1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1953–54 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1953 and concluded with the 1954 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 13, 1954 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 7th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 59th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Entering the season, in an effort to more accurately reflect the geographic location of the member school, the MCHL changed the conference name to 'Western Intercollegiate Hockey League'. 
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 29–30 	4 	St. Lawrence
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 30–January 2	4 	St. Francis Xavier
Beanpot 	January 11–12 	4 	Boston College
===Standings===
==1954 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	28	29	49	78 	20
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	28	42	26	68 	41
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	23	36	32	68 	14
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	23	35	28	63 	21
 	Senior 	Dartmouth 	- 	37	24	61 	-
 	Senior 	Michigan 	23	22	39	61 	-
 	Sophomore	Denver 	26	21	39	60 	-
 	Junior 	North Dakota	27	40	16	56 	26
 	Junior 	St. Lawrence	22	31	24	55 	12
 	Junior 	North Dakota	27	21	31	52 	14
===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
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	23	1382	18	5	0 	59	5 	.895	2.56
 	Sophomore	St. Lawrence 	22	1265	18	3	1 	56	3 	.908	2.66
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	26	1565	- 	-	- 	72	4 	.888	2.76
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	27	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	4 	.898	3.54
 	Sophomore	Michigan State	16	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.73
 	Sophomore	Yale 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.73
 	Junior 	Denver 	- 	- 	12	9	0 	- 	0 	.835	4.54
 	Freshman 	Michigan Tech 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.891	5.07
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.839	5.14
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award 	Spencer Penrose Award 	Vic Heyliger, Michigan
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Abbie Moore, Rensselaer
AHCA All-American Team 	AHCA All-American Team 	AHCA All-American Team
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Spike Schultz, North Dakota 	G 	Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence
Bob Kiley, Boston College 	D 	Doug Binning, Middlebury
Ken Yackel, Minnesota 	D 	Jim Haas, Michigan
Ben Cherski, North Dakota 	F 	Frank Chiarelli, Rensselaer
Richard Dougherty, Minnesota 	F 	Wally Kilrea Jr., Yale
John Mayasich, Minnesota 	F 	Abbie Moore, Rensselaer
===WIHL===
No Awards
All-WIHL Teams 	All-WIHL Teams 	All-WIHL Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jim Mattson, Minnesota 	G 	Spike Schultz, North Dakota
Ken Yackel, Minnesota 	D 	Phil Hilton, Colorado College
Jim Haas, Michigan 	D 	Bill Abbott, Denver
John Mayasich, Minnesota 	F 	Doug Mullen, Michigan
Richard Dougherty, Minnesota	F 	George Chin, Michigan
Ben Cherski, North Dakota 	F 	Bill MacFarland, Michigan
 	F 	Jack Smith, Denver
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1953–54 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA