1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1952 November 1952–March 14, 1953 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan The 1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1952 and concluded with the 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 14, 1953, at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 6th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 59th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Beanpot December 26–27 4 Harvard Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 1–3 4 Princeton Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1953 NCAA Tournament 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 12–13 National championshipMarch 14 Third-place game W1 Minnesota 3 E2 Rensselaer 2 E1 Boston University 2 W2 Michigan 14 W1 Minnesota 3 W2 Michigan 7 E1 Boston University 3 E2 Rensselaer 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Player stats Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIMJohn Mayasich Sophomore Minnesota 27 42 36 78 16Abbie Moore Junior Rensselaer 20 35 38 73 4Frank Chiarelli Sophomore Rensselaer 20 36 32 68 8Richard Dougherty Sophomore Minnesota 27 35 32 67 35Richard Rodenhiser Junior Boston University 22 29 20 49 12John Matchefts Senior Michigan 24 18 30 48 24George Chin Junior Michigan 24 20 27 47 0Bill Abbott Bill Abbott (ice hockey) Sophomore Denver - 27 18 45 -Gene Campbell Sophomore Minnesota 26 21 24 45 16Ben Cherski Sophomore North Dakota 20 30 14 44 10 1952-53 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1952 Elite Prospects December 21, 2016 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAABob Fox Bob Fox (ice hockey) Sophomore Rensselaer 20 1182 15 4 1 45 2 - 2.28Jim Mattson Sophomore Minnesota 27 1627 22 5 0 64 4 .910 2.36Richard Whelan Sophomore Yale - - - - - - - - 2.62Bill Sloan Freshman St. Lawrence 18 1058 12 6 0 50 1 .894 2.83Walter Morin Senior Denver - - 16 5 1 - 0 .866 3.05Alex Finkelstein Junior North Dakota 20 - 15 5 0 - 1 .884 3.40Gerald Bergin Junior Michigan State 14 - - - - - - - 5.28 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award John Mariucci, MinnesotaMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament John Matchefts, MichiganAHCA All-American TeamMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 Player Pos Team Jim Mattson G Minnesota Ray Picard G Northeastern Doug Binning D Middlebury Herb LaFontaine D Rensselaer Alex MacLellan D Michigan Bob Monahan D Michigan Tech Hank Bothfeld F Princeton Wellington Burtnett F Boston College Ben Cherski F North Dakota Frank Chiarelli F Rensselaer John Mayasich F Minnesota Richard Rodenhiser F Boston University MCHL No Awards All-MCHL TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Jim Mattson, Minnesota G Willard Ikola, Michigan Tom Wegleitner, Minnesota D Alex MacLellan, Michigan Eddie Miller, Denver D Elwood Shell, North Dakota Ben Cherski, North Dakota F Gene Campbell, Minnesota Richard Dougherty, Minnesota F John Matchefts, Michigan John Mayasich, Minnesota F Bill Abbott, Denver F Joe deBastiani, Michigan Tech References 2 External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1952–53 NCAA Standings NCAA