1956 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1956 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 4
Finals Site Broadmoor Ice Palace
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions Michigan (6th title, 6th title game,
9th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up Michigan Tech (1st title game,
1st Frozen Four)
Semifinalists St. Lawrence (3rd Frozen Four)
Boston College (5th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Vic Heyliger (6th title)
MOP Lorne Howes (Michigan)
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
 1955  1957 

The 1956 NCAA Men's Division 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 started on March 15, 1956, to March 16, 1956. The National Championship Game was on March 17, 1956. A total of 4 games were played at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs. The 1955–56 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team won the program's sixth national championship in nine years by defeating Michigan Tech in the finals.

Teams

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
  Michigan Tech 10
  Boston College 4
  Michigan Tech 5
  Michigan 7
  Michigan 2*
  St. Lawrence 1

* Overtime

Consolation Game: St. Lawrence 6, Boston College 2

All-Tournament Team[1]

First Team

  • G: Lorne Howes* (Michigan)
  • D: Bob Pitts (Michigan)
  • D: Bob Schiller (Michigan)
  • F: Pete Aubry (Michigan Tech)
  • F: Tom Rendall (Michigan)
  • F: Ed Switzer (Michigan)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

Second Team

  • G: Sarge Whittier (St. Lawrence)
  • D: Bill Renner (St. Lawrence)
  • D: Willie Tattersall (Michigan Tech)
  • F: Cliff Wylie (Michigan Tech)
  • F: Ron Stenlund (Michigan Tech)
  • F: Joe McLean (St. Lawrence)

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.

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