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

The 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1970 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 7th season of second-tier college ice hockey. 
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Merrimack Christmas Tournament	December 17–18	4 	Ohio
Codfish Bowl 	December 26–27	4 	Merrimack
Lake Forest Tournament 	February 19–20	4 	Cambrian
===Standings===
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pct. 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Bowdoin †* 	16 	14 	2 	0 	 	94 	34 	 	24 	19 	4 	1 	 	
Vermont 	16 	13 	3 	0 	 	90 	45 	 	26 	17 	9 	0 	118 	87
Massachusetts 	16 	12 	3 	1 	 	112 	42 	 	21 	14 	6 	1 	129 	71
Buffalo 	8 	5 	2 	1 	 	45 	31 	 	14 	7 	6 	1 	76 	67
Holy Cross 	18 	12 	6 	0 	 	102 	104 	 	19 	13 	6 	0 	106 	106
Nichols 	13 	8 	4 	1 	 	62 	52 	 	24 	16 	7 	1 	132 	93
Oswego State 	11 	7 	4 	0 	 	51 	38 	 	21 	9 	12 	0 	 	
Salem State 	16 	9 	6 	1 	 	76 	64 	 	19 	11 	7 	1 	 	
Hamilton 	17 	10 	7 	0 	 	89 	84 	 	19 	12 	7 	0 	 	
Norwich 	18 	10 	8 	0 	 	109 	84 	 	24 	11 	13 	0 	133 	129
Worcester State 	12 	6 	5 	1 	 	69 	62 	 	18 	11 	6 	1 	 	
Amherst 	13 	7 	6 	0 	 	77 	78 	 	16 	10 	6 	0 	 	
Saint Anselm 	13 	7 	6 	0 	 	70 	74 	 	19 	10 	9 	0 	106 	96
Merrimack 	16 	8 	7 	1 	 	68 	72 	 	29 	12 	16 	1 	112 	145
American International 	18 	8 	9 	1 	 	99 	107 	 	21 	8 	12 	1 	 	
Lowell Tech 	16 	7 	8 	1 	 	109 	112 	 	18 	9 	8 	1 	125 	112
MIT 	10 	4 	5 	1 	 	30 	50 	 	17 	9 	8 	0 	 	
Boston State 	20 	8 	11 	1 	 	93 	98 	 	23 	9 	13 	1 	 	
Middlebury 	17 	7 	10 	0 	 	72 	65 	 	24 	11 	13 	0 	 	
New Haven 	14 	5 	9 	0 	 	46 	69 	 	14 	5 	9 	0 	 	
Colby 	20 	7 	13 	0 	 	93 	111 	 	20 	7 	13 	0 	93 	111
Williams 	21 	7 	14 	0 	 	83 	95 	 	22 	8 	14 	0 	 	
Connecticut 	19 	5 	14 	0 	 	50 	116 	 	23 	7 	16 	0 	62 	143
Babson 	12 	2 	8 	2 	 	50 	69 	 	16 	5 	9 	2 	 	
Lehigh 	6 	1 	5 	0 	 	14 	29 	 	6 	1 	5 	0 	14 	29
Bridgewater State 	7 	1 	6 	0 	 	20 	42 	 	7 	1 	6 	0 	20 	42
Assumption 	10 	1 	9 	0 	 	23 	64 	 	18 	5 	13 	0 	 	
Ithaca 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	1 	7 	 	1 	0 	1 	0 	1 	7
Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
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 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alaska Methodist 	 	 	 	 	 	
Buffalo 	16 	8 	7 	1 	97 	72
Hillsdale 	 	 	 	 	 	
Illinois-Chicago 	23 	10 	12 	1 	 	
Iona 	21 	13 	8 	0 	 	
Lake Forest 	23 	14 	9 	0 	141 	88
Mankato State 	18 	15 	2 	1 	90 	48
New England College 	21 	16 	5 	0 	 	
Oberlin 	 	 	 	 	 	
RIT 	16 	7 	9 	0 	 	
St. Cloud State 	17 	10 	7 	0 	80 	60
St. Olaf 	14 	3 	11 	0 	– 	–
1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings	1970–71 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
 	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
Gustavus Adolphus1 † 	13 	12 	1 	0 	24 	114 	23 	 	21 	15 	6 	0 	 	
Saint Mary's 	14 	11 	3 	0 	22 	67 	40 	 	20 	15 	4 	1 	 	
Concordia (MN)2 	12 	10 	2 	0 	20 	67 	46 	 	26 	19 	7 	0 	 	
Augsburg 	14 	9 	5 	0 	18 	82 	52 	 	20 	14 	6 	0 	 	
Saint John's 	13 	4 	9 	0 	8 	28 	69 	 	22 	9 	13 	0 	 	
Hamline 	13 	3 	10 	0 	6 	44 	58 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Thomas 	14 	3 	11 	0 	6 	47 	66 	 	20 	7 	12 	1 	 	
Macalester 	14 	2 	12 	0 	4 	38 	133 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion	1 Gustavus Adolphus finished 13-1 in MIAC play. 2 Concordia finished 11-3 in MIAC play.
† indicates conference regular season champion
1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings 	1970–71Worcester Collegiate Hockey League standings
 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pct. 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Nichols †* 	6 	5 	0 	1 	 	42 	24 	 	24 	16 	7 	1 	132 	93
Assumption 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18 	5 	13 	0 	 	
Worcester State 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18 	11 	6 	1 	 	
WPI 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: March 13, 1971† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
;WCHL scores
*12/16: Nichols - WPI 7:3
*1/4: Nichols - Worcester State 10:5
*2/8: Nichols - Assumption 8:6
*2/15: Nichols - Worcester State 4:4 OT
*2/17: Nichols - WPI 7:5
*2/24: Nichols - Assumption 8:1
*WPI - Assumption 6:4
*Worcester State - Assumption 7:4
*WPI - Assumption 4:1
*Worcester State - Assumption 6:0
*Worcester State - Assumption 9:3
*Assumption - WPI 7:1
==ECAC 2 Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==WCHL Tournament==
*Nichols - WPI 9:2 (3/10), 2:4 (3/13) - 11:9 total goals
Category:1971 in ice hockey