1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1957 and concluded with the 1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1958 at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 11th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 63rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

This was the final season of play for the WIHL. The conference would return two years later as the WCHA.

Regular season

Season tournaments

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 26–28 6 Boston College, Boston University
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 2–4 4 Rensselaer
Beanpot February 3, 10 4 Boston University

Standings

1957–58 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst141040
American International184140
Army20154110761
Boston College23912276101
Boston University23175115770
Bowdoin215151
Brown23111028778
Colby209101
Colgate42201426
Cornell113714771
Dartmouth24131018781
Hamilton186102
Harvard291810115084
Massachusetts146804551
Merrimack116326252
MIT140140
New Hampshire1613308942
Northeastern24718187146
Norwich188100
Princeton1871106375
Providence221111089101
Tufts155100
Williams198101
Yale2281228399
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson5500122092017308847
Rensselaer52306212221146114076
Middlebury312041014201560
St. Lawrence5140217232010829872
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota201550.75016876032247115982
Denver2212100.5451674803624102171115
Colorado College201190.5501597743017121170116
Minnesota2413110.542139081271611010684
Michigan State209110.45010576823121109873
Michigan187110.389953632181306173
Michigan Tech205150.2505508028111618596
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 for a tie.

When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half for a tie. When teams met eight times (Denver and CC), one-half point was awarded for a win, and one-fourth point for a tie.[1]

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1958 NCAA Tournament

  Semifinals
March 13–14
National Championship
March 15
                     
E1 Clarkson 2  
W2 Denver 6  
  W2 Denver 6  
  W1 North Dakota 2  
W1 North Dakota 9
E2 Harvard 1     Third Place Game
  E1 Clarkson 5
  E2 Harvard 1

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 HaySeniorColorado College3032488023
Bob ClearySeniorHarvard30334376-
Paul MidghallSophomoreRensselaer2140347450
Bob McCuskerJuniorColorado College-342963-
Mike KarinJuniorMiddlebury-293160-
Ike ScottJuniorColorado College-322557-
Pete Bostwick Jr.SeniorMiddlebury-263056-
Garry KearnsSeniorRensselaer2120365633
Jim BrownSophomoreDenver35292554-
Phil LatreilleFreshmanMiddlebury2136165220
Murray MassierSophomoreDenver-213051-
Bob MarquisSophomoreBoston University-242246-
Jim RidleySeniorNorth Dakota3121254625

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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
Bob PetersSophomoreNorth Dakota11660911142.9271.27
Larry PalmerJuniorArmy2012081541612.8993.03
Bob PeabodyJuniorNorth Dakota21-----1.8703.05
Rodney SchneckJuniorDenver36-24102-3.8903.10
Jack McCartanSeniorMinnesota27162016110841-3.11
George CuculickSophomoreMichigan Tech26------.8893.20
Joseph SelingerJuniorMichigan State23-------3.27
Neil CoirJuniorSt. Lawrence16971---570.8803.52
Bob OttoneJuniorRensselaer2112001461750.8493.75
Jim ToomeyJuniorProvidence13------.8694.20

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Awards

References

  1. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  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. "1957-58 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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