1961 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1961 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 4
Finals Site University of Denver Arena
Denver, Colorado
Champions Denver (3rd title, 3rd title game,
3rd Frozen Four)
Runner-Up St. Lawrence (1st title game,
6th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Minnesota (3rd Frozen Four)
Rensselaer (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Murray Armstrong (3rd title)
MOP Bill Masterton (Denver)
Attendance 19,326
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
← 1960  1962 →

The 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools in playing single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division 1. It started on March 16, 1961, and March 17, 1961. The National Championship Game was on March 18, 1961. A total of 4 games were played at University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. Also, Denver won their third national championship over St. Lawrence.

Teams

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
  Rensselaer 3
  St.Lawrence 6
  St.Lawrence 2
  Denver 12
  Denver 6
  Minnesota 1

Consolation Game: Minnesota 4, Rensselaer 3

All-Tournament Team[1]

First Team

  • G: Mike Larson (Minnesota)
  • D: Marty Howe (Denver)
  • D: Grant Munro (Denver)
  • F: Trent Beatty (Denver)
  • F: Bill Masterton* (Denver)
  • F: Jerry Walker (Denver)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

Second Team

  • G: George Kirkwood (Denver)
  • D: George Konik (Denver)
  • D: Arlie Parker (St. Lawrence)
  • F: Terry Slater (St. Lawrence)
  • F: Jim Josephson (Rensselaer)
  • F: Ron Constantine (Minnesota)

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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