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
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history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1970, and concluded with
Cornell
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defeating
Clarkson 6-4. All games were played at the
Olympic Arena in
Lake Placid, New York
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The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh. ...
.
As of 2021 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
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a women's ice hockey-only conference. From 1951 to 1999, it operated a ...
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.
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
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Wisconsin
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Clarkson
Consolation Game
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Wisconsin
National Championship
(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Clarkson
All-Tournament team
*G:
Bruce Bullock
Bruce John Bullock (born May 9, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1970s with the Vancouver Canucks.
Playing for Clarkson University, Bullock was on ...
(Clarkson)
*D:
Steve Giuliani (Cornell)
*D:
Dan Lodboa
Daniel Stephen Lodboa (September 25, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 58 games in the World Hockey Association. Born in Thorold, Ontario, he played with the Chicago Cougars.
Lodboa was a tri-captain ...
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(Cornell)
*F:
John Hughes (Cornell)
*F:
Rick Magnusson (Clarkson)
*F:
Bob Poffenroth
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*Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Bob (surnam ...
(Wisconsin)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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