1952 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1952 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 5th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1952, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 4-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1952 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (3rd title)
Runner-upColorado College Tigers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachVic Heyliger (3rd title)
MOPKen Kinsley (Colorado College)
Attendance8,600

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 through 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
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 15–3–0 At-Large 1st Never 1 Colorado College MCHL 18–4–1 At-Large 5th 1951
2 Yale Independent 16–7–0 At-Large 1st Never 2 Michigan MCHL 20–4–0 At-Large 5th 1951

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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
Semifinals
March 13–14 		National championship
March 15
      
E1 St. Lawrence 3
W2 Michigan 9
W2 Michigan 4
W1 Colorado College 1
W1 Colorado College 4
E2 Yale 3 Third-place game
E1 St. Lawrence 1
E2 Yale 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

St. Lawrence vs. Michigan
March 13 St. Lawrence 3 – 9 Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
No Scoring First period 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 Second period 04:28 - John McKennell (Haas)
(D. Langill) Brian McFarlane - 06:26
(unassisted) Chet Stefanovich - 18:08		 Third period 08:30 - Pat Cooney (Philpott)
11:22 - Alex MacLellan (Chin)
12:26 - Earl Keyes (unassisted)
John Boylan Goalie stats Willard Ikola

Colorado College vs. Yale
March 14 Colorado College 4 – 3 Yale Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
(unassisted) Omer Brandt - 08:51 First period 01:50 - Dan Lufkin (Quinn)
04:06 - Fulton Brown (Shay, Kilrea)
?? - Frank Kittredge
Cam Berry - 07:12 Second period
(unassisted) Len Metheany - SH - ??
Steve Soligo - GW - 15:30		 Third period
Ken Kinsley Goalie stats Paul Cruikshank

St. Lawrence vs. Yale
March 15 St. Lawrence 1 – 4 Yale Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
No Scoring First period 01:18 - Lawrence Noble Jr. (Howe)
Second period 01:25 - GW - Charles Smith (unassisted)
(Stefanowicz, Langill) Cliff Olsen - 10:59 Third period 01:24 - Wally Kilrea Jr. (Shay)
14:45 - Dan Lufkin (Douglas)
John Boylan Goalie stats Paul Cruikshank

Colorado College vs. Michigan
March 15 Colorado College 1 – 4 Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UM George Chin Philpott 11:35 1–0 UM
UM Earl Keyes – GW Haas and Shave 16:29 2–0 UM
UM Doug Philpott – SH unassisted 19:07 3–0 UM
2nd CC Cameron Berry Kennific 25:00 3–1 UM
UM Graham Cragg MacLellan 30:12 4–1 UM
3rd None

All-Tournament team

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References
  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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