1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

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The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1969 and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 1970, at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 23rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 75th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

In 1969 the NCAA changed their bylaws to permit freshman to play on the Varsity team. Beginning with this season universities were permitted to not only have first-year students play for their teams but to also have said players earn letters for four seasons rather than the previous limit of three. As a consequence the WCHA offered both a Sophomore-of-the-Year and Freshman-of-the-Year awards with the previous being formally retired following the campaign.

Cornell finished the 1969–70 season with an undefeated record of 24–0, only the second flawless campaign in the modern history of Division I ice hockey. The previous unblemished season (Clarkson in 1955–56), however, came with a caveat as 8 Golden Knight players were 4-year seniors (a violation of NCAA regulations at the time). As a result, the Clarkson team declined to play in the NCAA tournament. Cornell's undefeated team had no such issues and was able to compete in, and win, both their conference tournament and the NCAA tournament to become the first and thus far only undefeated NCAA champion.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Christmas City of the North Tournament November 27–28 4 Michigan Tech
Cleveland Cup Tournament December 17–19 6 Western Ontario
Great Lakes Invitational December 19–20 4 New Hampshire
Big Ten Holiday Tournament December 21–23 4 Wisconsin
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 22–23 4 Cornell
St. Louis Invitational December 28–29 4 Wisconsin
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 29–30 4 Boston University
Syracuse Invitational January 2–3 4 Cornell
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 2–4 4 Providence
Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Boston University

Standings

1969–70 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 12 8 4 0 16 48 41 33 21 12 0 122 112
Wisconsin 12 6 6 0 12 49 36 34 23 11 0 151 98
Michigan 12 5 7 0 10 47 53 30 14 16 0 133 122
Michigan State 12 5 7 0 10 40 49 29 13 16 0 112 124
† indicates conference regular season champion
1969–70 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Cornell†* 21 21 0 0 1.000 142 39 29 29 0 0 179 56
Clarkson 17 14 3 0 .824 87 51 32 24 8 0 171 107
Boston University 22 17 5 0 .773 120 67 27 20 7 0 149 82
Harvard 20 14 6 0 .700 116 62 25 16 9 0 145 92
Brown 21 14 6 1 .690 104 70 24 15 8 1 117 81
Boston College 21 14 7 0 .667 116 86 26 16 10 0 143 116
New Hampshire 17 9 6 2 .588 98 73 31 19 10 2 172 120
Colgate 17 7 7 3 .500 65 69 24 14 7 3 117 86
St. Lawrence 17 8 9 0 .471 75 83 26 11 15 0 112 124
Providence 19 7 10 2 .421 65 85 25 11 12 2 89 107
Army 13 5 8 0 .385 32 50 25 13 12 0 72 79
Yale 22 6 16 0 .273 65 107 24 6 18 0 68 113
Dartmouth 19 5 14 0 .263 80 121 24 9 15 0 101 142
Princeton 21 5 15 1 .262 65 132 23 5 17 1 68 139
Rensselaer 17 3 13 1 .206 54 103 24 8 15 1 85 128
Pennsylvania 15 3 12 0 .200 46 80 24 8 16 0 88 114
Northeastern 17 1 16 0 .059 51 105 23 3 20 0 80 138
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1969–70 Independent College Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson† 4 4 0 0 8 21 11 32 24 8 0 171 107
Rensselaer 4 1 3 0 2 16 21 24 8 15 1 85 128
St. Lawrence 4 1 3 0 2 14 19 26 11 15 0 112 124
† indicates conference regular season champion
1969–70 NCAA University Division Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 29 11 17 1 120 133
Alaska–Fairbanks 0 0 0 0 - - - 12 4 7 1 - -
Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 13 12 5 - -
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 21 8 1 186 108
Ohio 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 8 17 2 - -
Ohio State 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 19 7 1 178 82
1969–70 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 26 18 8 0 .692 106 86 33 21 12 0 122 112
Denver 22 13 8 1 .614 96 78 32 21 10 1 153 107
Michigan Tech* 22 12 7 3 .614 98 79 34 19 12 3 148 127
Wisconsin* 22 12 10 0 .545 84 72 34 23 11 0 151 98
North Dakota 26 12 13 1 .481 98 114 30 14 15 1 115 131
Michigan 24 11 13 0 .458 106 104 30 14 16 0 133 122
Michigan State 22 10 12 0 .455 86 92 29 13 16 0 112 124
Minnesota-Duluth 24 10 13 1 .438 89 93 29 13 15 1 118 107
Colorado College 20 3 17 0 .150 70 115 30 7 22 1 117 154
Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Independent game results

