# 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 | East | East | East | East | East | East | West | West | West | West | West | West | 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 |

## 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 | Semifinals March 14–15 | Semifinals March 14–15 | Championship Game March 16 | Championship Game March 16 | Championship Game March 16 |
| W1 | Colorado College | 5 | | | |
| E2 | Clarkson | 3 | | | |
| E2 | Clarkson | 3 | W1 | Colorado College | 13 |
| | | | W2 | Michigan | 6 |
| E1 | Harvard | 1 | W2 | Michigan | 6 |
| W2 | Michigan | 6 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | E1 | Harvard | 1 |
| | | | E2 | Clarkson | 2* |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Championship Game
#### Colorado College vs. Michigan

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | CC | Bob McCusker | Scott and McGhee | 3:15 | 1–0 CC |
| 1st | CC | Bill Hay | McCusker | 8:04 | 2–0 CC |
| 1st | CC | Bob McCusker | Hay and Capello | 11:39 | 3–0 CC |
| 1st | UM | Dick Dunnigan | unassisted | 13:14 | 3–1 CC |
| 1st | UM | Neil McDonald | unassisted | 17:30 | 3–2 CC |
| 1st | UM | John Hutton | McDonald | 17:57 | 3–3 |
| 2nd | CC | Murray Dea | Laughlin | 24:52 | 4–3 CC |
| 2nd | CC | John Andrews | Hubchik | 26:18 | 5–3 CC |
| 2nd | UM | Ed Switzer | Dunnigan | 30:18 | 5–4 CC |
| 2nd | CC | Bill Hay | McCusker and McGhee | 34:05 | 6–4 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Bob McCusker – GW | Dea | 41:23 | 7–4 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Harley Patterson | Harasyn | 46:20 | 8–4 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Don Hersack | Hubchik and Andrews | 49:10 | 9–4 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Harry Harasyn | Patterson | 52:59 | 10–4 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Bob McCusker | Hay | 53:47 | 11–4 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Don Hersack | Hubchik | 54:53 | 12–4 CC |
| 3rd | UM | Tom Rendall | Starr | 55:15 | 12–5 CC |
| 3rd | CC | Don Wishart | deRappard | 56:11 | 13–5 CC |
| 3rd | UM | Neil McDonald | Switzer | 56:36 | 13–6 CC |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | CC | Bob Southwood | | | 2:00 |
| 1st | CC | Bunt Hubchik | | | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UM | Bob Schiller | | | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UM | Bob Schiller | | | 2:00 |
| 2nd | CC | Gary Hughes | | | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UM | Dick Dunnigan | | | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UM | Tom Rendall | | | 2:00 |
| 3rd | CC | Bob McCusker | | | 2:00 |
| 3rd | CC | Gerry Capello | | | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Michigan | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| Colorado College | 10 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UM | Ross Childs | 28 | 13 | |
| CC | Bob Southwood | 21 | 6 | |