1950 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1950 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1949–50 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 3rd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 16 and 18, 1950, and concluded with Colorado College defeating Boston University 13–4. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The 13 goals Colorado College scored in the championship game is a record that has been equaled only once (by Colorado College in 1957). Additionally, the 23 goals scored in their two games is a record for one team in a Frozen Four. CC's goal differential (+16) is also a record for an NCAA tournament, matched by Michigan in 1953 and Wisconsin in 1983.

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
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston College	Independent	14–3–0	At-Large	3rd	1949	1	Michigan	Independent	22–3–0	At-Large	3rd	1949
2	Boston University	Independent	18–4–0	At-Large	1st	Never	2	Colorado College	Independent	16–5–1	At-Large	3rd	1949

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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 16–17					National championship March 18
	E1	Boston College	3
	W2	Colorado College	10
						W2	Colorado College	13
						E2	Boston University	4
	W1	Michigan	3
	E2	Boston University	4			Third-place game
						E1	Boston College	6
						W1	Michigan	10

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Semifinals

Boston College vs. Colorado College

March 16[2]	Boston College		3 – 10		Colorado College	Broadmoor Ice Palace
(Ceglarski) Jack Mulhern - 03:07 (unassisted) Jack Mulhern - 17:55		First period			14:54 - Ron Hartwell (Ray) 16:29 - Carl Lawrence (Berry, Frasca) 17:18 - Ron Hartwell (Whitworth)
No Scoring		Second period			01:21 - Chris Ray (Hartwell) 16:29 - Carl Lawrence (Berry) 17:18 - Carl Lawrence (Frasca, Berry)
(McCusker) Giles Threadgold - 16:21		Third period			07:09 - Carl Lawrence (Berry) 07:31 - Tony Frasca (Yalich) 13:22 - Bill MacDonald (Ray) 15:37 - Carl Lawrence (Frasca, MacDonald)
Peter Maggio ( 32 saves ) / Edward Casey ( 2 saves )		Goalie stats			( 24 saves ) Roy Ikola

Michigan vs. Boston University

March 17[3]	Michigan		3 – 4		Boston University	Broadmoor Ice Palace
(Smith) Paul Pelow - 00:49 (Keyes) Wally Grant - PP - 10:57		First period			No Scoring
		Second period			04:27 - Dick Kelley (Robinson) unknown - Bill Jurgelevich (unknown) 11:18 - Jack Garrity (unknown) unknown - GW - Dick Kelley (Garrity)
(Grant) Joe Marmo - 06:23		Third period
John MacInnes ( 14 saves )		Goalie stats			( 36 saves ) Ralph Bevins

Consolation Game

Michigan vs. Boston College

March 18[4]	Michigan		10 – 6		Boston College	Broadmoor Ice Palace
(unknown) Gil Burford - unknown (unassisted) Earl Keyes - unknown (unknown) Gil Burford - unknown		First period			No Scoring
(Grant, Heathcott) Earl Keyes - unknown (unknown) Bob Heathcott - unknown		Second period			unknown - Warren Lewis (unknown) unknown - Ed Songin (unassisted) unknown - Warren Lewis (unknown) 12:02 - Warren Lewis (unknown) unknown
(unknown) Gil Burford - unknown (unknown) Gil Burford - unknown (unknown) Gil Burford - unknown (unassisted) Bob Heathcott - unknown (unassisted) Earl Keyes - unknown		Third period			17:26 - Jack Mulhern (Garrity)
John MacInnes		Goalie stats			Peter Maggio

Championship Game

Colorado College vs. Boston University

March 18[2]

Colorado College

13 – 4

Boston University

Broadmoor Ice Palace

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	BU	Joe Czarnotta	Garrity	6:16	1–0 BU
2nd	CC	Harry Whitworth	Starrak	27:53	1–1
	CC	Carl Lawrence	Frasca and Berry	28:05	2–1 CC
	CC	Chris Ray	Hartwell and Yalich	34:27	3–1 CC
3rd	CC	Ron Hartwell – GW	unassisted	40:52	4–1 CC
	CC	Chris Ray	Whitworth	45:26	5–1 CC
	BU	Jack Kelley	Garrity	46:47	5–2 CC
	CC	Harry Whitworth	Ray and Hartwell	49:49	6–2 CC
	CC	Chris Ray	Whitworth	51:20	7–2 CC
	CC	Ron Hartwell	Whitworth and Ray	51:34	8–2 CC
	CC	Tony Frasca	Berry and MacDonald	53:03	9–2 CC
	CC	Cameron Berry	Frasca and MacDonald	53:18	10–2 CC
	CC	Jim Starrak	unassisted	56:15	11–2 CC
	CC	Chris Ray	unassisted	56:39	12–2 CC
	BU	Jack Garrity	J. Kelley	58:21	12–3 CC
	CC	Tony Frasca	Lawrence	58:29	13–3 CC
	BU	Bob Bell	Robinson and Bradley	59:56	13–4 CC
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	BU	William Jurgelevich			2:00
	BU	Lloyd Robinson			2:00
	BU	Jack Garrity			2:00
	CC	Jim Starrak			2:00
	CC	Milo Yalich			2:00
	CC	Bud Eastwood			2:00
2nd	BU	Jack Kelley			2:00
	BU	Joe Folino			2:00
	BU	Joe Czarnotta			5:00
	CC	Tony Frasca			2:00
3rd	CC	Leonard Maccini			2:00
	CC	William MacDonald			2:00

All-Tournament team

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References