1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament	1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates 	March 3–4, 1972
Teams 	4
Finals site 	St. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri
Champions 	Ohio State (1st title)
Winning coach 	Dave Chambers (1st title)
MVP 	Bill McKenzie (Ohio State)
The 1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the first CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 4, 1972 at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Ohio State won the inaugural tournament, defeating Saint Louis 3–0 in the championship game.
== Conference standings==
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Ohio State†* 	12 	8 	4 	0 	16 	44 	35 	 	29 	24 	5 	0 	154 	71
Saint Louis 	12 	7 	3 	2 	16 	64 	49 	 	33 	15 	15 	3 	194 	156
Bowling Green 	12 	6 	4 	2 	14 	60 	48 	 	33 	21 	10 	2 	172 	123
Ohio 	12 	1 	11 	0 	2 	34 	70 	 	24 	7 	17 	0 	97 	132
Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Ohio State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
== Bracket==
	Semifinals
March 3, 1972	Semifinals
March 3, 1972	Semifinals
March 3, 1972			Championship
March 4, 1972	Championship
March 4, 1972	Championship
March 4, 1972
	 	 	 			 	 	
	1	Ohio State 	7 			 	 	
	4	Ohio 	1 			 	 	
	 	 	 			1 	Ohio State 	3
	 	 	 			2 	Saint Louis 	0
	2	Saint Louis 	6*			 	 	
	3	Bowling Green	5 			Third place	Third place 	Third place
	 	 	 			3 	Bowling Green	7*
	 	 	 			4 	Ohio 	6
=== Semifinals===
==== (1) Ohio State vs. (4) Ohio====
March 3	Ohio State		7 – 1		Ohio	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
==== (2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Bowling Green====
March 3	Saint Louis		6 – 5	OT	Bowling Green	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
=== Third place===
==== (3) Bowling Green vs. (4) Ohio====
March 4	Bowling Green		7 – 6	OT	Ohio	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
=== Championship===
==== (1) Ohio State vs. (2) Saint Louis====
March 4	Ohio State		3 – 0		Saint Louis	St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Arena	
== Tournament Awards==
=== All-Tournament Team===
*Goaltender: Bill McKenzie (Ohio State)
*Defensemen: Roger Archer (Bowling Green), Jim Witherspoon (Ohio State)
*Forwards: Mike Bartley (Bowling Green), John Nestic (Saint Louis), Jerry Welsh (Ohio State)[1]
=== MVP===
*Bill McKenzie (Ohio State)[1]
Category:CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Category:1972 in hockey