1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

The 1970 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 23rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1970, and concluded with Cornell defeating Clarkson 6–4. All games were played at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York.

As of 2023 the 1970 Cornell team is the only undefeated NCAA champion in University Division / Division I history.

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

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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 Olympic 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.

Tournament bracket

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	Semifinals March 19–20					National championship March 21
	E1	Cornell	2
	W2	Wisconsin	1
						E1	Cornell	6
						E2	Clarkson	4
	W1	Michigan Tech	3
	E2	Clarkson	4			Third-place game
						W1	Michigan Tech	5
						W2	Wisconsin	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Wisconsin

March 19	Cornell		2 – 1		Wisconsin	Olympic Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period			07:08 - PP - Bob Poffenroth (Heatley)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Westner, Fullan) Garth Ryan - 05:32 (Aitchison) Bill Duthie - GW - 11:01		Third period			No scoring
( 15 saves / 16 shots ) Brian Cropper		Goalie stats			Wayne Thomas ( 36 saves / 38 shots )

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Clarkson

March 20

Michigan Tech

3 – 4

Clarkson

Olympic Arena

Consolation Game

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Wisconsin

March 21

Michigan Tech

5 – 6

Wisconsin

Olympic Arena

National Championship

(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Clarkson

March 21[3]

Cornell

6 – 4

Clarkson

Olympic Arena

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	CLK	Luc St. Jean	Kemp and Magnusson	0:20	1–0 CLK
	COR	Larry Fullan	Giuliani	4:22	1–1
	COR	Garth Ryan - PP	unassisted	11:22	2–1 COR
	CLK	Jerry Kemp - PP	St. Jean and Magnusson	17:27	2–2
2nd	CLK	Bill O'Flaherty	Halme and Maki	29:13	3–2 CLK
	COR	David Westner	Fullan and Ryan	33:31	3–3
3rd	COR	Dan Lodboa - PP	McCutcheon and Giuliani	45:03	4–3 COR
	COR	Dan Lodboa - GW SH	unassisted	47:58	5–3 COR
	COR	Dan Lodboa	McCutcheon	52:17	6–3 COR
	CLK	Steve Warr	Kemp	53:29	6–4 COR
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	CLK	Wayne LaChance	Tripping	9:54	2:00
	CLK	David Westner	Tripping	11:34	2:00
	COR	Garth Ryan	High–Sticking	16:58	2:00
	COR	Ronald Simpson	Tripping	17:14	2:00
2nd	CLK	Greg Lewis	Cross–Checking	25:37	2:00
	CLK	Alf Maki	Tripping	27:32	2:00
	COR	Robert Aitchison	Tripping	37:50	2:00
	COR	Dan Lodboa	Tripping	39:44	2:00
3rd	CLK	Steve Warr	Tripping	44:28	2:00
	COR	David Westner	Tripping	46:01	2:00
	COR	Gordon Lowe	Cross–Checking	47:42	2:00
	COR	Ronald Simpson	Cross–Checking	51:56	2:00
	CLK	Keith McLean	High–Sticking	51:56	2:00
	COR	John Hughes	Tripping	57:34	2:00

All-Tournament team

• G: Bruce Bullock (Clarkson)
• D: Steve Giuliani (Cornell)
• D: Dan Lodboa* (Cornell)
• F: John Hughes (Cornell)
• F: Rick Magnusson (Clarkson)
• F: Bob Poffenroth (Wisconsin)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[4]

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References