  • 11/14: Bowling Green - Windsor (ON) 8:2
  • 11/15: Western Ontario - Bowling Green 4:2
  • 11/15: Notre Dame - Windsor (ON) 8:3
  • 11/21: Ohio State - Detroit 10:3
  • 11/22: Ohio State - Indiana 17:0
  • 11/28: Denver - Bowling Green 9:3
  • 11/28: Rainy River - Air Force 5:3
  • 11/28: Notre Dame - Ohio University 8:5
  • 11/29: Notre Dame - Ohio University 10:0
  • 11/29: Air Force - Rainy River 8:5
  • 11/29: Denver - Bowling Green 7:0
  • 12/5: Colorado College - Air Force 5:1
  • 12/5: Wisconsin - Notre Dame 7:3
  • 12/6: Wisconsin - Notre Dame 5:1
  • 12/6: Colorado College - Air Force 8:2
  • 12/12: Ohio State - Notre Dame 4:3 OT
  • 12/13: Ohio State - Purdue 17:3
  • 12/13: Notre Dame - Bowling Green 9:3
  • 12/13: Gustavus Adolphus - Air Force 8:4
  • 12/14: Air Force - Gustavus Adolphus 4:2
  • 12/17: Notre Dame - Salem State 8:4 - Merrimack Tournament
  • 12/17: Merrimack - Buffalo University 10:4 - "
  • 12/18: Buffalo University - Salem State 4:1 - "
  • 12/18: Notre Dame - Merrimack 5:1 - "
  • 12/17: Dartmouth - McGill University (QC) 6:5 - Cleveland Cup
  • 12/17: Western Ontario - Bowdoin 3:1 - "
  • 12/18: Bowling Green - Ohio University 3:1 - "
  • 12/18: Western Ontario - Dartmouth 8:3 - "
  • 12/18: Bowdoin - McGill University (QC) 6:2 - "
  • 12/19: Western Ontario - Bowling Green 5:1 - "
  • 12/19: Dartmouth - Bowdoin 2:1 - "
  • 12/19: McGill University (QC) - Ohio University 9:2 - "
  • 12/19: Ohio State - Detroit 2:2
  • 12/20: Boston College - Notre Dame 7:3
  • 12/21: Michigan - Ohio State 7:2 - Big Ten Tournament
  • 12/21: Wisconsin - Minnesota 4:3 - "
  • 12/22: Minnesota - Ohio State 4:0 - "
  • 12/22: Michigan State - Michigan 5:4 - "
  • 12/23: Wisconsin - Michigan State 6:3 - "
  • 12/23: Michigan - Minnesota 6:1 - "
  • 12/29: Boston College - Notre Dame 7:4
  • 1/2: Pennsylvania - Air Force 6:4 - Nichols Tournament
  • 1/2: Notre Dame - Hamilton 4:2 - "
  • 1/3: Notre Dame - Pennsylvania 5:2 - "
  • 1/3: Hamilton - Air Force 2:1 - "
  • 1/2: RPI - Bowling Green 5:4 - RPI Invitational
  • 1/2: Providence - Montreal University (QC) 3:2 - "
  • 1/3: Montreal University (QC) - Bowling Green 6:4 - "
  • 1/3: Providence - RPI 2:1 - "
  • 1/4: RPI - Montreal University (QC) 6:3 - "
  • 1/4: Providence - Bowling Green 5:2 - "
  • 1/9: St. Clair College (ON) - Bowling Green 3:2
  • 1/9: Air Force - St. Mary's 9:3
  • 1/9: Ohio University - Notre Dame 4:3
  • 1/10: Notre Dame - Ohio University 7:4
  • 1/10: St. Mary's - Air Force 4:2
  • 1/10: Ohio State - St. Clair College (ON) 5:3
  • 1/12: Clarkson - Bowling Green 4:3
  • 1/13: Clarkson - Bowling Green 7:5
  • 1/13: Notre Dame - Lake Forest 15:2
  • 1/16: Bowling green - Waterloo (ON) 2:2 OT
  • 1/16: Notre Dame - Ohio State 6:3
  • 1/16: Air Force - Lake Forest 4:2
  • 1/17: Air Force - Lake Forest 5:0
  • 1/17: Notre Dame - Ohio State 7:1
  • 1/18: Alaska-Fairbanks - Fairbanks City 11:5
  • 1/23: Ohio State - Air Force 2:0
  • 1/23: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 8:1
  • 1/24: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 2:2 OT
  • 1/24: Ohio State - Air Force 7:1
  • 1/24: Wisconsin - Ohio University 12:1
  • 1/24: Alaska-Fairbanks - Alaska Methodist 9:6
  • 1/25: Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 13:5
  • 1/28: Bowling Green - Windsor (ON) 5:3
  • 1/28: Ohio State - Oberlin 13:1
  • 1/30: Ohio State - Lake Forest 7:0
  • 1/30: Notre Dame - Air Force 11:5
  • 1/31: Ohio State - Lake Forest 12:2
  • 1/31: Colorado College - Notre Dame 5:4
  • 1/31: Gustavus Adolphus - Alaska-Fairbanks 11:2
  • 2/1: Gustavus Adolphus - Alaska-Fairbanks 11:3
  • 2/2: Notre Dame - Colorado College 5:4
  • 2/3: Air Force - Notre Dame 5:4
  • 2/6: Bowling Green - Ryerson Polytechnical (ON) 2:2 OT
  • 2/6: Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 9:3
  • 2/6: Notre Dame - St. Mary's 10:1
  • 2/7: Notre Dame - St. Mary's 8:5
  • 2/7: Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 7:6
  • 2/7: Bowling Green - Ryerson Polytechnical (ON) 7:4
  • 2/13: Ohio University - Air Force 5:4
  • 2/13: Notre Dame - Lake Forest 10:1
  • 2/14: Air Force - Ohio University 4:4 OT
  • 2/16: Air Force - Lake Forest 8:2
  • 2/18: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 4:4 OT
  • 2/20: Ohio State - Western Michigan 16:2
  • 2/20: Air Force - Ohio University 6:3
  • 2/21: Air Force - Ohio University 5:4 OT
  • 2/21: Ohio State - Western Michigan 12:0
  • 2/27: Ohio State - Air Force 5:2
  • 2/27: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 14:3
  • 2/27: Notre Dame - Colorado College 6:4
  • 2/28: Notre Dame - Colorado College 5:4
  • 2/28: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 9:0
  • 2/28: Ohio State - Air Force 6:5
  • 3/6: Notre Dame - Air Force 4:3
  • 3/7: Notre Dame - Air Force 6:3
  • 3/13: Royal Military College (ON) - Air Force 5:4 OT
  • 3/14: Royal Military College (ON) - Air Force 6:2
  • Whitehorse Merchants (YK) - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:6
  • Whitehorse Huskies (YK) - Alask-Fairbanks 9:9
  • Whitehorse All-Stars (YK) - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:3
  • Alaska Intermediate All-Stars - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:6
  • Alaska-Fairbanks - Alaska Intermediate All-Stars 8:7
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
  • 11/21: Bowling Green - Ohio University 2:2 OT
  • 11/22: Bowling Green - Ohio University 6:1
  • 12/5: Ohio State - Bowling Green 6:3
  • 12/6: Bowling Green - Ohio State 4:3
  • 1/14: Ohio State - Ohio University 7:4
  • 1/30: Bowling Green - Ohio University 5:2
  • 1/31: Bowling Green - Ohio University 3:1
  • 2/6: Ohio State - Ohio University 6:3
  • 2/7: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:4
  • 2/13: Bowling Green - Ohio State 2:0
  • 2/14: Bowling Green - Ohio State 7:5
  • 2/24: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:4

