1956–57 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1956–57 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in November 1956 and concluded with the 1957 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1957 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 10th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 63rd 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 	Harvard
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 27–29	4 	Michigan Tech
Beanpot 	February 1, 5 	4 	Boston College
===Standings===
==1957 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 	26	36	37	73 	-
 	Junior 	Colorado College	30	28	45	73 	-
 	Sophomore	Colorado College	- 	47	24	71 	-
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	22	31	32	63 	-
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	29	36	24	60 	13
 	Freshman 	Rensselaer 	21	24	35	59 	24
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	21	32	25	57 	38
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	20	24	26	50 	-
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	28	26	23	49 	26
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	29	23	26	49 	26
===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	Denver 	- 	- 	10	- 	- 	- 	2 	.913	2.20
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	15	900 	- 	- 	- 	43	0 	- 	2.80
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	17	984 	- 	- 	- 	44	0 	.888	3.16
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	.864	3.20
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	16	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.20
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	18	1052	11	6 	1 	59	0 	.876	3.36
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	29	- 	18	11	0 	- 	2 	.874	3.40
 	Sophomore	Michigan State	20	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.40
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	24	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.878	3.50
 	Sophomore	Yale 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.80
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Jack Riley, Army
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Bob McCusker, Colorado College
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Jack McCartan, Minnesota 	G 	Eddie MacDonald, Clarkson
Don Wishart, Colorado College	D 	Jack Petroske, Minnesota
Pat Presley, St. Lawrence 	D 	Bill Steenson, North Dakota
Bill Hay, Colorado College 	F 	Bob Cleary, Harvard
Bill Reichart, North Dakota 	F 	Joe McLean, St. Lawrence
Ed Rowe, Clarkson 	F 	Bob McCusker, Colorado College
===WIHL===
No Awards
All-WIHL Teams 	All-WIHL Teams 	All-WIHL Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jack McCartan, Minnesota 	G 	Tom Yurkovich, North Dakota
Bill Steenson, North Dakota 	D 	Bob Pitts, Michigan
Don Wishart, Colorado College 	D 	Bob Schiller, Michigan
Bill Hay, Colorado College 	F 	Jack McManus, Michigan Tech
Bill Reichart, North Dakota 	F 	Tom Rendall, Michigan
Bob McCusker, Colorado College	F 	Tom Kennedy, Michigan Tech
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1956–57 NCAA Standings
Category:1957 in hockey