1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Vic Heyliger and the team captain was Gil Burford. The team won the 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Neil "The Seal" Celley, who broke Michigan's single-season scoring record with 79 points (40 goals, 39 assists) and led the NCAA in scoring.
| 1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season | |
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| National Champion 1951 NCAA Tournament, Champion | |
| Home ice | Weinberg Coliseum |
| Record | |
| Overall | 22–4–1 |
| Home | 13–2–1 |
| Road | 7–2 |
| Neutral | 2–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Vic Heyliger |
| Captain(s) | Gil Burford |
| Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons « 1949–50 1951–52 » | |
Standings
1950–51 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | – | – | |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 76 | |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 89 | |
| Boston University | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 59 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 72 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Colorado College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 192 | 130 | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 89 | |
| Denver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 134 | 111 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 91 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 40 | |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 212 | 100 | |
| Michigan State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 95 | |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 89 | 134 | |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 140 | 112 | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 34 | |
| North Dakota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 116 | 139 | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 77 | |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 111 | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 43 | |
Schedule
During the season Michigan compiled a 22–4–1 record, the fourth consecutive year that the team won at least 80% of their games. Their schedule was as follows.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Location | Record |
| Dec. 8, 1950 | Detroit Auto Club | 8–6 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 1–0 |
| Dec. 15, 1950 | Princeton | 11–6 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 2–0 |
| Dec. 16, 1950 | Princeton | 10–2 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 3–0 |
| Dec. 21, 1950 | Western Ontario | 8–2 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 4–0 |
| Dec. 22, 1950 | Western Ontario | 14–1 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 5–0 |
| Dec. 27, 1950 | Boston College | 11–2 | Win | Boston Arena | Boston, MA | 6–0 |
| Dec. 29, 1950 | Boston University | 3–2 | Win | Boston Arena | Boston, MA | 7–0 |
| Jan. 5, 1951 | Minnesota | 5–4* | Win | Williams Arena | Minneapolis, MN | 8–0 |
| Jan. 6, 1951 | Minnesota | 6–4 | Win | Williams Arena | Minneapolis, MN | 9–0 |
| Jan. 12, 1951 | Montreal | 8–8* | Tie | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 9–0–1 |
| Jan. 13, 1951 | Montreal | 2–3 | Loss | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 9–1–1 |
| Jan. 19, 1951 | Minnesota | 12–2 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 10–1–1 |
| Jan. 20, 1951 | Minnesota | 8–0 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 11–1–1 |
| Feb. 5, 1951 | Denver | 5–4 | Win | DU Arena | Denver, CO | 12–1–1 |
| Feb. 7, 1951 | Denver | 3–5 | Loss | DU Arena | Denver, CO | 12–2–1 |
| Feb. 9, 1951 | Colorado College | 6–4 | Win | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Colorado Springs, CO | 13–2–1 |
| Feb. 10, 1951 | Colorado College | 7–9 | Loss | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Colorado Springs, CO | 13–3–1 |
| Feb. 16, 1951 | Toronto | 9–5 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 14–3–1 |
| Feb. 17, 1951 | Toronto | 4–6 | Loss | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 14–4–1 |
| Feb. 21, 1951 | Michigan State | 10–1 | Win | Demonstration Hall | East Lansing, MI | 15–4–1 |
| Feb. 23, 1951 | North Dakota | 11–4 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 16–4–1 |
| Feb. 24, 1951 | North Dakota | 12–4 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 17–4–1 |
| Mar. 3, 1951 | Michigan State | 9–6 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 18–4–1 |
| Mar. 9, 1951 | Michigan Tech | 8–3 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 19–4–1 |
| Mar. 10, 1951 | Michigan Tech | 7–4 | Win | Weinberg Coliseum | Ann Arbor, MI | 20–4–1 |
| NCAA TOURNAMENT | ||||||
| March 15, 1951 | Boston University | 8–2 | Win | Broadmoor World Arena | Colorado Springs, CO | 21–4–1 |
| March 17, 1951 | Brown | 7–1 | Win | Broadmoor World Arena | Colorado Springs, CO | 22–4–1 |
| 212–100 | 22–4–1 | |||||
* Denotes overtime periods
Roster and scoring statistics
Neil Celley
Gil Burford
| No. | Name | Year | Position | Hometown | S/P/C | Games | Goals | Assists | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Neil Celley | Senior | LW | Eveleth, MN |  | 27 | 40 | 39 | 79 | – |
| 8 | Gil Burford | Senior | RW | Detroit, MI |  | – | 37 | 34 | 71 | – |
| 10 | John McKennell | Sophomore | RW | Toronto, ON |  | – | 35 | 22 | 57 | – |
| 4 | John Matchefts | Sophomore | C | Eveleth, MN | | – | – | – | 56 | – |
| 7 | Earl Keyes | Sophomore | C/G | Tiverton, ON | | – | – | – | 39 | – |
| 5 | Bob Heathcott | Junior | D | Calgary, AB |  | – | 12 | 21 | 33 | – |
| 18 | Alex MacLellan | Sophomore | D | Montreal, PQ |  | 27 | – | – | 27 | – |
| 15 | Al Bassey | Senior | F | Walpole, MA |  | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Graham Cragg | Junior | D | Edmonton, AB | | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Joe Marmo | Senior | LW | East Boston, MA | | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Eddie May | Junior | D | Edmonton, AB | | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Gordon Naylor | Junior | RW | Montreal, PQ | | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Paul Pelow | Junior | C | Toronto, ON | | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | Hal Downes | Senior | G | Melrose, MA | | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 212 |
Goaltending Statistics
| No. | Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Downes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 7 | Earl Keyes | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | .875 | 3.50 |
| Total | 27 | – | 22 | 4 | 1 | 100 | – | 1 | – | – |
1951 National Championship
(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown
| March 17[3] | Michigan | 7 – 1 | Brown | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UM | Eddie May | Naylor and Marmo | 03:49 | 1–0 UM |
| UM | Gil Burford – GW | MacLellan | 15:24 | 2–0 UM | |
| 2nd | UM | Neil Celley | unassisted | 26:41 | 3–0 UM |
| UM | John McKennell | unassisted | 30:56 | 4–0 UM | |
| UM | Al Bassey | Keyes and MacLellan | 34:19 | 5–0 UM | |
| 3rd | BRN | Tony Malo | Wheeler | 47:54 | 5–1 UM |
| UM | John McKennell | Burford and Keyes | 51:15 | 6–1 UM | |
| UM | Neil Celley | Burford | 59:38 | 7–1 UM | |
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Bob Heathcott, Gil Burford, John Matchefts and Neil Celley were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
Notes
Less than year after winning the tournament, Hal Downes was shot down in his B-26 over North Korea and was declared MIA. Though all living POWs were returned to the US in 1953 Downes remained listed as MIA until his remains were returned in 2018.[5]
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See also
- 1951 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
References
- "THROUGH THE YEARS:" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- "Univ. of Michigan 1950-51 roster and statistics". EliteProspects. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- "Missing—but not forgotten: What the return of Korean War remains means for the daughter of one American soldier". Wilson Center. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
External links
- Official Site
- History of the 1950–51 team, at page 6
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