1971-1972 Hill-Murray Hockey
Region 7 Champion
Central Catholic Conference Champion
- Hill High School merged with the all-girls' Archbishop Murray Memorial High School prior to the school year, creating Hill-Murray High School. The Hill High School site is now occupied by Mounds Park Academy.
- The hockey team continued what it had been doing, reaching the state championship game for the fourth straight year. Hill-Murray reclaimed the state title, again besting Duluth Cathedral in the final.
- Defenseman and captain Dave Langevin went to Minnesota-Duluth and was drafted by the New York Islanders (NHL) and Edmonton Oilers (WHA) while there. Langevin played several seasons with the Oilers and was reclaimed by the Islanders after the NHL/WHA merger. His name is engraved on the Stanley Cup four times, one for each championship won by the Islanders from 1980-1983.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Location | |
| 11/24 | White Bear Lake | 4-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 11/26 | North St. Paul | 6-3 | W | Aldrich |
| 11/29 | Archbishop Brady* | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/5 | Cretin* | 5-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/12 | St. Bernard's* | 10-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/19 | St. Thomas Academy* | 4-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/20 | Greenway | 2-3 | L (OT) | West Range Arena |
| 12/21 | Grand Rapids | 2-6 | L | IRA (Grand Rapids) |
| 12/23 | St. Paul Johnson | 2-1 | W (OT) | Aldrich |
| 12/24 | Benilde* | 5-4 | W | St. Louis Park Arena |
| 12/27 | De La Salle* | 12-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/28 | Roseau | 1-0 | W | Roseau |
| 12/29 | Thief River Falls | 2-3 | L | Roseau |
| 1/1 | St. Paul Harding | 2-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/2 | St. Agnes* | 3-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/9 | Archbishop Brady* | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/10 | Frank B. Kellogg | 2-0 | W | Roseville Arena |
| 1/16 | Cretin* | 4-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/23 | St. Bernard's* | 15-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/30 | St. Thomas Academy* | 6-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/6 | De La Salle* | 6-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/13 | Benilde* | 5-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/18 | Blake | 1-3 | L | Aldrich |
| 2/20 | St. Agnes* | 7-1 | W | Aldrich |
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| Region 6 Playoffs | ||||
| 2/23 | Cretin | 4-1 | W | Aldrich |
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| State Independent Tournament | ||||
| 3/3 | Crookston Cathedral | 8-4 | W | Aldrich |
| 3/4 | Benilde | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 3/5 | Duluth Cathedral | 3-2 | W | Aldrich |
Final Record 24-4-0
Varsity Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Grade | Height | Weight |
| 1 | Dave Spannbauer | G | 11 | ||
| 2 | Rick Belde | D | 9 | ||
| 3 | Dave Langevin (C) | D | 12 | ||
| 4 | Dick Spannbauer (C) | D | 12 | ||
| 5 | Steve Davis | C | 9 | ||
| 6 | Joe Nelson | W | 11 | ||
| 7 | Mike Belde | W | 10 | ||
| 8 | Dave Gervais | W | 11 | ||
| 9 | Scott Langevin | W | 10 | ||
| 10 | Tim Whisler | C | 12 | ||
| 11 | Mark Klosner | D | 9 | ||
| 12 | John Pierce | W | 10 | ||
| 14 | Mike Horvath | W | 11 | ||
| 15 | Bob Grabowski | C | 12 | ||
| 16 | Gerry Peters | W | 12 | ||
| 17 | Mark Sheak | W | 9 | ||
| 18 | Vincent Riley | D | 10 | ||
| 19 | Mike Larson | D | 9 | ||
| 20 | Tim Doherty | W | 12 | ||
| 21 | Steve Janaszak | G | 9 |
Pioneer Press All-state: Dick Spannbauer (1st team), Joe Nelson (2nd team)
All tournament team: Tim Whisler, Rick Belde, Dave Langevin
All conference: Tim Whisler, Joe Nelson, Scott Langevin, Dave Langevin, Dick Spannbauer, Rick Belde
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