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 60th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Season tournaments

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 27–29 8 McGill
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 1 4 Toronto
Beanpot February 7–8 4 Harvard

Standings

1954–55 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst13490
American International10640
Army168807386
Boston College21138010474
Boston University23419068163
Bowdoin9270
Brown189819277
Colby6150
Dartmouth211011084109
Hamilton143101
Harvard21173113852
Massachusetts96305253
MIT14590
New Hampshire135805965
Northeastern22715071126
Norwich151050
Princeton178816667
Providence^158708487
Tufts191630
Williams12570
Yale2281227774
^ Providence was a member of the Northeast League but because the conference did not sponsor ice hockey they are listed here
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Lawrence660012321425195113366
Clarkson64208271522184018252
Rensselaer6150224252291129566
Middlebury615021239211290
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colorado College181440.77819734828226014477
Michigan181350.72216785524185110770
Minnesota2410122.4581198963016122141109
Michigan Tech208111.42510½7268261213111686
Denver18891.47210½83683018111175110
North Dakota229121.432631002814131115115
Michigan State205141.275629427917189125
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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1955 NCAA 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)

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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
Bill ClearyJuniorHarvard21424789-
John MayasichSeniorMinnesota3041398028
Clare SmithSophomoreColorado College2721396014
Ron O'BrienSophomoreSt. Lawrence25273158-
Bill MacFarlandSophomoreMichigan2433235663
Frank ChiarelliSeniorRensselaer192927568
Tom MeekerJuniorClarkson22233356-
Ed RoweSophomoreClarkson21292554-
Jack PorterJuniorClarkson21213152-
Lee FournierSophomoreSt. Lawrence25203151-

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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

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Bill SloanJuniorSt. Lawrence2514661951631.8982.58
Andy LaHayeSophomoreMichigan Tech-------.8882.60
Jeff SimusJuniorColorado College24-------2.92
Bob FoxSeniorRensselaer2112728112665.8923.11
Bob McManusSophomoreMichigan Tech-------.8963.30
George SchererJuniorYale--------3.33
Jim MattsonSeniorMinnesota301783161221042.8883.50
Don WhyteSophomoreDenver--16---0.8873.60
Spike SchultzJuniorNorth Dakota23-----1.8594.39
Edward SchillerJuniorMichigan State24-------4.58

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Awards

References

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  2. "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "1954-55 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. "1954-1955 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  7. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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