1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals Site | |
| Champions | Denver Pioneers (1st title) |
| Runner-Up | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Murray Armstrong (1st title) |
| MOP | Murray Massier Denver |
| Attendance | 22,950 |
The 1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 11th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1958, and concluded with Denver defeating North Dakota 6-2. All games were played at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This was the first NCAA tournament to take place outside 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 | Clarkson | Tri-State League | 16–2–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1957 | 1 | North Dakota | WIHL | 23–6–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
| 2 | Harvard | Independent | 18–8–1 | At-Large | 3rd | 1957 | 2 | Denver | WIHL | 22–10–2 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
Format
The Tri-State League team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion with the greater winning percentage 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 Williams Arena. 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]
| Semifinals March 13–14 |
National Championship March 15 | |||||||||
| E1 | Clarkson | 2 | ||||||||
| W2 | Denver | 6 | ||||||||
| W2 | Denver | 6 | ||||||||
| W1 | North Dakota | 2 | ||||||||
| W1 | North Dakota | 9 | ||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 1 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| E1 | Clarkson | 5 | ||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
Clarkson vs. Denver
| March 13 | Clarkson | 2 – 6 | Denver | Williams Arena | ||||
North Dakota vs. Harvard
| March 14 | North Dakota | 9 – 1 | Harvard | Williams Arena | ||||
Consolation Game
Clarkson vs. Harvard
| March 15 | Clarkson | 5 – 1 | Harvard | Williams Arena | ||||
National Championship
North Dakota vs. Denver
| March 15[3] | North Dakota | 2 – 6 | Denver | Williams Arena | ||||
| (Steenson) Ed Thomlinson - 07:22 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:18 - Jim Brown (Sharp) 10:39 - Bruce Walker (Massier, Dingwall) 10:58 - GW - Walt Dingwall (Massier, Zemrau) | ||||||
| (King) Joe Poole - 05:21 | Third period | 07:18 - Murray Massier (Klinck, Walker) 13:49 - Barry Sharp (Collie) 16:17 - Dennis Slinn (Massier, Godfrey) | ||||||
| Robert Peabody ( 22 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 21 saves ) Rodney Schneck | ||||||
All-Tournament Team[4]
First Team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]
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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 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Denver Pioneers 2007-08 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ "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.