| Gender: | men |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Duration: | November 1953– March 13, 1954 |
| Champ Stad: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champ City: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Champ: | Rensselaer |
The 1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1953 and concluded with the 1954 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 13, 1954 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 7th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 60th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Entering the season, in an effort to more accurately reflect the geographic location of the member school, the MCHL changed the conference name to 'Western Intercollegiate Hockey League'.
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 30–January 2 | 4 | St. Francis Xavier |
| Beanpot | January 11–12 | 4 | Boston College |
See main article: article and 1954 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 28 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 20 | |||
| Junior | 28 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 41 | |||
| Senior | 23 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 14 | |||
| Junior | 23 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 21 | |||
| Senior | - | 37 | 24 | 61 | - | |||
| Senior | 23 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 24 | |||
| Sophomore | 26 | 21 | 39 | 60 | - | |||
| Junior | 27 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 26 | |||
| Junior | 22 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 12 | |||
| Sophomore | 23 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 41 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 23 | 1382 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 5 | .895 | 2.56 | |||
| Sophomore | 22 | 1265 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 3 | .908 | 2.66 | |||
| Junior | 26 | 1565 | - | - | - | 72 | 4 | .888 | 2.76 | |||
| Sophomore | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | .898 | 3.54 | |||
| Sophomore | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.73 | |||
| Sophomore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.73 | |||
| Junior | - | - | 12 | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | .835 | 4.54 | |||
| Freshman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .891 | 5.07 | |||
| Senior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .839 | 5.14 |
| Award[4] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Heyliger, Michigan | ||||
| Abbie Moore, Rensselaer | ||||
| AHCA All-American Team[5] | ||||
| First Team | Position | Second Team | ||
| Spike Schultz, North Dakota | align=center | G | Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence | |
| Bob Kiley, Boston College | align=center | D | Doug Binning, Middlebury | |
| Ken Yackel, Minnesota | align=center | D | Jim Haas, Michigan | |
| Ben Cherski, North Dakota | align=center | F | Frank Chiarelli, Rensselaer | |
| Richard Dougherty, Minnesota | align=center | F | Wally Kilrea Jr., Yale | |
| John Mayasich, Minnesota | align=center | F | Abbie Moore, Rensselaer | |
No Awards
| All-WIHL Teams[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Second Team | ||
| Jim Mattson, Minnesota | align=center | G | Spike Schultz, North Dakota |
| Ken Yackel, Minnesota | align=center | D | Phil Hilton, Colorado College |
| Jim Haas, Michigan | align=center | D | Bill Abbott, Denver |
| John Mayasich, Minnesota | align=center | F | Doug Mullen, Michigan |
| Richard Dougherty, Minnesota | align=center | F | George Chin, Michigan |
| Ben Cherski, North Dakota | align=center | F | Bill MacFarland, Michigan |
| align=center | F | Jack Smith, Denver | |