The 1950 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the
1949–50 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 3rd such tournament in
NCAA
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history. It was held between March 16 and 18, 1950, and concluded with
Colorado College
Colorado College is a private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory, the college offers over 40 majors a ...
defeating
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
13–4. All games were played at the
Broadmoor Ice Palace in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ...
.
The 13 goals Colorado College scored in the championship game is a record that has been equaled only once (by Colorado College in
1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
). Additionally, the 23 goals scored in their two games is a record for one team in a Frozen Four. CC's goal differential (+16) is also a record for an NCAA tournament, matched by
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
in
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
and
Wisconsin
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in
1983
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
.
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength of their opponents.
Format
The eastern and western teams judged as better were seeded as the top regional teams. 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)
Results
Semifinals
Boston College vs. Colorado College
Michigan vs. Boston University
Consolation Game
Michigan vs. Boston College
Championship Game
Colorado College vs. Boston University
All-Tournament team
First Team
*G:
Ralph Bevins*
(Boston University)
*D:
Ross Smith (Michigan)
*D:
Jim Starrak (Colorado College)
*F:
Bill Anderson (Boston University)
*F:
Tony Frasca (Colorado College)
*F:
Jack Garrity (Boston University)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
Second Team
*G:
Roy Ikola (Colorado College)
*D:
Ed Songin (Boston College)
*D:
Joe Foligno (Boston University)
*F:
Jack Mulhern (Boston College)
*F:
Wally Grant (Michigan)
*F:
Ron Hartwell (Colorado College)
References
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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1950s in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ice hockey competitions in Colorado Springs, Colorado