1948 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1948 men's 4 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan Wolverines 1st 1st 1st Dartmouth Indians 1st 1st Colorado College Tigers 1st Boston College Eagles 1st Vic Heyliger 1st Joe Riley Dartmouth 7,900 yes The 1948 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the first such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 20, 1948, and concluded with Michigan defeating Dartmouth 8-4. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This inaugural tournament possesses two distinctions beyond being the first of its kind: it was the championship with the fewest games played (3) with all succeeding tournaments having a minimum of 4 games. Additionally, the overtime rules used were not sudden-death and 10 minutes in length, allowing Michigan to score multiple times in the first overtime game in tournament history (the next overtime game would not happen until 1954). Qualifying teams Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength of their opponents. East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Dartmouth Independent 20–2–0 At-Large 1st Never1 Michigan Independent 18–2–1 At-Large 1st Never2 Boston College Independent 14–4–0 At-Large 1st Never2 Colorado College Independent 19–7–0 At-Large 1st Never NCAA Division 1 Tournament http://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 Format The eastern and western teams judged as better were seeded as the top regional teams. 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. Bracket 130 SemifinalsMarch 18–19 National ChampionshipMarch 20 W1 Michigan 6* E2 Boston College 4 E1 Dartmouth 8 W2 Colorado College 4 E1 Dartmouth 4 W1 Michigan 8 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Results Semifinals #f0f0f0 March 18, 1948 8:15 pm MST (E1) Dartmouth (W2) Colorado College 8–4 (2–1, 1–3, 5–0) https://www.newspapers.com/image/433562371/?clipping_id=194027528 Dick Desmond Roy Ikola 1 – 01 – 12 – 12 – 22 – 33 – 33 – 44 – 45 – 46 – 47 – 48 – 4 (Oss, Crowley) James Malone – 10:26(Campbell, B. Riley) Joe Riley – 18:32(unassisted) Joe Riley – 36:53(Merriam) Joe Riley – 42:03(B. Riley) Joe Riley – GW – 46:18(unassisted) Bill Riley – 47:58(J. Riley) Bill Riley – 54:11(Malone) Walt Crowley – 55:17 12:48 – Bruce Stewart (unassisted)27:28 – Ron Newson (Wishart, Whitworth)36:00 – Dick Rowell (Slattery)38:08 – Dick Rowell (Stewart) Broadmoor Ice Palace 2,500 #e0e0e0 March 19, 1948 8:15 pm MST (W1) Michigan (E2) Boston College 6–4 (OT) (1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 2–0) https://www.newspapers.com/image/433562480/?match=1&clipping_id=197131493 Jack McDonald Bernie Burke 0 – 11 – 11 – 21 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 34 – 45 – 46 – 4 (unassisted) Connie Hill – 17:13(Renfrew) Connie Hill – 39:57(unassisted) Connie Hill – 43:44(McMillan) Al Renfrew – 45:41(Grant) Wally Gacek – GW – 60:18(Hill) Wally Gacek – EN – 69:30 10:23 – Giles Threadgold (McCusker)25:41 – PP – Bob Mason (Corcoran)28:24 – Joe McCusker (Threadgold, McIntyre)59:20 – EA – Jim Fitzgerald (Lewis) Broadmoor Ice Palace National Championship #d0d0d0 March 20, 1948 8:15 pm MST (W1) Michigan (E1) Dartmouth 8–4 (2–2, 2–2, 4–0) Ed French John Gustafson Broadmoor Ice Palace 2,700 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMWally GacekGrant 0:50 1–0 UM DCBill Riley – PPMerriam 4:25 1–1 UMWally GacekGrant 10:55 2–1 UM DCCrawford Campbell – PPunasisted 17:25 2–2 2nd DCWalt CrowleyB. Riley 26:55 3–2 DC DCArnold OssMalone 31:05 4–2 DC UMWally Grant – SHGacek 35:20 4–3 DC UMGordon McMillan – PPGreer 36:40 4–4 3rd UMWally Grant – GWGacek and Greer 41:30 5–4 UM UMGordon McMillan – PPRenfrew 46:15 6–4 UM UMWally GacekGrant and Greer 46:20 7–4 UM UMTed GreerGacek 55:14 8–4 UM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UMRoss SmithBoarding 4:10 2:00 UMDick StarrakTripping 16:00 2:00 2nd DCWalt CrowleyHigh-sticking 24:00 2:00 DCHowie RichmondTripping 29:40 2:00 UMWally GrantTripping 30:30 2:00 UMAl RenfrewTripping 31:10 2:00 UMDick StarrakBoarding 34:00 2:00 UMAl RenfrewBoarding 34:00 2:00 DCCrawford CampbellHooking 35:10 2:00 3rd DCBob ThayerBoarding 41:31 5:00 DCBob ThayerMisconduct 47:30 10:00 UMRoss SmithBoarding 56:15 2:00 UMLeonard BrummCharging 58:00 2:00 DCJack KilmartinSlashing 58:00 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Dartmouth 12 9 8 29 Michigan 10 13 18 41 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice DC Dick Desmond 33 8 UM Jack McDonald 25 4 All-Tournament Team First Team G: Bernie Burke (Boston College) D: Connie Hill (Michigan) D: Ron Newson (Colorado College) F: Wally Grant (Michigan) F: Bill Riley (Dartmouth) F: Joe Riley* (Dartmouth) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 NCAA 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: Dick Desmond (Dartmouth) D: Ross Smith (Michigan) D: Ed Songin (Boston College) F: Wally Gacek (Michigan) F: Bruce Stewart (Colorado College) F: Joe Slattery (Colorado College) References Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:1940s in Colorado Springs, Colorado Category:Ice hockey competitions in Colorado Springs, Colorado