1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1954–55 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1954 and concluded with the 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 12, 1955 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 8th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 61st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season
Duration	November 1954– March 12, 1955
NCAA tournament	1955
National championship	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
NCAA champion	Michigan
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1953–54 1955–56 →

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 27–29	8	McGill
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 30–January 1	4	Toronto
Beanpot	February 7–8	4	Harvard

Standings

1954–55 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Intercollegiate								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	4	9	0	–	–
American International	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	6	4	0	–	–
Army	15	8	7	0	.533	71	83		16	8	8	0	73	86
Boston College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		21	13	8	0	104	74
Boston University	23	4	19	0	.174	68	163		23	4	19	0	68	163
Bowdoin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	2	7	0	–	–
Brown	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		18	9	8	1	92	77
Colby	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		6	1	5	0	–	–
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		21	10	11	0	84	109
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	3	10	1	–	–
Harvard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		21	17	3	1	138	52
Lehigh	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Massachusetts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	6	3	0	52	53
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	5	9	0	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		13	5	8	0	59	65
Northeastern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		22	7	15	0	71	126
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		15	10	5	0	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		17	8	8	1	66	67
Providence^	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		15	8	7	0	84	87
St. Olaf	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Tufts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		19	16	3	0	–	–
Williams	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		12	5	7	0	–	–
Yale	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		22	8	12	2	77	74
^ Providence was a member of the Northeast League but because the conference did not sponsor ice hockey they are listed here

1954–55 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Thomas †	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		17	14	3	0	–	–
Minnesota–Duluth	9	7	2	0	.778	–	–		16	9	7	0	–	–
Augsburg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Concordia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	3	5	0	–	–
Gustavus Adolphus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		12	7	5	0	–	–
Hamline	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Macalester	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Saint John's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		9	4	5	0	–	–
† indicates conference champion

1954–55 Tri-State League standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Lawrence†	6	6	0	0	12	32	14		25	19	5	1	133	66
Clarkson	6	4	2	0	8	27	15		22	18	4	0	182	52
Rensselaer	6	1	5	0	2	24	25		22	9	11	2	95	66
Middlebury	6	1	5	0	2	12	39		21	12	9	0	–	–
† indicates conference regular season champion

1954–55 Western Intercollegiate Hockey League v t e
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Colorado College†	18	14	4	0	.778	19	73	48		28	22	6	0	144	77
Michigan	18	13	5	0	.722	16	78	55		24	18	5	1	107	70
Minnesota	24	10	12	2	.458	11	98	96		30	16	12	2	141	109
Michigan Tech	20	8	11	1	.425	10½	72	68		26	12	13	1	116	86
Denver	18	8	9	1	.472	10½	83	68		30	18	11	1	175	110
North Dakota	22	9	12	1	.432	9½	63	100		28	14	13	1	115	115
Michigan State	20	5	14	1	.275	7½	62	94		27	9	17	1	89	125
† indicates conference regular season champion Note: All games played between league members counted in the standings. When teams played each other twice, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a tie. When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half point for a tie. Maximum of 24 points available.^[1]

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1955 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

	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)

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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	PIM
Bill Cleary	Junior	Harvard	21	42	47	89	-
John Mayasich	Senior	Minnesota	30	41	39	80	28
Clare Smith	Sophomore	Colorado College	27	21	39	60	14
Ron O'Brien	Sophomore	St. Lawrence	25	27	31	58	-
Bill MacFarland	Sophomore	Michigan	24	33	23	56	63
Frank Chiarelli	Senior	Rensselaer	19	29	27	56	8
Tom Meeker	Junior	Clarkson	22	23	33	56	-
Ed Rowe	Sophomore	Clarkson	21	29	25	54	-
Jack Porter	Junior	Clarkson	21	21	31	52	-
Lee Fournier	Sophomore	St. Lawrence	25	20	31	51	-

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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%	GAA
Bill Sloan	Junior	St. Lawrence	25	1466	19	5	1	63	1	.898	2.58
Andy LaHaye	Sophomore	Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	.888	2.60
Jeff Simus	Junior	Colorado College	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.92
Bob Fox	Senior	Rensselaer	21	1272	8	11	2	66	5	.892	3.11
Bob McManus	Sophomore	Michigan Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	.896	3.30
George Scherer	Junior	Yale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.33
Jim Mattson	Senior	Minnesota	30	1783	16	12	2	104	2	.888	3.50
Don Whyte	Sophomore	Denver	-	-	16	-	-	-	0	.887	3.60
Spike Schultz	Junior	North Dakota	23	-	-	-	-	-	1	.859	4.39
Edward Schiller	Junior	Michigan State	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.58

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Awards

NCAA Award^[5] Recipient Spencer Penrose Award Cooney Weiland, Harvard Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Phil Hilton, Colorado College AHCA All-American Teams^[6] First Team Position Second Team Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence G Lorne Howes, Michigan Doug Silverberg, Colorado College D Phil Hilton, Colorado College Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Bob Schiller, Michigan Bill Cleary, Harvard F John Mayasich, Minnesota Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Bill MacFarland, Michigan Clare Smith, Colorado College F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech

WIHL All-WIHL Teams^[7] First Team   Position   Second Team Bob McManus, Michigan Tech G Jeff Simus, Colorado College Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Doug Silverberg, Colorado College Phil Hilton, Colorado College D Bob Schiller, Michigan D Bill Abbott, Denver John Mayasich, Minnesota F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Bunt Hubchik, Colorado College Clare Smith, Colorado College F Bill MacFarland, Michigan F Jack Smith, Denver

References

1. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
2. "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
3. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
4. "1954-55 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
6. "1954-1955 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
7. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1954–55 NCAA Standings