston University Championship Teams" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
"NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book. Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 54, 58. ISSN 1089-0092.
"1971 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on May 23, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
"NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
"Jack Kelly Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
"Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions

1948: Michigan
1949: Boston College
1950: Colorado College
1951: Michigan
1952: Michigan
1953: Michigan
1954: RPI
1955: Michigan
1956: Michigan
1957: Colorado College
1958: Denver
1959: North Dakota
1960: Denver
1961: Denver
1962: Michigan Tech
1963: North Dakota
1964: Michigan
1965: Michigan Tech
1966: Michigan State
1967: Cornell
1968: Denver
1969: Denver
1970: Cornell
1971: Boston University
1972: Boston University
1973: Wisconsin
1974: Minnesota
1975: Michigan Tech
1976: Minnesota
1977: Wisconsin
1978: Boston University
1979: Minnesota
1980: North Dakota
1981: Wisconsin
1982: North Dakota
1983: Wisconsin
1984: Bowling Green
1985: RPI
1986: Michigan State
1987: North Dakota
1988: Lake Superior State
1989: Harvard
1990: Wisconsin
1991: Northern Michigan
1992: Lake Superior State
1993: Maine
1994: Lake Superior State
1995: Boston University
1996: Michigan
1997: North Dakota
1998: Michigan
1999: Maine
2000: North Dakota
2001: Boston College
2002: Minnesota
2003: Minnesota
2004: Denver
2005: Denver
2006: Wisconsin
2007: Michigan State
2008: Boston College
2009: Boston University
2010: Boston College
2011: Minnesota–Duluth
2012: Boston College
2013: Yale
2014: Union
2015: Providence
2016: North Dakota
2017: Denver
2018: Minnesota–Duluth
2019: Minnesota Duluth
2020: No tournament
2021: UMass
2022: Denver
2023: Quinnipiac
2024: Denver

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