The 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the fourth such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1951, and concluded with Michigan defeating Brown 7-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This was the last tournament to include only independent schools. (As of 2016)
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 Brown Independent 17–5–0 At-Large 1st Never1 Michigan Independent 20–4–1 At-Large 4th 19502 Boston University Independent 15–4–0 At-Large 2nd 19502 Colorado College Independent 16–6–1 At-Large 4th 1950
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
Michigan vs. Boston University
Brown vs. Colorado College
Consolation Game
Boston University vs. Colorado College
National Championship
(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMEddie MayNaylor and Marmo 03:49 1–0 UM UMGil Burford – GWMacLellan 15:24 2–0 UM 2nd UMNeil Celleyunassisted 26:41 3–0 UM UMJohn McKennellunassisted 30:56 4–0 UM UMAl BasseyKeyes and MacLellan 34:19 5–0 UM 3rd BRNTony MaloWheeler 47:54 5–1 UM UMJohn McKennellBurford and Keyes 51:15 6–1 UM UMNeil CelleyBurford 59:38 7–1 UM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UMJoe Marmo 2:00 2nd BRNRobert Maley 2:00 BRNRobert Maley 2:00 3rd UMBob Heathcott 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan 17 21 14 52 Brown 5 4 11 20
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Hal Downes 19 1 BRN Donald Whiston 45 7
All-Tournament team
First Team G: Donald Whiston* (Brown) D: Bob Heathcott (Michigan) D: Jim Starrak (Colorado College) F: Gil Burford (Michigan) F: Neil Celley (Michigan) F: John Matchefts (Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
Second Team G: Hal Downes (Michigan) D: Jim Sutherland (Brown) D: John Murphy (Brown) F: Jack Garrity (Boston University) F: Al Gubbins (Brown) F: Omer Brandt (Colorado College)
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