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 77th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Saint Louis begins to sponsor their ice hockey program as an independent.
Season Outlook Pre-season poll The top teams in the nation as voted on by coaches.
Gary Bender, sports director of WKOW television and radio stations in Madison, Wisconsin, started compiling a national poll in 1970. The poll lasted one season. WKOW PollRankTeam1 Boston University2 Minnesota Duluth3 Michigan Tech4 Colorado College5 (tie) Harvard5 (tie) Wisconsin7 North Dakota8 Denver9 Cornell10 Clarkson
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
Final regular season poll The final top 10 teams were compiled before the conference tournaments. WKOW Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Boston University (11)2 Michigan Tech (2)3 Denver4 Cornell5 Clarkson6 Wisconsin7 Michigan State8 Harvard9 Brown10 Minnesota Duluth
1971 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Senior New Hampshire 29 38 48 86 58 Senior Harvard 27 22 50 72 - Senior Boston University 31 27 43 70 20 Freshman Ohio State - 27 39 66 - Junior Boston University 31 28 36 64 10 Junior Providence - 22 41 63 46 Senior New Hampshire 29 21 39 60 18 Junior Boston University 31 17 43 60 38 Senior New Hampshire 29 15 43 58 90 Junior Clarkson 32 26 31 57 16 Senior Colorado College 30 20 37 57 6 Sophomore Michigan State 31 19 38 57 35
Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA Freshman Harvard 13 - - - - - - - 1.60 Junior Boston University 14 780 - - - 23 - .929 1.77 Junior Boston University 18 1060 - - - 36 - .917 2.04 Senior Wisconsin 10 498 5 4 0 19 1 .930 2.29 Senior Clarkson 30 1800 27 1 1 71 1 .920 2.37 Senior Cornell 25 1410 19 5 0 57 - .923 2.43 Senior Wisconsin 14 750 9 3 1 32 0 .825 2.56 Senior Harvard - - - - - - 5 - 2.60 Junior Ohio State 24 1420 - - - 65 2 - 2.74 Freshman New Hampshire - - - - - - - - 2.78
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Cooney Weiland, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Dan Brady, Boston UniversityAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Bruce Bullock, Clarkson G Morris Trewin, Michigan Tech Bob Brown, Boston University D Mike Christie, Denver Steve Warr, Clarkson D Bob Murray, Michigan Tech Joe Cavanagh, Harvard F Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth Kevin Pettit, Cornell F Don Thompson, Michigan State Steve Stirling, Boston University F Vic Venasky, Denver
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Bruce Bullock, ClarksonRookie of the Year Bob Brown, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Dave Hynes, HarvardAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Bruce Bullock, Clarkson G Brian Cropper, Cornell Bob Brown, Boston University D Tom Mellor, Boston College Steve Warr, Clarkson D Ric Jordan, Boston University Joe Cavanagh, Harvard F Jerry Kemp, Clarkson John Danby, Boston University F Brian McCutcheon, Cornell Steve Stirling, Boston University F Kevin Pettit, Cornell
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Bob Murray, Michigan TechFreshman of the Year Mike Usitalo, Michigan TechCoach of the Year John MacInnes, Michigan TechAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Morris Trewin, Michigan Tech G Chico Resch, Minnesota-Duluth Mike Christie, Denver D John Jagger, Wisconsin Bob Murray, Michigan Tech D Wally Olds, Minnesota Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth F Murray Heatley, Wisconsin Don Thompson, Michigan State F Vic Venasky, Denver Bob Collyard, Colorado College F Mike Usitalo, Michigan Tech
1971 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 8 ‡ Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 3 31 North Dakota WCHA 3 34 Denver WCHA 4 53 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 4 56 Harvard ECAC Hockey 5 58 North Dakota WCHA 5 60 North Dakota WCHA 5 61 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 5 62 Michigan Tech WCHA 5 67 Denver WCHA 5 68 Minnesota WCHA 6 74 Notre Dame Independent 7 86 Michigan Tech WCHA 7 87 Notre Dame Independent 7 88 Harvard ECAC Hockey 7 89 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 7 91 † Michigan Tech WCHA 8 100 Michigan State WCHA 8 101 Wisconsin WCHA 8 103 Michigan Tech WCHA 8 106 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 9 113 Minnesota WCHA † incoming freshman‡ Wright had left school the year before
See also 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1970–71 NCAA Standings