1953–54 American college hockey season
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This was the 1953-54 American college hockey season:
Standings
| 1953–54 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Alaska-Fairbanks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | |
| Amherst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| American International | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | – | – | |
| Army | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 79 | |
| Babson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | – | – | |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 70 | |
| Boston University | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 62 | 122 | |
| Bowdoin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 70 | |
| Colby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | |
| Concordia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | |
| Dartmouth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 141 | 110 | |
| Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Harvard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 81 | 100 | |
| Massachusetts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 86 | |
| MIT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| New Hampshire | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 45 | |
| Northeastern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 59 | 99 | |
| Norwich | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 65 | |
| Providence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 100 | |
| Tufts | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | |
| Williams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | |
| Yale | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 59 | |
| 1953–54 Tri-State League standings | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Rensselaer† | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 141 | 59 | |
| St. Lawrence† | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 136 | 56 | |
| Clarkson | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 73 | |
| Middlebury | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | – | – | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–54 |Western Intercollegiate Hockey League | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Minnesota† | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20½ | 117 | 61 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 186 | 86 | |
| Michigan | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18½ | 83 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 84 | |
| North Dakota | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 14½ | 70 | 47 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 123 | 102 | |
| Denver | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 74 | 71 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 165 | 106 | |
| Colorado College | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 58 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 118 | 88 | |
| Michigan State | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6½ | 56 | 69 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 92 | 81 | |
| Michigan Tech | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 114 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 94 | 133 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion Note: All games played between league members counted in the standings. When teams played each other twice, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a tie. When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half point for a tie. Maximum of 24 points available. | ||||||||||||||
Results
- 11/21: Yale - Yale Alumni 8:5
- 11/27: Brown - Providence 12:4
- 11/27: St. Lawrence - Michigan State 5:3
- 11/28: RPI - McGill University (QC) 7:3
- 11/28: Michigan State - Clarkson 9:1
- 11/28: St. Boniface Canadiens (MB) - North Dakota 6:5
- 11/29: North Dakota - St. Boniface Canadiens 7:6
- 11/30: Michigan State - St. Lawrence 5:1
- 12/1: Boston College - Providence 8:5
- 12/4: Brown - Boston University 4:3
- 12/4: Colorado College - Colorado College Alumni 11:3
- 12/4: Michigan - McGill University (QC) 7:2
- 12/4: Michigan State - Ontario Agricultural College 13:4
- 12/4: St. Boniface (MB) - Minnesota 5:4
- 12/4: North Dakota - Winnipeg Barons (MB) 6:1
- 12/5: RPI - Providence 14:3
- 12/5: Winnipeg Barons (MB) - North Dakota 5:3
- 12/5: St. Boniface (MB) - Minnesota 6:3
- 12/5: Michigan State - Ontario Agricultural College 6:1
- 12/5: McGill University (QC) - Michigan 7:5
- 12/5: Dartmouth - MIT 11:0
- 12/5: Colorado College Alumni - Colorado College 6:3
- 12/5: Denver - Denver Alumni 6:5
- 12/5: Yale - Northeastern 3:2 OT
- 12/8: Yale - Boston University 7:0
- 12/8: Boston College - Northeastern 6:0
- 12/8: Harvard - Providence 10:1
- 12/9: St. Lawrence - Carleton (ON) 10:4
- 12/10: Brown - Northeastern 7:2
- 12/10: RPI - Yale 4:2
- 12/10: Edmonton Oil Kings (AB) - Denver 8:5
- 12/10: Michigan Tech - Portage Lake 3:3
- 12/11: Edmonton Oil Kings (AB)' - Denver 3:2
- 12/11: Michigan - University of Toronto (ON) 6:1
