1953 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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1953 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament |
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Teams | 4 | ||
Finals Site | Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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Champions | Michigan (4th title, 4th title game, 6th Frozen Four) |
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Runner-Up | Minnesota (1st title game, 1st Frozen Four) |
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Semifinalists | Rensselaer (1st Frozen Four) Boston University (3rd Frozen Four) |
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Winning Coach | Vic Heyliger (4th title) | ||
MOP | John Matchefts (Michigan) | ||
Attendance | 7,450 | ||
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 1953 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 12, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 14. A total of 4 games were played, all at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Michigan, coached by Vic Heyliger, won their fourth national title with a 7-3 victory in the final game over Minnesota, coached by John Mariucci.
John Matchefts, forward for Michigan, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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Teams
Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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Boston University | Harry Cleverly | Fourth Place | Rensselaer | L 3-6 |
Michigan | Vic Heyliger | Champion | Minnesota | W 7-3 |
Minnesota | John Mariucci | Runner-up | Michigan | L 3-7 |
Rensselaer | Ned Harkness | Third Place | Boston University | W 6-3 |
Bracket
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||
Rensselaer | 2 | ||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||
Michigan | 7 | ||||||||
Boston University | 2 | ||||||||
Michigan | 14 | ||||||||
Consolation Game: Rensselaer 6, Boston University 3
All-Tournament Team[1]
First Team
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Second Team
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