1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1955 and concluded with the 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1956 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 9th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 61st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Clarkson completed the first undefeated season, going 23-0, since the inception of the NCAA tournament. As of 2016 only Cornell (in 1970) has been able to accomplish the same feat.

Regular season

Season tournaments

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 26–31 9 Clarkson
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 30–January 2 4 Minnesota
Beanpot February 6, 8 4 Boston College

Standings

1955–56 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Amherst14770
American International151140
Army1611507246
Boston College21147010582
Boston University2211110107113
Bowdoin14680
Brown1910908262
Colby13580
Dartmouth23518071134
Hamilton13490
Harvard251510012577
Massachusetts115604446
MIT82602343
New Hampshire1431103980
Northeastern2513120123130
Norwich12660
Princeton2011908070
Providence237160100152
Tufts175120
Williams13580
Yale189906068
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson660012441223230017258
St. Lawrence64208312423185013047
Rensselaer62404182618126010556
Middlebury6060010422110110
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan181521.85819803723202110949
Michigan Tech201460.70017826128217015683
Colorado College181080.5561472662817110144100
Minnesota2211101.523126360291612110680
North Dakota207130.3501067932811161100129
Denver16682.438105858261211313084
Michigan State181170.056235822351805596
indicates conference regular season champion
Note: All games played between league members counted in the standings. When teams played each other twice, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a tie.

When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half point for a tie. Maximum of 24 points available.[1]

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1956 NCAA Tournament

  Semifinals
March 15–16
National Championship
March 17
                     
W1 Michigan 2*  
E2 St. Lawrence 1  
  W1 Michigan 7  
  W2 Michigan Tech 5  
E1 Boston College 4
W2 Michigan Tech 10     Third Place Game
  E1 Boston College 2
  E2 St. Lawrence 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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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
Ed RoweJuniorClarkson23273865-
Ken YackelSeniorMinnesota30312758102
Garry KearnsSophomoreRensselaer1826325823
Richard CavanaughJuniorNortheastern24302757-
Grant ChilderhouseSophomoreClarkson23361753-
Jack McManusJuniorMichigan Tech2829235214
John AndrewsFreshmanColorado College-272552-
Bill ReichartJuniorNorth Dakota2828235124
Clare SmithJuniorColorado College-242650-
Bob ClearySophomoreHarvard25232750-

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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
Andy LaHayeJuniorMichigan Tech-------.9282.00
Bill SloanSeniorSt. Lawrence2010491640374.9122.12
Dave BroadbeltSophomoreDenver10-----1.9072.50
Eddie MacDonaldSophomoreClarkson2313812300582-2.52
Jack McCartanSophomoreMinnesota241440---670-2.80
John StopenJuniorRensselaer1810881260562.8923.09
Bob McManusJuniorMichigan Tech-------.8953.13
George SchererSeniorYale--------3.38
Tom YurkovichJuniorNorth Dakota28-11161-2.8623.96

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Awards

References

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  2. "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "1955-56 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. "1955-1956 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  7. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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