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

Teams	4
Finals site	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions	Michigan Wolverines (5th title)
Runner-up	Colorado College Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Harvard Crimson (1st Frozen Four) St. Lawrence Saints (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Vic Heyliger (5th title)
MOP	Philip Hilton (Colorado College)
Attendance	9,000
← 1954  NCAA men's ice hockey tournaments 1956 →

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)

Semifinals

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 )

Consolation Game

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 )

National Championship

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

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan 9 6 11 26 Colorado College 12 15 23 50

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Lorne Howes 47 3 CC Jeff Simus 22 4

All-Tournament Team

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First Team G: Lorne Howes (Michigan) D: Phil Hilton* (Colorado College) D: Doug Silverberg (Colorado College) F: Bill Cleary (Harvard) F: Bill MacFarland (Michigan) F: Tom Rendall (Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)^[4]

Second Team G: Bill Sloan (St. Lawrence) D: Bob Schiller (Michigan) D: Mike Buchanan (Michigan) F: Clare Smith (Colorado College) F: Ken Smith (Colorado College) F: Dick Dunnigan (Michigan)

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. 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. (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.