1955 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1955 men's 4 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Michigan Wolverines 5th 5th 8th Colorado College Tigers 3rd 6th Harvard Crimson 1st St. Lawrence Saints 2nd Vic Heyliger 5th Philip Hilton Colorado College 9,000 The 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the eighth such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 10 and 12, 1955, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 5–3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Qualifying teams Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL 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 Harvard Independent 16–2–1 At-Large 1st Never1 Colorado College WIHL 21–5–0 At-Large 6th 19522 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 19–3–1 At-Large 2nd 19522 Michigan WIHL 16–5–1 At-Large 8th 1954 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 WIHL 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 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) Semifinals Harvard vs. Michigan Harvard Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace March 10 3 – 7 https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756378/213 2 No Scoring 04:36 - Bill MacFarland (unassisted)17:05 - Dick Dunnigan (MacFarland, Schiller) (Coolegde) Bill Cleary - 07:58(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 15:50 03:21 - Tom Rendall (Dunnigan)13:08 - GW - Bill MacFarland (unassisted) (unassisted) Francis Mahoney - 01:29 02:15 - Bill MacFarland (unassisted)03:22 - Neil Buchanan (unassisted)18:09 - Tom Rendall (unassisted) ( 39 saves / 46 shots ) Charlie Flynn Lorne Howes ( 41 saves / 44 shots ) Colorado College vs. St. Lawrence Colorado College St. Lawrence Broadmoor Ice Palace March 11 2 – 1 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1955-03-16/ed-1/seq-5/ 1 No Scoring (unassisted) Ken Smith - 04:04(Hilton) Ken Smith - GW - 16:22 11:48 - Ed Zifcak (Meehan, Walker) ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Jeff Simus Bill Sloan ( 42 saves / 44 shots ) Consolation Game Harvard vs. St. Lawrence Harvard St. Lawrence Broadmoor Ice Palace March 12 6 – 3 https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00010002/1955-03-16/ed-1/seq-5/ 1 No Scoring 18:20 - Brian McFarlane (Zifcak) (Cooledge) Douglas Manchester - 07:08(unassisted) Francis Mahoney - 14:49(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 15:28(Mahoney) Edward Bliss - GW - 18:08 05:14 - Bernie McKinnon (Swancott)18:26 - Bill Meehan (McFarlane) (unassisted) Bill Cleary - 11:00(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 12:10 ( 43 saves / 46 shots ) Charlie Flynn Bill Sloan ( 25 saves / 31 shots ) National Championship Colorado College vs. Michigan Colorado College Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace March 12Team History https://mgoblue.com/documents/2016/9/20/ihm-team-history.pdf Michigan Wolverines December 9, 2018 3 – 5 2 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMTom Rendallunassisted 02:38 1–0 UM 2nd CCPhil Hiltonunassisted 22:28 1–1 UMNeil BuchananM. Buchanan 39:23 2–1 UM 3rd UMJay Gooldunassisted 46:18 3–1 UM CCDon WishartHubchik 47:34 3–2 UM UMJerry Karpinka – GWDunnigan 48:31 4–2 UM CCClare SmithSilverberg 57:23 4–3 UM UMBill MacFarland – ENunassisted 59:57 5–3 UM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CCKen Smith UMBob Schiller 2nd CCBunt Hubchik UMBernie Hanna UMBob Schiller CCHal Cowan CCHal Cowan UMLorne Howes CCDon Wishart UMNeil Buchanan 3rd UMJay Gould UMBob Schiller CCBunt Hubchik CCClare Smith CCBunt Hubchik CCBunt Hubchik UMJerry Karpinka UMMike Buchanan Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan 9 6 11 26 Colorado College 12 15 23 50 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Lorne Howes 47 3 CC Jeff Simus 22 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: Lorne Howes (Michigan) D: Phil Hilton* (Colorado College) D: Doug Silverberg (Colorado College) F: Bill Cleary (Harvard) F: Bill MacFarland (Michigan) F: Tom Rendall (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: Bill Sloan (St. Lawrence) D: Bob Schiller (Michigan) D: Mike Buchanan (Michigan) F: Clare Smith (Colorado College) F: Ken Smith (Colorado College) F: Dick Dunnigan (Michigan) References 2 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