The 1950 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1949–50 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the third such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 18, 1950, and concluded with Colorado College defeating Boston University 13–4. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The 13 goals Colorado College scored in the championship game is a record that has been equaled only once (by Colorado College in 1957). Additionally, the 23 goals scored in their two games is a record for one team in a Frozen Four. CC's goal differential (+16) is also a record for an NCAA tournament, matched by Michigan in 1953 and Wisconsin in 1983.
Qualifying teams Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength of their opponents.
East West SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College Independent 14–3–0 At-Large 3rd 19491 Michigan Independent 22–3–0 At-Large 3rd 19492 Boston University Independent 18–4–0 At-Large 1st Never2 Colorado College Independent 16–5–1 At-Large 3rd 1949
Format The eastern and western teams judged as better were seeded as the top regional teams. 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)
Results
Semifinals
Boston College vs. Colorado College
Michigan vs. Boston University
Consolation Game
Michigan vs. Boston College
Championship Game
Colorado College vs. Boston University
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BUJoe CzarnottaGarrity 6:16 1–0 BU 2nd CCHarry WhitworthStarrak 27:53 1–1 CCCarl LawrenceFrasca and Berry 28:05 2–1 CC CCChris RayHartwell and Yalich 34:27 3–1 CC 3rd CCRon Hartwell – GWunassisted 40:52 4–1 CC CCChris RayWhitworth 45:26 5–1 CC BUJack KelleyGarrity 46:47 5–2 CC CCHarry WhitworthRay and Hartwell 49:49 6–2 CC CCChris RayWhitworth 51:20 7–2 CC CCRon HartwellWhitworth and Ray 51:34 8–2 CC CCTony FrascaBerry and MacDonald 53:03 9–2 CC CCCameron BerryFrasca and MacDonald 53:18 10–2 CC CCJim Starrakunassisted 56:15 11–2 CC CCChris Rayunassisted 56:39 12–2 CC BUJack GarrityJ. Kelley 58:21 12–3 CC CCTony FrascaLawrence 58:29 13–3 CC BUBob BellRobinson and Bradley 59:56 13–4 CC Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BUWilliam Jurgelevich 2:00 BULloyd Robinson 2:00 BUJack Garrity 2:00 CCJim Starrak 2:00 CCMilo Yalich 2:00 CCBud Eastwood 2:00 2nd BUJack Kelley 2:00 BUJoe Folino 2:00 BUJoe Czarnotta 5:00 CCTony Frasca 2:00 3rd CCLeonard Maccini 2:00 CCWilliam MacDonald 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Colorado College 10 15 18 43 Boston University 9 6 11 26
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CC Roy Ikola 22 4 BU Ralph Bevins 30 13
All-Tournament team
First Team G: Ralph Bevins* (Boston University) D: Ross Smith (Michigan) D: Jim Starrak (Colorado College) F: Bill Anderson (Boston University) F: Tony Frasca (Colorado College) F: Jack Garrity (Boston University) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
Second Team G: Roy Ikola (Colorado College) D: Ed Songin (Boston College) D: Joe Foligno (Boston University) F: Jack Mulhern (Boston College) F: Wally Grant (Michigan) F: Ron Hartwell (Colorado College)
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