The 1952–53 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1952 and concluded with the 1953 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 14, 1953, at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 6th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 59th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Regular season
Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Beanpot December 26–27 4 Harvard Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 1–3 4 Princeton
Standings
1953 NCAA Tournament
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 Sophomore Minnesota 27 42 36 78 16 Junior Rensselaer 20 35 38 73 4 Sophomore Rensselaer 20 36 32 68 8 Sophomore Minnesota 27 35 32 67 35 Junior Boston University 22 29 20 49 12 Senior Michigan 24 18 30 48 24 Junior Michigan 24 20 27 47 0 Sophomore Denver - 27 18 45 - Sophomore Minnesota 26 21 24 45 16 Sophomore North Dakota 20 30 14 44 10
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 Sophomore Rensselaer 20 1182 15 4 1 45 2 - 2.28 Sophomore Minnesota 27 1627 22 5 0 64 4 .910 2.36 Sophomore Yale - - - - - - - - 2.62 Freshman St. Lawrence 18 1058 12 6 0 50 1 .894 2.83 Senior Denver - - 16 5 1 - 0 .866 3.05 Junior North Dakota 20 - 15 5 0 - 1 .884 3.40 Junior Michigan State 14 - - - - - - - 5.28
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award John Mariucci, MinnesotaMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament John Matchefts, MichiganAHCA All-American Team Player Pos Team Jim Mattson G Minnesota Ray Picard G Northeastern Doug Binning D Middlebury Herb LaFontaine D Rensselaer Alex MacLellan D Michigan Bob Monahan D Michigan Tech Hank Bothfeld F Princeton Wellington Burtnett F Boston College Ben Cherski F North Dakota Frank Chiarelli F Rensselaer John Mayasich F Minnesota Richard Rodenhiser F Boston University
MCHL No Awards
All-MCHL Teams First Team Position Second Team Jim Mattson, Minnesota G Willard Ikola, Michigan Tom Wegleitner, Minnesota D Alex MacLellan, Michigan Eddie Miller, Denver D Elwood Shell, North Dakota Ben Cherski, North Dakota F Gene Campbell, Minnesota Richard Dougherty, Minnesota F John Matchefts, Michigan John Mayasich, Minnesota F Bill Abbott, Denver F Joe deBastiani, Michigan Tech
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1952–53 NCAA Standings