1952 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1952 men's 4 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan Wolverines 3rd 3rd 5th Colorado College Tigers 2nd 5th Yale Bulldogs 1st St. Lawrence Saints 1st Vic Heyliger 3rd Ken Kinsley Colorado College 8,600 The 1952 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the fifth such tournament in NCAA history. It was held from 13 to 15 March 1952, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 4-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the first tournament to include teams that played in a conference. The MCHL had been created before the start of the season, and though both of the conference representatives had appeared in the tournament previously, both were independent. The Tri-State League also sent its first representative to the tournament after the conference began play the year before. Qualifying teams Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best MCHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school. East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 15–3–0 At-Large 1st Never1 Colorado College MCHL 18–4–1 At-Large 5th 19512 Yale Independent 16–7–0 At-Large 1st Never2 Michigan MCHL 20–4–0 At-Large 5th 1951 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 MCHL 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 13–14 National championshipMarch 15 Third-place game E1 St. Lawrence 3 W2 Michigan 9 W1 Colorado College 4 E2 Yale 3 W2 Michigan 4 W1 Colorado College 1 E1 St. Lawrence 1 E2 Yale 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Results Semifinals St. Lawrence vs. Michigan St. Lawrence Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace March 13 3 – 9 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756311/193 2 No Scoring 08:36 - Graham Cragg (Mullin)11:06 - George Chin (unassisted)13:48 - John McKennell (Pelow)14:24 - Pat Cooney (Chin)19:59 - Reg Shave(unassisted) (Karlan) Robert Scott - 14:43 04:28 - John McKennell (Haas) (D. Langill) Brian McFarlane - 06:26(unassisted) Chet Stefanovich - 18:08 08:30 - Pat Cooney (Philpott)11:22 - Alex MacLellan (Chin)12:26 - Earl Keyes (unassisted) John Boylan Willard Ikola Colorado College vs. Yale Colorado College Yale Broadmoor Ice Palace March 14 4 – 3 http://digital.library.yale.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/yale-ydn/id/184290/rec/13 1 (unassisted) Omer Brandt - 08:51 01:50 - Dan Lufkin (Quinn)04:06 - Fulton Brown (Shay, Kilrea)?? - Frank Kittredge Cam Berry - 07:12 (unassisted) Len Metheany - SH - ?? Steve Soligo - GW - 15:30 Ken Kinsley Paul Cruikshank Consolation Game St. Lawrence vs. Yale St. Lawrence Yale Broadmoor Ice Palace March 15 1 – 4 http://digital.library.yale.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/yale-ydn/id/184297/rec/14 2 No Scoring 01:18 - Lawrence Noble Jr. (Howe) 01:25 - GW - Charles Smith (unassisted) (Stefanowicz, Langill) Cliff Olsen - 10:59 01:24 - Wally Kilrea Jr. (Shay)14:45 - Dan Lufkin (Douglas) John Boylan Paul Cruikshank National Championship Colorado College vs. Michigan Colorado College Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace March 15 1 – 4 2 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMGeorge ChinPhilpott 11:35 1–0 UM UMEarl Keyes – GWHaas and Shave 16:29 2–0 UM UMDoug Philpott – SHunassisted 19:07 3–0 UM 2nd CCCameron BerryKennific 25:00 3–1 UM UMGraham CraggMacLellan 30:12 4–1 UM 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UMReggie ShaveTripping 2:00 CCCameron BerryTripping 2:00 CCFred EastwoodTripping 2:00 UMDoug MullenHolding 2:00 2nd UMJim HaasAdvancing puck with hand 2:00 CCFred EastwoodSlashing 2:00 UMGraham CraggHolding 2:00 CCEd RobsonTripping 2:00 UMGraham CraggMisconduct 10:00 3rd UMRon MartinsonAdvancing puck with hand 2:00 UMJohn McKennellTripping 2:00 CCCameron BerryTripping 2:00 CCFred EastwoodTripping 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan 19 16 15 50 Colorado College 10 13 9 32 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Willard Ikola 31 1 CC Ken Kinsley 46 4 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: Ken Kinsley* (Colorado College) D: Jim Haas (Michigan) D: Len Maccini (Colorado College) F: George Chin (Michigan) F: John McKennell (Michigan) F: Doug Philpott (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: Paul Cruikshank (Yale) D: Steve Leolich (Colorado College) D: Reg Shave (Michigan) F: Earl Keyes (Michigan) F: Wally Kilrea Jr. (Yale) F: Omer Brandt (Colorado College) References 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