1958 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

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.

1958 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions	Denver Pioneers (1st title)
Runner-up	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Clarkson Golden Knights (2nd Frozen Four) Harvard Crimson (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Murray Armstrong (1st title)
MOP	Murray Massier (Denver)
Attendance	22,950
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This was the first NCAA tournament to take place outside Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Qualifying teams

Four 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
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

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Format

The 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

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	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

Clarkson vs. Denver

March 13

Clarkson

2 – 6

Denver

Williams Arena

North Dakota vs. Harvard

March 14

North Dakota

9 – 1

Harvard

Williams Arena

Consolation Game

Clarkson vs. Harvard

March 15

Clarkson

5 – 1

Harvard

Williams Arena

National Championship

North Dakota vs. Denver

March 15[3]

North Dakota

2 – 6

Denver

Williams Arena

Recap

Scoring summary
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

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Denver 10 13 5 28 North Dakota 8 10 5 23

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice DEN Rodney Schneck 21 2 UND Robert Peabody 22 6

All-Tournament team

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First Team G: Rodney Schneck (Denver) D: Bill Steenson (North Dakota) D: Ed Zemrau (Denver) F: Murray Massier* (Denver) F: Bob Van Lammers (Clarkson) F: Jim Brown (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

Second Team G: Eddie MacDonald (Clarkson) D: Blair Livingstone (Denver) D: Ralph Lyndon (North Dakota) F: Barry Sharp (Denver) F: Ron King (North Dakota) F: John MacMillan (Denver)

References

1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
3. "Denver Pioneers 2007-08 Hockey Yearbook" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.