1955 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 8th 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.

1955 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (5th title)
Runner-upColorado College Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachVic Heyliger (5th title)
MOPPhilip Hilton (Colorado College)
Attendance9,000

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
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Harvard Independent 16–2–1 At-Large 1st Never 1 Colorado College WIHL 21–5–0 At-Large 6th 1952
2 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 19–3–1 At-Large 2nd 1952 2 Michigan WIHL 16–5–1 At-Large 8th 1954

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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
Semifinals
March 10–11 		National Championship
March 12
      
E1 Harvard 3
W2 Michigan 7
W2 Michigan 5
W1 Colorado College 3
W1 Colorado College 2
E2 St. Lawrence 1 Third Place Game
E1 Harvard 6
E2 St. Lawrence 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Harvard vs. Michigan
March 10 Harvard 3 – 7 Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
No Scoring First period 04:36 - Bill MacFarland (unassisted)
17:05 - Dick Dunnigan (MacFarland, Schiller)
(Coolegde) Bill Cleary - 07:58
(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 15:50		 Second period 03:21 - Tom Rendall (Dunnigan)
13:08 - GW - Bill MacFarland (unassisted)
(unassisted) Francis Mahoney - 01:29 Third period 02:15 - Bill MacFarland (unassisted)
03:22 - Neil Buchanan (unassisted)
18:09 - Tom Rendall (unassisted)
( 39 saves / 46 shots ) Charlie Flynn Goalie stats Lorne Howes ( 41 saves / 44 shots )

Colorado College vs. St. Lawrence
March 11 Colorado College 2 – 1 St. Lawrence Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
No Scoring First period
(unassisted) Ken Smith - 04:04
(Hilton) Ken Smith - GW - 16:22		 Second period
Third period 11:48 - Ed Zifcak (Meehan, Walker)
( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Jeff Simus Goalie stats Bill Sloan ( 42 saves / 44 shots )

Harvard vs. St. Lawrence
March 12 Harvard 6 – 3 St. Lawrence Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
No Scoring First period 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		 Second period 05:14 - Bernie McKinnon (Swancott)
18:26 - Bill Meehan (McFarlane)
(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 11:00
(unassisted) Bill Cleary - 12:10		 Third period
( 43 saves / 46 shots ) Charlie Flynn Goalie stats Bill Sloan ( 25 saves / 31 shots )

Colorado College vs. Michigan
March 12[2] Colorado College 3 – 5 Michigan Broadmoor Ice Palace
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UM Tom Rendall unassisted 02:38 1–0 UM
2nd CC Phil Hilton unassisted 22:28 1–1
UM Neil Buchanan M. Buchanan 39:23 2–1 UM
3rd UM Jay Goold unassisted 46:18 3–1 UM
CC Don Wishart Hubchik 47:34 3–2 UM
UM Jerry Karpinka – GW Dunnigan 48:31 4–2 UM
CC Clare Smith Silverberg 57:23 4–3 UM
UM Bill MacFarland – EN unassisted 59:57 5–3 UM

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. "Team History" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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