# 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1957 and concluded with the 1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1958 at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 11th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 64th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
This was the final season of play for the WIHL. The conference would return two years later as the WCHA.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 26–28 | 6 | Boston College, Boston University |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | January 2–4 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Beanpot | February 3, 10 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

1957–58 NCAA Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Intercollegiate | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – | – |
| Army | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .763 | 102 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 61 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 76 | 101 |
| Boston University | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .761 | 157 | 70 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 70 |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | – | – |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 87 | 78 |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Colgate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| Cornell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 71 |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 87 | 81 |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | – | – |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 150 | 84 |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 51 |
| Merrimack | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 52 |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | – |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 42 |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 146 |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 75 |
| Providence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 101 |
| St. Olaf | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Tufts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 83 | 99 |
1957–58 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota–Duluth † | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | – | – | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| Augsburg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Concordia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gustavus Adolphus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hamline | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Macalester | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Saint John's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| † indicates conference champion |||||||||||||||
1957–58 Tri-State League standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Clarkson† | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 47 |
| Rensselaer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 76 |
| Middlebury | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| St. Lawrence | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 72 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1957–58 Western Intercollegiate Hockey League vte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PCT | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| North Dakota† | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 16 | 87 | 60 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 159 | 82 |
| Denver† | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .545 | 16 | 74 | 80 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 171 | 115 |
| Colorado College | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 15 | 97 | 74 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 170 | 116 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 13 | 90 | 81 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 106 | 84 |
| Michigan State | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 10 | 57 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 98 | 73 |
| Michigan | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 9 | 53 | 63 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 73 |
| Michigan Tech | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 5 | 50 | 80 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 85 | 96 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion Note: All games played between league members counted in the standings. When teams played each other twice, two points were awarded for a win, one for a tie. When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half for a tie. When teams met eight times (Denver and CC), one-half point was awarded for a win, and one-fourth point for a tie. ||||||||||||||||

## 1958 NCAA Tournament

| Semifinals March 13–14 | Semifinals March 13–14 | Semifinals March 13–14 | National championship March 15 | National championship March 15 | National championship March 15 |
| E1 | Clarkson | 2 | | | |
| W2 | Denver | 6 | | | |
| W2 | Denver | 6 | W2 | Denver | 6 |
| | | | W1 | North Dakota | 2 |
| W1 | North Dakota | 9 | W1 | North Dakota | 2 |
| E2 | Harvard | 1 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | E1 | Clarkson | 5 |
| | | | E2 | Harvard | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bill Hay | Junior | Colorado College | 30 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 23 |
| Bob Cleary | Senior | Harvard | 30 | 33 | 43 | 76 | - |
| Paul Midghall | Sophomore | Rensselaer | 21 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 50 |
| Bob McCusker | Junior | Colorado College | - | 34 | 29 | 63 | - |
| Mike Karin | Junior | Middlebury | - | 29 | 31 | 60 | - |
| Ike Scott | Junior | Colorado College | - | 32 | 25 | 57 | - |
| Pete Bostwick Jr. | Senior | Middlebury | - | 26 | 30 | 56 | - |
| Garry Kearns | Senior | Rensselaer | 21 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 33 |
| Jim Brown | Sophomore | Denver | 35 | 29 | 25 | 54 | - |
| Phil Latreille | Freshman | Middlebury | 21 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 20 |
| Murray Massier | Sophomore | Denver | - | 21 | 30 | 51 | - |
| Bob Marquis | Sophomore | Boston University | - | 24 | 22 | 46 | - |
| Jim Ridley | Senior | North Dakota | 31 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 25 |

### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Bob Peters | Sophomore | North Dakota | 11 | 660 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .927 | 1.27 |
| Larry Palmer | Junior | Army | 20 | 1208 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 2 | .899 | 3.03 |
| Bob Peabody | Junior | North Dakota | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .870 | 3.05 |
| Rodney Schneck | Junior | Denver | 36 | - | 24 | 10 | 2 | - | 3 | .890 | 3.10 |
| Jack McCartan | Senior | Minnesota | 27 | 1620 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 1 | - | 3.11 |
| George Cuculick | Sophomore | Michigan Tech | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .889 | 3.20 |
| Joseph Selinger | Junior | Michigan State | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.27 |
| Neil Coir | Junior | St. Lawrence | 16 | 971 | - | - | - | 57 | 0 | .880 | 3.52 |
| Bob Ottone | Junior | Rensselaer | 21 | 1200 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 0 | .849 | 3.75 |
| Jim Toomey | Junior | Providence | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .869 | 4.20 |