1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1953 November 1953–March 13, 1954 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Rensselaer The 1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1953 and concluded with the 1954 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 13, 1954 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 7th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 60th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Entering the season, in an effort to more accurately reflect the geographic location of the member school, the MCHL changed the conference name to 'Western Intercollegiate Hockey League'. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 29–30 4 St. Lawrence Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 2 4 St. Francis Xavier Beanpot January 11–12 4 Boston College Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1954 NCAA Tournament 1954 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 11–12 National championshipMarch 13 Third-place game W2 Minnesota 14 E1 Boston College 1 E2 Rensselaer 6 W1 Michigan 4 W2 Minnesota 4 E2 Rensselaer 5* W1 Michigan 7 E1 Boston College 2 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 PIMJohn Mayasich Junior Minnesota 28 29 49 78 20Richard Dougherty Junior Minnesota 28 42 26 68 41Abbie Moore Senior Rensselaer 23 36 32 68 14Frank Chiarelli Junior Rensselaer 23 35 28 63 21John Titus John Titus (ice hockey) Senior Dartmouth - 37 24 61 -Doug Mullen Senior Michigan 23 22 39 61 24Jack Smith Jack Smith (ice hockey) Sophomore Denver 26 21 39 60 -Ben Cherski Junior North Dakota 27 40 16 56 26Brian McFarlane Junior St. Lawrence 22 31 24 55 12Bill MacFarland Sophomore Michigan 23 30 23 53 41 1953-54 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1953 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% GAABob Fox Bob Fox (ice hockey) Junior Rensselaer 23 1382 18 5 0 59 5 .895 2.56Bill Sloan Sophomore St. Lawrence 22 1265 18 3 1 56 3 .908 2.66Jim Mattson Junior Minnesota 26 1565 - - - 72 4 .888 2.76Spike Schultz Sophomore North Dakota 27 - - - - - 4 .898 3.54Edward Schiller Sophomore Michigan State 16 - - - - - - - 3.73George Scherer Sophomore Yale - - - - - - - - 3.73Bill Begg Junior Denver - - 12 9 0 - 0 .835 4.54Bob McManus Freshman Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .891 5.07Harry Taylor Harry Taylor (ice hockey goaltender) Senior Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .839 5.14 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Vic Heyliger, MichiganMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Abbie Moore, RensselaerAHCA All-American TeamMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 First Team Position Second Team Spike Schultz, North Dakota G Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence Bob Kiley, Boston College D Doug Binning, Middlebury Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Jim Haas, Michigan Ben Cherski, North Dakota F Frank Chiarelli, Rensselaer Richard Dougherty, Minnesota F Wally Kilrea Jr., Yale John Mayasich, Minnesota F Abbie Moore, Rensselaer 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 Jim Mattson, Minnesota G Spike Schultz, North Dakota Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Phil Hilton, Colorado College Jim Haas, Michigan D Bill Abbott, Denver John Mayasich, Minnesota F Doug Mullen, Michigan Richard Dougherty, Minnesota F George Chin, Michigan Ben Cherski, North Dakota F Bill MacFarland, Michigan F Jack Smith, Denver References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1953–54 NCAA Standings NCAA