1962 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1962 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 15th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1962, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Clarkson 7–1. All games were played at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York.

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the WCHA tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	21–2–1	At-Large	3rd	1958	1	Michigan Tech	WCHA	27–3–0	Tournament champion	3rd	1960
2	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	17–7–1	Tournament champion	7th	1961	2	Michigan	WCHA	21–4–0	At-Large	11th	1957

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Format

The higher-ranked ECAC team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion 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 Utica Memorial Auditorium. 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

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	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	1			Third-place game
						W2	Michigan	5
						E2	St. Lawrence	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Clarkson vs. Michigan

March 15

Clarkson

5 – 4

Michigan

Utica Memorial Auditorium

Michigan Tech vs. St. Lawrence

March 16[3]	Michigan Tech		6 – 1		St. Lawrence	Utica Memorial Auditorium
(Angotti, Seger) Don Hermanson - PP - 14:30		First period			11:09 - PP - Jim McInnes (unassisted)
(Draper, Akervall) Don Hermanson - PP GW - 10:11 (Begg) Scott Watson - 12:40		Second period
(Rebellato, Ivanitz) Jerry Sullivan - 04:45 (Casey) Lou Angotti - 05:41 (Pallante) John Ivanitz - 14:29		Third period
Garry Bauman ( 14 saves )		Goalie stats			( 49 saves ) Richie Broadbelt

Consolation Game

St. Lawrence vs. Michigan

March 15

St. Lawrence

1 – 5

Michigan

Utica Memorial Auditorium

National Championship

Clarkson vs. Michigan Tech

March 17[3]

Clarkson

1 – 7

Michigan Tech

Utica Memorial Auditorium

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MTU	John Ivanitz	unassisted	0:38	1–0 MTU
	MTU	John Ivanitz – GW	Sullivan	5:38	2–0 MTU
	MTU	Jerry Sullivan	Merlo and Rebellato	9:26	3–0 MTU
	CLK	Joseph LaPointe – PP	Pettersen	19:42	3–1 MTU
2nd	None
3rd	MTU	Jerry Sullivan	Ivanitz and Rebellato	40:38	4–1 MTU
	MTU	John Ivanitz	Sullivan and Rebellato	44:53	5–1 MTU
	MTU	Lou Angotti	unassisted	46:14	6–1 MTU
	MTU	Lou Angotti	unassisted	59:20	7–1 MTU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	CLK	Robert Taylor	Illegal Check	9:40	2:00
	MTU	Bob Pallante	Elbowing	13:33	2:00
	MTU	Bob Pallante	Interference	18:35	2:00
2nd	CLK	Corby Adams	Illegal Check	21:32	2:00
	MTU	Albert Merlo	Slashing	26:56	2:00
	MTU	Norman Wimmer	Elbowing	30:12	2:00
	MTU	Henry Akervall	Interference	32:04	2:00
3rd	MTU	Elov Seger	Boarding	49:05	2:00
	MTU	Bob Pallante	Spearing	50:52	2:00
	MTU	Gene Rebellato	Holding	56:55	2:00
	MTU	Bob Pallante	Holding	58:10	2:00
	CLK	Frank Schmeler	Tripping	58:17	2:00

All-Tournament team

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References