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.
Regular season
Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 27–29 8 McGill Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 1 4 Toronto Beanpot February 7–8 4 Harvard
Standings
1955 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders 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 Junior Harvard 21 42 47 89 - Senior Minnesota 30 41 39 80 28 Sophomore Colorado College 27 21 39 60 14 Sophomore St. Lawrence 25 27 31 58 - Sophomore Michigan 24 33 23 56 63 Senior Rensselaer 19 29 27 56 8 Junior Clarkson 22 23 33 56 - Sophomore Clarkson 21 29 25 54 - Junior Clarkson 21 21 31 52 - Sophomore St. Lawrence 25 20 31 51 -
Leading goaltenders 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 St. Lawrence 25 1466 19 5 1 63 1 .898 2.58 Sophomore Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .888 2.60 Junior Colorado College 24 - - - - - - - 2.92 Senior Rensselaer 21 1272 8 11 2 66 5 .892 3.11 Sophomore Michigan Tech - - - - - - - .896 3.30 Junior Yale - - - - - - - - 3.33 Senior Minnesota 30 1783 16 12 2 104 2 .888 3.50 Sophomore Denver - - 16 - - - 0 .887 3.60 Junior North Dakota 23 - - - - - 1 .859 4.39 Junior Michigan State 24 - - - - - - - 4.58
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Cooney Weiland, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Phil Hilton, Colorado CollegeAHCA All-American Teams First Team Position Second Team Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence G Lorne Howes, Michigan Doug Silverberg, Colorado College D Phil Hilton, Colorado College Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Bob Schiller, Michigan Bill Cleary, Harvard F John Mayasich, Minnesota Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Bill MacFarland, Michigan Clare Smith, Colorado College F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech
WIHL All-WIHL Teams First Team Position Second Team Bob McManus, Michigan Tech G Jeff Simus, Colorado College Ken Yackel, Minnesota D Doug Silverberg, Colorado College Phil Hilton, Colorado College D Bob Schiller, Michigan D Bill Abbott, Denver John Mayasich, Minnesota F Jack McManus, Michigan Tech Bill Reichart, North Dakota F Bunt Hubchik, Colorado College Clare Smith, Colorado College F Bill MacFarland, Michigan F Jack Smith, Denver
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1954–55 NCAA Standings