The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1971 at the Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. This was the 24th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 76th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Saint Louis begins to sponsor their ice hockey program as an independent.
Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament |
Dates |
Teams |
Champion
|
| North Country Thanksgiving Festival
|
November 26–28
|
4
|
Clarkson
|
| ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament
|
December 18–19
|
4
|
Cornell
|
| ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival
|
December 21–22
|
4
|
Harvard
|
| St. Louis Invitational
|
December 27–28
|
4
|
Wisconsin
|
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament
|
December 28–29
|
4
|
Boston University
|
| Great Lakes Invitational
|
December 29–30
|
4
|
Michigan Tech
|
| Nichols School Invitational
|
January 1–2
|
4
|
Dartmouth
|
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
|
January 2–4
|
4
|
Wisconsin
|
| Beanpot
|
February 8, 22
|
4
|
Boston University
|
Standings
| 1970–71 Big Ten standings
|
|
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
| GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
Pct.
|
GF
|
GA
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
GF
|
GA
|
| Michigan State† |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
.667 |
56 |
47 |
|
31 |
19 |
12 |
0 |
152 |
124
|
| Wisconsin |
12 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
.583 |
51 |
40 |
|
34 |
20 |
13 |
1 |
180 |
110
|
| Minnesota |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
.500 |
38 |
42 |
|
32 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
116 |
128
|
| Michigan |
10 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
.200 |
40 |
56 |
|
30 |
9 |
21 |
0 |
118 |
147
|
| † indicates conference regular season champion
|
| 1970–71 ECAC Hockey standings
|
|
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
| GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
Pct.
|
GF
|
GA
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
GF
|
GA
|
| Boston University† |
20 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
.925 |
139 |
42 |
|
31 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
210 |
60
|
| Clarkson |
19 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
.868 |
76 |
38 |
|
33 |
28 |
4 |
1 |
151 |
75
|
| Cornell |
20 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
.850 |
111 |
44 |
|
27 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
159 |
63
|
| Harvard* |
21 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
.738 |
124 |
55 |
|
27 |
18 |
8 |
1 |
146 |
74
|
| Brown |
19 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
.684 |
70 |
63 |
|
24 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
77 |
87
|
| Providence |
19 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
.632 |
94 |
70 |
|
28 |
17 |
11 |
0 |
141 |
106
|
| Pennsylvania |
19 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
.579 |
90 |
74 |
|
25 |
14 |
11 |
0 |
129 |
93
|
| Rensselaer |
14 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
.571 |
119 |
81 |
|
25 |
16 |
7 |
2 |
125 |
95
|
| New Hampshire |
20 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
.550 |
119 |
92 |
|
29 |
20 |
9 |
0 |
210 |
112
|
| Boston College |
21 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
.429 |
92 |
112 |
|
26 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
121 |
141
|
| Army |
11 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
.318 |
32 |
48 |
|
23 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
81 |
80
|
| St. Lawrence |
17 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
.294 |
57 |
73 |
|
24 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
105 |
97
|
| Dartmouth |
21 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
.286 |
76 |
106 |
|
24 |
9 |
15 |
0 |
96 |
114
|
| Yale |
20 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
.250 |
64 |
105 |
|
24 |
6 |
17 |
1 |
74 |
127
|
| Colgate |
17 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
.235 |
54 |
111 |
|
24 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
87 |
156
|
| Northeastern |
19 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
.158 |
35 |
122 |
|
