1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

The 1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Vic Heyliger and the team captain was Gil Burford. The team won the 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Neil "The Seal" Celley, who broke Michigan's single-season scoring record with 79 points (40 goals, 39 assists) and led the NCAA in scoring.
==Standings==
===Schedule===
During the season Michigan compiled a 22–4–1 record, the fourth consecutive year that the team won at least 80% of their games. Their schedule was as follows.
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dec. 8, 1950 	Detroit Auto Club	8–6 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	1–0
Dec. 15, 1950 	Princeton 	11–6 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	2–0
Dec. 16, 1950 	Princeton 	10–2 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	3–0
Dec. 21, 1950 	Western Ontario 	8–2 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	4–0
Dec. 22, 1950 	Western Ontario 	14–1 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	5–0
Dec. 27, 1950 	Boston College 	11–2 	Win 	Boston Arena 	Boston, MA 	6–0
Dec. 29, 1950 	Boston University	3–2 	Win 	Boston Arena 	Boston, MA 	7–0
Jan. 5, 1951 	Minnesota 	5–4* 	Win 	Williams Arena 	Minneapolis, MN 	8–0
Jan. 6, 1951 	Minnesota 	6–4 	Win 	Williams Arena 	Minneapolis, MN 	9–0
Jan. 12, 1951 	Montreal 	8–8* 	Tie 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	9–0–1
Jan. 13, 1951 	Montreal 	2–3 	Loss 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	9–1–1
Jan. 19, 1951 	Minnesota 	12–2 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	10–1–1
Jan. 20, 1951 	Minnesota 	8–0 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	11–1–1
Feb. 5, 1951 	Denver 	5–4 	Win 	DU Arena 	Denver, CO 	12–1–1
Feb. 7, 1951 	Denver 	3–5 	Loss 	DU Arena 	Denver, CO 	12–2–1
Feb. 9, 1951 	Colorado College 	6–4 	Win 	Broadmoor Ice Palace 	Colorado Springs, CO	13–2–1
Feb. 10, 1951 	Colorado College 	7–9 	Loss 	Broadmoor Ice Palace 	Colorado Springs, CO	13–3–1
Feb. 16, 1951 	Toronto 	9–5 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	14–3–1
Feb. 17, 1951 	Toronto 	4–6 	Loss 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	14–4–1
Feb. 21, 1951 	Michigan State 	10–1 	Win 	Demonstration Hall 	East Lansing, MI 	15–4–1
Feb. 23, 1951 	North Dakota 	11–4 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	16–4–1
Feb. 24, 1951 	North Dakota 	12–4 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	17–4–1
Mar. 3, 1951 	Michigan State 	9–6 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	18–4–1
Mar. 9, 1951 	Michigan Tech 	8–3 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	19–4–1
Mar. 10, 1951 	Michigan Tech 	7–4 	Win 	Weinberg Coliseum 	Ann Arbor, MI 	20–4–1
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March 15, 1951 	Boston University	8–2 	Win 	Broadmoor World Arena	Colorado Springs, CO	21–4–1
March 17, 1951 	Brown 	7–1 	Win 	Broadmoor World Arena	Colorado Springs, CO	22–4–1
 	 	212–100 	 	 	 	22–4–1
* Denotes overtime periods
==Roster and scoring statistics==
No. 	Name	Year 	Position	Hometown 	S/P/C	Games	Goals	Assists	Pts	
6 	 	Senior 	LW 	Eveleth, MN 	 	27 	40 	39 	79 	–
8 	 	Senior 	RW 	Detroit, MI 	 	– 	37 	34 	71 	–
10 	 	Sophomore	RW 	Toronto, ON 	 	– 	35 	22 	57 	–
4 	 	Sophomore	C 	Eveleth, MN 	 	– 	– 	– 	56 	–
7 	 	Sophomore	C/G 	Tiverton, ON 	 	– 	– 	– 	39 	–
5 	 	Junior 	D 	Calgary, AB 	 	– 	12 	21 	33 	–
18 	 	Sophomore	D 	Montreal, PQ 	 	27 	– 	– 	27 	–
15 	 	Senior 	F 	Walpole, MA 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
11 	 	Junior 	D 	Edmonton, AB 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
12 	 	Senior 	LW 	East Boston, MA	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
3 	 	Junior 	D 	Edmonton, AB 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
14 	 	Junior 	RW 	Montreal, PQ 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
9 	 	Junior 	C 	Toronto, ON 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
1 	 	Senior 	G 	Melrose, MA 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	212 	 	 	
==Goaltending Statistics==
No. 	Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
1 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	1 	– 	–
7 	 	2 	– 	2 	0 	0 	7 	49 	0 	.875	3.50
Total	 	27 	– 	22 	4 	1 	100 	– 	1 	– 	–
==1951 National Championship==
===(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown===
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	UM 	Eddie May 	Naylor and Marmo 	03:49 	1–0 UM
1st 	UM 	Gil Burford – GW	MacLellan 	15:24 	2–0 UM
2nd 	UM 	Neil Celley 	unassisted 	26:41 	3–0 UM
2nd 	UM 	John McKennell 	unassisted 	30:56 	4–0 UM
2nd 	UM 	Al Bassey 	Keyes and MacLellan	34:19 	5–0 UM
3rd 	BRN 	Tony Malo 	Wheeler 	47:54 	5–1 UM
3rd 	UM 	John McKennell 	Burford and Keyes 	51:15 	6–1 UM
3rd 	UM 	Neil Celley 	Burford 	59:38 	7–1 UM
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	T
Michigan 	17 	21 	14 	52
Brown 	5 	4 	11 	20
Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Team 	Name 	Saves 	Goals against	Time on ice
UM 	Hal Downes 	19 	1 	
BRN 	Donald Whiston	45 	7 	
Bob Heathcott, Gil Burford, John Matchefts and Neil Celley were named to the All-Tournament Team
==Notes==
Less than year after winning the tournament, Hal Downes was shot down in his B-26 over North Korea and was declared MIA. Though all living POWs were returned to the US in 1953 Downes remained listed as MIA until his remains were returned in 2018.
== See also ==
*1951 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
*List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
== References ==
== External links ==
*Official Site
*History of the 1950–51 team, at page 6
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