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.
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| 1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season | |||||
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| Duration | November 1954– March 12, 1955 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1955 | ||||
| National championship | Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
| NCAA champion | Michigan | ||||
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Season tournaments
More information Tournament, Dates ...
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 27–29 | 8 | McGill |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 30–January 1 | 4 | Toronto |
| Beanpot | February 7–8 | 4 | Harvard |
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Standings
More information Intercollegiate, Overall ...
| Intercollegiate | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| 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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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)
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
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 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
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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| 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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More information Award, Recipient ...
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WIHL
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- "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "1954-55 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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- "1954-1955 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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