The 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the

1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season 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 such tournament in

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history. It was held between March 10 and 12, 1955, and concluded with

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defeating

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5–3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best

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teams and a

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representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.

Format

The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL 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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Harvard vs. Michigan

Colorado College vs. St. Lawrence

Consolation Game

Harvard vs. St. Lawrence

National Championship

Colorado College vs. Michigan

All-Tournament Team

First Team

*G:

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(Michigan) *D:

Phil Hilton Phil Hilton is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was the Most Outstanding Player for the 1955 NCAA tournament. Career Hilton ended his junior career with his home town Brandon Wheat Kings in 1952 and immediately jumped into the coll ...

* (Colorado College) *D:

Doug Silverberg Doug Silverberg is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was a two-time All-American for Colorado College. Career Silverberg began attending Colorado College in 1952 and joined the varsity team a year later. After a good sophomore season ...

(Colorado College) *F: Bill Cleary (Harvard) *F: Bill MacFarland (Michigan) *F: Tom Rendall (Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

*G:

Bill Sloan Dr. William Sloan is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who previous had the most career wins in NCAA history. Career Bill Sloan arrived in Canton, New York in the fall of 1952, less than 60 miles from his home town, and immediately made ...

(St. Lawrence) *D: Bob Schiller (Michigan) *D:

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(Michigan) *F: Clare Smith (Colorado College) *F: Ken Smith (Colorado College) *F: Dick Dunnigan (Michigan)

References

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