The 1972 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 11th tournament in league history. It was played between March 7 and March 11, 1972. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By reaching the championship game both, Boston University and Cornell received invitations to participate in the 1972 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, 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. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against Bracket Teams are reseeded after the first round Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Quarterfinals (1) Cornell vs. (8) Providence (2) Boston University vs. (7) Rensselaer (3) Harvard vs. (6) Clarkson (4) Pennsylvania vs. (5) New Hampshire Semifinals (1) Cornell vs. (5) New Hampshire (2) Boston University vs. (3) Harvard Third Place (3) Harvard vs. (5) New Hampshire Championship (1) Cornell vs. (2) Boston University Tournament awards All-Tournament Team First Team F Dave Wisener (Boston University) F Don Cahoon (Boston University) F Larry Fullan (Cornell) F John Danby* (Boston University) D Jim Higgs (Cornell) D Bob Brown (Boston University) G Dan Brady (Boston University) * Most Outstanding Player(s) Second Team F Bill Hanson (Cornell) F Guy Smith (New Hampshire) F Carlo Ugolini (Cornell) D Mark Noonan (Harvard) D Ric Jordan (Boston University) G Bob Smith (New Hampshire) References External links ECAC Hockey 1971–72 ECAC Hockey Standings 1971–72 NCAA Standings ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament ECAC