1956 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1956 men's 4 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan Wolverines 6th 6th 9th Michigan Tech Huskies 1st 1st St. Lawrence Saints 3rd Boston College Eagles 5th Vic Heyliger 6th Lorne Howes Michigan The 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1955–56 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the ninth such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1956, and concluded with Michigan defeating Michigan Tech 7–5. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Vic Heyliger captured his 6th and final National title with the Wolverines, all done in the first 9 years of the tournament. As of 2016 he stands as the coach with the most championships overall and the most with one team (6). 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. Clarkson, who had completed a 23–0 record in the regular season, were offered a bid by the selection committee. The Golden Knights, however, had 8 four-year seniors on the team (who would not have been allowed to play in the tournament) and declined the invitation, leaving the second place team from the Tri-State League to go in their stead.Harrison - Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame http://www.clarksonathletics.com/sports/2008/7/10/HOFharrison.aspx Clarkson Golden Knights 2014-07-13 East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College Independent 14–5–0 At-Large 5th 19541 Michigan WIHL 18–2–1 At-Large 9th 19552 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 17–4–0 At-Large 3rd 19552 Michigan Tech WIHL 20–6–0 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 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 15–16 National championshipMarch 17 Third-place game E1 Boston College 4 W2 Michigan Tech 10 W1 Michigan 2* E2 St. Lawrence 1 W2 Michigan Tech 5 W1 Michigan 7 E1 Boston College 2 E2 St. Lawrence 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Semifinals Boston College vs. Michigan Tech Boston College Michigan Tech Broadmoor Ice Palace March 15 4 – 10 2 Michigan vs. St. Lawrence Michigan St. Lawrence Broadmoor Ice Palace March 16 2 – 1 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1956-03-21/ed-1/seq-1/ 1 1 No Scoring 19:52 - Bernie McKinnon (unassisted) (McDonald, Pitts) Ed Switzer - 03:59 (McIntosh) Tom Rendall - GW - 01:21 Lorne Howes Sarge Whittier Consolation Game Boston College vs. St. Lawrence Boston College St. Lawrence Broadmoor Ice Palace March 17 2 – 6 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1956-03-21/ed-1/seq-1/ 2 (Cassidy) Francis Quinn - 06:33(unassisted) Bill Leary - 11:16 07:03 - Bernie McKinnon (Coluccio, Henry) 06:22 - Joe McLean (unassisted)07:14 - William Brown (Bigelow)07:17 - Bill Renner (Stitt, Riopelle) 01:21 - Ron O'Brien (unassisted)03:47 - Bernie McKinnon (Coluccio, Morrison) Sarge Whittier Championship Game Michigan vs. Michigan Tech Michigan Michigan Tech Broadmoor Ice Palace March 17Team History https://mgoblue.com/documents/2016/9/20/ihm-team-history.pdf Michigan Wolverines December 9, 2018 7 – 5 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMEd SwitzerMcDonald 00:23 1–0 UM MTUDick WilsonJ. McManus 02:42 1–1 UMNeil McDonaldSchiller 09:22 2–1 UM UMDon McIntoshRendall 10:14 3–1 UM MTUPete Aubry – PPunassisted 11:04 3–2 UM UMBob Schiller – PPMcDonald 13:11 4–2 UM MTUDick Wilsonunassisted 19:45 4–3 UM 2nd MTUTom Kennedy – SHWilson 24:47 4–4 MTUPete Aubry – PPWilson 27:25 5–4 MTU UMEd SwitzerHanna 27:58 5–5 UMEd Switzer – GW PPDunnigan 34:28 6–5 UM UMNeil McDonaldunassisted 34:49 7–5 UM 3rd No scoring Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UMBob PittsInterference 10:33 2:00 MTUTony CuculicIllegal check 12:22 2:00 2nd MTUCliff WylieHigh-sticking 24:01 2:00 UMEd SwitzerIllegal check 25:29 2:00 UMBob SchillerSlashing 26:58 2:00 MTUTom KennedyTripping 27:44 2:00 MTUKen StenlundElbowing 32:43 2:00 UMJerry KarpinkaRoughing 39:03 2:00 UMTom RendallFighting 39:03 5:00 UMTom RendallGame misconduct 39:03 10:00 MTUKen StenlundFighting 39:03 5:00 MTUKen StenlundGame misconduct 39:03 10:00 3rdnone Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan Tech 22 10 10 42 Michigan 14 14 11 39 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice MTU Bob McManus 32 7 UM Lorne Howes 37 5 All-Tournament team 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 First Team G: Lorne Howes* (Michigan) D: Bob Pitts (Michigan) D: Bob Schiller (Michigan) F: Pete Aubry (Michigan Tech) F: Tom Rendall (Michigan) F: Ed Switzer (Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 Second Team G: Sarge Whittier (St. Lawrence) D: Bill Renner (St. Lawrence) D: Willie Tattersall (Michigan Tech) F: Cliff Wylie (Michigan Tech) F: Ron Stenlund (Michigan Tech) F: Joe McLean (St. Lawrence) References 50em 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