1972–73 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The Boston Garden served as the host for the 1973 Tournament

Duration

November 1972–
March 17, 1973

NCAA tournament

1973

National championship

Boston Garden
Boston, Massachusetts

NCAA champion

Wisconsin

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1971–72	1973–74 →

The 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1972 and concluded with the 1973 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1973 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 26th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 79th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

After the season Denver's participation in the NCAA tournament was vacated due to violations of NCAA regulations.^[1]

Regular season

Standings^[2]^[3]^[4]

1972–73 Big Ten standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin†	12	8	3	1	17	60	40	40	29	9	2	217	139
Michigan State	12	8	3	1	17	60	44	36	23	12	1	194	149
Minnesota	12	5	4	3	13	50	47	34	15	16	3	124	129
Michigan	12	1	11	0	2	40	75	34	6	27	1	136	206
† indicates conference regular season champion

1972–73 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Saint Louis†	16	13	3	0	26	116	52	38	27	11	0	266	162
Lake Superior State	12	9	3	0	18	82	53	30	20	10	0	201	129
Ohio State	14	7	7	0	14	76	65	30	18	11	1	179	141
Bowling Green*	16	6	10	0	12	95	94	35	16	19	0	193	191
Ohio	14	1	13	0	2	36	141	24	6	18	0	—	—
Championship: Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1972–73 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Cornell†*	18	14	3	1	.806	81	60	29	23	5	1	156	92
Harvard†	18	14	3	1	.806	117	62	22	17	4	1	141	79
Boston College	19	13	5	1	.711	118	88	30	22	7	1	188	121
Pennsylvania	22	13	7	2	.636	90	78	27	16	9	2	115	97
New Hampshire	19	11	8	0	.579	93	87	29	16	10	3	129	121
Clarkson	20	11	9	0	.550	101	82	33	18	15	0	176	137
Rensselaer	20	11	9	0	.550	87	67	31	16	15	0	142	124
Boston University^	18	9	8	1	.528	100	51	29	11	17	1	174	86
Brown	19	10	9	0	.526	72	75	23	11	12	0	84	96
Northeastern	21	10	11	0	.476	93	98	29	17	12	0	144	125
St. Lawrence	18	9	8	1	.444	87	89	28	15	13	0	149	131
Dartmouth	20	8	11	1	.425	74	85	24	12	11	1	106	93
Yale	15	5	9	1	.367	47	69	23	12	10	1	102	89
Providence	17	6	11	0	.353	62	79	25	11	14	0	107	110
Colgate	17	5	12	0	.294	58	94	25	11	14	0	107	165
Princeton	21	3	18	0	.143	55	123	23	5	18	0	66	127
Army	10	1	9	0	.100	28	64	27	9	17	1	121	136
Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Boston University was required to forfeit 11 after the season for using an ineligible player

1972–73 NCAA Division I 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	-	-	-	32	16	16	0	166	190

1972–73 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Denver†*	28	20	8	0	52	141	85	39	29	9	1	208	116
Notre Dame	28	19	9	0	48	150	119	38	23	14	1	199	174
Wisconsin*	28	18	9	1	47	134	101	40	29	9	2	217	139
Michigan State	26	16	9	1	47	132	114	36	23	12	1	194	149
Michigan Tech	26	16	10	0	44	135	106	38	24	13	1	198	139
Minnesota	28	12	13	3	35	94	102	34	15	16	3	124	129
North Dakota	30	13	15	2	32	124	131	36	17	17	2	154	157
Minnesota-Duluth	28	13	15	0	30	123	131	36	19	17	0	166	161
Colorado College	28	5	23	0	14	103	171	34	10	24	0	150	198
Michigan	30	4	25	1	11	116	183	34	6	27	1	136	206
Championship: Wisconsin, Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1973 NCAA Tournament^[5]

Main article: 1973 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Semifinals March 15-16			National Championship March 17

E1	Cornell	5
W2	Wisconsin	6*
			W2	Wisconsin	4

			W1	Denver†	2
W1	Denver†	10

E2	Boston College	4	Third Place Game


			E1	Cornell	1
			E2	Boston College	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: † Denver's participation was later vacated due to NCAA violations

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[6]