29 |
7 |
22 |
0 |
77 |
175
|
| Princeton |
21 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
.048 |
54 |
140 |
|
23 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
56 |
155
|
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
|
| 1970–71 Independent College Athletic Conference standings
|
|
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
| GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
PTS
|
GF
|
GA
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
GF
|
GA
|
| Clarkson† |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
19 |
7 |
|
33 |
28 |
4 |
1 |
151 |
175
|
| St. Lawrence |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
10 |
|
24 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
105 |
97
|
| Rensselaer |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
20 |
|
25 |
16 |
7 |
2 |
125 |
95
|
| † indicates conference regular season champion
|
| 1970–71 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 |
- |
- |
- |
|
28 |
15 |
11 |
2 |
132 |
121
|
| Alaska–Fairbanks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
28 |
13 |
14 |
1 |
- |
-
|
| Bowling Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
31 |
18 |
12 |
1 |
- |
-
|
| Notre Dame |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
31 |
13 |
16 |
2 |
116 |
137
|
| Ohio |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
27 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
- |
-
|
| Ohio State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
29 |
20 |
9 |
0 |
160 |
78
|
| Saint Louis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
30 |
9 |
19 |
2 |
|
|
| 1970–71 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
|
|
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
| GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
PCT
|
GF
|
GA
|
GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
GF
|
GA
|
| Michigan Tech† |
22 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
.818 |
112 |
62 |
|
33 |
25 |
6 |
2 |
173 |
105
|
| Denver* |
22 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
.682 |
114 |
92 |
|
36 |
25 |
10 |
1 |
178 |
133
|
| Wisconsin |
22 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
.591 |
102 |
77 |
|
34 |
20 |
13 |
1 |
180 |
110
|
| Michigan State |
22 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
.545 |
101 |
97 |
|
31 |
19 |
12 |
0 |
152 |
124
|
| Minnesota* |
22 |
9 |
12 |
1 |
.432 |
77 |
88 |
|
32 |
14 |
17 |
1 |
116 |
128
|
| Minnesota-Duluth |
24 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
.417 |
98 |
106 |
|
34 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
147 |
146
|
| North Dakota |
26 |
10 |
15 |
1 |
.404 |
92 |
116 |
|
33 |
14 |
17 |
2 |
123 |
141
|
| Colorado College |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
.389 |
81 |
100 |
|
29 |
11 |
17 |
1 |
142 |
168
|
| Michigan |
22 |
5 |
17 |
0 |
.227 |
77 |
116 |
|
30 |
9 |
21 |
0 |
118 |
147
|
Championship: Minnesota, Denver
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
|
Independent game results
- 11/13: Western Ontario - Bowling Green 3:2 OT
- 11/14: Bowling Green - Western Ontario 7:6 OT
- 11/20: Air Force - Ohio University 3:2 OT
- 11/20: Bowling Green - Waterloo Lutheran (ON) 11:4
- 11/20: Michigan Tech - Notre Dame 5:2
- 11/21: Michigan Tech - Notre Dame 5:4 OT
- 11/21: Bowling Green - Waterloo Lutheran (ON) 8:1
- 11/21: Air Force - Ohio University 4:3 OT
- 11/26: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 4:0
- 11/26: St. Lawrence - Bowling Green 6:5 - North Country Festival
- 11/27: Clarkson - Bowling Green 5:2 - "
- 11/27: Ohio University - St. Clair 4:2
- 11/27: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 9:2
- 11/28: New Hampshire - Bowling Green 6:4
- 12/4: Ohio University - Western Michigan 8:2
- 12/4: St. Louis - Air Force 7:4
- 12/5: Ohio University - Western Michigan 15:3
- 12/6: St. Louis - Air Force 5:3
- 12/11: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 13:4
- 12/11: Michigan State - Notre Dame 10:5
- 12/12: Notre Dame - Michigan State 4:3
- 12/12: Air Force - Wisconsin-Superior 8:5
- 12/12: Lake Superior State - Bowling Green 4:3
- 12/13: Lake Superior State - Bowling Green 7:2
- 12/18: Ohio University - Boston State 4:2 - Merrimack Invitational
- 12/19: Ohio University - Merrimack 6:3 - "
