1951 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (2nd title) |
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| Runner-up | Brown Bears (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Vic Heyliger (2nd title) |
| MOP | Donald Whiston (Brown) |
| Attendance | 10,800 |
The 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 4th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 15 and 17, 1951, and concluded with Michigan defeating Brown 7-1. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This was the last tournament to include only independent schools. (As of 2016)
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The teams were selected by a committee based upon both their overall record and the strength of their opponents.
| East | West | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Brown | Independent | 17–5–0 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Michigan | Independent | 20–4–1 | At-Large | 4th | 1950 |
| 2 | Boston University | Independent | 15–4–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1950 | 2 | Colorado College | Independent | 16–6–1 | At-Large | 4th | 1950 |
Format
The eastern and western teams judged as better were seeded as the top regional teams. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Bracket
| Semifinals March 15–16 | National championship March 17 | ||||||||
| E1 | Brown | 8 | |||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 4 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 7 | |||||||
| E1 | Brown | 1 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan | 8 | |||||||
| E2 | Boston University | 2 | Third-place game | ||||||
| E2 | Boston University | 7 | |||||||
| W2 | Colorado College | 4 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
Semifinals
Michigan vs. Boston University
| March 15 | Michigan | 8 – 2 | Boston University | Broadmoor Ice Palace | Recap | |||
| (Keyes) Al Bassey - 03:16 (Celley, McKennell) John Matchefts - 08:53 (Celley) Bob Heathcott - 11:05 |
First period | 03:49 - Ed Cahoon (unassisted) | ||||||
| (Matchefts) Earl Keyes - 13:05 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Burford) John Matchefts - 01:51 (Bassey) John McKennell - 08:33 (unassisted) Joseph Marmo - 09:16 (Burford) Neil Celley - 10:04 |
Third period | 03:00 - Dick Kelly (Martin) | ||||||
| Hal Downes | Goalie stats | Dick Bradley / Dick Kelly | ||||||
Brown vs. Colorado College
| March 16 | Brown | 8 – 4 | Colorado College | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
Consolation Game
Boston University vs. Colorado College
| March 17 | Boston University | 7 – 4 | Colorado College | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
National Championship
(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown
| March 17[2] | Michigan | 7 – 1 | Brown | Broadmoor Ice Palace | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UM | Eddie May | Naylor and Marmo | 03:49 | 1–0 UM |
| UM | Gil Burford – GW | MacLellan | 15:24 | 2–0 UM | |
| 2nd | UM | Neil Celley | unassisted | 26:41 | 3–0 UM |
| UM | John McKennell | unassisted | 30:56 | 4–0 UM | |
| UM | Al Bassey | Keyes and MacLellan | 34:19 | 5–0 UM | |
| 3rd | BRN | Tony Malo | Wheeler | 47:54 | 5–1 UM |
| UM | John McKennell | Burford and Keyes | 51:15 | 6–1 UM | |
| UM | Neil Celley | Burford | 59:38 | 7–1 UM | |
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All-Tournament team
First Team
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[4]
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Second Team
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References
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.