1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Finals Site | Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
| Champions | Michigan (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four) | ||
| Runner-Up | Dartmouth (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four) | ||
| Semifinalists | Colorado College (1st Frozen Four) Boston College (1st Frozen Four) | ||
| Winning Coach | Vic Heyliger (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Joe Riley (Dartmouth) | ||
| Attendance | 7,900 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 18, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 20. A total of 3 games were played, all at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs.
Michigan, coached by Vic Heyliger, won the national title with an 8-4 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by Edward Jeremiah.
Joe Riley, forward for Dartmouth, was named the Most Outstanding Player. Michigan's Wally Gacek was the high scorer in the inaugural Frozen Four, and his six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in the championship game remains a Frozen Four record.
Qualifying teams
| Team | Coach |
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| Boston College | John "Snooks" Kelley |
| Colorado College | Cheddy Thompson |
| Dartmouth | Edward Jeremiah |
| Michigan | Vic Heyliger |
Bracket
| National Semifinals | National Championship | ||||||||
| Colorado College | 4 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth | 8 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 6* | ||||||||
* Overtime
National Championship
Michigan vs. Dartmouth
| March 12 | Michigan | 8 – 4 | Dartmouth | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
| (Grant) Wally Gacek - 00:50 (Grant) Wally Gacek - 10:55 |
First period | 04:25 - Bill Riley (Merriam) 17:25 - PP - Crawford Campbell (unassisted) | ||||||
| (Gacek) Wally Grant - 15:20 (Greer) Gordie McMillan - 16:40 |
Second period | 06:55 - Walt Crowley (B. Riley) 11:05 - Arnie Oss (Malone) | ||||||
| (Gacek, Greer) Wally Grant - GW - 01:30 (Renfrew) Gordie McMillan - 06:15 (Grant, Greer) Wally Gacek - 06:20 (Gacek) Ted Greer - 15:14 |
Third period | |||||||
| John McDonald ( 25 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 33 saves ) Dick Desmond | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
First Team[1]
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Second Team
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References
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
External links
- "1948 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- Hamilton, J.D.; Bonnie Senappe; Jeff Williams (2007). Official 2008 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com
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