1949 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1949 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1948–49 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 2nd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 17 and 19, 1949, and concluded with Boston College defeating Dartmouth 4-3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1949 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions	Boston College Eagles (1st title)
Runner-up	Dartmouth Indians (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Colorado College Tigers (2nd Frozen Four) Michigan Wolverines (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	John "Snooks" Kelley (1st title)
MOP	Dick Desmond (Dartmouth)
Attendance	9,700
← 1948  NCAA men's ice hockey tournaments 1950 →

This is the first time that a consolation game was played in an NCAA tournament. The practice would continue unabated until it was abolished after the 1989 tournament.

All four teams selected for the tournament had played in the championship the previous season. This has only occurred one other time, in 1975, counting either all tournament entries or only the final four teams. (as of 2016)

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength of their opponents.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston College	Independent	19–1–0	At-Large	2nd	1948	1	Michigan	Independent	19–1–3	At-Large	2nd	1948
2	Dartmouth	Independent	16–5–0	At-Large	2nd	1948	2	Colorado College	Independent	15–5–1	At-Large	2nd	1948

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Format

The eastern and western teams judged as better were seeded as the top regional teams. 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 17–18					National championship March 19
	E1	Boston College	7
	W2	Colorado College	3
						E1	Boston College	4
						E2	Dartmouth	3
	W1	Michigan	2
	E2	Dartmouth	4			Third-place game
						W1	Michigan	10
						W2	Colorado College	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Semifinals

Michigan vs. Dartmouth

March 17	Michigan		2 – 4		Dartmouth	Broadmoor Ice Palace	Recap
(Grant, Hill) Gil Burford - 00:18		First period			07:48 - PP - Joe Riley
(Renfrew) Wally Gacek - 10:21		Second period			12:46 - Bill Riley 16:06 - GW - Alan Kerivan 18:08 - Joe Riley
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Jack McDonald		Goalie stats			Dick Desmond

Boston College vs. Colorado College

March 18	Boston College		7 – 3		Colorado College	Broadmoor Ice Palace	Recap
(unassisted) Fran Harrington - 08:43 (Harrington, Ceglarski) Jack Mulhern - 15:21		First period			13:08 - Milo Yalich (Ray)
(Harrington) Jack Mulhern - 03:16 (Harrington, Ceglarski) Jack Mulhern - GW - 10:17 (Lewis) John McIntire - 12:38		Second period			05:04 - Milo Yalich (Rowell, Ray)
(unassisted) Warren Lewis - 04:49 (Mulhern) Len Ceglarski - 09:49		Third period			14:41 - Ron Newson (Slattery)
Bernie Burke		Goalie stats			Roy Ikola

Consolation Game

Michigan vs. Colorado College

March 19	Michigan		10 – 4		Colorado College	Broadmoor Ice Palace	Recap
(Burford) Neil Celley - SH - 12:53 (McMillan) Wally Gacek - 14:?? (Burford) Neil Celley - 17:09 (Celley) Gil Burford - 17:25		First period			19:?? - Chris Ray (unknown)
(Burford) Gordon McMillan - GW - 00:48 (unknown) Gil Burford - 05:52 (Renfrew, Gacek) Gordon McMillan - 07:18 (unknown) Wally Gacek - 12:47		Second period			19:38 - Milo Yalich (unknown)
(unknown) Gordon McMillan - SH - 10:19 (unknown) Al Renfrew - 18:34		Third period			08:55 - Ron Newson (unknown) 18:04 - Harry Whitworth (unknown)
Jack McDonald		Goalie stats			Roy Ikola

Championship Game

(E1) Boston College vs. (E2) Dartmouth

March 19^[2]

Boston College

4 – 3

Dartmouth

Broadmoor Ice Palace

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	BC	Warren Lewis	Fitzgerald	6:04	1–0 BC
	DC	Walter Crowley	Oss	10:34	1–1
	DC	Bill Riley	unassisted	19:32	2–1 DC
2nd	BC	John McIntire	Lewis and Fitzgerald	23:43	2–2
	BC	Len Ceglarski	Harrington and Mulhern	33:04	3–2 BC
3rd	DC	Alan Kerivan	Crowley	42:01	3–3
	BC	Jim Fitzgerald	Lewis	46:47	4–3 BC

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
BC	Bernie Burke		3
DC	Dick Desmond		4

All-Tournament team

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First Team G: Dick Desmond* (Dartmouth) D: Ed Songin (Boston College) D: Mike Thayer (Dartmouth) F: Wally Grant (Michigan) F: Jack Mulhern (Boston College) F: Joe Riley (Dartmouth) * Most Outstanding Player(s)^[4]

Second Team G: Bernie Burke (Boston College) D: Ron Newson (Colorado College) D: Lew Meier (Colorado College) F: Bill Riley (Dartmouth) F: Wally Gacek (Michigan) F: Connie Hill (Michigan)

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
2. (PDF). Boston College Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. (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.