1955 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

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Collegiate ice hockey tournament

1955 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	4
Finals site	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions	Michigan Wolverines (5th title)
Runner-up	Colorado College Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Harvard Crimson (1st Frozen Four) St. Lawrence Saints (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Vic Heyliger (5th title)
MOP	Philip Hilton (Colorado College)
Attendance	9,000
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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

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	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. Lawrence

March 11	Colorado College		2 – 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 Game

Harvard vs. St. Lawrence

March 12	Harvard		6 – 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 Championship

Colorado College vs. Michigan

March 12

Colorado College

3 – 5

Michigan

Broadmoor Ice Palace

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	UM	Tom Rendall	unassisted	02:38	1–0 UM
2nd	CC	Phil Hilton	unassisted	22:28	1–1
2nd	UM	Neil Buchanan	M. Buchanan	39:23	2–1 UM
3rd	UM	Jay Goold	unassisted	46:18	3–1 UM
	CC	Don Wishart	Hubchik	47:34	3–2 UM
	UM	Jerry Karpinka – GW	Dunnigan	48:31	4–2 UM
	CC	Clare Smith	Silverberg	57:23	4–3 UM
	UM	Bill MacFarland – EN	unassisted	59:57	5–3 UM

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
Michigan	9	6	11	26
Colorado College	12	15	23	50

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
UM	Lorne Howes	47	3
CC	Jeff Simus	22	4

All-Tournament Team

First Team

G: Lorne Howes (Michigan)
D: Phil Hilton* (Colorado College)
D: Doug Silverberg (Colorado College)
F: Bill Cleary (Harvard)
F: Bill MacFarland (Michigan)
F: Tom Rendall (Michigan)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

G: Bill Sloan (St. Lawrence)
D: Bob Schiller (Michigan)
D: Mike Buchanan (Michigan)
F: Clare Smith (Colorado College)
F: Ken Smith (Colorado College)
F: Dick Dunnigan (Michigan)

References

"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.

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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions

1948: Michigan
1949: Boston College
1950: Colorado College
1951: Michigan
1952: Michigan
1953: Michigan
1954: RPI
1955: Michigan
1956: Michigan
1957: Colorado College
1958: Denver
1959: North Dakota
1960: Denver
1961: Denver
1962: Michigan Tech
1963: North Dakota
1964: Michigan
1965: Michigan Tech
1966: Michigan State
1967: Cornell
1968: Denver
1969: Denver
1970: Cornell
1971: Boston University
1972: Boston University
1973: Wisconsin
1974: Minnesota
1975: Michigan Tech
1976: Minnesota
1977: Wisconsin
1978: Boston University
1979: Minnesota
1980: North Dakota
1981: Wisconsin
1982: North Dakota
1983: Wisconsin
1984: Bowling Green
1985: RPI
1986: Michigan State
1987: North Dakota
1988: Lake Superior State
1989: Harvard
1990: Wisconsin
1991: Northern Michigan
1992: Lake Superior State
1993: Maine
1994: Lake Superior State
1995: Boston University
1996: Michigan
1997: North Dakota
1998: Michigan
1999: Maine
2000: North Dakota
2001: Boston College
2002: Minnesota
2003: Minnesota
2004: Denver
2005: Denver
2006: Wisconsin
2007: Michigan State
2008: Boston College
2009: Boston University
2010: Boston College
2011: Minnesota–Duluth
2012: Boston College
2013: Yale
2014: Union
2015: Providence
2016: North Dakota
2017: Denver
2018: Minnesota–Duluth
2019: Minnesota Duluth
2020: No tournament
2021: UMass
2022: Denver
2023: Quinnipiac
2024: Denver

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