- 12/19: Notre Dame - Wisconsin 6:5
- 12/20: Notre Dame - Wisconsin 3:3 OT
- 12/28: Notre Dame - Northeastern 4:1 - Boston Arena Christmas Tournament
- 12/29: Boston University - Notre Dame 7:3 - "
- 12/30: Notre Dame - Boston College 5:3 - "
- 1/2: St. Louis - Ohio University 7:4
- 1/2: Michigan State - Bowling Green 7:2
- 1/3: Michigan State - Bowling Green 6:2
- 1/4: Ohio University - St. Louis 5:4
- 1/6: Clarkson - Ohio University 7:4
- 1/8: Bowling Green - Clarkson 7:4
- 1/8: Notre Dame - Air Force 5:4
- 1/9: Notre Dame - Air Force 4:2
- 1/9: Clarkson - Bowling Green 6:3
- 1/9: Ohio University - St. Clair (ON) 6:2
- 1/12: Colorado College - Notre Dame 6:1
- 1/13: Notre Dame - Colorado College 8:6
- 1/15: Colorado College - Air Force 8:5
- 1/15: Denver - Notre Dame 6:3
- 1/16: Denver - Notre Dame 4:2
- 1/16: Colorado College - Air Force 7:7 OT
- 1/16: Boston University - Bowling Green 6:1
- 1/22: Ohio State - Air Force 3:2
- 1/22: Notre Dame - North Dakota 6:5 OT
- 1/23: North Dakota - Notre Dame 7:1
- 1/23: Air Force - Ohio State 5:2
- 1/29: St. Louis - Ohio University 3:2
- 1/29: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 6:4
- 1/29: Air Force - Royal Military College (ON) 4:2
- 1/29: Michigan State - Notre Dame 6:3
- 1/30: Michigan State - Notre Dame 6:4
- 1/30: Air Force - Royal Military College (ON) 5:5 OT
- 1/30: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 5:4
- 1/30: St. Louis - Ohio University 5:4
- 2/3: Bowling Green - St. Clair (ON) 10:2
- 2/5: Ohio University - Illinois-Chicago 7:3
- 2/5: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 8:2
- 2/5: Gustavus Adolphus - Air Force 5:4
- 2/5: Denver - Notre Dame 4:3
- 2/6: Notre Dame - Denver 4:2
- 2/6: Air Force - Gustavus Adolphus 6:5
- 2/6: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 9:0
- 2/6: Ohio University - Illinois-Chicago 16:0
- 2/12: Ohio University - Lake Forest 9:1
- 2/12: Air Force - Colorado College 7:4
- 2/12: Notre Dame - Minnesota-Duluth 5:5 OT
- 2/13: Minnesota-Duluth - Notre Dame 6:3
- 2/13: Colorado College - Air Force 8:5
- 2/13: Ohio University - Lake Forest 9:3
- 2/19: Air Force - Ohio State 4:0
- 2/19: Notre Dame - Michigan 4:2
- 2/20: Notre Dame - Michigan 5:4
- 2/20: Ohio State - Air Force 5:1
- 2/26: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 5:1
- 2/26: Air Force - St. Louis 6:4
- 2/27: Air Force - St. Louis 7:6 OT
- 2/27: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 3:2
- 3/5: Air Force - Ohio University 4:3
- 3/6: Air Force - Ohio University 5:4
- 3/6: St. Louis - Bowling Green 6:3
- 3/6: US Nationals - Notre Dame 7:5
- 3/7: US Nationals - Notre Dame 4:2
- 3/7: St. Louis - Bowling Green 4:4 OT
- 3/12: Notre Dame - Air Force 5:0
- 3/13: Notre Dame - Air Force 4:1
- Michigan - St. Louis 7:4
- Michigan - St. Louis 6:4
- Boston - St. Louis 8:0
- Boston - St. Louis 9:1
- Ohio State - St. Louis 5:3 - listed in St. Louis's Yearbook, but not OSU's
- Ohio State - St. Louis 6:3 - "
- St. Louis - University of Toronto (ON) 4:4 OT
- St. Louis - University of Toronto (ON) 8:7
- Boston College - St. Louis 9:5
- St. Louis - Princeton 6:2
- Lake Superior State - St. Louis 6:4
- Lake Superior State - St. Louis 3:2
- Denver - St. Louis 9:2
- Denver - St. Louis 6:5 OT
- Lake Superior State - St. Louis 6:1
- Lake Superior State - St. Louis 5:3
- Loyola - St. Louis 6:2
- Loyola - St. Louis 4:2
- St. Louis - Ohio State 4:2 - listed in OSU Yearbook, but not St. Louis's
- Ohio State - St. Louis 5:4 - "
- Ohio State - St. Louis 7:4 - "
- Ohio State - Ryerson Tech 12:3
- Michigan State - Ohio State 4:2
- Michigan State - Ohio State 6:1
- Ohio State - St. Clair (ON) 9:2
- Ohio State - Detroit 11:1
- Ohio State - Detroit 17:3
- Ohio State - Lake Forest 6:1
- Ohio State - Lake Forest 7:2
- Ohio State - Colorado 5:0
- Ohio State - Western Michigan 13:1
- Ohio State - Western Michigan 13:4
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Gonzaga 6:4
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Gonzaga 7:5
- University of British Columbia JV - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:1
- University of British Columbia JV - Alaska-Fairbanks 4:2
- Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
- 12/4: Bowling Green - Ohio State 4:0
- 12/5: Ohio State - Bowling Green 5:1