This was an informal league composed of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Ohio State.

Alaska State Championship
  • Alaska-Fairbanks - First National Bank Blades 8:6
  • Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 6:3
  • Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 14:5 - final

ECAC Tournament

The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.

Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals (3/10)
  • Cornell - St. Lawrence 6:1
  • Clarkson - Brown 6:5 OT
  • Boston University - New Hampshire 2:0
  • Boston College - Harvard 4:3
Semifinals (3/13)
  • Cornell - Harvard 6:5
  • Clarkson - Boston University 5:4
Consolation Game
  • 3/14: Boston University - Harvard 8:2
Championship Game
  • 3/14: Cornell - Clarkson 3:2

WCHA Tournament

The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. The eight teams were then divided into two separate groups by placing all even-numbered seeds in one group (2, 4, 6, 8) and the odd-numbered seeds (1, 3, 5, 7) in the other group. Using the location of the top seeds in each of the groups, the odd-numbered group (containing Minnesota) was placed in the east region which was held at the Duluth Arena Auditorium while the odd-numbered grouping (containing Denver) was placed in the west region which was held at the DU Arena. Once each regional group was set the teams were reseeded No. 1 to No. 4 according to their final conference standings. Because Minnesota-Duluth was placed in the West Region despite their building hosting the East Region they were swapped with the equivalent seed (Michigan State) in the East Region to allow them to play in their home venue. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds in each region were matched in a single game with the winners advancing to their regional final games. The winners of the two championship games were declared as co-conference tournament champions.

East Regional

Semifinals
  • 3/12: Minnesota - Minnesota-Duluth 3:2 OT
  • 3/13: Michigan Tech - North Dakota 5:3
Final
  • 3/14: Michigan Tech - Minnesota 6:5

West Regional

Semifinals
  • 3/12: Denver - Michigan State 6:2
  • 3/13: Wisconsin - Michigan 2:1
Final
  • 3/14: Wisconsin - Denver 3:2

NCAA Tournament

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 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

Results

Semifinals
  • 3/19: Cornell - Wisconsin 2:1
  • 3/20: Clarkson - Michigan Tech 4:3
Consolation Game
  • 3/21: Wisconsin - Michigan Tech 6:5
Championship Game
  • 3/21: Cornell - Clarkson 6:4


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