1954 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1954 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	4
Finals Site	Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado
Champions	Rensselaer (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Minnesota (2nd title game, 2nd Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Michigan (7th Frozen Four) Boston College (4th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Ned Harkness (1st title)
MOP	Abbie Moore (Rensselaer)
Attendance	7,800
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1953  1955 →

The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 11, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 13. A total of 4 games were played, all at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, coached by Ned Harkness, won their first national title with a 5-4 overtime victory in the final game over the University of Minnesota, coached by John Mariucci.

Abbie Moore, forward for Rensselaer, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Teams

Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
Boston College	John "Snooks" Kelley	Fourth Place	Michigan	L 2-7
Michigan	Vic Heyliger	Third Place	Boston College	W 7-2
Minnesota	John Mariucci	Runner-up	Rensselaer	L 4-5 (OT)
Rensselaer	Ned Harkness	Champion	Minnesota	W 5-4 (OT)

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
		Boston College	1
		Minnesota	14
							Minnesota	4
							Rensselaer	5*
		Michigan	4
		Rensselaer	6

* Overtime

Consolation Game: Michigan 7, Boston College 2

All-Tournament Team

First Team

• G: Bob Fox (Rensselaer)
• D: Jim Pope (Rensselaer)
• D: Ken Yackel (Minnesota)
• F: Frank Chiarelli (Rensselaer)
• F: John Mayasich (Minnesota)
• F: Gordie Peterkin (Rensselaer)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

• G: Jim Mattson (Minnesota)
• D: Jim Haas (Michigan)
• D: Bob Siblo (Boston College)
• F: Abbie Moore* (Rensselaer)
• F: Bill McFarland (Michigan)
• F: Dick Dougherty (Minnesota)

External links

• Inside College Hockey