# 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 | 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 | 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 |

## 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

| Semifinals March 15–16 | Semifinals March 15–16 | Semifinals March 15–16 | National championship March 17 | National championship March 17 | National championship March 17 |
| E1 | Clarkson | 5 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan | 4 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan | 4 | E1 | Clarkson | 1 |
| | | | W1 | Michigan Tech | 7 |
| W1 | Michigan Tech | 6 | W1 | Michigan Tech | 7 |
| E2 | St. Lawrence | 1 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | W2 | Michigan | 5 |
| | | | E2 | St. Lawrence | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### National Championship
#### Clarkson vs. Michigan Tech

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MTU | John Ivanitz | unassisted | 0:38 | 1–0 MTU |
| 1st | MTU | John Ivanitz – GW | Sullivan | 5:38 | 2–0 MTU |
| 1st | MTU | Jerry Sullivan | Merlo and Rebellato | 9:26 | 3–0 MTU |
| 1st | CLK | Joseph LaPointe – PP | Pettersen | 19:42 | 3–1 MTU |
| 2nd | None | None | None | None | None |
| 3rd | MTU | Jerry Sullivan | Ivanitz and Rebellato | 40:38 | 4–1 MTU |
| 3rd | MTU | John Ivanitz | Sullivan and Rebellato | 44:53 | 5–1 MTU |
| 3rd | MTU | Lou Angotti | unassisted | 46:14 | 6–1 MTU |
| 3rd | 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 |
| 1st | MTU | Bob Pallante | Elbowing | 13:33 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MTU | Bob Pallante | Interference | 18:35 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | CLK | Corby Adams | Illegal Check | 21:32 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MTU | Albert Merlo | Slashing | 26:56 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MTU | Norman Wimmer | Elbowing | 30:12 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MTU | Henry Akervall | Interference | 32:04 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Elov Seger | Boarding | 49:05 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Bob Pallante | Spearing | 50:52 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Gene Rebellato | Holding | 56:55 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MTU | Bob Pallante | Holding | 58:10 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | CLK | Frank Schmeler | Tripping | 58:17 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Clarkson | 12 | 13 | 15 | 40 |
| Michigan Tech | 12 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| CLK | Wayne Gibbons | 37 | 7 | |
| MTU | Garry Bauman | 39 | 1 | |