1962 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Finals Site | |
Champions | Michigan Tech (1st title) |
Runner-Up | Clarkson (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | John MacInnes (1st title) |
MOP | Lou Angotti Michigan Tech |
Attendance | 11,451 |
The 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 15th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1962, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Clarkson 7-1. All games were played at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York.
Qualifying teams[1]
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the WCHA tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
East | West | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | 21–2–1 | At-Large | 3rd | 1958 | 1 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 27–3–0 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 1960 |
2 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 17–7–1 | Tournament champion | 7th | 1961 | 2 | Michigan | WCHA | 21–4–0 | At-Large | 11th | 1957 |
Format
The higher-ranked ECAC team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion 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 Utica Memorial Auditorium. 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[2]
Semifinals March 15–16 |
National Championship March 17 | |||||||||
E1 | Clarkson | 5 | ||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||
E1 | Clarkson | 1 | ||||||||
W1 | Michigan Tech | 7 | ||||||||
W1 | Michigan Tech | 6 | ||||||||
E2 | St. Lawrence | 1 | Third Place Game | |||||||
W2 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||
E2 | St. Lawrence | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
Clarkson vs. Michigan
March 15 | Clarkson | 5 – 4 | Michigan | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
Michigan Tech vs. St. Lawrence
March 16[3] | Michigan Tech | 6 – 1 | St. Lawrence | Utica Memorial Auditorium | ||||
(Angotti, Seger) Don Hermanson - PP - 14:30 | First period | 11:09 - PP - Jim McInnes (unassisted) | ||||||
(Draper, Akervall) Don Hermanson - PP GW - 10:11 (Begg) Scott Watson - 12:40 |
Second period | |||||||
(Rebellato, Ivanitz) Jerry Sullivan - 04:45 (Casey) Lou Angotti - 05:41 (Pallante) John Ivanitz - 14:29 |
Third period | |||||||
Garry Bauman ( 14 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 49 saves ) Richie Broadbelt |
Consolation Game
St. Lawrence vs. Michigan
March 15 | St. Lawrence | 1 – 5 | Michigan | Utica Memorial Auditorium |
National Championship
Clarkson vs. Michigan Tech
March 17[3] | Clarkson | 1 – 7 | Michigan Tech | Utica Memorial Auditorium | ||||
(Pettersen) Paul LaPointe - PP - 19:42 | First period | 00:38 - John Ivanitz (unassisted) 05:38 - GW - John Ivanitz (Sullivan) 09:26 - Jerry Sullivan (Merlo, Rebellato) | ||||||
Second period | ||||||||
Third period | 00:38 - Jerry Sullivan (Ivanitz, Rebellato) 04:53 - John Ivanitz (Rebellato, Sullivan) 06:14 - Lou Angotti (unassisted) 19:20 - Lou Angotti (unassisted) | |||||||
Wayne Gibbons ( 37 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 39 saves ) Garry Bauman |
All-Tournament Team[4]
First Team
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Second Team
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References
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "Michigan Tech 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.