1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1969 and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 1970, at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 23rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 75th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
In 1969 the NCAA changed their bylaws to permit freshman to play on the Varsity team. Beginning with this season universities were permitted to not only have first-year students play for their teams but to also have said players earn letters for four seasons rather than the previous limit of three. As a consequence the WCHA offered both a Sophomore-of-the-Year and Freshman-of-the-Year awards with the previous being formally retired following the campaign.
Cornell finished the 1969–70 season with an undefeated record of 24–0, only the second flawless campaign in the modern history of Division I ice hockey. The previous unblemished season (Clarkson in 1955–56), however, came with a caveat as 8 Golden Knight players were 4-year seniors (a violation of NCAA regulations at the time). As a result, the Clarkson team declined to play in the NCAA tournament. Cornell's undefeated team had no such issues and was able to compete in, and win, both their conference tournament and the NCAA tournament to become the first and thus far only undefeated NCAA champion. 
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Christmas City of the North Tournament	November 27–28	4 	Michigan Tech
Cleveland Cup Tournament 	December 17–19	6 	Western Ontario
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 19–20	4 	New Hampshire
Big Ten Holiday Tournament 	December 21–23	4 	Wisconsin
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 22–23	4 	Cornell
St. Louis Invitational 	December 28–29	4 	Wisconsin
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament 	December 29–30	4 	Boston University
Syracuse Invitational 	January 2–3 	4 	Cornell
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	January 2–4 	4 	Providence
Beanpot 	February 2, 9 	4 	Boston University
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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
Minnesota† 	12 	8 	4 	0 	16 	48 	41 	 	33 	21 	12 	0 	122 	112
Wisconsin 	12 	6 	6 	0 	12 	49 	36 	 	34 	23 	11 	0 	151 	98
Michigan 	12 	5 	7 	0 	10 	47 	53 	 	30 	14 	16 	0 	133 	122
Michigan State 	12 	5 	7 	0 	10 	40 	49 	 	29 	13 	16 	0 	112 	124
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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
Cornell†* 	21 	21 	0 	0 	1.000 	142 	39 	 	29 	29 	0 	0 	179 	56
Clarkson 	17 	14 	3 	0 	.824 	87 	51 	 	32 	24 	8 	0 	171 	107
Boston University 	22 	17 	5 	0 	.773 	120 	67 	 	27 	20 	7 	0 	149 	82
Harvard 	20 	14 	6 	0 	.700 	116 	62 	 	25 	16 	9 	0 	145 	92
Brown 	21 	14 	6 	1 	.690 	104 	70 	 	24 	15 	8 	1 	117 	81
Boston College 	21 	14 	7 	0 	.667 	116 	86 	 	26 	16 	10 	0 	143 	116
New Hampshire 	17 	9 	6 	2 	.588 	98 	73 	 	31 	19 	10 	2 	172 	120
Colgate 	17 	7 	7 	3 	.500 	65 	69 	 	24 	14 	7 	3 	117 	86
St. Lawrence 	17 	8 	9 	0 	.471 	75 	83 	 	26 	11 	15 	0 	112 	124
Providence 	19 	7 	10 	2 	.421 	65 	85 	 	25 	11 	12 	2 	89 	107
Army 	13 	5 	8 	0 	.385 	32 	50 	 	25 	13 	12 	0 	72 	79
Yale 	22 	6 	16 	0 	.273 	65 	107 	 	24 	6 	18 	0 	68 	113
Dartmouth 	19 	5 	14 	0 	.263 	80 	121 	 	24 	9 	15 	0 	101 	142
Princeton 	21 	5 	15 	1 	.262 	65 	132 	 	23 	5 	17 	1 	68 	139
