1957 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1956–57 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 10th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1957, and concluded with Colorado College defeating Michigan 13–6. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Colorado College tied their own record for most goals scored in a championship game with 13. Additionally, the 6 goals that Michigan scored made it the title match with the highest number of combined goals scored (19).

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Harvard	Independent	21–3–0	At-Large	2nd	1955	1	Colorado College	WIHL	23–5–0	At-Large	7th	1955
2	Clarkson	Tri-State League	18–2–0	At-Large	1st	Never	2	Michigan	WIHL	17–4–2	At-Large	10th	1956

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Format

The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion was given the top western seed. 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 14–15					Championship Game March 16
	W1	Colorado College	5
	E2	Clarkson	3
						W1	Colorado College	13
						W2	Michigan	6
	E1	Harvard	1
	W2	Michigan	6			Consolation Game
						E1	Harvard	1
						E2	Clarkson	2*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Colorado College vs. Clarkson

March 14[2]	Colorado College		5 – 3		Clarkson	Broadmoor Ice Palace
(Hay, Wishart) Bob McCusker - 10:12		First period			07:43 - Bob Van Lammers (Rowe)
(Hersack) Bunt Hubchik - 13:31 (McGhee, Hay) Bob McCusker - 16:14		Second period			No Scoring
(unassisted) Bob McCusker - 12:57 (Harasyn, deRappard) John Andrews - 15:32		Third period			06:11 - Bob Van Lammers (Quartermain) 18:09 - Donald Gilchrist (Howell)
Bob Southwood ( 18 saves )		Goalie stats			( 55 saves ) Eddie MacDonald

Harvard vs. Michigan

March 15	Harvard		1 – 6		Michigan	Broadmoor Ice Palace	Recap
No scoring		First period			14:53 - Ed Switzer (Pitts)
No scoring		Second period			01:09 - Tom Rendall (Starr) 03:07 - Tom Rendall (unassisted) 10:51 - Barrie Hayton (Switzer) 17:15 - Tom Rendall (Schiller, Karpinka)
(Fischer, Vietze) Bob McVey - 15:17		Third period			14:26 - Bob Schiller (McDonald)
Jim Bailey ( 25 saves )		Goalie stats			( 22 saves ) Ross Childs

Consolation Game

Harvard vs. Clarkson

March 16	Harvard		1 – 2	2OT	Clarkson	Broadmoor Ice Palace	Recap
No scoring		First period			15:55 - Bob Van Lammers (Rowe)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Cleary) Lyle Guttu - 04:18		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Second overtime period			06:51 - Ed Rowe (unassisted)
Jim Bailey		Goalie stats			( 44 saves ) Eddie MacDonald

Championship Game

Colorado College vs. Michigan

March 16[2]

Colorado College

13 – 6

Michigan

Broadmoor Ice Palace

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	CC	Bob McCusker	Scott and McGhee	3:15	1–0 CC
	CC	Bill Hay	McCusker	8:04	2–0 CC
	CC	Bob McCusker	Hay and Capello	11:39	3–0 CC
	UM	Dick Dunnigan	unassisted	13:14	3–1 CC
	UM	Neil McDonald	unassisted	17:30	3–2 CC
	UM	John Hutton	McDonald	17:57	3–3
2nd	CC	Murray Dea	Laughlin	24:52	4–3 CC
	CC	John Andrews	Hubchik	26:18	5–3 CC
	UM	Ed Switzer	Dunnigan	30:18	5–4 CC
	CC	Bill Hay	McCusker and McGhee	34:05	6–4 CC
3rd	CC	Bob McCusker – GW	Dea	41:23	7–4 CC
	CC	Harley Patterson	Harasyn	46:20	8–4 CC
	CC	Don Hersack	Hubchik and Andrews	49:10	9–4 CC
	CC	Harry Harasyn	Patterson	52:59	10–4 CC
	CC	Bob McCusker	Hay	53:47	11–4 CC
	CC	Don Hersack	Hubchik	54:53	12–4 CC
	UM	Tom Rendall	Starr	55:15	12–5 CC
	CC	Don Wishart	deRappard	56:11	13–5 CC
	UM	Neil McDonald	Switzer	56:36	13–6 CC
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	CC	Bob Southwood			2:00
	CC	Bunt Hubchik			2:00
2nd	UM	Bob Schiller			2:00
	UM	Bob Schiller			2:00
	CC	Gary Hughes			2:00
3rd	UM	Dick Dunnigan			2:00
	UM	Tom Rendall			2:00
	CC	Bob McCusker			2:00
	CC	Gerry Capello			2:00

All-Tournament Team

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References