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1952 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1952 |
| Gender | men's |
| Teams | 4 |
| FrozenFourArena | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| FrozenFourCity | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| ChampGameCount | 3rd |
| ChampFFCount | 5th |
| RunnerUp | Colorado College Tigers |
| GameCount | 2nd |
| RunnerFFCount | 5th |
| Semifinal1 | Yale Bulldogs |
| FrozenFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | St. Lawrence Saints |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Vic Heyliger |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MOP | Ken Kinsley |
| MOPTeam | Colorado College |
| Attendance | 8,600 |
The 1952 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1951–52 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 5th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1952, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 4-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This was the first tournament to include teams that played in a conference. The MCHL had been created before the start of the season and through both of the conference representatives had appeared in the tournament previously both were independent. The Tri-State League also sent its first representative to the tournament after the conference began play the year before.
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 | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | 15–3–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Colorado College | MCHL | 18–4–1 | At-Large | 5th | 1951 | ||
| 2 | Yale | Independent | 16–7–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 2 | Michigan | MCHL | 20–4–0 | At-Large | 5th | 1951 |
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
March 13–14 March 15
| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=St. Lawrence | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Michigan | RD1-score2=9 | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Colorado College | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Yale | RD1-score4=3
| RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=Michigan | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Colorado College | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=E1 | RD2-team3=St. Lawrence | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=E2 | RD2-team4=Yale | RD2-score4=4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
Semifinals
St. Lawrence vs. Michigan
|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 08:36 - Graham Cragg (Mullin) 11:06 - George Chin (unassisted) 13:48 - John McKennell (Pelow) 14:24 - Pat Cooney (Chin) 19:59 - Reg Shave(unassisted) |1-2-1 = (Karlan) Robert Scott - 14:43 |1-2-2 = 04:28 - John McKennell (Haas) |1-3-1 = (D. Langill) Brian McFarlane - 06:26 (unassisted) Chet Stefanovich - 18:08 |1-3-2 = 08:30 - Pat Cooney (Philpott) 11:22 - Alex MacLellan (Chin) 12:26 - Earl Keyes (unassisted) |goalie1-1 = John Boylan |goalie1-2 = Willard Ikola
Colorado College vs. Yale
|1-1-1 = (unassisted) Omer Brandt - 08:51 |1-1-2 = 01:50 - Dan Lufkin (Quinn) 04:06 - Fulton Brown (Shay, Kilrea) ?? - Frank Kittredge |1-2-1 = Cam Berry - 07:12 |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = (unassisted) Len Metheany - SH - ?? Steve Soligo - GW - 15:30 |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = Ken Kinsley |goalie1-2 = Paul Cruikshank
Consolation Game
St. Lawrence vs. Yale
|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 01:18 - Lawrence Noble Jr. (Howe) |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = 01:25 - GW - Charles Smith (unassisted) |1-3-1 = (Stefanowicz, Langill) Cliff Olsen - 10:59 |1-3-2 = 01:24 - Wally Kilrea Jr. (Shay) 14:45 - Dan Lufkin (Douglas) |goalie1-1 = John Boylan |goalie1-2 = Paul Cruikshank
National Championship
Colorado College vs. Michigan
|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | George Chin | Philpott | 11:35 | 1–0 UM | |
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Earl Keyes – GW | Haas and Shave | 16:29 | 2–0 UM | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Doug Philpott – SH | unassisted | 19:07 | 3–0 UM | ||
| 2nd | Colorado College Tigers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | CC | Cameron Berry | Kennific | 25:00 | 3–1 UM | |
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Graham Cragg | MacLellan | 30:12 | 4–1 UM | ||
| 3rd | None |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Michigan | 19 | 16 | 15 | 50 | |
| Colorado College Tigers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Colorado College | 10 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Willard Ikola | 31 | 1 | ||
| Colorado College Tigers | color=#FFFFFF}};" | CC | Ken Kinsley | 46 | 4 |
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]
First Team
- G: Ken Kinsley* (Colorado College)
- D: Jim Haas (Michigan)
- D: Len Maccini (Colorado College)
- F: George Chin (Michigan)
- F: John McKennell (Michigan)
- F: Doug Philpott (Michigan)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
Second Team
- G: Paul Cruikshank (Yale)
- D: Steve Leolich (Colorado College)
- D: Reg Shave (Michigan)
- F: Earl Keyes (Michigan)
- F: Wally Kilrea Jr. (Yale)
- F: Omer Brandt (Colorado College)
References
References
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
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