1953–54 RPI Bachelors men's ice hockey season

none March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#E2231B; a #222222 2px white white RPI Bachelors white 1953–54 RPI Engineers.svg RPI Engineers men Tri-State League T–1st 18–5–0 12–1–0 4–4 2–0 Ned Harkness Frank ChiarelliJim Shildneck Houston Field House NCAA ChampionTri-State League co-champion 1954 NCAA champion 1952–43 1954–55 RPI Engineers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1953–54 RPI Bachelors men's ice hockey team represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Ned Harkness and the team co-captains were Frank Chiarelli and Jim Shildneck. The team won the 1954 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Abbie Moore, who finished tied for second in the nation with 68 points. Season Coming off a Tri-State League championship and the program's first appearance in the NCAA tournament, Rensselaer was primed to build on the previous years' success with the top five scorers all returning for another season.Year-by-Year Scoring Statistics (since 1950-51) https://rpiathletics.com/documents/2017/1/20//RPI_Mens_Hockey_Scoring_Statistics.pdf?id=2747 RPI Engineers December 4, 2018 Also from the previous campaign was starting netminder Bob Fox who was among the best goalies in the nation in 1953. The Bachelors opened their season with nine of their first ten games at home and used that to their advantage, sweeping the five games they played before the winter break. Their first big game came against Yale in New Haven where RPI would defeat a team that finished 4th in the east 4–2. After the break Rensselaer hosted their third Holiday Tournament and after winning games over Brown and Princeton they lost their first game of the season against St. Francis Xavier in the tournament championship.Rensselaer Holiday Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/t_rpi_01.html College Hockey Historical Archives 31 July 2010 RPI won two more games, pushing their record to 9–1–0, before taking a week off in preparation for their weekend trip to Colorado. Playing at high altitude for the first time since the previous year's tournament Rensselaer came out flat against a decent Denver squad, dropping their first contest 3–8 and followed that up with an identical loss to Colorado College the next night. After a day off the Bachelors returned to Denver for a rematch with the Pioneers and though they lost once more the fared much better in the game, losing 2–3 as they seemed to finally find their skating legs. Three days later RPI was back in New York facing Hamilton on the road and despite the jet lag they trounced the Continentals 11–0. Two days later the Bachelors finally opened their conference schedule with a win at Clarkson but after another win at Middlebury they dropped a match at St. Lawrence 4–5. With RPI in danger of losing a chance at the NCAA tournament to the Saints they had no margin for error and swept the rest of their schedule until the rematch with the Larries on March 5. The game had been sold out for months and when the teams met they produced one of the most exciting games ever held at Houston Field House.RPI Glory Days pg. 3 http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/winter03/feature2-3.html Rensselaer Alumni Magazine December 4, 2018 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233026/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/winter03/feature2-3.html dead Rensselaer skated away with the victory, earning them a tie with St. Lawrence as the co-champions of the Tri-State League. Despite the victory, however, the Saints had a better record, going 18–3–1 over the course of the season and were expected to be picked for the tournament but a selection of coaches and officials chose the Bachelors to head to the championship instead. Rensselaer's appearance was such a surprise that St. Lawrence had been included on the tournament programs and had their logo on the wooden pennant hanging outside the Broadmoor World Arena. The "RIP" Bachelors entered as the fourth seed and drew Michigan who, despite having a lesser record than Minnesota, was the three-time defending champion and was riding a 7-game tournament winning streak. Rensselaer would have to wait, however, as Boston College opened against the Golden Gophers and were mercilessly eviscerated by Minnesota, losing by the largest margin in tournament history (1–14). Rensselaer had been given no chance entering the tournament but after the first semifinal there was a feeling from the spectators that Michigan would produce an equally lopsided victory.In '54, RPI Had Its Own