1950–51 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

Duration

November 1950–
March 17, 1951

1951

National championship

Broadmoor Ice Palace
Colorado Springs, Colorado

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1949–50	1951–52 →

The 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1950 and concluded with the 1951 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1951 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 4th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 57th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

This was the first season of play for the Tri-State League. The 6-team conference was the first to formally sponsor ice hockey as a sport at any level. The Tri-State League also produced the first conference playoff game this season when Clarkson defeated Middlebury to claim the conference title. There would not be another conference playoff until the WCHA tournament began in 1960.^[1]

The American Hockey Coaches Association awarded Eddie Jeremiah the first Spencer Penrose Award as the top coach in the college game. It is named after Spencer Penrose who helped found the The Broadmoor, the hotel and resort where the Ice Palace was located.^[2]

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
NEIHL Tournament	March 5–7	4	Boston University

Standings^[3]

1950–51 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
American International	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	8	8	1	–	–
Army	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	2	10	1	33	76
Boston College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	12	8	0	105	89
Boston University	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	16	5	0	149	59
Bowdoin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	6	5	1	–	–
Brown	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	18	6	0	172	72
Colby	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colorado College	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	16	8	1	192	130
Dartmouth	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	9	9	1	71	89
Denver	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	11	11	1	134	111
Hamilton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	7	9	0	–	–
Harvard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	12	11	0	117	91
Massachusetts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	0	7	0	10	40
Michigan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	22	4	1	212	100
Michigan State	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	6	11	0	65	95
Michigan Tech	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	5	14	2	89	134
Minnesota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	14	12	0	140	112
MIT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	5	4	0	44	34
North Dakota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26	12	12	2	116	139
Northeastern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	8	11	0	90	77
Norwich	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	6	6	0	–	–
Princeton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	7	10	1	100	111
Yale	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	15	2	1	132	45

1950–51 Tri-State League standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Clarkson†	5	4	1	0	8			15	12	2	1	106	52
Middlebury	5	4	1	0	8			15	13	2	0	–	–
St. Lawrence	5	3	2	0	6			14	8	6	0	63	44
Williams	5	2	3	0	4			13	4	9	0	–	–
Rensselaer	5	1	4	0	2	12	27	15	5	10	0	55	88
Colgate	5	1	4	0	2			9	2	7	0	19	55
† indicates conference regular season champion At the conclusion of the season Clarkson defeated Middlebury 16-3 in a playoff game and were declared the sole champion.

1951 NCAA Tournament^[4]

Semifinals March 15–16			National Championship March 17

W1	Michigan	8
E2	Boston University	2
			W1	Michigan	7

			E1	Brown	1
E1	Brown	8

W2	Colorado College	4	Third Place Game


			E2	Boston University	7
			W2	Colorado College	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[5]

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
Celley, NeilNeil Celley	Senior	Michigan	27	40	39	79	–
Burford, GilbertGilbert Burford	Senior	Michigan	–	37	34	71	–
Sennott, DonDon Sennott	Junior	Brown	24	24	46	70	–
Hartwell, RonRon Hartwell	Junior	Colorado College	–	44	18	62	–
Munro, BillBill Munro	Junior	Clarkson	15	39	23	62	–
Wheeler, BobBob Wheeler	Junior	Brown	23	33	27	60	–
Frasca, TonyTony Frasca	Junior	Colorado College	25	32	28	60	–
Johannson, KenKen Johannson	Sophomore	North Dakota	26	27	32	59	29
McKennell, JohnJohn McKennell	Freshman	Michigan	–	35	22	57	–
Garrity, JackJack Garrity	Junior	Boston University	21	34	23	57	20

Leading goaltenders^[5]

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
Cruikshank, PaulPaul Cruikshank	Sophomore	Yale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.31
Delvecchio, GeneGene Delvecchio	Senior	St. Lawrence	16	960	-	-	-	62	0	-	3.87
Ross, LarryLarry Ross	Sophomore	Minnesota	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.10
Morin, WalterWalter Morin	Sophomore	Denver	-	-	11	-	-	-	1	.845	4.83
Lindbeck, RudyRudy Lindbeck	Junior	North Dakota	26	-	12	12	2	-	0	.828	5.56
Reid, DelmarDelmar Reid	Junior	Michigan State	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.80
Weinzler, RayRay Weinzler	Junior	Rensselaer	11	505	3	6	0	55	0	-	6.53

Awards

NCAA

Award^[6]		Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Eddie Jeremiah, Dartmouth
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Donald Whiston, Brown

References

↑ "History of the Tri-State League/ICAC". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
↑ "The Broadmoor". Colorado Springs Visitors and Convention Bureau. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
↑ "Tri-State League/ICAC Standings". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
1 2 "1950-51 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

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