1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1961 and concluded with the 1962 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1962 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York. This was the 15th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 68th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The Utica Memorial Auditorium served as the host for the 1962 Tournament
Duration	November 1961– March 17, 1962
NCAA tournament	1962
National championship	Utica Memorial Auditorium Utica, New York
NCAA champion	Michigan Tech
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

This was the premier season for ECAC Hockey which began as a conglomerate of 28 eastern schools among which 8 teams were selected by a committee to participate in a postseason tournament that would determine which university(s) would receive bids to the NCAA tournament. Due to the sheer number of schools and the lack of any scheduling criteria the teams played a vastly unbalanced schedule. As a result, the regular season standings were effectively immaterial in determining the conference tournament participants and the committee based their selections on which teams they felt were the best representatives.^[1]

Despite already being in the Tri-State League Clarkson, Rensselaer and St. Lawrence were also founding members of ECAC Hockey and played concurrently in both conferences until the Tri-State League folded in 1972.^[2]

This was the first season for Minnesota–Duluth as a university sponsored program.^[3]

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Brown Holiday Tournament	December 18–20	8
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival	December 21–22	4	Clarkson
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 26–28	4	Michigan State
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 28–30	4	Michigan
Beanpot	February 5, 12	4	Harvard

Standings

1961–62 Big Ten standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan†	4	4	0	0	1.000	24	8		27	22	5	0	150	76
Michigan State	8	3	4	1	.438	24	33		25	13	11	1	98	94
Minnesota	4	0	3	1	.125	9	16		21	9	10	2	95	73
† indicates conference regular season champion

1961–62 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Colby†	19	17	1	1	.921	124	30		27	19	6	2	147	62
Harvard	20	18	2	0	.900	103	30		26	21	5	0	130	56
Clarkson	15	13	1	1	.900	97	28		26	22	3	1	173	55
Williams	20	16	3	1	.825	159	64		20	16	3	1	159	64
Army	19	14	4	1	.763	81	40		24	17	6	1	111	52
Colgate	24	18	6	0	.750	140	57		24	18	6	0	140	57
Rensselaer	16	12	4	0	.750	99	56		23	16	7	0	142	93
Cornell	16	11	5	0	.688	68	45		18	13	5	0	77	45
MIT	15	10	5	0	.667	70	49		15	10	5	0	70	49
St. Lawrence*	15	9	5	1	.633	83	47		27	17	9	1	135	78
New Hampshire	17	10	7	0	.588	100	63		18	10	7	1	103	66
Boston College	25	13	11	1	.540	84	75		28	15	12	1	96	86
Merrimack	13	7	6	0	.539	71	52		13	7	6	0	71	52
Providence	17	8	7	2	.529	74	65		21	11	8	2	110	77
Middlebury	17	8	8	1	.500	83	81		22	11	9	2	107	98
Bowdoin	21	10	11	0	.476	89	73		23	11	11	1	106	84
Massachusetts	18	8	10	0	.444	84	94		18	8	10	0	84	94
Norwich	20	8	11	1	.425	105	103		21	8	12	1	109	110
Princeton	21	8	12	1	.405	60	88		21	8	12	1	60	88
Dartmouth	20	8	12	0	.400	101	122		20	8	12	0	101	122
Yale	21	7	14	0	.333	78	87		24	8	16	0	78	97
Boston University	24	7	16	1	.313	71	119		25	7	17	1	74	123
Northeastern	23	7	16	0	.304	83	136		24	7	17	0	85	149
Brown	24	7	17	0	.292	82	122		24	7	17	0	81	119
Connecticut	9	2	6	1	.278	30	86		12	2	9	1	30	86
American International	19	4	15	0	.211	78	160		19	4	15	0	78	160
Hamilton	15	1	13	1	.100	24	72		15	1	14	1	24	72
Amherst	15	1	14	0	.067	20	143		15	1	14	0	20	143
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1961–62 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota–Duluth	22	6	14	2	69	109
St. Olaf	13	8	4	1	–	–

1961–62 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Macalester †	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Augsburg	7	6	1	0	.857	–	–		12	9	3	0	–	–
Concordia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6	1	5	0	–	–
Gustavus Adolphus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	1	8	0	–	–
Hamline	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Saint John's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		18	3	15	0	–	–
Saint Mary's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	12	4	0	–	–
St. Thomas	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	6	7	0	–	–
† indicates conference champion

1961–62 Tri-State League standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Clarkson†	4	3	0	1	7	23	12		26	22	3	1	173	55
St. Lawrence	4	1	2	1	3	20	21		27	17	9	1	135	78
Rensselaer	4	1	3	0	2	14	25		23	16	7	0	142	93
† indicates conference regular season champion

1961–62 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan Tech†*	20	17	3	0	.850	101	58		32	29	3	0	188	80
Michigan	18	15	3	0	.833	95	48		27	22	5	0	150	76
Denver	18	11	7	0	.611	83	71		30	17	11	2	144	111
Michigan State	16	6	9	1	.406	57	71		25	13	11	1	98	94
North Dakota	18	7	11	0	.389	62	71		26	9	17	0	96	123
Minnesota	16	5	10	1	.344	69	61		21	9	10	2	95	73
Colorado College	18	0	18	0	.000	56	143		23	0	23	0	74	181
Championship: Michigan Tech † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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1962 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1962 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

