Doug Silverberg Explained

Doug Silverberg
Birth Date:1933
Birth Place:Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
Position:Defenseman
Shoots:Right
Played For:Colorado College
Career Start:1953
Career End:1956

Doug Silverberg is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was a two-time All-American for Colorado College.[1]

Career

Silverberg began attending Colorado College in 1952 and joined the varsity team a year later. After a good sophomore season, he led the Tigers' defensive corps as the team climbed back to the top of the WIHL in 1955, earning recognition as an AHCA First Team All-American.[2] CC shut down St. Lawrence in the semifinal to reach their third championship game but they ran into a stellar goaltending performance from Lorne Howes and fell to rival Michigan 3–5.[3]

In Silverberg's senior season, Colorado College regressed just enough to allow Michigan Tech to slip past them in the standings and the team failed to reach the tournament. Silverberg was still regarded as one of the best defenders in the country and he was both a conference All-Star and national All-American.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1953–54Colorado CollegeWIHL3 5 8
1954–55Colorado CollegeWIHL28 7 11 18
1955–56Colorado CollegeWIHL
NCAA totals

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WIHL First Team1954–55[4]
AHCA First Team All-American1954–55[5]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team1955[6]
All-WIHL First Team1955–56[7]
AHCA First Team All-American1955–56[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Colorado College men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide . Colorado College Tigers . 2018-10-06.
  2. News: 1954-1955 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . 2017-06-21.
  3. News: Team History . Michigan Wolverines . December 9, 2018.
  4. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  5. News: 1954-1955 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . 2017-06-21.
  6. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records . NCAA.org . 2013-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf . 2012-08-17 . live .
  7. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  8. News: 1955-1956 All-American Team . The American Hockey Coaches Association . 2017-06-21.