Rensselaer 	17 	3 	13 	1 	.206 	54 	103 	 	24 	8 	15 	1 	85 	128
Pennsylvania 	15 	3 	12 	0 	.200 	46 	80 	 	24 	8 	16 	0 	88 	114
Northeastern 	17 	1 	16 	0 	.059 	51 	105 	 	23 	3 	20 	0 	80 	138
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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
Clarkson† 	4 	4 	0 	0 	8 	21 	11 	 	32 	24 	8 	0 	171 	107
Rensselaer 	4 	1 	3 	0 	2 	16 	21 	 	24 	8 	15 	1 	85 	128
St. Lawrence 	4 	1 	3 	0 	2 	14 	19 	 	26 	11 	15 	0 	112 	124
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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
Air Force 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	29 	11 	17 	1 	120 	133
Alaska–Fairbanks 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	12 	4 	7 	1 	- 	-
Bowling Green 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	30 	13 	12 	5 	- 	-
Notre Dame 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	30 	21 	8 	1 	186 	108
Ohio 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	27 	8 	17 	2 	- 	-
Ohio State 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	27 	19 	7 	1 	178 	82
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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
Minnesota† 	26 	18 	8 	0 	.692 	106 	86 	 	33 	21 	12 	0 	122 	112
Denver 	22 	13 	8 	1 	.614 	96 	78 	 	32 	21 	10 	1 	153 	107
Michigan Tech* 	22 	12 	7 	3 	.614 	98 	79 	 	34 	19 	12 	3 	148 	127
Wisconsin* 	22 	12 	10 	0 	.545 	84 	72 	 	34 	23 	11 	0 	151 	98
North Dakota 	26 	12 	13 	1 	.481 	98 	114 	 	30 	14 	15 	1 	115 	131
Michigan 	24 	11 	13 	0 	.458 	106 	104 	 	30 	14 	16 	0 	133 	122
Michigan State 	22 	10 	12 	0 	.455 	86 	92 	 	29 	13 	16 	0 	112 	124
Minnesota-Duluth 	24 	10 	13 	1 	.438 	89 	93 	 	29 	13 	15 	1 	118 	107
Colorado College 	20 	3 	17 	0 	.150 	70 	115 	 	30 	7 	22 	1 	117 	154
Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech, Wisconsin† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
===Independent game results===
*11/14: Bowling Green - Windsor (ON) 8:2
*11/15: Western Ontario - Bowling Green 4:2
*11/15: Notre Dame - Windsor (ON) 8:3
*11/21: Ohio State - Detroit 10:3
*11/22: Ohio State - Indiana 17:0
*11/28: Denver - Bowling Green 9:3
*11/28: Rainy River - Air Force 5:3
*11/28: Notre Dame - Ohio University 8:5
*11/29: Notre Dame - Ohio University 10:0
*11/29: Air Force - Rainy River 8:5
*11/29: Denver - Bowling Green 7:0
*12/5: Colorado College - Air Force 5:1
*12/5: Wisconsin - Notre Dame 7:3
*12/6: Wisconsin - Notre Dame 5:1
*12/6: Colorado College - Air Force 8:2
*12/12: Ohio State - Notre Dame 4:3 OT
*12/13: Ohio State - Purdue 17:3
*12/13: Notre Dame - Bowling Green 9:3
*12/13: Gustavus Adolphus - Air Force 8:4
*12/14: Air Force - Gustavus Adolphus 4:2
*12/17: Notre Dame - Salem State 8:4 - Merrimack Tournament
*12/17: Merrimack - Buffalo University 10:4 - "
*12/18: Buffalo University - Salem State 4:1 - " 
*12/18: Notre Dame - Merrimack 5:1 - "
*12/17: Dartmouth - McGill University (QC) 6:5 - Cleveland Cup
*12/17: Western Ontario - Bowdoin 3:1 - " 
*12/18: Bowling Green - Ohio University 3:1 - "
*12/18: Western Ontario - Dartmouth 8:3 - "
*12/18: Bowdoin - McGill University (QC) 6:2 - "
*12/19: Western Ontario - Bowling Green 5:1 - " 
*12/19: Dartmouth - Bowdoin 2:1 - " 
*12/19: McGill University (QC) - Ohio University 9:2 - " 
*12/19: Ohio State - Detroit 2:2
*12/20: Boston College - Notre Dame 7:3
