1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1977–78 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Finals Site | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Champions | Boston University (3rd title, 5th title game, 13th Frozen Four) | ||
| Runner-Up | Boston College (3rd title game, 11th Frozen Four) | ||
| Semifinalists | Bowling Green (1st Frozen Four) Wisconsin (5th Frozen Four) | ||
| Winning Coach | Jack Parker (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Jack O'Callahan (Boston University) | ||
| Attendance | 32,573 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 31st such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 25, 1978, and concluded with Boston University defeating Boston College 5-3. The first round games were held at the home team venue while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Qualifying teams[1]
The NCAA gave four teams automatic bids into the tournament. The two ECAC teams that reached the ECAC tournament final received bids as did the two WCHA co-champions. The NCAA also had the ability to add up to 4 additional teams as it saw fit and chose to include the CCHA tournament champion as well as Boston University who had lost only two games prior to the tournament (the second being in the ECAC semifinal). This was the only time in the four years this format was used that an additional eastern team was added to the tournament. Because Colorado College entered the tournament with a losing record Bowling Green was given the honor of hosting the western first round game instead.
| East | West | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 23–9–0 | Tournament champion | 11th | 1973 | 1 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 28–10–3 | Tournament co-champion | 5th | 1977 |
| 2 | Providence | ECAC Hockey | 17–14–2 | Tournament finalist | 2nd | 1964 | 2 | Colorado College | WCHA | 18–21–1 | Tournament co-champion | 8th | 1957 |
| East At-Large | West At-Large | ||||||||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| A2 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 27–2–0 | At-Large | 13th | 1977 | A1 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 29–7–0 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 1977 |
Format
The four automatic qualifiers were seeded according to pre-tournament finish. The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion that finished highest in the regular season was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Because an at-large bid was offered to a western school they were placed in a first round game with the second western seed to determine the final semifinalist. The first round game was played at the home venue of the second seed while all succeeding games were played at the Providence Civic Center. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Tournament Bracket[2]
| First Round March 18–19 |
Semifinals March 23–24 |
National Championship March 25 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 6 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 3 | A1 | Bowling Green | 2 | ||||||||
| A1 | Bowling Green | 5 | E1 | Boston College | 3 | ||||||||
| A2 | Boston University | 5 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Providence | 3 | A2 | Boston University | 5 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| A2 | Boston University | 5 | W1 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||
| A1 | Bowling Green | 4 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(A1) Bowling Green vs. (W2) Colorado College
| March 18 | Bowling Green | 5 – 3 | Colorado College | BGSU Ice Arena | ||||
(E2) Providence vs. (A2) Boston University
| March 19 | Providence | 3 – 5 | Boston University | Schneider Arena | ||||
Semifinal
(W1) Wisconsin vs. (A2) Boston University
| March 23 | Wisconsin | 2 – 5 | Boston University | Providence Civic Center | ||||
(E1) Boston College vs. (A1) Bowling Green
| March 24 | Boston College | 6 – 2 | Bowling Green | Providence Civic Center | ||||
Third Place Game
(W1) Wisconsin vs. (A1) Bowling Green
| March 25 | Wisconsin | 3 – 4 | Bowling Green | Providence Civic Center | ||||
National Championship
(E1) Boston College vs. (A2) Boston University
| March 25 | Boston College | 3 – 5 | Boston University | Providence Civic Center | ||||
All-Tournament Team[3]
- G: Paul Skidmore (Boston College)
- D: Dick Lamby (Boston University)
- D: Jack O'Callahan* (Boston University)
- F: Mark Fidler (Boston University)
- F: Joe Mullen (Boston College)
- F: Dave Silk (Boston University)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]
References
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- "NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- "Jack Parker Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- "Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-07-03.