The 1958 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 11th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1958, and concluded with Denver defeating North Dakota 6-2. All games were played at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Denver Pioneers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Murray Armstrong (1st title) |
| MOP | Murray Massier (Denver) |
| Attendance | 22,950 |
This was the first NCAA tournament to take place outside Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Qualifying teams
editFour teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.
| 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 | Clarkson | Tri-State League | 16–2–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1957 | 1 | North Dakota | WIHL | 23–6–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
| 2 | Harvard | Independent | 18–8–1 | At-Large | 3rd | 1957 | 2 | Denver | WIHL | 22–10–2 | At-Large | 1st | Never |
Format
editThe Tri-State League team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion with the greater winning percentage was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Williams Arena. 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
edit| Semifinals March 13–14 | National championship March 15 | ||||||||
| E1 | Clarkson | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | Denver | 6 | |||||||
| W2 | Denver | 6 | |||||||
| W1 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||
| W1 | North Dakota | 9 | |||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 1 | Third-place game | ||||||
| E1 | Clarkson | 5 | |||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 1 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
editClarkson vs. Denver
edit| March 13 | Clarkson | 2 – 6 | Denver | Williams Arena | ||||
North Dakota vs. Harvard
edit| March 14 | North Dakota | 9 – 1 | Harvard | Williams Arena | ||||
Consolation Game
editClarkson vs. Harvard
edit| March 15 | Clarkson | 5 – 1 | Harvard | Williams Arena | ||||
National Championship
editNorth Dakota vs. Denver
edit| March 15[3] | North Dakota | 2 – 6 | Denver | Williams Arena | Recap |
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UND | Ed Thomlinson | Steenson | 7:22 | 1–0 UND |
| 2nd | DEN | Jim Brown | Sharp | 27:18 | 1–1 |
| DEN | Bruce Walker | Massier and Dingwall | 30:39 | 2–1 DEN | |
| DEN | Walt Dingwall – GW | Massier and Zemrau | 30:58 | 3–1 DEN | |
| 3rd | UND | Joe Poole | King | 45:21 | 3–2 DEN |
| DEN | Murray Massier | Klinck and Walker | 47:18 | 4–2 DEN | |
| DEN | Barry Sharp | Collie | 53:49 | 5–2 DEN | |
| DEN | Dennis Slinn | Massier and Godfrey | 56:17 | 6–2 DEN | |
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First Teamedit
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]
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Second Teamedit
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References
edit- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Denver Pioneers 2007-08 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "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.