Hailing from Montreal, MacLellan was one of a slew of Canadians who played for Vic Heyliger on his powerhouse Michigan teams in the 1950s. After a year on the freshman team, MacLellan joined the varsity squad for the 1950–51 season and the team didn't miss a beat; the Wolverines finished the regular season with a record of 20–4–1 and received the top western seed. Michigan dominated the competition, winning both games by 6 goals and captured their second national championship. The following year was more of the same and the Wolverines' 20–4 mark got them the top seed once more. MacLellan scored his first postseason goal against St. Lawrence in the semifinal and the Wolverines completely shut down Colorado College in the final.[2]
In MacLellan's senior season the Wolverines took a step back, finishing with a 15–7 record but tied for the MCHL lead, giving them a sixth consecutive tournament berth.[3] While the offense had declined during the season, the defense was still a force to be reckoned with and, as the leader of the group, MacLellan was named as an AHCAFirst Team All-American.[4] In the tournament the offense returned in full and blew the competition out of the water; Michigan scored 21 goals in two games and won their third consecutive title. MacLellan and the three other seniors on the team are the only players in the history of the NCAA to win three consecutive Division I championships (as of 2020).
MacLellan graduated from the school of Business Administration and was inducted into the Michigan Dekers Hall of Fame in 1978. In 2018 MacLellan was ranked as the 45th best player in the history of the program.[5] MacLellan died on March 18, 2022, aged 91.[6]
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alex, maclellan, alexander, douglas, maclellan, april, 1930, march, 2022, canadian, hockey, defenceman, three, consecutive, national, championships, with, michigan, born, 1930, april, 1930montreal, quebec, canadadiedmarch, 2022, 2022, aged, positiondefencemanp. Alexander Douglas MacLellan April 30 1930 March 18 2022 was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who won three consecutive national championships with Michigan 1 Alex MacLellanBorn 1930 04 30 April 30 1930Montreal Quebec CanadaDiedMarch 18 2022 2022 03 18 aged 91 PositionDefencemanPlayed forMichiganPlaying career1950 1953 Contents 1 Career 2 Statistics 2 1 Regular season and playoffs 3 Awards and honors 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHailing from Montreal MacLellan was one of a slew of Canadians who played for Vic Heyliger on his powerhouse Michigan teams in the 1950s After a year on the freshman team MacLellan joined the varsity squad for the 1950 51 season and the team didn t miss a beat the Wolverines finished the regular season with a record of 20 4 1 and received the top western seed Michigan dominated the competition winning both games by 6 goals and captured their second national championship The following year was more of the same and the Wolverines 20 4 mark got them the top seed once more MacLellan scored his first postseason goal against St Lawrence in the semifinal and the Wolverines completely shut down Colorado College in the final 2 In MacLellan s senior season the Wolverines took a step back finishing with a 15 7 record but tied for the MCHL lead giving them a sixth consecutive tournament berth 3 While the offense had declined during the season the defense was still a force to be reckoned with and as the leader of the group MacLellan was named as an AHCA First Team All American 4 In the tournament the offense returned in full and blew the competition out of the water Michigan scored 21 goals in two games and won their third consecutive title MacLellan and the three other seniors on the team are the only players in the history of the NCAA to win three consecutive Division I championships as of 2020 MacLellan graduated from the school of Business Administration and was inducted into the Michigan Dekers Hall of Fame in 1978 In 2018 MacLellan was ranked as the 45th best player in the history of the program 5 MacLellan died on March 18 2022 aged 91 6 Statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1950 51 Michigan NCAA 27 27 1951 52 Michigan MCHL 26 1952 53 Michigan MCHL 24 NCAA totals 77 11 38 49 Awards and honors editAward YearAll MCHL Second Team 1952 53 7 AHCA First Team All American 1952 53 4 NCAA All Tournament First Team 1953 8 References edit Hall of Fame Alex MacLellan 1978 Dekers Club Retrieved July 22 2020 NCAA Division 1 Tournament College Hockey Historical Archives Archived from the original on 2014 02 02 Retrieved 2013 06 19 Through the Years Season By Season Results PDF Michigan Wolverines Archived from the original PDF on August 31 2020 Retrieved December 6 2018 a b 1952 1953 All American Team The American Hockey Coaches Association Retrieved 2017 06 21 Michigan hockey s best 50 players of all time Michigan Live February 20 2018 Retrieved July 22 2020 Alexander MACLELLAN Obituary Vancouver Sun and Province April 2 2022 Retrieved April 8 2022 WCHA All Teams College Hockey Historical Archives Retrieved May 19 2013 NCAA Frozen Four Records PDF NCAA org Retrieved 2013 06 19 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex MacLellan amp oldid 1170246689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
