1949–50 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season

August 2023 February 2026 color:white; background:#000000; a #EFAB1E 2px white white Colorado College Tigers white 1949–50 250 Colorado College Tigers men 18–5–1 13–2–1 5–3 2–0 Cheddy Thompson Milo YalichHome at Last https://www.coloradocollege.edu/iapps/Bulletin/spring98/HomePage.html Colorado College Tigers 2018-11-10 Broadmoor Ice Palace National champion 1950 NCAA Tournament champion 1948–49 1950–51 Colorado College Tigers #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1949–50 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey team represented the Colorado College in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1949–50 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Cheddy Thompson and the team captain was Milo Yalich. The team won the 1950 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Harry Whitworth, who finished third in the nation with 60 points. Season Colorado College entered the 1949–50 season looking for a bit of redemption after they lost their first three NCAA tournament games over the previous two seasons. With returning senior Milo Yalich named as team captain, the team opened on the road against the Wichita All-Stars before hosting the same team the following week. The first game was a close affair, with the Tigers winning 5–4 but the next three matches were easily won by Cheddy Thompson's team. The Tigers stayed at home until mid-January and used that advantage to win their first 10 games of the season. The visiting UBC Thunderbirds spoiled their perfect record, handing the Tigers their first two losses of the year but that series was sandwiched between two weekends against the brand new Denver program that was hopelessly outmatched by Colorado College. CC took all four games against their future rival by a combined score of 50–4. After splitting two games during a trip up to Minnesota the Tigers met their biggest competition in the west, the Michigan Wolverines. CC had lost five of their previous six meetings against the Wolverines and hadn't beaten Michigan since 1946. In the first game Michigan shut down the high-powered CC offense, holding the Tigers to a season-low one goal in a 5–1 CC loss. The next day turned out even worse for the Tigers when they were trounced by Michigan 11–1. The bitter taste of those two losses remained in the team's mouth for two weeks but once they returned to the ice the team was able to take some of their frustration out on Minnesota, winning two games to end the regular season. While Michigan had the best record by far, Colorado College and North Dakota were in contention for the second western seed. While their two records were very similar (15–6–2 vs. 16–5–1) the series the two played against one another ended in CC's favor and was likely the deciding factor in sending the Tigers back to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers welcomed Boston College in the semifinal and, after BC opened the scoring early in the first, Colorado College produced what was then the most lopsided victory in tournament history. The Tigers' Carl Lawrence gave the team its first lead and then proceeded to score four more times before the game was over. Ron Hartwell, Tony Frasca, Chris Ray and Bill MacDonald also hit the net as CC rolled to a 10–3 win, their first tournament victory. In the championship game CC faced off against Boston University who were in their first season playing varsity ice hockey and led by the nation's leading scorer Jack Garrity. Once again the Tigers surrendered the first goal and went into the second period down 1–0. CC remained off the score sheet until about midway through the game when they notched two goals in the span of 18 seconds and followed it up with a third just over six minutes later. With the game close through two periods there was still hope for both teams but, when Ron Hartwell scored 52 seconds in, the championship appeared to be slipping away from BU. Chris Ray built the lead to 4 before future Hall of Famer Jack Kelley made the score 5–2. After that brief respite the CC offense went on a rampage and scored seven goals in just under 7 minutes of game time with all but one coming from different players. Three more goals were scored before the game ended but the outcome had already been decided and Colorado College skated away with their first national championship. CC set numerous records over the course of the season. With their 190 goals coming in only 24 games the team averaged just under 8 goals per game (7.91) which is the best rating in history for an NCAA champion (as of 2018). Colorado College twice broke the record for largest margin of victory in the NCAA tournament, winning 10–3 in their first game (+7) and 13–4 in their second (+9). As of 2018 the championship game has the second-widest margin (1961). The 13 goals CC scored in the championship set a record for most in any tournament game that was broken by Michigan in 1953 and remains a record for a championship game (tied with the 1957 CC team). The 23 goals scored in the tournament was a record that was not broken until the tournament expanded to at last double the number of games for a championship team, but still remains a record for any team in the Frozen Four. The +16 total goal differential is still a record for a single tournament that is shared by Michigan in 1953 and Wisconsin in 1983. Standings CC Schedule During the season Colorado College compiled an 18–5–1 record, and was selected for the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year.Colorado College 2013-14 Media Guide http://www.cctigers.com/documents/2013/10/19/2013-14_Media_Guide.pdf CC Tigers 2014-06-21 2 Colorado College Tigers Date Opponent Score Result Venue Location Record Dec. 9, 1949Wichita All-Stars 5–4Win Wichita, KS 1–0Dec. 10, 1949Wichita All-Stars 10–1Win Wichita, KS 2–0Dec. 16, 1949Wichita All-Stars 9–0WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 3–0Dec. 17, 1949Wichita All-Stars 13–3WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 4–0Dec. 22, 1949Saskatchewan6–3WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 5–0Dec. 23, 1949Saskatchewan9–6WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 6–0Dec. 29, 1949Brown 12–7WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 7–0Dec. 30, 1949Brown 8–5WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 8–0Jan. 6, 1950Denver 16–0WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 9–0Jan. 7, 1950Denver 10–0WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 10–0Jan. 13, 1950British Columbia 4–8LossBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 10–1Jan. 14, 1950British Columbia 3–5LossBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 10–2Jan. 21, 1950Denver 14–1WinDU ArenaDenver, CO 11–2Jan. 30, 1950Denver 10–3WinDU ArenaDenver, CO 12–2Feb. 3, 1950North Dakota 8–5WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 13–2Feb. 4, 1950North Dakota 3–3*tieBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 13–2–1Feb. 10, 1950Minnesota 8–6WinSt. Paul AuditoriumSaint Paul, MN 14–2–1Feb. 11, 1950Minnesota 2–4LossMayo Civic CenterRochester, MN 14–3–1Feb. 17, 1950Michigan 1–5LossWeinberg ColiseumAnn Arbor, MI 14–4–1Feb. 18, 1950Michigan 1–11LossWeinberg ColiseumAnn Arbor, MI 14–5–1Mar. 3, 1950Minnesota 9–2WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 15–5–1Mar. 4, 1950Minnesota 6–1WinBroadmoor Ice PalaceColorado Springs, CO 16–5–1NCAA TOURNAMENTMarch 16, 1950Boston College10–3WinBroadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, CO 17–5–1March 18, 1950Boston University13–4WinBroadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, CO 18–5–1 190–90 18–5–1 * Denotes overtime periods Roster and scoring statistics 2 Colorado College Tigers No. Name Year Position Hometown unsortable S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #FFFFFF PIM Harry Whitworth ice hockey player Senior C Toronto, ON Ontario 24 25 35 60 14 Chris Ray Chris Ray (ice hockey) Junior F Belmont, MA Massachusetts 24 31 13 44 19 Ron Hartwell Sophomore RW Swan Lake, MB Manitoba 24 28 13 41 2 Andy Gambucci Sophomore F Eveleth, MN Minnesota – 25 5 30 30 Bud Eastwood Sophomore LW Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan – 5 18 23 18 Milo Yalich Senior D Buhl, MN Minnesota – 15 7 22 26 Jim Starrak Junior D Moose Jaw, SK Saskatchewan – 14 7 21 27 Cameron Berry Sophomore F New Westminster, BC British Columbia – 4 11 15 12 John Schleicher Senior C New Haven, CT Connecticut – 4 11 15 22 Bill MacDonald Bill MacDonald (ice hockey) Senior LW Hamden, CT Connecticut – 4 6 10 2 Leonard Maccini Freshman D Wellesley, MA Massachusetts – 2 6 8 19 Carl Lawrence Freshman D Waterloo, ON Ontario – 4 3 7 8 Gordon Atkinson Gordon Atkinson (ice hockey) Junior F Rimbey, AB Alberta – 3 3 6 10 Tony Frasca Sophomore F Cambridge, MA Massachusetts 24 34 – – 10 Clark Wilder Senior G Rochester, MN Minnesota 12 – – – – William Dewire Sophomore G Cambridge, MA Massachusetts 6 – – – – Roy Ikola Senior G Eveleth, MN Minnesota 4 – – – – Total 190 The team scored 190 goals over the course of the season, however, there are 194 goals collectively attributed to the players. These extra goals may have come from the alumni game that officially counts as an exhibition game. Colorado College 1949-50 roster and statistics https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/706/colorado-college/1949-1950?tab=stats EliteProspects 2018-10-24 Goaltending Statistics 2 Colorado College Tigers No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA Clark Wilder 12 – – – – – – – – – William Dewire 6 – – – – – – – – – Roy Ikola 4 – – – – – – – – – Total 24 – – – – – – – – – 1950 national championship (W2) Colorado College vs. (E2) Boston University Colorado College Boston University Broadmoor Ice Palace March 18 13 – 4 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BUJoe CzarnottaGarrity 6:16 1–0 BU 2nd CCHarry WhitworthStarrak 27:53 1–1 CCCarl LawrenceFrasca and Berry 28:05 2–1 CC CCChris RayHartwell and Yalich 34:27 3–1 CC 3rd CCRon Hartwell – GWunassisted 40:52 4–1 CC CCChris RayWhitworth 45:26 5–1 CC BUJack KelleyGarrity 46:47 5–2 CC CCHarry WhitworthRay and Hartwell 49:49 6–2 CC CCChris RayWhitworth 51:20 7–2 CC CCRon HartwellWhitworth and Ray 51:34 8–2 CC CCTony FrascaBerry and MacDonald 53:03 9–2 CC CCCameron BerryFrasca and MacDonald 53:18 10–2 CC CCJim Starrakunassisted 56:15 11–2 CC CCChris Rayunassisted 56:39 12–2 CC BUJack GarrityKelley 58:21 12–3 CC CCTony FrascaLawrence 58:29 13–3 CC BUBob BellRobinson and Bradley 59:56 13–4 CC Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BUWilliam Jurgelevich 2:00 BULloyd Robinson 2:00 BUJack Garrity 2:00 CCJim Starrak 2:00 CCMilo Yalich 2:00 CCBud Eastwood 2:00 2nd BUJack Kelley 2:00 BUJoe Folino 2:00 BUJoe Czarnotta 5:00 CCTony Frasca 2:00 3rd CCLeonard Maccini 2:00 CCWilliam MacDonald 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Colorado College 10 15 18 43 Boston University 9 6 11 26 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CC Roy Ikola 22 4 BU Ralph Bevins 30 13 Jim Starrak and Tony Frasca were named to the All-Tournament First Team while Roy Ikola and Ron Hartwell were on the All-Tournament Second TeamNCAA 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 See also 1950 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions References 50em External links Category:Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons Colorado College Colorado College Colorado College Colorado College Colorado College