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
Kennedy, RickRick Kennedy	Sophomore	St. Louis	38	47	49	96	22
Bumbacco, EddieEddie Bumbacco	Junior	Notre Dame	38	43	47	90	38
Nestick, JohnJohn Nestick	Junior	St. Louis	38	37	46	83	6
Davies, DaveDave Davies	Junior	St. Louis	38	31	47	78	8
Clark, GeorgeGeorge Clark	Sophomore	Army	-	39	33	72	-
McNab, PeterPeter McNab	Junior	Denver	38	32	40	72	18
Coughlan, SeanSean Coughlan	Sophomore	St. Louis	38	26	46	72	20
Williams, IanIan Williams	Junior	Notre Dame	35	35	34	69	54
Ugolini, CarloCarlo Ugolini	Junior	Cornell	29	25	44	69	18
Meyers, RayRay Meyers	Junior	Ohio State	30	33	35	68	44

Leading goaltenders^[6]

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
Grahame, RonRon Grahame	Senior	Denver	35	2094	27	7	1	102	2	.921	2.90
Walsh, EdEd Walsh	Sophomore	Boston University	27	1612	-	-	-	79	0	.911	2.94
Elenbaas, DaveDave Elenbaas	Junior	Cornell	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	.905	3.06
Quance, RickRick Quance	Sophomore	Michigan Tech	17	1031	11	4	1	55	0	.905	3.20
Shelstad, BradBrad Shelstad	Junior	Minnesota	23	1345	-	-	-	74	0	.906	3.30
Raeder, CapCap Raeder	Freshman	New Hampshire	20	1200	-	-	-	67	0	.897	3.35
Perkins, DickDick Perkins	Sophomore	Wisconsin	17	1021	-	-	-	58	2	.892	3.41
Woods, KevinKevin Woods	Senior	Clarkson	14	780	-	-	-	46	0	.893	3.54
Yetten, NedNed Yetten	Sophomore	Boston College	20	1180	15	4	1	70	1	.895	3.56
Cutts, DonDon Cutts	Junior	Rensselaer	30	1800	-	-	-	109	1	.898	3.63

Awards

NCAA

Award^[7]		Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Len Ceglarski, Boston College
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Dean Talafous, Wisconsin

AHCA All-American Teams^[8]
East Team	Position	West Team
Ed Walsh, Boston University	G	Ron Grahame, Denver
Tom Mellor, Boston College	D	Bob Boyd, Michigan State
Keith Smith, Brown	D	Bill Nyrop, Notre Dame
Gordon Clark, New Hampshire	F	Pat Boutette, Minnesota-Duluth
Steve Dolloff, Boston University	F	Eddie Bumbacco, Notre Dame
Bob McManama, Harvard	F	Rob Palmer, Denver

CCHA

No Awards

All-CCHA Teams^[9]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Ralph Kloiber, St. Louis	G	Don Boyd, Bowling Green
	G	Don Muio, Lake Superior State
Roger Archer, Bowling Green	D	Chuck Gyles, Bowling Green
Bill Slewidge, Lake Superior State	D	Jim Witherspoon, Ohio State
Rick Kennedy, St. Louis	F	Julio Francella, Lake Superior State
John Nestic, St. Louis	F	Mike Bartley, Bowling Green
Ray Meyers, Ohio State	F	Dave Davies, St. Louis

ECAC

Award^[10]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Tom Mellor, Boston College
Rookie of the Year		Vic Stanfield, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Carlo Ugolini, Cornell

All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[11]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Ned Yetten, Boston College	G	Don Cutts, Rensselaer
Tom Mellor, Boston College	D	Bill Murray, Cornell
Vic Stanfield, Boston University	D	Keith Smith, Brown
Gordon Clark, New Hampshire	F	Bill Corkery, Harvard
Bob McManama, Harvard	F	Steve Dolloff, Boston University
Carlo Ugolini, Cornell	F	Dave Wisener, Boston University

WCHA

Award^[12]		Recipient
Most Valuable Player		Ron Grahame, Denver
Rookie of the Year		Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech
Coach of the Year		Lefty Smith, Notre Dame

All-WCHA Teams^[13]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Ron Grahame, Denver	G	Jim Makey, Wisconsin
Bob Boyd, Michigan State	D	Bill Nyrop, Notre Dame
Bruce Affleck, Denver	D	Jim Nahrgang, Michigan Tech
Rob Palmer, Denver	F	Ian Williams, Notre Dame
Eddie Bumbacco, Notre Dame	F	Norm Cherrey, Wisconsin
Peter McNab, Denver	F	Pat Boutette, Minnesota-Duluth

References

↑ "Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
1 2 "1972-73 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
↑ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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