1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1948 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions	Michigan (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Dartmouth (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Colorado College (1st Frozen Four) Boston College (1st Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Vic Heyliger (1st title)
MOP	Joe Riley (Dartmouth)
Attendance	7,900
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments    1949 →

The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 18, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 20. A total of 3 games were played, all at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs.

Michigan, coached by Vic Heyliger, won the national title with an 8-4 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by Edward Jeremiah.

Joe Riley, forward for Dartmouth, was named the Most Outstanding Player. Michigan's Wally Gacek was the high scorer in the inaugural Frozen Four, and his six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in the championship game remains a Frozen Four record.

Qualifying teams

Team	Coach
Boston College	John "Snooks" Kelley
Colorado College	Cheddy Thompson
Dartmouth	Edward Jeremiah
Michigan	Vic Heyliger

Bracket

	National Semifinals					National Championship
		Colorado College	4
		Dartmouth	8
							Dartmouth	4
							Michigan	8
		Boston College	4
		Michigan	6*

* Overtime

National Championship

Michigan vs. Dartmouth

March 12	Michigan		8 – 4		Dartmouth	Broadmoor Ice Palace
(Grant) Wally Gacek - 00:50 (Grant) Wally Gacek - 10:55		First period			04:25 - Bill Riley (Merriam) 17:25 - PP - Crawford Campbell (unassisted)
(Gacek) Wally Grant - 15:20 (Greer) Gordie McMillan - 16:40		Second period			06:55 - Walt Crowley (B. Riley) 11:05 - Arnie Oss (Malone)
(Gacek, Greer) Wally Grant - GW - 01:30 (Renfrew) Gordie McMillan - 06:15 (Grant, Greer) Wally Gacek - 06:20 (Gacek) Ted Greer - 15:14		Third period
John McDonald ( 25 saves )		Goalie stats			( 33 saves ) Dick Desmond

All-Tournament Team

First Team[1] G: Bernie Burke (Boston College) D: Connie Hill (Michigan) D: Ron Newson (Colorado College) F: Wally Grant (Michigan) F: Bill Riley* (Dartmouth) F: Joe Riley (Dartmouth) * Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

Second Team G: Dick Desmond (Dartmouth) D: Ross Smith (Michigan) D: Ed Songin (Boston College) F: Wally Gacek (Michigan) F: Bruce Stewart (Colorado College) F: Joe Slattery (Colorado College)

References

1. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
2. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

External links

• "1948 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
• Hamilton, J.D.; Bonnie Senappe; Jeff Williams (2007). Official 2008 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com