1951 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 4th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1951, and concluded with Michigan defeating Brown 7-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1951 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan Wolverines (2nd title)
Runner-upBrown Bears (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachVic Heyliger (2nd title)
MOPDonald Whiston (Brown)
Attendance10,800

This was the last tournament to include only independent schools. (As of 2016)

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength of their opponents.

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Brown Independent 17–5–0 At-Large 1st Never 1 Michigan Independent 20–4–1 At-Large 4th 1950
2 Boston University Independent 15–4–0 At-Large 2nd 1950 2 Colorado College Independent 16–6–1 At-Large 4th 1950

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Format

The eastern and western teams judged as better were seeded as the top regional teams. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket
Semifinals
March 15–16 		National championship
March 17
      
E1 Brown 8
W2 Colorado College 4
W1 Michigan 7
E1 Brown 1
W1 Michigan 8
E2 Boston University 2 Third-place game
E2 Boston University 7
W2 Colorado College 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Michigan vs. Boston University
March 15 Michigan 8 – 2 Boston University Broadmoor Ice Palace Recap  
(Keyes) Al Bassey - 03:16
(Celley, McKennell) John Matchefts - 08:53
(Celley) Bob Heathcott - 11:05		 First period 03:49 - Ed Cahoon (unassisted)
(Matchefts) Earl Keyes - 13:05 Second period No scoring
(Burford) John Matchefts - 01:51
(Bassey) John McKennell - 08:33
(unassisted) Joseph Marmo - 09:16
(Burford) Neil Celley - 10:04		 Third period 03:00 - Dick Kelly (Martin)
Hal Downes Goalie stats Dick Bradley / Dick Kelly

Brown vs. Colorado College
March 16 Brown 8 – 4 Colorado College Broadmoor Ice Palace

Boston University vs. Colorado College
March 17 Boston University 7 – 4 Colorado College Broadmoor Ice Palace

(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown
March 17[2] 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

All-Tournament team

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References
  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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