Gender: | men |
Year: | 1954 |
Duration: | November 1954– March 12, 1955 |
Champ Stad: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
Champ City: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Champ: | Michigan |
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 61st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 27–29 | 8 | McGill |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 30–January 1 | 4 | Toronto |
Beanpot | February 7–8 | 4 | Harvard |
See main article: article and 1955 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 | |
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Junior | 21 | 42 | 47 | 89 | - | |||
Senior | 30 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 28 | |||
Sophomore | 27 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 14 | |||
Sophomore | 25 | 27 | 31 | 58 | - | |||
Sophomore | 24 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 63 | |||
Senior | 19 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 8 | |||
Junior | 22 | 23 | 33 | 56 | - | |||
Sophomore | 21 | 29 | 25 | 54 | - | |||
Junior | 21 | 21 | 31 | 52 | - | |||
Sophomore | 25 | 20 | 31 | 51 | - |
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 | 25 | 1466 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 1 | .898 | 2.58 | |||
Sophomore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .888 | 2.60 | |||
Junior | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.92 | |||
Senior | 21 | 1272 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 66 | 5 | .892 | 3.11 | |||
Sophomore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .896 | 3.30 | |||
Junior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.33 | |||
Senior | 30 | 1783 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 104 | 2 | .888 | 3.50 | |||
Sophomore | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | .887 | 3.60 | |||
Junior | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .859 | 4.39 | |||
Junior | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.58 |
Award[4] | Recipient | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cooney Weiland, Harvard | ||||
Phil Hilton, Colorado College | ||||
AHCA All-American Teams[5] | ||||
First Team | Position | Second Team | ||
Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence | align=center | G | Lorne Howes, Michigan | |
Doug Silverberg, Colorado College | align=center | D | Phil Hilton, Colorado College | |
Ken Yackel, Minnesota | align=center | D | Bob Schiller, Michigan | |
Bill Cleary, Harvard | align=center | F | John Mayasich, Minnesota | |
Bill Reichart, North Dakota | align=center | F | Bill MacFarland, Michigan | |
Clare Smith, Colorado College | align=center | F | Jack McManus, Michigan Tech |
All-WIHL Teams[6] | |||
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Position | Second Team | ||
Bob McManus, Michigan Tech | align=center | G | Jeff Simus, Colorado College |
Ken Yackel, Minnesota | align=center | D | Doug Silverberg, Colorado College |
Phil Hilton, Colorado College | align=center | D | Bob Schiller, Michigan |
align=center | D | Bill Abbott, Denver | |
John Mayasich, Minnesota | align=center | F | Jack McManus, Michigan Tech |
Bill Reichart, North Dakota | align=center | F | Bunt Hubchik, Colorado College |
Clare Smith, Colorado College | align=center | F | Bill MacFarland, Michigan |
align=center | F | Jack Smith, Denver | |