Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey
| Bowling Green Falcons | |
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| University | Bowling Green State University |
| Conference | WCHA |
| Head coach |
Chris Bergeron 7th year, 102–118–32 (.468) |
| Captain(s) | Sean Walker |
| Arena |
BGSU Ice Arena Capacity: 5,000 Surface: 200' x 85' |
| Location | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Colors | Brown and Orange |
| NCAA Tournament Champions | |
| 1984 | |
| NCAA Tournament Frozen Four | |
| 1978, 1984 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| CCHA: 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| CCHA: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987 | |
| Current uniform | |
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The Bowling Green Falcons ice hockey team is the ice hockey team that represents Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Falcons last played in the NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament in 1990. The Falcons have won one NCAA Division I championship, coming in 1984, defeating the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the longest championship game in the tournament's history. The current men's head coach is former Miami RedHawks player and assistant coach Chris Bergeron.
Ice hockey at Bowling Green has existed since the early 1960s in club form. It wasn't until the late 1960s that the university took interest in adding men's ice hockey to its list of varsity sports. Jack Vivian took over the program in the 1966. and in the University opened the BGSU Ice Arena in 1967 and Vivian guided the program into the NCAA in 1969. The team joined the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA) for the 1969-70 season and in its first season in the conference, the Falcons finished 1st in the regular season with a record of 13-12-5.
The team continued that initial success into the 1970-71 season. BG again took first place in the MCHA regular season with a record of 18-12-1. Vivian was a key figure in creating the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and in 1971 Bowling Green joined as a charter member. In their first season in the CCHA Bowling Green finished with a record of 21-10-2. BG lost to Saint Louis University 5-6 in overtime in the CCHA Semifinal game and beat Ohio University 6-5 in OT in the Third Place Game.
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