- 1/15: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:3
- 1/22: Bowling Green - Ohio University 6:1
- 1/23: Bowling Green - Ohio University 8:4
- 2/12: Bowling Green - Ohio State 3:2
- 2/13: Bowling Green - Ohio State 5:3
- 2/19: Bowling Green - Ohio University 6:4
- 2/20: Bowling Green - Ohio University 7:3
- Ohio State - Ohio University 1:0
- 2/26: Ohio University - Ohio State 3:2
- 2/27: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:3
This was an informal league composed of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Ohio State.
- Anchorage City League
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Alaska Methodist 5:4
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Texaco Chiefs 3:3
- First National Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:3
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Texaco Chiefs 8:1
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Texaco Chiefs 3:0
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 3:1
- Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:5
- Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 10:4
- First National Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:2
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 5:2
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 9:2
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 3:0
- Hohn Plumbers - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:5
- First National Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:2
- Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 8:0
- Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:4
- Alaska State Championship
- First Bational Bank Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:5 OT
- Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 12:2
- Hohn Plumbers - Alaska-Fairbanks 8:4
ECAC Tournament
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, 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.
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Quarterfinals
March 9
|
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Semifinals
March 12
|
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Third Place
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Boston University
|
11
|
|
|
|
8
|
Rensselaer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Boston University
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Harvard
|
4
|
|
|
|
2
|
Clarkson
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
Pennsylvania
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
Clarkson
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
Harvard
|
7
|
|
|
3
|
Cornell
|
6
|
|
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6
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Providence
|
3
|
|
|
|
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2
|
Clarkson
|
4
|
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Third place
|
|
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3
|
Cornell
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
Harvard
|
4
|
|
1
|
Boston University
|
6
|
|
|
|
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5
|
Brown
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
Cornell
|
5
|
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 Michigan Tech) was placed in the east region which was held at the Dane County Coliseum 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. 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
- 3/11: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 6:4
- 3/11: Minnesota - Wisconsin 4:3
- Final
- 3/13: Minnesota - North Dakota 5:2
West Regional
- Semifinals
- 3/11: Denver - Colorado College 6:3
- 3/12: Minnesota-Duluth - Michigan State 4:3
- Final
- 3/13: Denver - Minnesota-Duluth 9:3
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
|
Harvard
|
ECAC Hockey
|
18–6–1
|
Tournament champion
|
5th
|
1969
|
1
|
Denver
|
WCHA
|
24–9–1
|
Tournament co-champion
|
9th
|
1969
|
| 2
|
Boston University
|
ECAC Hockey
|
26–2–1
|
At-Large
|
7th
|
1967
|
2
|
Minnesota
|
WCHA
|
13–16–1
|
Tournament co-champion
|
4th
|
1961
|
Results
- Semifinals
- 3/18: Boston University - Denver 4:2
- 3/19: Minnesota - Harvard 6:5 OT
- Consolation Game
- 3/20: Denver - Harvard 1:0
- Championship Game
- 3/20: Boston University - Minnesota 4:2