The 1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the

1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1974 and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1975, at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. This was the ...

, the 28th such tournament in

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history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1975, and concluded with

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defeating

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6–1. All games were played at the

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. This is the first time since

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that all four teams in the tournament had played in the previous championship. It has not happened since (as of 2017).

Qualifying teams

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

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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 St. Louis 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.

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

(W1) Minnesota vs. (E2) Harvard

Consolation Game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Harvard

National Championship

(W1) Minnesota vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

All-Tournament Team

*G:

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* (Michigan Tech) *D:

Reed Larson Reed David Larson (born July 30, 1956) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and former captain of the Detroit Red Wings who played 904 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1990. He is a member of ...

(Minnesota) *D:

Bob Lorimer Robert Roy Lorimer (born August 25, 1953) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Lorimer started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders in 1976. He also played for the Colorado Rockies and ...

(Michigan Tech) *F:

Bob D'Alvise Robert D'Alvise (born December 23, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Early life D'Alvise was born in Etobicoke. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina ...

(Michigan Tech) *F:

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(Michigan Tech) *F: Warren Miller (Minnesota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

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