1961 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1961 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado
Champions	Denver (3rd title, 3rd title game, 3rd Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	St. Lawrence (1st title game, 6th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Minnesota (3rd Frozen Four) Rensselaer (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Murray Armstrong (3rd title)
MOP	Bill Masterton (Denver)
Attendance	19,326
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1960  1962 →

The 1961 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools in playing single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division 1. It started on March 16, 1961, and March 17, 1961. The National Championship Game was on March 18, 1961. A total of 4 games were played at University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. Also, Denver won their third national championship over St. Lawrence.

Teams

• Denver
• Rensselaer
• Minnesota
• St.Lawrence

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
		Rensselaer	3
		St.Lawrence	6
							St.Lawrence	2
							Denver	12
		Denver	6
		Minnesota	1

Consolation Game: Minnesota 4, Rensselaer 3

All-Tournament Team^[1]

First Team G: Mike Larson (Minnesota) D: Marty Howe (Denver) D: Grant Munro (Denver) F: Trent Beatty (Denver) F: Bill Masterton* (Denver) F: Jerry Walker (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

Second Team G: George Kirkwood (Denver) D: George Konik (Denver) D: Arlie Parker (St. Lawrence) F: Terry Slater (St. Lawrence) F: Jim Josephson (Rensselaer) F: Ron Constantine (Minnesota)

References

1. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
2. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.