1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Finals site |
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Champions | Michigan Wolverines (4th title) |
Runner-up | Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Vic Heyliger (4th title) |
MOP | John Matchefts (Michigan) |
Attendance | 7,450 |
The 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the sixth such tournament in NCAA history. It was held from March 12 to 14, 1953, and concluded with Michigan defeating Minnesota 7-3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Michigan's win capped off its third consecutive National Championship. As of 2018 no team has been able to match that achievement. Additionally, their 14 goals in the semifinal game against Boston University were the most ever for an NCAA tournament game, matched only by Minnesota in 1954. The Wolverines' goal differential (+16) is also a record for an NCAA tournament, equaling the record set by Colorado College in 1950 and matched by Wisconsin in 1983.
For the first time since the tournament began the 'Most Outstanding Player' was awarded to someone from the championship team.
Qualifying teams[]
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best MCHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.
East | West | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Rensselaer | Tri-State League | 14–3–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Michigan | MCHL | 15–7–0 | At-Large | 6th | 1952 |
2 | Boston University | Independent | 14–5–1 | At-Large | 3rd | 1951 | 2 | Minnesota | MCHL | 22–5–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
Format[]
The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the MCHL 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 12–13 | National Championship March 14 | ||||||||
E1 | Rensselaer | 2 | |||||||
W2 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||
W2 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||
W1 | Michigan | 7 | |||||||
W1 | Michigan | 14 | |||||||
E2 | Boston University | 2 | Third Place Game | ||||||
E1 | Rensselaer | 6 | |||||||
E2 | Boston University | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results[]
Semifinals[]
Minnesota vs. Rensselaer[]
March 12 | Minnesota | 3 – 2 | Rensselaer | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Recap | |||
(Yackel, Tschida) Bob Johnson - PP - 08:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 02:12 - Frank Chiarelli (unassisted) | ||||||
(Johnson, Yackel) - PP - 04:35 (Mayasich, Campbell) Dick Dougherty - GW - 16:02 |
Third period | 17:34 - Frank Chiarelli (unassisted) | ||||||
Jim Mattson | Goalie stats |
Michigan vs. Boston University[]
March 13 | Michigan | 14 – 2 | Boston University | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Recap | |||
(Philpott) George Chin - 03:12 (Shave) - 04:19 (unassisted) John Matchefts - GW - 04:42 (Martinson) - 07:51 (Chin, Cooney) - 13:43 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
(unassisted) - 04:03 (MacLellan) - 04:16 (MacLellan, Philpott) George Chin - 11:00 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
(Matchefts) - 02:32 (Cooney, Chin) - 15:13 (Chin, Mullen) - 15:44 (unassisted) - 17:03 (Mullen) Alex MacLellan - 19:36 (unassisted) - 19:57 |
Third period | 09:01 - Richard Rodenhiser (Denning) 14:57 - (Whalen) | ||||||
Willard Ikola (21 saves / 22 saves) / (3 saves / 4 shots) | Goalie stats |
Consolation Game[]
Boston University vs. Rensselaer[]
March 14 | Boston University | 3 – 6 | Rensselaer | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
No Scoring | First period | 09:57 - (Paradise) 15:43 - Abbie Moore (unassisted) | ||||||
(Zanetti, Tutuny) - 04:45 | Second period | 10:04 - (Moore) 16:34 - Abbie Moore (unassisted) | ||||||
(Zanetti) - 03:21 (Zanetti) - 17:13 |
Third period | 10:49 - Abbie Moore (unassisted) 14:29 - Abbie Moore (unassisted) |
National Championship[]
Minnesota vs. Michigan[]
March 14 | Minnesota | 3 – 7 | Michigan | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
Scoring summary | |||||
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | UM | Jim Haas | MacLellan | 05:48 | 1–0 UM |
MIN | Dick Meredith | Yackel | 8:39 | 1–1 | |
MIN | Dick Dougherty | Campbell | 11:34 | 2–1 MIN | |
2nd | UM | Shave | 26:15 | 2–2 | |
UM | Chin and Cooney | 31:08 | 3–2 UM | ||
3rd | UM | John Matchefts – GW PP | unassisted | 43:38 | 4–2 UM |
UM | Jim Haas | unassisted | 47:17 | 5–2 UM | |
UM | – PP | Haas | 49:14 | 6–2 UM | |
MIN | Ken Yackel | Johnson and Dougherty | 50:42 | 6–3 UM | |
UM | John Matchefts – EN | Philpott | 59:49 | 7–3 UM |
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All-Tournament Team[]
First Team[]
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[3]
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Second Team[]
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References[]
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- 1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season
- NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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