1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1950 and concluded with the 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1951 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 4th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 56th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
This was the first season of play for the Tri-State League. The 6-team conference was the first to formally sponsor ice hockey as a sport at any level. The Tri-State League also produced the first conference playoff game this season when Clarkson defeated Middlebury to claim the conference title. There would not be another conference playoff until the WCHA tournament began in 1960.
The American Hockey Coaches Association awarded Eddie Jeremiah the first Spencer Penrose Award as the top coach in the college game. It is named after Spencer Penrose who helped found The Broadmoor, the hotel and resort where the Ice Palace was located.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
NEIHL Tournament	March 5–7	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1951 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
 	Senior 	Michigan 	27	40	39	79 	–
 	Senior 	Michigan 	– 	37	34	71 	–
 	Junior 	Brown 	24	24	46	70 	–
 	Junior 	Colorado College 	25	44	18	62 	–
 	Junior 	Clarkson 	15	39	23	62 	–
 	Junior 	Brown 	23	33	27	60 	–
 	Junior 	Colorado College 	25	32	28	60 	–
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	26	27	32	59 	29
 	Freshman 	Michigan 	– 	35	22	57 	–
 	Junior 	Boston University	21	34	23	57 	20
===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
 	Sophomore	Yale 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.31
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	16	960	- 	- 	- 	62	0 	- 	3.87
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	19	- 	- 	- 	- 	78	0 	- 	4.10
 	Sophomore	Denver 	- 	- 	11	- 	- 	- 	1 	.845	4.83
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	26	- 	12	12	2 	- 	0 	.828	5.56
 	Junior 	Michigan State	15	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	5.80
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	11	505	3 	6 	0 	55	0 	- 	6.53
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award 	Spencer Penrose Award 	Eddie Jeremiah, Dartmouth
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Donald Whiston, Brown
AHCA All-American Team 	AHCA All-American Team 	AHCA All-American Team
Player 	Pos 	Team
Larry Ross 	G 	Minnesota
Donald Whiston 	G 	Brown
Joe deBastiani 	D 	Michigan Tech
Bob Heathcott 	D 	Michigan
John Noah 	D 	North Dakota
Jim Starrak 	D 	Colorado College
Gil Burford 	F 	Michigan
Neil Celley 	F 	Michigan
Tony Frasca 	F 	Colorado College
Jack Garrity 	F 	Boston University
Clifford Harrison 	F 	Dartmouth
John McKennell 	F 	Michigan
Gordon Watters 	F 	Minnesota
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1950–51 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA