# 1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 1975 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 28th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1975, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Minnesota 6–1. All games were played at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.
This is the first time since 1949 that all four teams in the tournament had played in the previous championship. It has not happened since (as of 2017).

## Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | West | West | West | West | West | West | West |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 25–4–1 | Tournament champion | 10th | 1974 | 1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 30–9–1 | Tournament co-champion | 6th | 1974 |
| 2 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | 23–4–0 | At-Large | 7th | 1974 | 2 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 30–10–0 | Tournament co-champion | 8th | 1974 |

## Format

The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record 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 St. Louis Arena. 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

| Semifinals March 13 | Semifinals March 13 | Semifinals March 13 | National Championship March 15 | National Championship March 15 | National Championship March 15 |
| E1 | Boston University | 5 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan Tech | 9 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan Tech | 9 | W2 | Michigan Tech | 6 |
| | | | W1 | Minnesota | 1 |
| W1 | Minnesota | 6 | W1 | Minnesota | 1 |
| E2 | Harvard | 4 | Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| | | | E1 | Boston University | 10 |
| | | | E2 | Harvard | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### National Championship
#### (W1) Minnesota vs. (W2) Michigan Tech

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MTU | Bill Steele | Young and D'Alvise | 11:36 | 1–0 MTU |
| 1st | MTU | Mike Zuke – GW | S. Jensen and Decker | 18:56 | 2–0 MTU |
| 2nd | MTU | George Lyle | S. Jensen and Ostlund | 25:21 | 3–0 MTU |
| 2nd | MTU | Scott Jessee | Mayer and Roberts | 38:40 | 4–0 MTU |
| 3rd | MTU | Bob D'Alvise – PP | Wilcox and Steele | 41:26 | 5–0 MTU |
| 3rd | MTU | George Lyle – PP | Ostlund and Abbey | 46:56 | 6–0 MTU |
| 3rd | MIN | Tom Younghans | Phippen and Gauge | 49:49 | 6–1 MTU |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MIN | Buzz Schneider | Interference | 1:00 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MTU | George Lyle | High–Sticking | 3:37 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MIN | Joe Micheletti | High–Sticking | 5:16 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MTU | Jim Mayer | Roughing | 12:27 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MIN | Warren Miller | Roughing | 12:27 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MTU | Dana Decker | Tripping | 15:27 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MTU | Bruce Abbey | Interference | 20:46 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MTU | George Lyle | Tripping | 28:18 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MIN | Robby Harris | Elbowing | 30:53 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Joe Micheletti | Interference | 40:18 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Bob Lorimer | Tripping | 43:40 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Paul Holmgren | Elbowing | 45:55 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Warren Miller | High–Sticking | 47:10 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Russ Anderson | Holding | 47:21 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Jim Mayer | Hooking | 53:32 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MIN | Mike Polich | Roughng | 53:32 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Jim Murray | Roughng | 53:32 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Michigan Tech | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| MTU | Jim Warden | 22 | 1 | |
| MIN | Larry Thayer | 19 | 6 | |

## All-Tournament Team

* G: Jim Warden* (Michigan Tech)
* D: Reed Larson (Minnesota)
* D: Bob Lorimer (Michigan Tech)
* F: Bob D'Alvise (Michigan Tech)
* F: Steve Jensen (Michigan Tech)
* F: Warren Miller (Minnesota)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)