1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 10th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1957, and concluded with Colorado College defeating Michigan 13-6. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1957 NCAA Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsColorado College Tigers (2nd title)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (7th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachTom Bedecki (1st title)
MOPBob McCusker, Colorado College

Colorado College tied their own record for most goals scored in a championship game with 13. Additionally, the 6 goals that Michigan scored made it the title match with the highest number of combined goals scored (19).

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Harvard Independent 21–3–0 At-Large 2nd 1955 1 Colorado College WIHL 23–5–0 At-Large 7th 1955
2 Clarkson Tri-State League 18–2–0 At-Large 1st Never 2 Michigan WIHL 17–4–2 At-Large 10th 1956

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Format

The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion was given the top western seed. 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 and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket
  Semifinals
March 14–15		 Championship Game
March 16
                     
W1 Colorado College 5  
E2 Clarkson 3  
  W1 Colorado College 13  
  W2 Michigan 6  
E1 Harvard 1
W2 Michigan 6     Consolation Game
  E1 Harvard 1
  E2 Clarkson 2*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Colorado College vs. Clarkson

Harvard vs. Michigan

Harvard vs. Clarkson

Colorado College vs. Michigan
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st CC Bob McCusker Scott and McGhee 3:15 1–0 CC
CC Bill Hay McCusker 8:04 2–0 CC
CC Bob McCusker Hay and Capello 11:39 3–0 CC
UM Dick Dunnigan unassisted 13:14 3–1 CC
UM Neil McDonald unassisted 17:30 3–2 CC
UM John Hutton McDonald 17:57 3–3
2nd CC Murray Dea Laughlin 24:52 4–3 CC
CC John Andrews Hubchik 26:18 5–3 CC
UM Ed Switzer Dunnigan 30:18 5–4 CC
CC Bill Hay McCusker and McGhee 34:05 6–4 CC
3rd CC Bob McCusker – GW Dea 41:23 7–4 CC
CC Harley Patterson Harasyn 46:20 8–4 CC
CC Don Hersack Hubchik and Andrews 49:10 9–4 CC
CC Harry Harasyn Patterson 52:59 10–4 CC
CC Bob McCusker Hay 53:47 11–4 CC
CC Don Hersack Hubchik 54:53 12–4 CC
UM Tom Rendall Starr 55:15 12–5 CC
CC Don Wishart deRappard 56:11 13–5 CC
UM Neil McDonald Switzer 56:36 13–6 CC
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st CC Bob Southwood 2:00
CC Bunt Hubchik 2:00
2nd UM Bob Schiller 2:00
UM Bob Schiller 2:00
CC Gary Hughes 2:00
3rd UM Dick Dunnigan 2:00
UM Tom Rendall 2:00
CC Bob McCusker 2:00
CC Gerry Capello 2:00


All-Tournament Team

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References
  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. "Colorado College 2013-14 Media Guide" (PDF). CC Tigers. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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