The 1962 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 15th such tournament in

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history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1962, and concluded with

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defeating Clarkson 7-1. All games were played at the

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Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the

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tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record.

Format

The higher-ranked ECAC team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion 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 Utica Memorial Auditorium. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Clarkson vs. Michigan

Michigan Tech vs. St. Lawrence

Consolation Game

St. Lawrence vs. Michigan

National Championship

Clarkson vs. Michigan Tech

All-Tournament team

First Team

*G:

Richie Broadbelt Richard Brooks "Richie" Broadbelt is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for St. Lawrence. Career Broadbelt arrived in Canton in the fall of 1959 and, after a year with the freshman team, became the starting goalte ...

(St. Lawrence) *D:

Henry Åkervall Henry "Hank" Åkervall (August 24, 1937 – February 18, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and Olympian. Åkervall won a national title in 1962 with Michigan Tech. After graduating he played with Team Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympic ...

(Michigan Tech) *D:

Elov Seger Elov Seger (June 6, 1940 – March 8, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American and helped Michigan Tech win its first National Championship in 1962. Career Seger was a three-year player for the Huskies under head coac ...

(Michigan Tech) *F: Lou Angotti* (Michigan Tech) *F:

Red Berenson Gordon Arthur "Red, The Red Baron" Berenson (born December 8, 1939) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team from 1984 to 2017. Berenson was inducted into Canada's Sports ...

(Michigan) *F:

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(Michigan Tech) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

*G: Garry Bauman (Michigan Tech) *D:

Cal Wagner Calvin "Barry" Wagner is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Clarkson. Career Wagner was a three-year varsity player for Clarkson. He teamed up with fellow Pembroke native Pat Brophy to form a stout defensive ...

(Clarkson) *D:

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(Michigan) *F: Jerry Sullivan (Michigan Tech) *F: Larry Babcock (Michigan) *F: Hal Pettersen (Clarkson)

References

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