| Gender: | men |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Duration: | November 1952– March 14, 1953 |
| Champ Stad: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champ City: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Champ: | Michigan |
The 1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1952 and concluded with the 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 14, 1953, at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 6th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 59th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beanpot | December 26–27 | 4 | Harvard |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | January 1–3 | 4 | Princeton |
See main article: article and 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophomore | 27 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 16 | |||
| Junior | 20 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 4 | |||
| Sophomore | 20 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 8 | |||
| Sophomore | 27 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 35 | |||
| Junior | 22 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 12 | |||
| Senior | 24 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 24 | |||
| Junior | 24 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Sophomore | - | 27 | 18 | 45 | - | |||
| Sophomore | 26 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 16 | |||
| Sophomore | 20 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 10 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophomore | 20 | 1182 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 2 | - | 2.28 | |||
| Sophomore | 27 | 1627 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 4 | .910 | 2.36 | |||
| Sophomore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.62 | |||
| Freshman | 18 | 1058 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 1 | .894 | 2.83 | |||
| Senior | - | - | 16 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | .866 | 3.05 | |||
| Junior | 20 | - | 15 | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | .884 | 3.40 | |||
| Junior | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.28 |
No Awards
| All-MCHL Teams[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Second Team | ||
| Jim Mattson, Minnesota | align=center | G | Willard Ikola, Michigan |
| Tom Wegleitner, Minnesota | align=center | D | Alex MacLellan, Michigan |
| Eddie Miller, Denver | align=center | D | Elwood Shell, North Dakota |
| Ben Cherski, North Dakota | align=center | F | Gene Campbell, Minnesota |
| Richard Dougherty, Minnesota | align=center | F | John Matchefts, Michigan |
| John Mayasich, Minnesota | align=center | F | Bill Abbott, Denver |
| align=center | F | Joe deBastiani, Michigan Tech | |