1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals Site | |
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (5th title) |
| Runner-Up | Colorado College Tigers (3rd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Vic Heyliger (5th title) |
| MOP | Philip Hilton Colorado College |
| Attendance | 9,000 |
The 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 8th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 10 and 12, 1955, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 5-3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Qualifying teams[1]
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.
| East | West | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Harvard | Independent | 16–2–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Colorado College | WIHL | 21–5–0 | At-Large | 6th | 1952 |
| 2 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | 19–3–1 | At-Large | 2nd | 1952 | 2 | Michigan | WIHL | 16–5–1 | At-Large | 8th | 1954 |
Format
The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Bracket
| Semifinals March 10–11 |
National Championship March 12 | |||||||||
| E1 | Harvard | 3 | ||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 7 | ||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 3 | ||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 2 | ||||||||
| E2 | St. Lawrence | 1 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| E1 | Harvard | 6 | ||||||||
| E2 | St. Lawrence | 3 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
Harvard vs. Michigan
| March 10 | Harvard | 3 – 7 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
Colorado College vs. St. Lawrence
| March 11 | Colorado College | 2 – 1 | St. Lawrence | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
Consolation Game
Harvard vs. St. Lawrence
| March 12 | Harvard | 6 – 3 | St. Lawrence | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
National Championship
Colorado College vs. Michigan
| March 12 | Colorado College | 3 – 5 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
| [Unknown] | First period | 02:38 - Tom Rendall (unassisted) 19:23 - Neil Buchanan (M. Buchanan) | ||||||
| Second period | ||||||||
| (Hubchik) Don Wishart - 07:34 (Silverberg) Clare Smith - 17:23 |
Third period | 06:18 - Jay Gould (unassisted) 08:31 - GW - Jerry Karpinka (Dunnigan) 19:57 - EN - Bill MacFarland (unassisted) | ||||||
| Jeff Simus ( 22 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 47 saves ) Lorne Howes | ||||||
All-Tournament Team[2]
First Team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]
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Second Team
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References
- ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "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.