1954 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1954 men's 4 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Rensselaer Bachelors 1st 1st 2nd Minnesota Golden Gophers 2nd 2nd Michigan Wolverines 7th Boston College Eagles 4th Ned Harkness 1st Abbie Moore Rensselaer 7,800 The 1954 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the seventh such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 11 and 13, 1954, and concluded with Rensselaer defeating Minnesota 5-4 in overtime. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the first championship game to go into overtime. Rensselaer's title was the only championship won by a team from the Tri-State League. Despite its low membership the Tri-State League would send at least one representative to the tournament every year from 1952 through 1964 before being dissolved in 1972.History of the Tri-State League/ICAC https://www.augenblick.org/chha/tri_his.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2017-01-11 Minnesota's victory in the semifinal over Boston College holds two separate records: the most goals scored by one team in an NCAA tournament game (14, tied with Michigan in 1953) and the largest single-game margin of victory in an NCAA tournament (+13). Boston College, by being outscored 3-21 in their two games, also holds the worst single-tournament goal differential (-18). (as of 2016) 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.NCAA Division 1 Tournament https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College Independent 17–2–0 At-Large 4th 19501 Michigan WIHL 14–5–2 At-Large 7th 19532 Rensselaer Tri-State League 16–5–0 At-Large 2nd 19532 Minnesota WIHL 22–5–1 At-Large 2nd 1953 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 SemifinalsMarch 11–12 National championshipMarch 13 Third-place game W2 Minnesota 14 E1 Boston College 1 E2 Rensselaer 6 W1 Michigan 4 W2 Minnesota 4 E2 Rensselaer 5* W1 Michigan 7 E1 Boston College 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Results Semifinals Minnesota vs. Boston College Minnesota Boston College Broadmoor Ice Palace March 11 14 – 1 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756352/169 1 (Dougherty, Yackel) John Mayasich - 00:41(McKenzie) Bob Meredith - GW - 01:25(unassisted) George Jetty - PP - 07:50(Dougherty) Gene Campbell - PP - 08:19(Mayasich) Gene Campbell - 11:54(Campbell) John Mayasich - 16:55 (unassisted) Ken Yackel - 02:17(Mayasich) Gene Campbell - 07:20(Campbell) Dick Dougherty - 10:22 04:13 - Francis Quinn (Cisternelli) (unassisted) Dick Dougherty - 05:06(unassisted) John Mayasich - 07:47(Mayasich) Wendall Anderson - 07:47(unassisted) Dick Dougherty - 17:11(Mayasich, Campbell) Dick Dougherty - PP - 19:41 Jim Mattson Michigan vs. Rensselaer Michigan Rensselaer Broadmoor Ice Palace March 12 4 – 6 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756352/173 2 (Philpott) Bill MacFarland - 8:00 03:39 - PP - Gordie Peterkin (Mosco)04:00 - PP - Gordie Peterkin (unassisted)07:?? - PP - Ambrose Mosco (Pope) (MacFarland) Jim Haas - 02:07(Philpott, Goold) Bill MacFarland - 08:36 15:40 - PP - Frank Chiarelli (Mosco, Peterkin) (unassisted) Bill MacFarland - 17:57 03:14 - GW PP - Gordie Peterkin (Mosco)19:31 - EN - Jim Pope (Mosco) Willard Ikola Bob Fox Consolation Game Michigan vs. Boston College Michigan Boston College Broadmoor Ice Palace March 13 7 – 2 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756352/181 1 (Goold) Doug Philpott - 6:10(Philpott, MacFarland) Jim Haas - 13:13 12:32 - Dick Dempsey (Gagliard) (MacFarland) Doug Philpott - GW - 15:58 (MacFarland) Doug Philpott - 01:25(Mullen) George Chin - 01:41(Chin) Bill MacFarland - SH - 11:32(MacFarland) Doug Mullen - 14:31 03:14 - James Cisternelli (Quinn, Siblo) Bill Lucier National Championship (W2) Minnesota vs. (E2) Rensselaer Minnesota Rensselaer Broadmoor Ice Palace March 13http://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) 2019-04-24 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 Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MINDick Meredith14:212:00 MINJohn Monahan18:212:00 2nd RPILloyd Bauer27:392:00 MINGeorge Jetty31:282:00 MINDick MeredithCharging34:172:00 3rd RPIJim Pope41:542:00 RPIFrank Paradise42:252:00 1st Overtimenone 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 All-Tournament team First team G: Bob Fox (Rensselaer) D: Jim Pope (Rensselaer) D: Ken Yackel (Minnesota) F: Frank Chiarelli (Rensselaer) F: John Mayasich (Minnesota) F: Gordie Peterkin (Rensselaer) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17NCAA Frozen Four Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf NCAA.org 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf 2012-08-17 live Second team G: Jim Mattson (Minnesota) D: Jim Haas (Michigan) D: Bob Siblo (Boston College) F: Abbie Moore* (Rensselaer) F: Bill MacFarland (Michigan) F: Dick Dougherty (Minnesota) References 2 Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:1950s in Colorado Springs, Colorado Category:Ice hockey competitions in Colorado Springs, Colorado