Miracle on Ice http://www.rpihockey.net/article.php?id=660 Rensselaer Engineers December 4, 2018 With all of the insults, slights and dismissals levied at their team the Bachelors responded in the only way they could; the small but fast team outskated the heavily favored Wolverines and with Gordie Peterkin recording a hat-trick, including the game-winner, Rensselaer won what was then considered the biggest upset the tournament had ever seen. Not only was their 6–4 win the first tournament victory by an eastern team over a western team in three years but it was the first time Rensselaer had ever defeated a western school. While the defeated Wolverines took their frustrations out on their hotel rooms, the Bachelors had to prepare themselves for a showdown with the Golden Gophers the next night. The Bachelors opened the game with the first three goals of the contest, one from each of their top three scorers. While the crowd may have been stunned Minnesota was not and they came roaring back with four consecutive goals to take the lead in the third period. Just when it looked like Rensselaer's chance at the title had slipped away Frank Chiarelli set up Abbie Moore for his second goal of the game to tie the score with 3:50 left in regulation and sent the game into overtime, the first time the championship game would need an extra period. The tying goal seemed to buoy RPI who came out of the intermission flying and before two minutes had elapsed Peterkin had notched his second winning goal of the tournament. Rensselaer's win was so improbably that it apparently flummoxed the voters for the tournament awards. Four Bachelors made their way onto the First All-Tournament Team: Bob Fox, Jim Pope, Frank Chiarelli and Gordie Peterkin. However it was Abbie Moore who was named as the Most Outstanding Player, the only time in tournament history that the MOP was not on the top team. The Bachelors returned to Rensselaer following their championship. Although few members continued playing after their time at the institution, the thirteen players who were part of the team remained notable within the RPI community for their achievement.Returning Heroes: 1954 Championship Hockey Team Returns Feb. 7 https://afsws.rpi.edu/web/Campus.News/features/020204-hockey.html Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute December 4, 2018 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Note: In the Spring of 1953 the Student Body voted that 'Bachelors' would be the new nickname of all athletic teams for RPI.Symbols of the Institute https://www.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/Archives/gallery/symbols/mascot.html Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute January 9, 2020 The moniker would revert to Engineers in 1958. Standings RPI Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="RPI Engineers #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season November 28 w yes no McGill Houston Field House Troy, New York 7–3 1–0–0 0–0–0 Fox December 5 w yes no 1953–54 men Providence Friars Providence Houston Field House Troy, New York 14–3 2–0–0 0–0–0 Fox December 10 w yes yes 1953–54 men Yale Bulldogs Yale New Haven Arena New Haven, Connecticut 4–2 3–0–0 0–0–0 Fox December 12 w yes no 1953–54 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Houston Field House Troy, New York 8–2 4–0–0 0–0–0 Fox December 18 w yes no Hamilton Houston Field House Troy, New York 15–0 5–0–0 0–0–0 Fox |- !colspan=12 style="RPI Engineers #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30 w yes no 1953–54 men Brown Bears Brown Houston Field House Troy, New York Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 5–1 6–0–0 0–0–0 Fox January 1 w yes no 1953–54 men Princeton Tigers Princeton Houston Field House Troy, New York Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 5–0 7–0–0 0–0–0 Fox January 2 l yes no St. Francis Xavier Houston Field House Troy, New York Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 1–4 7–1–0 0–0–0 Fox January 9 w yes no 1953–54 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Houston Field House Troy, New York 7–1 8–1–0 0–0–0 Fox January 15 w yes no 1953–54 men Princeton Tigers Princeton Houston Field House Troy, New York 5–2 9–1–0 0–0–0 Fox January 29 l yes yes 1953–54 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 3–8 9–2–0 0–0–0 Fox January 30 l yes yes 1953–54 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 3–8 9–3–0 0–0–0 Fox February 1 l yes yes 1953–54 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 2–3 9–4–0 0–0–0 Fox February 4 w yes yes Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Clinton, New