1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 4
Finals Site
Champions Michigan (1st title)
Runner-Up Dartmouth (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Vic Heyliger (1st title)
MOP Joe Riley Dartmouth
Attendance 7,900

The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1947–48 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 1st such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 20, 1948, and concluded with Michigan defeating Dartmouth 8-4. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This inaugural tournament possesses two distinctions beyond being the first of its kind: it was the championship with the fewest games played (3) with all succeeding tournaments having a minimum of 4 games. Additionally, the overtime rules used were not sudden-death, allowing Michigan to score multiple times in the first overtime game in tournament history (the next overtime game would not happen until 1954).

Qualifying teams[1]

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.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Dartmouth Independent 20–2–0 At-Large 1st Never 1 Michigan Independent 18–2–1 At-Large 1st Never
2 Boston College Independent 14–4–0 At-Large 1st Never 2 Colorado College Independent 19–7–0 At-Large 1st Never

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.

Bracket

  Semifinals
March 18–19		 National Championship
March 20
                     
E1 Dartmouth 8  
W2 Colorado College 4  
  E1 Dartmouth 4  
  W1 Michigan 8  
W1 Michigan 6*
E2 Boston College 4  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Dartmouth vs. Colorado College

Michigan vs. Boston College

National Championship

Michigan vs. Dartmouth

All-Tournament Team

First Team[4]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

Second Team

  • G: Dick Desmond (Dartmouth)
  • D: Ross Smith (Michigan)
  • D: Ed Songin (Boston College)
  • F: Wally Gacek (Michigan)
  • F: Bruce Stewart (Colorado College)
  • F: Joe Slattery (Colorado College)

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Sextet Tops Eagles 6-4". The Michigan Daily. 1948-03-20. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Boston College Sextet Bows to Michigan, 6-4 Wolverines to Play Dartmouth In Finals Tonight". Battle Creek Enquirer. 1948-03-20. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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