The 1971 NAIA men's ice hockey tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIAcollegeice hockey. The 1971 tournament was the third men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 6, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 7.[1]
Bemidji State and Gustavus Adolphus attended the tournament for the fourth straight year while Augsburg College and Lakehead University made the tournament for the first time. With the addition of Lakehead, the 1971 tournament marked the first occasion that teams from United States and Canada made up the field. Bemidji and Lakehead, both members of the ICHA, reached the championship game to make it the fourth straight that the title game featured two ICHA teams. Bemidji defeated Lakehead to win the team's fourth-straight NAIA championship.[2]
^"NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
^"BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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1971, naia, hockey, championship, 1971, naia, hockey, tournament, involved, four, schools, playing, single, elimination, bracket, determine, national, champion, naia, college, hockey, 1971, tournament, third, hockey, tournament, sponsored, naia, tournament, be. The 1971 NAIA men s ice hockey tournament involved four schools playing in single elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men s NAIA college ice hockey The 1971 tournament was the third men s ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA The tournament began on March 6 1971 and ended with the championship game on March 7 1 1971 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship1971Tournament informationSportice hockeyLocationBemidji MinnesotaDatesMarch 6 1971 March 7 1971Venue s John S Glas Field HouseTeams4Final positionsChampionBemidji StateRunner upLakehead UniversityTournament statisticsWinning coachBob Peters 19701972 Bemidji State and Gustavus Adolphus attended the tournament for the fourth straight year while Augsburg College and Lakehead University made the tournament for the first time With the addition of Lakehead the 1971 tournament marked the first occasion that teams from United States and Canada made up the field Bemidji and Lakehead both members of the ICHA reached the championship game to make it the fourth straight that the title game featured two ICHA teams Bemidji defeated Lakehead to win the team s fourth straight NAIA championship 2 Bracket editJohn S Glas Field House Bemidji Minnesota SemifinalsMarch 6National championshipMarch 7 Bemidji State12Augsburg1Bemidji State6Lakehead2Lakehead6Gustavus Adolphus5Third place gameAugsburg8Gustavus Adolphus6 Note denotes overtime period s References edit NAIA history and records Retrieved 2017 07 07 BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS 1947 PRESENT Vintage Minnesota Hockey Retrieved 2017 07 07 External links editNAIA ice hockey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1971 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship amp oldid 1171191093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,