Teams | 4 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Michigan Wolverines (5th title) |
Runner-up | Colorado College Tigers (3rd title game) |
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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 theββ1954β55 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 5β3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Qualifying teamsβ»
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 | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Harvard | Independent | 16β2β1 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Colorado College | WIHL | 21β5β0 | At-Large | 6th | 1952 |
2 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | 19β3β1 | At-Large | 2nd | 1952 | 2 | Michigan | WIHL | 16β5β1 | At-Large | 8th | 1954 |
Formatβ»
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 slottedββto 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 advancingββto the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Bracketβ»
Semifinals March 10β11 | 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)
Semifinalsβ»
Harvard vs. Michiganβ»
March 10 | Harvard | 3 β 7 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 04:36 - Bill MacFarland (unassisted) 17:05 - Dick Dunnigan (MacFarland, Schiller) | ||||||
(Coolegde) Bill Cleary - 07:58 (unassisted) Bill Cleary - 15:50 |
Second period | 03:21 - Tom Rendall (Dunnigan) 13:08 - GW - Bill MacFarland (unassisted) | ||||||
(unassisted) Francis Mahoney - 01:29 | Third period | 02:15 - Bill MacFarland (unassisted) 03:22 - Neil Buchanan (unassisted) 18:09 - Tom Rendall (unassisted) | ||||||
( 39 saves / 46 shots ) Charlie Flynn | Goalie stats | Lorne Howes ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) |
Colorado College vs. St. Lawrenceβ»
March 11 | Colorado College | 2 β 1 | St. Lawrence | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | |||||||
(unassisted) Ken Smith - 04:04 (Hilton) Ken Smith - GW - 16:22 |
Second period | |||||||
Third period | 11:48 - Ed Zifcak (Meehan, Walker) | |||||||
( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Jeff Simus | Goalie stats | Bill Sloan ( 42 saves / 44 shots ) |
Consolation Gameβ»
Harvard vs. St. Lawrenceβ»
March 12 | Harvard | 6 β 3 | St. Lawrence | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 18:20 - Brian McFarlane (Zifcak) | ||||||
(Cooledge) Douglas Manchester - 07:08 (unassisted) Francis Mahoney - 14:49 (unassisted) Bill Cleary - 15:28 (Mahoney) Edward Bliss - GW - 18:08 |
Second period | 05:14 - Bernie McKinnon (Swancott) 18:26 - Bill Meehan (McFarlane) | ||||||
(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 11:00 (unassisted) Bill Cleary - 12:10 |
Third period | |||||||
( 43 saves / 46 shots ) Charlie Flynn | Goalie stats | Bill Sloan ( 25 saves / 31 shots ) |
National Championshipβ»
Colorado College vs. Michiganβ»
March 12 | Colorado College | 3 β 5 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
Scoring summary | |||||
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | UM | Tom Rendall | unassisted | 02:38 | 1β0 UM |
2nd | CC | Phil Hilton | unassisted | 22:28 | 1β1 |
UM | Neil Buchanan | M. Buchanan | 39:23 | 2β1 UM | |
3rd | UM | Jay Goold | unassisted | 46:18 | 3β1 UM |
CC | Don Wishart | Hubchik | 47:34 | 3β2 UM | |
UM | Jerry Karpinka β GW | Dunnigan | 48:31 | 4β2 UM | |
CC | Clare Smith | Silverberg | 57:23 | 4β3 UM | |
UM | Bill MacFarland β EN | unassisted | 59:57 | 5β3 UM |
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All-Tournament Teamβ»
First Teamβ»
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Second Teamβ»
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Team History" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.