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. 1951 national championship. Section::::(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown. 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.