1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1956 and concluded with the 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1957 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 10th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 62nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
| 1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season | |||||
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| Duration | November 1956– March 16, 1957 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1957 | ||||
| National championship | Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
| NCAA champion | Colorado College | ||||
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Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 27–29 | 8 | Harvard |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 27–29 | 4 | Michigan Tech |
| Beanpot | February 1, 5 | 4 | Boston College |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | – | – | |
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | – | – | |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 59 | |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 76 | |
| Boston University | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 112 | 84 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 113 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 105 | 104 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 58 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 53 | |
| Merrimack | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 39 | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 62 | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 123 | 127 | |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | – | – | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 88 | |
| Providence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 88 | |
| Tufts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | – | – | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 81 | 134 | |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Rensselaer† | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 117 | 69 | |
| Clarkson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 46 | |
| St. Lawrence | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 111 | 61 | |
| Middlebury | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – | – | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Colorado College† | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 19 | 93 | 69 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 199 | 105 | |
| Michigan | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 16½ | 76 | 55 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 112 | 79 | |
| North Dakota | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 13 | 82 | 72 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 126 | 99 | |
| Michigan Tech | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 12½ | 80 | 76 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 133 | 97 | |
| Denver | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .361 | 9 | 64 | 74 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 121 | 105 | |
| Minnesota | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 69 | 92 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 96 | 96 | |
| Michigan State | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 6 | 42 | 68 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 71 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion Note: All games played between league members counted in the standings. When teams played each other twice, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a tie. When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half point for a tie. Maximum 24 points available.[1] | |||||||||||||||
1957 NCAA Tournament
| Semifinals March 14–15 |
National Championship March 16 | |||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 5 | ||||||||
| E2 | Clarkson | 3 | ||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 13 | ||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||
| E1 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 6 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| E1 | Clarkson | 2* | ||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cleary | Junior | Harvard | 26 | 36 | 37 | 73 | - |
| Bill Hay | Sophomore | Colorado College | 30 | 28 | 45 | 73 | - |
| Bob McCusker | Sophomore | Colorado College | - | 47 | 24 | 71 | - |
| Ed Rowe | Senior | Clarkson | 22 | 31 | 32 | 63 | - |
| Bill Reichart | Senior | North Dakota | 29 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 13 |
| Paul Midghall | Freshman | Rensselaer | 21 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 24 |
| Dick Chiarelli | Senior | Rensselaer | 21 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 38 |
| Joe McLean | Senior | St. Lawrence | 20 | 24 | 26 | 50 | - |
| Jack McManus | Senior | Michigan Tech | 28 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 26 |
| Jim Ridley | Junior | North Dakota | 29 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Schneck | Sophomore | Denver | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | .913 | 2.20 |
| Jack McCartan | Junior | Minnesota | 15 | 900 | - | - | - | 43 | 0 | - | 2.80 |
| Sarge Whittier | Senior | St. Lawrence | 17 | 984 | - | - | - | 44 | 0 | .888 | 3.16 |
| Andy LaHaye | Senior | Michigan Tech | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .864 | 3.20 |
| Don Vaia | Junior | Minnesota | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.20 |
| John Stopen | Senior | Rensselaer | 18 | 1052 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 0 | .876 | 3.36 |
| Tom Yurkovich | Senior | North Dakota | 29 | - | 18 | 11 | 0 | - | 2 | .874 | 3.40 |
| Joseph Selinger | Sophomore | Michigan State | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.40 |
| Bob McManus | Senior | Michigan Tech | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .878 | 3.50 |
| Gerry Jones | Sophomore | Yale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.80 |
Awards
NCAA
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WIHLNo Awards
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References
- "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "1956-57 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "1956-1957 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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