1953 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1953 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions	Michigan (4th title, 4th title game, 6th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Minnesota (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Rensselaer (1st Frozen Four) Boston University (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Vic Heyliger (4th title)
MOP	John Matchefts (Michigan)
Attendance	7,450
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1952  1954 →

The 1953 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 12, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 14. A total of 4 games were played, all at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Michigan, coached by Vic Heyliger, won their fourth national title with a 7-3 victory in the final game over Minnesota, coached by John Mariucci.

John Matchefts, forward for Michigan, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Teams

Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Boston University	Harry Cleverly	Fourth Place	Rensselaer	L 3-6
Michigan	Vic Heyliger	Champion	Minnesota	W 7-3
Minnesota	John Mariucci	Runner-up	Michigan	L 3-7
Rensselaer	Ned Harkness	Third Place	Boston University	W 6-3

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
		Minnesota	3
		Rensselaer	2
							Minnesota	3
							Michigan	7
		Boston University	2
		Michigan	14

Consolation Game: Rensselaer 6, Boston University 3

National Championship

Michigan vs. Minnesota

March 14	Michigan		7 – 3		Minnesota	Broadmoor Ice Palace
(MacLellan) Jim Haas - 05:48		First period			08:39 - Dick Meredith (Yackel) 11:34 - Richard Dougherty (Campbell)
(Shave) Doug Philpott - 06:15 (Chin, Cooney) Doug Mullen - 11:08		Second period
(unassisted) John Matchefts - GW PP - 03:38 (unassisted) Jim Haas - 07:17 (Haas) Doug Philpott - PP - 09:14 (Philpott) John Matchefts - EN - 19:49		Third period			10:42 - Ken Yackel (Johnson, Dougherty)
Willard Ikola ( 25 saves )		Goalie stats			( 28 saves ) Jim Mattson

All-Tournament Team^[1]

First Team G: Jim Mattson (Minnesota) D: Alex MacLellan (Michigan) D: Tom Wegleitner (Minnesota) F: John Matchefts* (Michigan) F: Dick Meredith (Minnesota) F: Abbie Moore (Rensselaer) * Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

Second Team G: Willard Ikola (Michigan) D: Herb LaFontaine (Rensselaer) D: Reggie Shave (Michigan) F: John Mayasich (Minnesota) F: George Chin (Michigan) F: Frank Chiarelli (Rensselaer)

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

• Inside College Hockey