1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1950 and concluded with the 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1951 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 4th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 56th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
| 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | November 1950– March 17, 1951 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1951 | ||||
| National championship | Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
| NCAA champion | Michigan | ||||
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This was the first season of play for the Tri-State League. The 6-team conference was the first to formally sponsor ice hockey as a sport at any level. The Tri-State League also produced the first conference playoff game this season when Clarkson defeated Middlebury to claim the conference title. There would not be another conference playoff until the WCHA tournament began in 1960.[1]
The American Hockey Coaches Association awarded Eddie Jeremiah the first Spencer Penrose Award as the top coach in the college game. It is named after Spencer Penrose who helped found The Broadmoor, the hotel and resort where the Ice Palace was located.[2]
Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEIHL Tournament | March 5–7 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | – | |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 76 | |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 89 | |
| Boston University | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 59 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 72 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 192 | 130 | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 89 | |
| Denver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 134 | 111 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 91 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 40 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 212 | 100 | |
| Michigan State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 95 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 89 | 134 | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 140 | 112 | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 34 | |
| North Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 116 | 139 | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 77 | |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 111 | |
| Wyoming | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 43 | |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Clarkson† | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 52 | |||
| Middlebury | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | – | – | |||
| St. Lawrence | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 44 | |||
| Williams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |||
| Rensselaer | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 88 | |
| Colgate | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 55 | |||
| † indicates conference regular season champion At the conclusion of the season Clarkson defeated Middlebury 16-3 in a playoff game and were declared the sole champion. | ||||||||||||||
1951 NCAA Tournament
| Semifinals March 15–16 |
National Championship March 17 | |||||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 8 | ||||||||
| E2 | Boston University | 2 | ||||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 7 | ||||||||
| E1 | Brown | 1 | ||||||||
| E1 | Brown | 8 | ||||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 4 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| E2 | Boston University | 7 | ||||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 4 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Celley | Senior | Michigan | 27 | 40 | 39 | 79 | – |
| Gil Burford | Senior | Michigan | – | 37 | 34 | 71 | – |
| Don Sennott | Junior | Brown | 24 | 24 | 46 | 70 | – |
| Ron Hartwell | Junior | Colorado College | 25 | 44 | 18 | 62 | – |
| Bill Munro | Junior | Clarkson | 15 | 39 | 23 | 62 | – |
| Bob Wheeler | Junior | Brown | 23 | 33 | 27 | 60 | – |
| Tony Frasca | Junior | Colorado College | 25 | 32 | 28 | 60 | – |
| Ken Johannson | Sophomore | North Dakota | 26 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 29 |
| John McKennell | Freshman | Michigan | – | 35 | 22 | 57 | – |
| Jack Garrity | Junior | Boston University | 21 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cruikshank | Sophomore | Yale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.31 |
| Gene Delvecchio | Senior | St. Lawrence | 16 | 960 | - | - | - | 62 | 0 | - | 3.87 |
| Larry Ross | Sophomore | Minnesota | 19 | - | - | - | - | 78 | 0 | - | 4.10 |
| Walter Morin | Sophomore | Denver | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | .845 | 4.83 |
| Rudy Lindbeck | Junior | North Dakota | 26 | - | 12 | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | .828 | 5.56 |
| Delmar Reid | Junior | Michigan State | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.80 |
| Ray Weinzler | Junior | Rensselaer | 11 | 505 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 | - | 6.53 |
Awards
NCAA
References
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- "The Broadmoor". Colorado Springs Visitors and Convention Bureau. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- "Tri-State League/ICAC Standings". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "1950-51 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.