1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 28th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1975, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Minnesota 6–1. All games were played at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

This is the first time since 1949 that all four teams in the tournament had played in the previous championship. It has not happened since (as of 2017).

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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston University ECAC Hockey 25–4–1 Tournament champion 10th 19741 Minnesota WCHA 30–9–1 Tournament co-champion 6th 19742 Harvard ECAC Hockey 23–4–0 At-Large 7th 19742 Michigan Tech WCHA 30–10–0 Tournament co-champion 8th 1974

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 St. Louis 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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results Semifinals

Consolation Game

National Championship

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTUBill SteeleYoung and D'Alvise 11:36 1–0 MTU MTUMike Zuke – GWS. Jensen and Decker 18:56 2–0 MTU 2nd MTUGeorge LyleS. Jensen and Ostlund 25:21 3–0 MTU MTUScott JesseeMayer and Roberts 38:40 4–0 MTU 3rd MTUBob D'Alvise – PPWilcox and Steele 41:26 5–0 MTU MTUGeorge Lyle – PPOstlund and Abbey 46:56 6–0 MTU MINTom YounghansPhippen and Gauge 49:49 6–1 MTU Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MINBuzz SchneiderInterference 1:00 2:00 MTUGeorge LyleHigh-sticking 3:37 2:00 MINJoe MichelettiHigh-sticking 5:16 2:00 MTUJim MayerRoughing 12:27 2:00 MINWarren MillerRoughing 12:27 2:00 MTUDana DeckerTripping 15:27 2:00 2nd MTUBruce AbbeyInterference 20:46 2:00 MTUGeorge LyleTripping 28:18 2:00 MINRobby HarrisElbowing 30:53 2:00 3rd MINJoe MichelettiInterference 40:18 2:00 MTUBob LorimerTripping 43:40 2:00 MINPaul HolmgrenElbowing 45:55 2:00 MINWarren MillerHigh-sticking 47:10 2:00 MINRuss AndersonHolding 47:21 2:00 MTUJim MayerHooking 53:32 2:00 MINMike PolichRoughng 53:32 2:00 MTUJim MurrayRoughng 53:32 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan Tech 9 5 11 25 Minnesota 7 9 7 23

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MTU Jim Warden 22 1 MIN Larry Thayer 19 6

All-Tournament Team G: Jim Warden* (Michigan Tech) D: Reed Larson (Minnesota) D: Bob Lorimer (Michigan Tech) F: Bob D'Alvise (Michigan Tech) F: Steve Jensen (Michigan Tech) F: Warren Miller (Minnesota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

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