*12/21: Michigan - Ohio State 7:2 - Big Ten Tournament
*12/21: Wisconsin - Minnesota 4:3 - "
*12/22: Minnesota - Ohio State 4:0 - "
*12/22: Michigan State - Michigan 5:4 - " 
*12/23: Wisconsin - Michigan State 6:3 - " 
*12/23: Michigan - Minnesota 6:1 - "
*12/29: Boston College - Notre Dame 7:4
*1/2: Pennsylvania - Air Force 6:4 - Nichols Tournament
*1/2: Notre Dame - Hamilton 4:2 - "
*1/3: Notre Dame - Pennsylvania 5:2 - "
*1/3: Hamilton - Air Force 2:1 - " 
*1/2: RPI - Bowling Green 5:4 - RPI Invitational
*1/2: Providence - Montreal University (QC) 3:2 - " 
*1/3: Montreal University (QC) - Bowling Green 6:4 - "
*1/3: Providence - RPI 2:1 - "
*1/4: RPI - Montreal University (QC) 6:3 - "
*1/4: Providence - Bowling Green 5:2 - "
*1/9: St. Clair College (ON) - Bowling Green 3:2
*1/9: Air Force - St. Mary's 9:3
*1/9: Ohio University - Notre Dame 4:3
*1/10: Notre Dame - Ohio University 7:4
*1/10: St. Mary's - Air Force 4:2
*1/10: Ohio State - St. Clair College (ON) 5:3
*1/12: Clarkson - Bowling Green 4:3
*1/13: Clarkson - Bowling Green 7:5
*1/13: Notre Dame - Lake Forest 15:2
*1/16: Bowling green - Waterloo (ON) 2:2 OT
*1/16: Notre Dame - Ohio State 6:3
*1/16: Air Force - Lake Forest 4:2
*1/17: Air Force - Lake Forest 5:0
*1/17: Notre Dame - Ohio State 7:1
*1/18: Alaska-Fairbanks - Fairbanks City 11:5
*1/23: Ohio State - Air Force 2:0
*1/23: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 8:1
*1/24: Bowling Green - Guelph (ON) 2:2 OT
*1/24: Ohio State - Air Force 7:1
*1/24: Wisconsin - Ohio University 12:1
*1/24: Alaska-Fairbanks - Alaska Methodist 9:6
*1/25: Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 13:5
*1/28: Bowling Green - Windsor (ON) 5:3
*1/28: Ohio State - Oberlin 13:1
*1/30: Ohio State - Lake Forest 7:0
*1/30: Notre Dame - Air Force 11:5
*1/31: Ohio State - Lake Forest 12:2
*1/31: Colorado College - Notre Dame 5:4
*1/31: Gustavus Adolphus - Alaska-Fairbanks 11:2
*2/1: Gustavus Adolphus - Alaska-Fairbanks 11:3
*2/2: Notre Dame - Colorado College 5:4
*2/3: Air Force - Notre Dame 5:4
*2/6: Bowling Green - Ryerson Polytechnical (ON) 2:2 OT
*2/6: Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 9:3
*2/6: Notre Dame - St. Mary's 10:1
*2/7: Notre Dame - St. Mary's 8:5
*2/7: Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 7:6
*2/7: Bowling Green - Ryerson Polytechnical (ON) 7:4
*2/13: Ohio University - Air Force 5:4
*2/13: Notre Dame - Lake Forest 10:1
*2/14: Air Force - Ohio University 4:4 OT
*2/16: Air Force - Lake Forest 8:2
*2/18: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 4:4 OT
*2/20: Ohio State - Western Michigan 16:2
*2/20: Air Force - Ohio University 6:3
*2/21: Air Force - Ohio University 5:4 OT
*2/21: Ohio State - Western Michigan 12:0
*2/27: Ohio State - Air Force 5:2
*2/27: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 14:3
*2/27: Notre Dame - Colorado College 6:4
*2/28: Notre Dame - Colorado College 5:4
*2/28: Bowling Green - Western Michigan 9:0 
*2/28: Ohio State - Air Force 6:5
*3/6: Notre Dame - Air Force 4:3
*3/7: Notre Dame - Air Force 6:3
*3/13: Royal Military College (ON) - Air Force 5:4 OT
*3/14: Royal Military College (ON) - Air Force 6:2
*Whitehorse Merchants (YK) - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:6
*Whitehorse Huskies (YK) - Alask-Fairbanks 9:9
*Whitehorse All-Stars (YK) - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:3
*Alaska Intermediate All-Stars - Alaska-Fairbanks 7:6
