The 1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the first CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 4, 1972, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Ohio State won the inaugural tournament, defeating Saint Louis 3–0 in the championship game.
| 1972 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 3–4, 1972 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | Ohio State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Chambers (1st title) |
| MVP | Bill McKenzie (Ohio State) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Conference standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Ohio State†* | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 71 | |
| Saint Louis | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 194 | 156 | |
| Bowling Green | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 60 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 172 | 123 | |
| Ohio | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 97 | 132 | |
| Championship: Ohio State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Semifinals March 3, 1972 | Championship March 4, 1972 | ||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Ohio | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Saint Louis | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Saint Louis | 6* | |||||||
| 2 | Bowling Green | 5 | Third place | ||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 7* | |||||||
| 4 | Ohio | 6 | |||||||
Semifinals
edit(1) Ohio State vs. (4) Ohio
edit| March 3 | Ohio State | 7 – 1 | Ohio | St. Louis Arena | ||||
(2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Bowling Green
edit| March 3 | Saint Louis | 6 – 5 | OT | Bowling Green | St. Louis Arena | |||
Third place
edit(3) Bowling Green vs. (4) Ohio
edit| March 4 | Bowling Green | 7 – 6 | OT | Ohio | St. Louis Arena | |||
Championship
edit(1) Ohio State vs. (2) Saint Louis
edit| March 4 | Ohio State | 3 – 0 | Saint Louis | St. Louis Arena | ||||
Tournament awards
edit- F Jerry Welsh (Ohio State)
- F John Nestic (Saint Louis)
- F Mike Bartley (Bowling Green)
- D Jim Witherspoon (Ohio State)
- D Roger Archer (Bowling Green)
- G Bill McKenzie* (Ohio State)
References
edit- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.