| Gender: | men |
| Division: | university |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Duration: | November 1971– March 18, 1972 |
| Champ Stad: | Boston Garden |
| Champ City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champ: | Boston University |
The 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1971 and concluded with the 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 18, 1972 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 25th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 78th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
This was the first year of play for the CCHA with former independents Ohio State and Saint Louis being joined by new programs from Bowling Green and Ohio.[1]
Notre Dame joined the WCHA.
For the final time the ICAC awarded a trophy to the league champion.[2]
Conference pre-season polls as voted on by coaches.
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| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas City of the North Tournament | November 25–27 | 4 | Lake Superior State |
| North Country Thanksgiving Festival | November 25–27 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Cleveland Cup Invitational | December 20–21 | 4 | Bowling Green |
| ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival | December 20–21 | 4 | Notre Dame |
| ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament | December 21–22 | 4 | Boston University |
| Flint IMA Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Michigan |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 28–29 | 4 | Michigan Tech |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–30 | 4 | Clarkson |
| Syracuse Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Cornell |
| Bowdoin Invitational | January 1–2 | 4 | |
| Beanpot | February 7, 14 | 4 | Boston University |
See main article: article and 1972 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 31 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 33 | |||
| Sophomore | 32 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 42 | |||
| Senior | 31 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 8 | |||
| Sophomore | 37 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 73 | |||
| Sophomore | 33 | 37 | 31 | 68 | - | |||
| Junior | 35 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 66 | |||
| Sophomore | 38 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 16 | |||
| Senior | 29 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 28 | |||
| Senior | 30 | 29 | 33 | 63 | 44 | |||
| Senior | 29 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 75 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | 13 | 719 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .940 | 1.92 | |||
| Senior | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.22 | |||
| Senior | 22 | 1280 | 19 | - | - | 48 | 4 | - | 2.25 | |||
| Sophomore | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .902 | 2.79 | |||
| Sophomore | 28 | 1578 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 0 | .900 | 3.08 | |||
| Junior | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.22 | |||
| Senior | - | 1142 | - | - | - | 63 | 0 | .888 | 3.31 | |||
| Junior | 17 | 980 | 11 | - | - | 54 | 0 | .887 | 3.33 | |||
| Junior | 25 | 1496 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 1 | .904 | 3.41 | |||
| Sophomore | 21 | 1260 | - | - | - | 72 | 1 | .898 | 3.43 |
| Award[8] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John "Snooks" Kelley, Boston College | ||||
| Tim Regan, Boston University | ||||
| AHCA All-American Teams[9] | ||||
| East Team | Position | West Team | ||
| Dan Brady, Boston University | align=center | G | Jim Watt, Michigan State | |
| Bob Brown, Boston University | align=center | D | Jeff Rotsch, Wisconsin | |
| Steve Warr, Clarkson | align=center | D | Alan Hangsleben, North Dakota | |
| John Danby, Boston University | align=center | F | Bob Winograd, Colorado College | |
| Larry Fullan, Cornell | align=center | F | Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth | |
| Dave Hynes, Harvard | align=center | F | Doug Palazzari, Colorado College | |
| align=center | F | Tom Peluso, Denver | ||
| Award[10] | Recipient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brown, Boston University | |||
| Don Cutts, Rensselaer | |||
| John Danby, Boston University | |||
| All-ECAC Hockey Teams[11] | |||
| Position | Second Team | ||
| Dan Brady, Boston University | align=center | G | Don Cutts, Rensselaer |
| Bob Brown, Boston University | align=center | D | Ric Jordan, Boston University |
| Steve Warr, Clarkson | align=center | D | Jim Higgs, Cornell |
| Gordie Clark, New Hampshire | align=center | F | John Danby, Boston University |
| Larry Fullan, Cornell | align=center | F | Dave Hynes, Harvard |
| Guy Smith, New Hampshire | align=center | F | Bob McManama, Harvard |
| Award[12] | Recipient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Palazzari, Colorado College | |||
| Alan Hangsleben, North Dakota | |||
| Jeff Sauer, Colorado College | |||
| All-WCHA Teams[13] | |||
| Position | Second Team | ||
| Jim Watt, Michigan State | align=center | G | Jim Makey, Wisconsin |
| Alan Hangsleben, North Dakota | align=center | D | Bob Boyd, Michigan State |
| Bob Winograd, Colorado College | align=center | D | Rick Wilson, North Dakota |
| Jim Cahoon, North Dakota | align=center | F | Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Doug Palazzari, Colorado College | align=center | F | Bernie Gagnon, Michigan |
| Tom Peluso, Denver | align=center | F | Don Thompson, Michigan State |
See main article: 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 42 | Denver | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| 4 | 61 | Denver | WCHA | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| 4 | 62 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| 5 | 66 | Notre Dame | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| 5 | 74 | North Dakota | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| 6 | 84 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| 6 | 85 | Denver | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| 6 | 93 | Denver | WCHA | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| 6 | 94 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| 7 | 104 | Notre Dame | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| 7 | 107 | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 7 | 112 | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins | ||
| 8 | 121 | Wisconsin | WCHA | St. Louis Blues | ||
| 8 | 124 | Wisconsin | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars | ||
| 8 | 125 | Wisconsin | WCHA | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| 9 | 138 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| 9 | 139 | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 9 | 142 | Notre Dame | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| 9 | 143 | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 10 | 150 | Wisconsin | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| 10 | 151 | Dartmouth | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |