1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1955 November 1955–March 17, 1956 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan The 1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1955 and concluded with the 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1956, at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 9th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 62nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Clarkson completed the first undefeated season, going 23–0, since the inception of the NCAA tournament. As of 2016 only Cornell (in 1970) has been able to accomplish the same feat. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 26–31 9 Clarkson Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 2 4 Minnesota Beanpot February 6, 8 4 Boston College Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1956 NCAA Tournament 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 15–16 National championshipMarch 17 Third-place game W1 Michigan 2* E2 St. Lawrence 1 E1 Boston College 4 W2 Michigan Tech 10 W1 Michigan 7 W2 Michigan Tech 5 E1 Boston College 2 E2 St. Lawrence 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 PIMEd Rowe Junior Clarkson 23 27 38 65 -Ken Yackel Senior Minnesota 30 31 27 58 102Garry Kearns Sophomore Rensselaer 18 26 32 58 23Richard Cavanaugh Richard Cavanaugh (ice hockey) Junior Northeastern 24 30 27 57 -Grant Childerhouse Sophomore Clarkson 23 36 17 53 -Jack McManus Jack McManus (ice hockey) Junior Michigan Tech 28 29 23 52 14John Andrews John Andrews (ice hockey) Freshman Colorado College - 27 25 52 -Bill Reichart Junior North Dakota 28 28 23 51 24Clare Smith Junior Colorado College - 24 26 50 -Bob Cleary Sophomore Harvard 25 23 27 50 - 1955-56 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1955 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% GAAAndy LaHaye Junior Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .928 2.00Bill Sloan Senior St. Lawrence 20 1049 16 4 0 37 4 .912 2.12Dave Broadbelt Sophomore Denver 10 - - - - - 1 .907 2.50Eddie MacDonald Eddie MacDonald (ice hockey) Sophomore Clarkson 23 1381 23 0 0 58 2 - 2.52Jack McCartan Sophomore Minnesota 24 1440 - - - 67 0 - 2.80John Stopen Junior Rensselaer 18 1088 12 6 0 56 2 .892 3.09Bob McManus Junior Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .895 3.13George Scherer Senior Yale - - - - - - - - 3.38Tom Yurkovich Junior North Dakota 28 - 11 16 1 - 2 .862 3.96 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Bill Harrison, ClarksonMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Lorne Howes, MichiganAHCA All-American Teams1955-1956 All-American Team http://ahcahockey.com/allamer/1956.php The American Hockey Coaches Association 2017-06-21 First Team Position Second Team Lorne Howes, Michigan G Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence Bob Schiller, Michigan D Chuck Lundberg, St. Lawrence Doug Silverberg, Colorado College D Art Smith, Clarkson Garry Kearns, Rensselaer F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech Bill MacFarland, Michigan F Ken Yackel, Minnesota Ed Rowe, Clarkson F Ed Zifcak, St. Lawrence WIHL No Awards All-WIHL TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Lorne Howes, Michigan G Bob McManus, Michigan Tech Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Ed Zemrau, Denver Doug Silverberg, Colorado College D Bob Pitts, Michigan Bill MacFarland, Michigan F John Andrews, Colorado College Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Tom Rendall, Michigan Jack McManus, Michigan Tech F Clare Smith, Colorado College References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1955–56 NCAA Standings NCAA