1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1956 November 1956–March 16, 1957 Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado College The 1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1956 and concluded with the 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1957 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 10th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 63rd 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 Harvard Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 27–29 4 Michigan Tech Beanpot February 1, 5 4 Boston College Standings 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1957 NCAA Tournament 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 14–15 National championshipMarch 16 Third-place game W1 Colorado College 5 E2 Clarkson 3 E1 Harvard 1 W2 Michigan 6 W1 Colorado College 13 W2 Michigan 6 E1 Clarkson 2* E2 Harvard 1 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 PIMBob Cleary Junior Harvard 26 36 37 73 -Bill Hay Sophomore Colorado College 30 28 45 73 -Bob McCusker Sophomore Colorado College - 47 24 71 - Ed Rowe Senior Clarkson 22 31 32 63 -Bill Reichart Senior North Dakota 29 36 24 60 13Paul Midghall Freshman Rensselaer 21 24 35 59 24Dick Chiarelli Senior Rensselaer 21 32 25 57 38Joe McLean Joe McLean (ice hockey) Senior St. Lawrence 20 24 26 50 -Jack McManus Jack McManus (ice hockey) Senior Michigan Tech 28 26 23 49 26Jim Ridley ice hockey Junior North Dakota 29 23 26 49 26 1956-57 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1956 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% GAARodney Schneck Sophomore Denver - - 10 - - - 2 .913 2.20Jack McCartan Junior Minnesota 15 900 - - - 43 0 - 2.80Sarge Whittier Senior St. Lawrence 17 984 - - - 44 0 .888 3.16Andy LaHaye Senior Michigan Tech - - - - - - 1 .864 3.20Don Vaia Junior Minnesota 16 - - - - - - - 3.20John Stopen Senior Rensselaer 18 1052 11 6 1 59 0 .876 3.36Tom Yurkovich Senior North Dakota 29 - 18 11 0 - 2 .874 3.40Joseph Selinger Sophomore Michigan State 20 - - - - - - - 3.40Bob McManus Senior Michigan Tech 24 - - - - - - .878 3.50Gerry Jones Gerry Jones (ice hockey) Sophomore Yale - - - - - - - - 3.80 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Jack Riley, ArmyMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Bob McCusker, Colorado CollegeAHCA All-American Teams1956-1957 All-American Team http://ahcahockey.com/allamer/1957.php The American Hockey Coaches Association 2017-06-21 First Team Position Second Team Jack McCartan, Minnesota G Eddie MacDonald, Clarkson Don Wishart, Colorado College D John Petroske, Minnesota Pat Presley, St. Lawrence D Bill Steenson, North Dakota Bill Hay, Colorado College F Bob Cleary, Harvard Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Joe McLean, St. Lawrence Ed Rowe, Clarkson F Bob McCusker, Colorado College 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 Jack McCartan, Minnesota G Tom Yurkovich, North Dakota Bill Steenson, North Dakota D Bob Pitts, Michigan Don Wishart, Colorado College D Bob Schiller, Michigan Bill Hay, Colorado College F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Tom Rendall, Michigan Bob McCusker, Colorado College F Tom Kennedy, Michigan Tech References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1956–57 NCAA Standings NCAA