York 11–0 10–4–0 0–0–0 Fox February 6 w no 1953–54 men Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson Houston Field House Troy, New York 8–0 11–4–0 1–0–0 Fox February 8 w no Middlebury The War Memorial Field House Middlebury, Vermont 4–2 12–4–0 2–0–0 Fox February 12 l yes 1953–54 men St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Appleton Arena Canton, New York 4–5 12–5–0 2–1–0 Fox February 13 w yes 1953–54 men Clarkson Golden Knights Clarkson Walker Arena Potsdam, New York 4–3 13–5–0 3–1–0 Fox February 19 w yes no 1953–54 men American International Yellow Jackets American International Houston Field House Troy, New York 12–0 14–5–0 3–1–0 Fox February 27 w no Middlebury Houston Field House Troy, New York 4–2 15–5–0 4–1–0 Fox March 5 w no 1953–54 men St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Houston Field House Troy, New York 4–2 16–5–0 5–1–0 Fox |- !colspan=12 style="RPI Engineers #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF NCAA Tournament March 12 w yes yes 1953–54 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado National Semifinal 6–4 17–5–0 5–1–0 Fox March 13 w yes yes 1953–54 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado National championship 5–4 OT 18–5–0 5–1–0 Fox no Source:Results by Season https://rpiathletics.com/documents/2017/1/20//MHKY_All_Time_Season.pdf?id=2750 RPI Engineers December 4, 2018 Roster and scoring statistics No.Name Year Position Hometown S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #FFFFFF PIM 7 Abbie Moore Senior C Ottawa, ON Ontario 23 36 32 68 14 8 Frank Chiarelli Junior F Ottawa, ON Ontario 23 35 27 62 21 9 Ambrose Mosco Junior LW Renfrew, ON Ontario 23 23 23 46 27 4 Frank Paradise Senior F Somerville, MA Massachusetts 23 10 17 27 15 5 John Magadini Junior F Patchogue, NY New York 23 14 10 24 26 10 Gordie Peterkin Junior C Ottawa, ON Ontario 23 15 7 22 74 18 Jim Pope Jim Pope (ice hockey) Junior D/F Ottawa, ON Ontario 23 4 6 10 36 11 Bill Mouzavires Sophomore F New York, NY New York 15 1 3 4 4 15 Harry Williams Harry Williams (ice hockey) Freshman C New York, NY New York 18 3 0 3 6 14 Bruce Baum Bruce Baum (ice hockey) Sophomore F Larchmont, NY New York 20 0 1 1 0 2 Lloyd Bauer Junior D New Haven, CT Connecticut 21 0 1 1 18 Erik Larson Erik Larson (ice hockey) Senior F 1 0 0 0 0 Ray Weinzler Senior 1 0 0 0 0 6 Jim Shildneck Senior D Marblehead, MA Massachusetts 7 0 0 0 8 16 Marty Karch Sophomore D New York, NY New York 21 0 0 0 20 1 Bob Fox Bob Fox (ice hockey) Junior G Verdun, PQ Quebec 23 0 0 0 0 Total 141 127 268 Year-by-Year Scoring Statistics (since 1950-51) https://rpiathletics.com/documents/2017/1/20//RPI_Mens_Hockey_Scoring_Statistics.pdf?id=2747 RPI Engineers December 4, 2018 Goaltending Statistics No.Name GamesMinutesWinsLosses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 1 Bob Fox Bob Fox (ice hockey) 23 1381 18 5 0 59 502 5 .895 2.56 Total 23 1381 18 5 0 59 502 5 .895 2.56 Goaltending by Season (since 1950-51) https://rpiathletics.com/documents/2017/1/20//RPI_Mens_Hockey_Goaltending_Statistics.pdf?id=2748 RPI Engineers December 4, 2018 1954 championship (W2) Minnesota vs. (E2) Rensselaer Minnesota Rensselaer Broadmoor Ice Palace March 17http://www.rpihockey.net/article.php?id=660 RPI Hockey :: Schenectady Daily Gazette Articles :: 02.06.04https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756352/181 March 14, 1954 (Vol. 64, iss. 112) - Image 5http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/winter03/feature2-3.html Rensselaer Magazine, Winter 2003: Glory Days (Page 3 of 4) 2018-12-04 2016-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233026/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/winter03/feature2-3.html dead 4 – 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29729539/gophers_vs_rensselaer_1/ 2 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st RPIAbbie Moore Mosco 17:07 1–0 RPI RPIFrank Chiarelli – PP Paradise 19:42 2–0 RPI 2nd RPIAmbrose MoscoMoore 22:45 3–0 RPI MINKen Yackel unassisted 23:09 3–1 RPI MINDick DoughertyCampbell 25:32 3–2 RPI 3rd MINJohn MayasichDougherty 44:29 3–3 MINDick DoughertyMayasich 48:30 4–3 Minn RPIAbbie MooreChiarelli 56:10 4–4 1st Overtime RPIGordie Peterkin – GWMagadini 61:54 5–4 RPI Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT T Minnesota 8 14 22 0 44 Rensselaer 11 8 4 2 25 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MIN Jim Mattson 20 5 RPI Bob Fox 40 4 See also 1954 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions References 50em External links Category:RPI Engineers men's ice hockey seasons RPI RPI RPI RPI RPI RPI