	Semifinals March 15–16					National Championship March 17
	E1	Clarkson	5
	W2	Michigan	4
						E1	Clarkson	1
						W1	Michigan Tech	7
	W1	Michigan Tech	6
	E2	St. Lawrence	2			Third Place Game
						W2	Michigan	6
						E2	St. Lawrence	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

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
Ron Ryan	Senior	Colby	–	48	56	104	-
Tom Roe	Junior	Williams	20	49	33	82	-
Bob Brinkworth	Sophomore	Rensselaer	22	41	30	71	10
Red Berenson	Senior	Michigan	28	43	27	70	40
Jim Josephson	Senior	Rensselaer	23	25	39	64	66
Jerry Sullivan	Senior	Michigan Tech	32	30	29	59	6
Ron Mason	Junior	St. Lawrence	27	26	31	57	–
Gordon Wilkie	Sophomore	Michigan	–	19	36	55	15
Dave Leighton	Junior	Dartmouth	–	37	15	52	–
Lou Lamoriello	Junior	Providence	–	26	26	52	–

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Leading goaltenders

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
Godfrey Wood	Junior	Harvard	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	.926	1.75
George Baland	Sophomore	North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.889	2.00
Robert Bland	Senior	Harvard	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.06
Wayne Gibbons	Junior	Clarkson	21	-	18	-	-	-	-	.914	2.10
Ron Chisholm	Senior	Army	24	1459	17	6	1	53	5	.919	2.18
Garry Bauman	Sophomore	Michigan Tech	25	1500	23	2	0	61	0	.907	2.44
Laing Kennedy	Junior	Cornell	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	.918	2.50
Richie Broadbelt	Junior	St. Lawrence	22	1351	-	-	-	64	2	.909	2.84
Mike Larson	Junior	Minnesota	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.23
David Smith	Sophomore	Yale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.50

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Awards

NCAA Award^[8] Recipient Spencer Penrose Award Jack Kelley, Colby Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Lou Angotti, Michigan Tech AHCA All-American Teams^[9] East Team   Position   West Team Frank Stephenson, Colby G John Chandik, Michigan State David Johnston, Harvard D Henry Åkervall, Michigan Tech Arlie Parker, St. Lawrence D Elov Seger, Michigan Tech Bill Hogan, Boston College F Lou Angotti, Michigan Tech Ron Ryan, Colby F Red Berenson, Michigan Dates Fryberger, Middlebury F Jerry Sullivan, Michigan Tech WCHA Award^[10] Recipient Most Valuable Player Red Berenson, Michigan Sophomore of the Year Gordon Wilkie, Michigan Coach of the Year John MacInnes, Michigan Tech All-WCHA Teams^[11] First Team   Position   Second Team Garry Bauman, Michigan Tech G Bob Gray, Michigan Henry Åkervall, Michigan Tech D Elov Seger, Michigan Tech Jack Wilson, Denver D Don Rodgers, Michigan Red Berenson, Michigan F Gene Rebellato, Michigan Tech Jerry Sullivan, Michigan Tech F Trent Beatty, Denver Lou Angotti, Michigan Tech F Gordon Wilkie, Michigan

ECAC Award^[12] Recipient Player of the Year Ron Ryan, Colby Rookie of the Year Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer Outstanding Defenseman Arlie Parker, St. Lawrence Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Arlie Parker, St. Lawrence All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[13] First Team   Position   Second Team Glen Eberly, Boston University G Richie Broadbelt, St. Lawrence Frank Stephenson, Colby G Wayne Gibbons, Clarkson G Laing Kennedy, Cornell Arlie Parker, St. Lawrence D Brian Robins, Rensselaer David Johnston, Harvard D Joe McGeough, Providence Don Young, Colby D Harry Howell, Harvard Jack Leetch, Boston College D Tom McMahon, Rensselaer Cal Wagner , Clarkson D Pat Brophy, Clarkson Ron Ryan, Colby F Jim Josephson, Rensselaer Bill Hogan, Boston College F Rollie Anderson, St. Lawrence Dates Fryberger, Middlebury F Tom Roe, Williams Gene Kinasewich, Harvard F Dave Leighton, Dartmouth Ron Mason, St. Lawrence F Marsh Tschida, Providence Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer F John Cook, Princeton Tim Taylor, Harvard F Roger Purdie, Clarkson Dave Grannis, Harvard F Ron Famigletti, Bowdoin Hal Pettersen, Clarkson F Dave Sveden, Colby Corby Adams, Clarkson F

References

1. "History of ECAC Hockey". College Hockey Historical Archives. from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
2. "History of the Tri-State League/ICAC". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
3. "UMD Hockey Media Guide 2016-17". Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
4. "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
5. "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
6. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
7. "1961-62 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
8. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
9. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
10. "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
11. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
12. "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
13. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1961–62 NCAA Standings