1970–71 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1971 at the Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. This was the 24th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 77th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Saint Louis begins to sponsor their ice hockey program as an independent.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
North Country Thanksgiving Festival	November 26–28	4 	Clarkson
ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament 	December 18–19	4 	Cornell
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 21–22	4 	Harvard
St. Louis Invitational 	December 27–28	4 	Wisconsin
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament 	December 28–29	4 	Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Michigan Tech
Nichols School Invitational 	January 1–2 	4 	Dartmouth
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	January 2–4 	4 	Wisconsin
Beanpot 	February 8, 22	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1971 NCAA Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	29	38	48	86 	58
 	Senior 	Harvard 	27	22	50	72 	-
 	Senior 	Boston University	31	27	43	70 	20
 	Freshman 	Ohio State 	- 	27	39	66 	-
 	Junior 	Boston University	31	28	36	64 	10
 	Junior 	Providence 	- 	22	41	63 	46
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	29	21	39	60 	18
 	Junior 	Boston University	31	17	43	60 	38
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	29	15	43	58 	90
 	Junior 	Clarkson 	32	26	31	57 	16
 	Senior 	Colorado College 	30	20	37	57 	6
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	31	19	38	57 	35
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	Min 	W 	L	OT	GA	SO	SV% 	GAA
 	Freshman	Harvard 	13	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	1.60
 	Junior 	Boston University	14	780 	- 	-	- 	23	- 	.929	1.77
 	Junior 	Boston University	18	1060	- 	-	- 	36	- 	.917	2.04
 	Senior 	Wisconsin 	10	498 	5 	4	0 	19	1 	.930	2.29
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	30	1800	27	1	1 	71	1 	.920	2.37
 	Senior 	Cornell 	25	1410	19	5	0 	57	- 	.923	2.43
 	Senior 	Wisconsin 	14	750 	9 	3	1 	32	0 	.825	2.56
 	Senior 	Harvard 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	5 	- 	2.60
 	Junior 	Ohio State 	24	1420	- 	-	- 	65	2 	- 	2.74
 	Freshman	New Hampshire 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.78
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Cooney Weiland, Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Dan Brady, Boston University
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Bruce Bullock, Clarkson 	G 	Morris Trewin, Michigan Tech
Bob Brown, Boston University 	D 	Mike Christie, Denver
Steve Warr, Clarkson 	D 	Bob Murray, Michigan Tech
Joe Cavanagh, Harvard 	F 	Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth
Kevin Pettit, Cornell 	F 	Don Thompson, Michigan State
Steve Stirling, Boston University	F 	Vic Venasky, Denver
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Bruce Bullock, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Bob Brown, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Dave Hynes, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bruce Bullock, Clarkson 	G 	Brian Cropper, Cornell
Bob Brown, Boston University 	D 	Tom Mellor, Boston College
Steve Warr, Clarkson 	D 	Ric Jordan, Boston University
Joe Cavanagh, Harvard 	F 	Jerry Kemp, Clarkson
John Danby, Boston University 	F 	Brian McCutcheon, Cornell
Steve Stirling, Boston University	F 	Kevin Pettit, Cornell
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Bob Murray, Michigan Tech
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Mike Usitalo, Michigan Tech
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	John MacInnes, Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Morris Trewin, Michigan Tech 	G 	Chico Resch, Minnesota-Duluth
Mike Christie, Denver 	D 	John Jagger, Wisconsin
Bob Murray, Michigan Tech 	D 	Wally Olds, Minnesota
Walt Ledingham, Minnesota-Duluth	F 	Murray Heatley, Wisconsin
Don Thompson, Michigan State 	F 	Vic Venasky, Denver
Bob Collyard, Colorado College 	F 	Mike Usitalo, Michigan Tech
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1970–71 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA