1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Cornell Big Red (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Clarkson Golden Knights (3rd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Ned Harkness (3rd title) |
| MOP | Dan Lodboa (Cornell) |
The 1970 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 23rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1970, and concluded with Cornell defeating Clarkson 6–4. All games were played at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
As of 2023 the 1970 Cornell team is the only undefeated NCAA champion in University Division / Division I history.
Qualifying teams
[edit]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 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 27–0–0 | Tournament champion | 4th | 1969 | 1 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 19–10–3 | Tournament co-champion | 6th | 1969 |
| 2 | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | 23–7–0 | At-Large | 6th | 1966 | 2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 22–10–0 | Tournament co-champion | 1st | Never |
Format
[edit]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 Olympic 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.
Tournament bracket
[edit]| Semifinals March 19–20 | National championship March 21 | ||||||||
| E1 | Cornell | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||
| E1 | Cornell | 6 | |||||||
| E2 | Clarkson | 4 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan Tech | 3 | |||||||
| E2 | Clarkson | 4 | Third-place game | ||||||
| W1 | Michigan Tech | 5 | |||||||
| W2 | Wisconsin | 6 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
[edit](E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Wisconsin
[edit]| March 19 | Cornell | 2 – 1 | Wisconsin | Olympic Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 07:08 - PP - Bob Poffenroth (Heatley) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Westner, Fullan) Garth Ryan - 05:32 (Aitchison) Bill Duthie - GW - 11:01 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| ( 15 saves / 16 shots ) Brian Cropper | Goalie stats | Wayne Thomas ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) | ||||||
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Clarkson
[edit]| March 20 | Michigan Tech | 3 – 4 | Clarkson | Olympic Arena | ||||
Consolation Game
[edit](W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Wisconsin
[edit]| March 21 | Michigan Tech | 5 – 6 | Wisconsin | Olympic Arena | ||||
National Championship
[edit](E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Clarkson
[edit]| March 21[3] | Cornell | 6 – 4 | Clarkson | Olympic Arena | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CLK | Luc St. Jean | Kemp and Magnusson | 0:20 | 1–0 CLK |
| COR | Larry Fullan | Giuliani | 4:22 | 1–1 | |
| COR | Garth Ryan - PP | unassisted | 11:22 | 2–1 COR | |
| CLK | Jerry Kemp - PP | St. Jean and Magnusson | 17:27 | 2–2 | |
| 2nd | CLK | Bill O'Flaherty | Halme and Maki | 29:13 | 3–2 CLK |
| COR | David Westner | Fullan and Ryan | 33:31 | 3–3 | |
| 3rd | COR | Dan Lodboa - PP | McCutcheon and Giuliani | 45:03 | 4–3 COR |
| COR | Dan Lodboa - GW SH | unassisted | 47:58 | 5–3 COR | |
| COR | Dan Lodboa | McCutcheon | 52:17 | 6–3 COR | |
| CLK | Steve Warr | Kemp | 53:29 | 6–4 COR | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CLK | Wayne LaChance | Tripping | 9:54 | 2:00 |
| CLK | David Westner | Tripping | 11:34 | 2:00 | |
| COR | Garth Ryan | High–Sticking | 16:58 | 2:00 | |
| COR | Ronald Simpson | Tripping | 17:14 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | CLK | Greg Lewis | Cross–Checking | 25:37 | 2:00 |
| CLK | Alf Maki | Tripping | 27:32 | 2:00 | |
| COR | Robert Aitchison | Tripping | 37:50 | 2:00 | |
| COR | Dan Lodboa | Tripping | 39:44 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | CLK | Steve Warr | Tripping | 44:28 | 2:00 |
| COR | David Westner | Tripping | 46:01 | 2:00 | |
| COR | Gordon Lowe | Cross–Checking | 47:42 | 2:00 | |
| COR | Ronald Simpson | Cross–Checking | 51:56 | 2:00 | |
| CLK | Keith McLean | High–Sticking | 51:56 | 2:00 | |
| COR | John Hughes | Tripping | 57:34 | 2:00 | |
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- G: Bruce Bullock (Clarkson)
- D: Steve Giuliani (Cornell)
- D: Dan Lodboa* (Cornell)
- F: John Hughes (Cornell)
- F: Rick Magnusson (Clarkson)
- F: Bob Poffenroth (Wisconsin)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]
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