1962 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Finals site |
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Champions | Michigan Tech Huskies (1st title) |
Runner-up | Clarkson Golden Knights (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 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[]
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.
Bracket[]
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) - PP - 14:30 | First period | 11:09 - PP - (unassisted) | ||||||
(Draper, Akervall) - PP GW - 10:11 (Begg) - 12:40 |
Second period | |||||||
(Rebellato, Ivanitz) Jerry Sullivan - 04:45 (Casey) Lou Angotti - 05:41 (Pallante) - 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 |
Scoring summary | |||||
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | MTU | unassisted | 0:38 | 1–0 MTU | |
MTU | – GW | Sullivan | 5:38 | 2–0 MTU | |
MTU | Jerry Sullivan | Merlo and Rebellato | 9:26 | 3–0 MTU | |
CLK | – PP | Pettersen | 19:42 | 3–1 MTU | |
2nd | None | ||||
3rd | MTU | Jerry Sullivan | Ivanitz and Rebellato | 40:38 | 4–1 MTU |
MTU | Sullivan and Rebellato | 44:53 | 5–1 MTU | ||
MTU | Lou Angotti | unassisted | 46:14 | 6–1 MTU | |
MTU | Lou Angotti | unassisted | 59:20 | 7–1 MTU | |
Penalty summary | |||||
Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
1st | CLK | Robert Taylor | Illegal Check | 9:40 | 2:00 |
MTU | Bob Pallante | Elbowing | 13:33 | 2:00 | |
MTU | Bob Pallante | Interference | 18:35 | 2:00 | |
2nd | CLK | Corby Adams | Illegal Check | 21:32 | 2:00 |
MTU | Albert Merlo | Slashing | 26:56 | 2:00 | |
MTU | Norman Wimmer | Elbowing | 30:12 | 2:00 | |
MTU | Henry Akervall | Interference | 32:04 | 2:00 | |
3rd | MTU | Elov Seger | Boarding | 49:05 | 2:00 |
MTU | Bob Pallante | Spearing | 50:52 | 2:00 | |
MTU | Gene Rebellato | Holding | 56:55 | 2:00 | |
MTU | Bob Pallante | Holding | 58:10 | 2:00 | |
CLK | Frank Schmeler | Tripping | 58:17 | 2:00 |
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All-Tournament Team[]
First Team[]
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]
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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.
- ^ a b "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.
- 1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season
- NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- March 1962 sports events in the United States
- 1962 in sports in New York (state)
- Ice hockey in New York (state)
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- Utica, New York