The 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the eighth such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 10 and 12, 1955, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 5–3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Harvard Independent 16–2–1 At-Large 1st Never1 Colorado College WIHL 21–5–0 At-Large 6th 19522 St. Lawrence Tri-State League 19–3–1 At-Large 2nd 19522 Michigan WIHL 16–5–1 At-Large 8th 1954

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Harvard vs. Michigan

Colorado College vs. St. Lawrence

Consolation Game

Harvard vs. St. Lawrence

National Championship

Colorado College vs. Michigan

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMTom Rendallunassisted 02:38 1–0 UM 2nd CCPhil Hiltonunassisted 22:28 1–1 UMNeil BuchananM. Buchanan 39:23 2–1 UM 3rd UMJay Gooldunassisted 46:18 3–1 UM CCDon WishartHubchik 47:34 3–2 UM UMJerry Karpinka – GWDunnigan 48:31 4–2 UM CCClare SmithSilverberg 57:23 4–3 UM UMBill MacFarland – ENunassisted 59:57 5–3 UM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CCKen Smith UMBob Schiller 2nd CCBunt Hubchik UMBernie Hanna UMBob Schiller CCHal Cowan CCHal Cowan UMLorne Howes CCDon Wishart UMNeil Buchanan 3rd UMJay Gould UMBob Schiller CCBunt Hubchik CCClare Smith CCBunt Hubchik CCBunt Hubchik UMJerry Karpinka UMMike Buchanan

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan 9 6 11 26 Colorado College 12 15 23 50

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Lorne Howes 47 3 CC Jeff Simus 22 4

All-Tournament Team

First Team G: Lorne Howes (Michigan) D: Phil Hilton* (Colorado College) D: Doug Silverberg (Colorado College) F: Bill Cleary (Harvard) F: Bill MacFarland (Michigan) F: Tom Rendall (Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team G: Bill Sloan (St. Lawrence) D: Bob Schiller (Michigan) D: Mike Buchanan (Michigan) F: Clare Smith (Colorado College) F: Ken Smith (Colorado College) F: Dick Dunnigan (Michigan)

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