Doug Silverberg is a Canadian retired ice hockey

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who was a two-time All-American for

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Career

Silverberg began attending

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

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in 1955, earning recognition as an AHCA First Team All-American. CC shut down

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in the semifinal to reach their third championship game but they ran into a stellar goaltending performance from

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and fell to rival

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3–5. In Silverberg's senior season, Colorado College regressed just enough to allow

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silverberg, Doug Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Red Deer, Alberta AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans 1933 births