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Alaska Intermediate All-Stars 8:7
;Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
*11/21: Bowling Green - Ohio University 2:2 OT
*11/22: Bowling Green - Ohio University 6:1
*12/5: Ohio State - Bowling Green 6:3
*12/6: Bowling Green - Ohio State 4:3
*1/14: Ohio State - Ohio University 7:4
*1/30: Bowling Green - Ohio University 5:2
*1/31: Bowling Green - Ohio University 3:1
*2/6: Ohio State - Ohio University 6:3
*2/7: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:4
*2/13: Bowling Green - Ohio State 2:0
*2/14: Bowling Green - Ohio State 7:5
*2/24: Ohio State - Ohio University 5:4
This was an informal league composed of Bowling Green, Ohio, and Ohio State.
;Alaska State Championship
*Alaska-Fairbanks - First National Bank Blades 8:6
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Hohn Plumbers 6:3
*Alaska Methodist - Alaska-Fairbanks 14:5 - final
==ECAC Tournament==
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. 
Teams are reseeded after the first round
;Quarterfinals (3/10)
*Cornell - St. Lawrence 6:1
*Clarkson - Brown 6:5 OT
*Boston University - New Hampshire 2:0
*Boston College - Harvard 4:3
;Semifinals (3/13)
*Cornell - Harvard 6:5
*Clarkson - Boston University 5:4
;Consolation Game
*3/14: Boston University - Harvard 8:2
;Championship Game
*3/14: Cornell - Clarkson 3:2
==WCHA Tournament==
The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. The eight teams were then divided into two separate groups by placing all even-numbered seeds in one group (2, 4, 6, 8) and the odd-numbered seeds (1, 3, 5, 7) in the other group. Using the location of the top seeds in each of the groups, the odd-numbered group (containing Minnesota) was placed in the east region which was held at the Duluth Arena Auditorium while the odd-numbered grouping (containing Denver) was placed in the west region which was held at the DU Arena. Once each regional group was set the teams were reseeded No. 1 to No. 4 according to their final conference standings. Because Minnesota-Duluth was placed in the West Region despite their building hosting the East Region they were swapped with the equivalent seed (Michigan State) in the East Region to allow them to play in their home venue. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds in each region were matched in a single game with the winners advancing to their regional final games. The winners of the two championship games were declared as co-conference tournament champions. 
===East Regional===
;Semifinals
*3/12: Minnesota - Minnesota-Duluth 3:2 OT
*3/13: Michigan Tech - North Dakota 5:3
;Final
*3/14: Michigan Tech - Minnesota 6:5
===West Regional===
;Semifinals
*3/12: Denver - Michigan State 6:2
*3/13: Wisconsin - Michigan 2:1
;Final
*3/14: Wisconsin - Denver 3:2
==NCAA Tournament==
===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 	Cornell 	ECAC Hockey	27–0–0	Tournament champion	4th 	1969 	1 	Michigan Tech	WCHA 	19–10–3	Tournament co-champion	6th 	1969
2 	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	23–7–0	At-Large 	6th 	1966 	2 	Wisconsin 	WCHA 	22–10–0	Tournament co-champion	1st 	Never
===Results===
;Semifinals
*3/19: Cornell - Wisconsin 2:1
*3/20: Clarkson - Michigan Tech 4:3
;Consolation Game
*3/21: Wisconsin - Michigan Tech 6:5
;Championship Game
*3/21: Cornell - Clarkson 6:4
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