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.

1975 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Champions	Michigan Tech Huskies (3rd title)
Runner-up	Minnesota Golden Gophers (5th title game)
Semifinalists	Boston University Terriers (10th Frozen Four) Harvard Crimson (7th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	John MacInnes (3rd title)
MOP	Jim Warden (Michigan Tech)
Attendance	10,639

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
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	25–4–1	Tournament champion	10th	1974	1	Minnesota	WCHA	30–9–1	Tournament co-champion	6th	1974
2	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	23–4–0	At-Large	7th	1974	2	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

	Semifinals March 13					National Championship March 15
	E1	Boston University	5
	W2	Michigan Tech	9
						W2	Michigan Tech	6
						W1	Minnesota	1
	W1	Minnesota	6
	E2	Harvard	4			Third Place Game
						E1	Boston University	10
						E2	Harvard	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

March 13	Boston University		5 – 9		Michigan Tech	St. Louis Arena
(Burlington, Stanfield) Rick Meagher - 04:53 (Brown, Robbins) Vic Stanfield - 19:57		First period			07:35 - Jeff Wilcox (unassisted) 09:16 - PP - Stu Younger (D'Alvise, P. Jensen)
(Stanfield, Robbins) Peter Brown - PP - 08:08		Second period			02:10 - Stu Younger (unassisted) 03:07 - Peter Roberts (Lorimer, Bouchard) 05:32 - PP - Bob D'Alvise (Steele, Murray) 15:23 - GW - Bob D'Alvise (unassisted) 18:40 - PP - Bill Steele (Zuke, D'Alvise)
(Stanfield) Peter Brown - PP - 05:32 (Sunderland) Terry Meagher - 08:43		Third period			00:19 - PP - George Lyle (P. Jensen) 01:50 - PP - Mike Zuke (Wilcox)
Brian Durocher ( 31 saves )		Goalie stats			( 29 saves ) Jim Warden

(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) Harvard

March 14

Minnesota

6 – 4

Harvard

St. Louis Arena

Consolation Game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Harvard

March 15

Boston University

10 – 5

Harvard

St. Louis Arena

National Championship

(W1) Minnesota vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

March 15

Minnesota

1 – 6

Michigan Tech

St. Louis Arena

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MTU	Bill Steele	Young and D'Alvise	11:36	1–0 MTU
	MTU	Mike Zuke – GW	S. Jensen and Decker	18:56	2–0 MTU
2nd	MTU	George Lyle	S. Jensen and Ostlund	25:21	3–0 MTU
	MTU	Scott Jessee	Mayer and Roberts	38:40	4–0 MTU
3rd	MTU	Bob D'Alvise – PP	Wilcox and Steele	41:26	5–0 MTU
	MTU	George Lyle – PP	Ostlund and Abbey	46:56	6–0 MTU
	MIN	Tom Younghans	Phippen and Gauge	49:49	6–1 MTU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	MIN	Buzz Schneider	Interference	1:00	2:00
	MTU	George Lyle	High–Sticking	3:37	2:00
	MIN	Joe Micheletti	High–Sticking	5:16	2:00
	MTU	Jim Mayer	Roughing	12:27	2:00
	MIN	Warren Miller	Roughing	12:27	2:00
	MTU	Dana Decker	Tripping	15:27	2:00
2nd	MTU	Bruce Abbey	Interference	20:46	2:00
	MTU	George Lyle	Tripping	28:18	2:00
	MIN	Robby Harris	Elbowing	30:53	2:00
3rd	MIN	Joe Micheletti	Interference	40:18	2:00
	MTU	Bob Lorimer	Tripping	43:40	2:00
	MIN	Paul Holmgren	Elbowing	45:55	2:00
	MIN	Warren Miller	High–Sticking	47:10	2:00
	MIN	Russ Anderson	Holding	47:21	2:00
	MTU	Jim Mayer	Hooking	53:32	2:00
	MIN	Mike Polich	Roughng	53:32	2:00
	MTU	Jim Murray	Roughng	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)

References

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