1948 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament
College ice hockey tournament
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The 1948 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1947–48 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the first such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 20, 1948, and concluded with Michigan defeating Dartmouth 8-4. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
| Teams | 4 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Dartmouth Indians (1st title game) |
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| Winning coach | Vic Heyliger (1st title) |
| MOP | Joe Riley (Dartmouth) |
| Attendance | 7,900 |
This inaugural tournament possesses two distinctions beyond being the first of its kind: it was the championship with the fewest games played (3) with all succeeding tournaments having a minimum of 4 games. Additionally, the overtime rules used were not sudden-death and 10 minutes in length, allowing Michigan to score multiple times in the first overtime game in tournament history (the next overtime game would not happen until 1954).
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.
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Dartmouth | Independent | 20–2–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Michigan | Independent | 18–2–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
| 2 | Boston College | Independent | 14–4–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 2 | Colorado College | Independent | 19–7–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
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.
Bracket
| Semifinals March 18–19 | National Championship March 20 | ||||||||
| E1 | Dartmouth | 8 | |||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 4 | |||||||
| E1 | Dartmouth | 4 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 8 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 6* | |||||||
| E2 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
Semifinals
| March 18, 1948 8:15 pm MST | (E1) Dartmouth | 8–4 (2–1, 1–3, 5–0) | (W2) Colorado College | Broadmoor Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500 |
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| Dick Desmond | Goalies | Roy Ikola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 19, 1948 8:15 pm MST | (W1) Michigan | 6–4 (OT) (1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 2–0) | (E2) Boston College | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
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| Jack McDonald | Goalies | Bernie Burke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Championship
| March 20, 1948 8:15 pm MST | (W1) Michigan | 8–4 (2–2, 2–2, 4–0) | (E1) Dartmouth | Broadmoor Ice Palace Attendance: 2,700 |
| Referees: Ed French John Gustafson | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UM | Wally Gacek | Grant | 0:50 | 1–0 UM |
| DC | Bill Riley – PP | Merriam | 4:25 | 1–1 | |
| UM | Wally Gacek | Grant | 10:55 | 2–1 UM | |
| DC | Crawford Campbell – PP | unasisted | 17:25 | 2–2 | |
| 2nd | DC | Walt Crowley | B. Riley | 26:55 | 3–2 DC |
| DC | Arnold Oss | Malone | 31:05 | 4–2 DC | |
| UM | Wally Grant – SH | Gacek | 35:20 | 4–3 DC | |
| UM | Gordon McMillan – PP | Greer | 36:40 | 4–4 | |
| 3rd | UM | Wally Grant – GW | Gacek and Greer | 41:30 | 5–4 UM |
| UM | Gordon McMillan – PP | Renfrew | 46:15 | 6–4 UM | |
| UM | Wally Gacek | Grant and Greer | 46:20 | 7–4 UM | |
| UM | Ted Greer | Gacek | 55:14 | 8–4 UM | |
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| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
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| UM | Ross Smith | Boarding | 4:10 | 2:00 | |
| UM | Dick Starrak | Tripping | 16:00 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | DC | Walt Crowley | High-sticking | 24:00 | 2:00 |
| DC | Howie Richmond | Tripping | 29:40 | 2:00 | |
| UM | Wally Grant | Tripping | 30:30 | 2:00 | |
| UM | Al Renfrew | Tripping | 31:10 | 2:00 | |
| UM | Dick Starrak | Boarding | 34:00 | 2:00 | |
| UM | Al Renfrew | Boarding | 34:00 | 2:00 | |
| DC | Crawford Campbell | Hooking | 35:10 | 2:00 | |
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| DC | Bob Thayer | Boarding | 41:31 | 5:00 | |
| DC | Bob Thayer | Misconduct | 47:30 | 10:00 | |
| UM | Ross Smith | Boarding | 56:15 | 2:00 | |
| UM | Leonard Brumm | Charging | 58:00 | 2:00 | |
| DC | Jack Kilmartin | Slashing | 58:00 | 2:00 | |
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All-Tournament Team
First Team
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Second Team
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