The 1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 11th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1958, and concluded with Denver defeating North Dakota 6-2. All games were played at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This was the first NCAA tournament to take place outside 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 Clarkson Tri-State League 16–2–0 At-Large 2nd 19571 North Dakota WIHL 23–6–1 At-Large 1st Never2 Harvard Independent 18–8–1 At-Large 3rd 19572 Denver WIHL 22–10–2 At-Large 1st Never
Format The Tri-State League team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion with the greater winning percentage 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 Williams Arena. 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
Clarkson vs. Denver
North Dakota vs. Harvard
Consolation Game
Clarkson vs. Harvard
National Championship
North Dakota vs. Denver
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDEd ThomlinsonSteenson 6:21 1–0 UND 2nd DENJim BrownSharp 27:18 1–1 DENBruce WalkerMassier and Dingwall 30:39 2–1 DEN DENWalt Dingwall – GWMassier and Zemrau 30:58 3–1 DEN 3rd UNDJoe PooleKing 45:21 3–2 DEN DENMurray MassierKlinck and Walker 47:18 4–2 DEN DENBarry SharpCollie 53:49 5–2 DEN DENDennis SlinnMassier and Godfrey 56:17 6–2 DEN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DENJim BrownHolding 2:00 UNDRon KingHigh-sticking 2:00 DENEd ZemrauIllegal check 2:00 DENEd ZemrauTripping 2:00 DENEd ZemrauInterference 2:00 UNDRon KingSlashing 2:00 2nd UNDBill SteensonCharging 2:00 DENEd ZemrauHigh-sticking 2:00 UNDReg MorelliHigh-sticking 2:00 UNDRalph LyndonElbowing 2:00 3rd DENJohn GodfreyIllegal check 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Denver 10 13 5 28 North Dakota 8 10 5 23
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice DEN Rodney Schneck 21 2 UND Robert Peabody 22 6
All-Tournament team
First Team G: Rodney Schneck (Denver) D: Bill Steenson (North Dakota) D: Ed Zemrau (Denver) F: Murray Massier* (Denver) F: Bob Van Lammers (Clarkson) F: Jim Brown (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
Second Team G: Eddie MacDonald (Clarkson) D: Blair Livingstone (Denver) D: Ralph Lyndon (North Dakota) F: Barry Sharp (Denver) F: Ron King (North Dakota) F: John MacMillan (Denver)
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