1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1954–55 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1954 and concluded with the 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 12, 1955 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 8th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 60th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 27–29 	8 	McGill
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 30–January 1	4 	Toronto
Beanpot 	February 7–8 	4 	Harvard
===Standings===
==1955 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 	Harvard 	21	42	47	89 	-
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	30	41	39	80 	28
 	Sophomore	Colorado College	27	21	39	60 	14
 	Sophomore	St. Lawrence 	25	27	31	58 	-
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	24	33	23	56 	63
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	19	29	27	56 	8
 	Junior 	Clarkson 	22	23	33	56 	-
 	Sophomore	Clarkson 	21	29	25	54 	-
 	Junior 	Clarkson 	21	21	31	52 	-
 	Sophomore	St. Lawrence 	25	20	31	51 	-
===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 	St. Lawrence 	25	1466	19	5 	1 	63 	1 	.898	2.58
 	Sophomore	Michigan Tech 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.888	2.60
 	Junior 	Colorado College	24	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.92
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	21	1272	8 	11	2 	66 	5 	.892	3.11
 	Sophomore	Michigan Tech 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.896	3.30
 	Junior 	Yale 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.33
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	30	1783	16	12	2 	104	2 	.888	3.50
 	Sophomore	Denver 	- 	- 	16	- 	- 	- 	0 	.887	3.60
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	23	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	.859	4.39
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	24	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	4.58
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Cooney Weiland, Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Phil Hilton, Colorado College
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence 	G 	Lorne Howes, Michigan
Doug Silverberg, Colorado College 	D 	Phil Hilton, Colorado College
Ken Yackel, Minnesota 	D 	Bob Schiller, Michigan
Bill Cleary, Harvard 	F 	John Mayasich, Minnesota
Bill Reichart, North Dakota 	F 	Bill MacFarland, Michigan
Clare Smith, Colorado College 	F 	Jack McManus, Michigan Tech
===WIHL===
All-WIHL Teams 	All-WIHL Teams 	All-WIHL Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bob McManus, Michigan Tech 	G 	Jeff Simus, Colorado College
Ken Yackel, Minnesota 	D 	Doug Silverberg, Colorado College
Phil Hilton, Colorado College	D 	Bob Schiller, Michigan
 	D 	Bill Abbott, Denver
John Mayasich, Minnesota 	F 	Jack McManus, Michigan Tech
Bill Reichart, North Dakota 	F 	Bunt Hubchik, Colorado College
Clare Smith, Colorado College	F 	Bill MacFarland, Michigan
 	F 	Jack Smith, Denver
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1954–55 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA