1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1954 November 1954–March 12, 1955 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan The 1954–55 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1954 and concluded with the 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 12, 1955 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 8th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 61st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 27–29 8 McGill Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 1 4 Toronto Beanpot February 7–8 4 Harvard Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1955 NCAA Tournament 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 10–11 National championshipMarch 12 Third-place game E1 Harvard 3 W2 Michigan 7 W1 Colorado College 2 E2 St. Lawrence 1 W2 Michigan 5 W1 Colorado College 3 E1 Harvard 6 E2 St. Lawrence 3 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 PIMBill Cleary Bill Cleary (ice hockey) Junior Harvard 21 42 47 89 -John Mayasich Senior Minnesota 30 41 39 80 28Clare Smith Sophomore Colorado College 27 21 39 60 14Ron O'Brien Ron O'Brien (ice hockey) Sophomore St. Lawrence 25 27 31 58 -Bill MacFarland Sophomore Michigan 24 33 23 56 63Frank Chiarelli Senior Rensselaer 19 29 27 56 8Tom Meeker Junior Clarkson 22 23 33 56 -Ed Rowe Sophomore Clarkson 21 29 25 54 -Jack Porter Jack Porter (ice hockey) Junior Clarkson 21 21 31 52 -Lee Fournier Sophomore St. Lawrence 25 20 31 51 - 1954-55 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1954 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% GAABill Sloan Junior St. Lawrence 25 1466 19 5 1 63 1 .898 2.58Andy LaHaye Sophomore Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .888 2.60Jeff Simus Junior Colorado College 24 - - - - - - - 2.92Bob Fox Bob Fox (ice hockey) Senior Rensselaer 21 1272 8 11 2 66 5 .892 3.11Bob McManus Sophomore Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .896 3.30George Scherer Junior Yale - - - - - - - - 3.33Jim Mattson Senior Minnesota 30 1783 16 12 2 104 2 .888 3.50Don Whyte Sophomore Denver - - 16 - - - 0 .887 3.60Spike Schultz Junior North Dakota 23 - - - - - 1 .859 4.39Edward Schiller Junior Michigan State 24 - - - - - - - 4.58 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Cooney Weiland, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Phil Hilton, Colorado CollegeAHCA All-American Teams1954-1955 All-American Team http://ahcahockey.com/allamer/1955.php The American Hockey Coaches Association 2017-06-21 First Team Position Second Team Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence G Lorne Howes, Michigan Doug Silverberg, Colorado College D Phil Hilton, Colorado College Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Bob Schiller, Michigan Bill Cleary, Harvard F John Mayasich, Minnesota Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Bill MacFarland, Michigan Clare Smith, Colorado College F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech WIHL 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 Bob McManus, Michigan Tech G Jeff Simus, Colorado College Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Doug Silverberg, Colorado College Phil Hilton, Colorado College D Bob Schiller, Michigan D Bill Abbott, Denver John Mayasich, Minnesota F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Bunt Hubchik, Colorado College Clare Smith, Colorado College F Bill MacFarland, Michigan F Jack Smith, Denver References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1954–55 NCAA Standings NCAA