- 12/11: Minnesota - Fort William (ON) 5:0
- 12/11: North Dakota - North Dakota Freshmen 8:7
- 12/12: Minnesota - Fort William (ON) 5:3
- 12/12: Portage Lake - Michigan Tech 5:4
- 12/12: Michigan - University of Toronto (ON) 0:0
- 12/12: Clarkson - Army 12:0
- 12/12: Dartmouth - Northeastern 7:0
- 12/12: Tufts - MIT 9:7
- 12/12: St. Lawrence - Princeton 6:2
- 12/12: RPI - Boston University 8:2
- 12/12: Edmonton Oil Kings (AB) - Colorado College 5:3
- 12/14: Colorado College - Edmonton Oil Kings (AB) 7:2
- 12/14: Boston College - Harvard 5:3
- 12/15: Boston College - Brown 3:2
- 12/15: Harvard - Boston University 3:1
- 12/15: Detroit Red Wings - Michigan State 15:4
- 12/15: Northeastern - MIT 4:3
- 12/15: Ft. Frances (ON) - North Dakota 3:2
- 12/16: North Dakota - Ft. Frances (ON) 2:1
- 12/17: Boston College - Dartmouth 5:4
- 12/18: Boston University - Princeton 3:3 OT
- 12/18: Harvard - Northeastern 6:2
- 12/18: RPI - Hamilton 15:0
- 12/18: St. Lawrence - Yale 6:4
- 12/18: North Dakota - Michigan 10:3
- 12/19: North Dakota - Michigan 5:3
- 12/19: Boston College - Princeton 4:3
- 12/19: Denver - Colorado College 7:5
- 12/19: Northeastern - Tufts 5:1
- 12/19: Yale - Clarkson 6:1
- 12/22: Northeastern - Providence 5:4 OT
- 12/22: Boston College - Boston University 10:2
- 12/22: Minnesota - Harvard 4:2
- 12/23: Minnesota - Harvard 9:0
- 12/25: North Dakota - Denver 9:5
- 12/26: North Dakota - Denver 7:2
- 12/26: Colorado College - Harvard 5:3
- 12/26: Dartmouth - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4 OT
- 12/28: Colorado College - Harvard 9:0
- 12/29: Minnesota - Dartmouth 11:0
- 12/29: Denver - Harvard 16:2
- 12/30: Denver - Harvard 10:3
- 12/30: Minnesota - Dartmouth 10:3
- 1/1; Denver - Dartmouth 8:3
- 1/1: Minnesota - Colorado College 7:2
- 1/1: Michigan Tech - Montana School of Mines 18:1
- 1/2: Michigan Tech - Montana School of Mines 15:1
- 1/2: Minnesota - Colorado College 7:1
- 1/2: Denver - Dartmouth 8:1
- 1/4: Colorado College - Dartmouth 5:4
- 1/5: Brown - Providence 7:3
- 1/5: Denver - Michigan Tech 15:1
- 1/6: Denver - Michigan Tech 7:1
- 1/7: Providence - Princeton 4:3
- 1/8: Colorado College - Michigan Tech 6:3
- 1/8: Michigan - Michigan State 7:4
- 1/8: Minnesota - North Dakota 2:2 OT
- 1/8: Norwich - Bowdoin 5:3
- 1/9: Minnesota - North Dakota 5:0
- 1/9: Michigan - Michigan State 3:1
- 1/9: Colorado College - Michigan Tech 5:0
- 1/9: Brown - Yale 8:2
- 1/9: Harvard - Dartmouth 4:0
- 1/9: St. Lawrence - Loyola University (QC) 6:3
- 1/9: RPI - Northeastern 7:1
- 1/9: Springfield - Williams 5:2
- 1/9: Hamilton - American International 5:3
- 1/9: Princeton - Army 7:1
- 1/12: Springfield - Norwich 9:8
- 1/13: Army - American International 6:4
- 1/13: St. Lawrence - Dartmouth 6:1
- 1/13: Yale - Middlebury 8:2
- 1/13: Bowdoin - New Hampshire 7:5
- 1/13: Hamilton - Williams 8:2
- 1/14: Brown - Northeastern 10:3
- 1/14: American International - Massachusetts 7:4
- 1/15: Clarkson - Boston College 3:2
- 1/15: MIT - New Hampshire 5:3
- 1/15: Denver - Colorado College 5:4
- 1/15: Minnesota - Michigan 5:4
- 1/15: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 5:0
- 1/15: RPI - Princeton 5:2
- 1/15: Norwich - Williams 11:5
- 1/16: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 5:0
- 1/16: Michigan - Minnesota 4:3
- 1/16: Colorado College - Denver 6:5
- 1/16: Boston College - St. Lawrence 5:1
- 1/16: Bowdoin - MIT 7:3
- 1/16: Norwich - Hamilton 10:4
- 1/16: Army - Amherst 4:3
- 1/16: Yale - Brown 3:2 OT
- 1/16: Dartmouth - Princeton 9:0
- 1/16: Middlebury - Williams 13:1
- 1/19: Dartmouth - Northeastern 8:5
- 1/19: Boston University - Tufts 10:5
- 1/21: Norwich - Springfield 12:9
- 1/22: Minnesota - Michigan State 5:4
- 1/22: Michigan Tech - Minnesota Duluth 6:5
- 1/23: Michigan Tech - Minnesota Duluth 10:3
- 1/23: Minnesota - Michigan State 8:3
- 1/23: Dartmouth - Boston University 7:2
- 1/23: Army - Williams 6:3
- 1/23: St. Lawrence - Queens University (ON) 5:2
- 1/27: St. Lawrence - Army 9:0
- 1/28: Providence - American International 6:1
- 1/28: Michigan Tech - Minnesota Duluth 2:1
- 1/29: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 4:0
- 1/29: Denver - RPI 8:3
- 1/29: Minnesota - Michigan State 7:2
- 1/30: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 7:0
- 1/30: Minnesota - Michigan State 5:3
- 1/30: Army - Springfield 6:3
- 1/30: Boston College - Yale 5:3
- 1/30: St. Lawrence - Middlebury 8:3
- 1/30: Colorado College - RPI 8:3
- 2/1: Princeton - American International 8:1
- 2/1: Denver - RPI 3:2
- 2/1: St. Lawrence - Boston University 12:2
- 2/2: Clarkson - Boston University 4:2
- 2/2: Brown - Providence 9:1
- 2/2: Harvard - Northeastern 7:2
- 2/2: Tufts - Holy Cross 16:6
- 2/2: Springfield - Rhode Island 8:2
- 2/3: Yale - Army 6:1
- 2/3: 'Denver - University of Saskatchewan 3:1
- 2/4: Boston College - Dartmouth 4:2
- 2/4: RPI - Hamilton 11:0
- 2/4: Norwich - American International 5:3
- 2/5: Colorado College - University of Saskatchewan 6:0
- 2/5: Denver - Michigan State 3:2 OT
- 2/5: Michigan - Michigan Tech 8:3
- 2/5: Minnesota - North Dakota 5:3
- 2/5: Tufts - Holy Cross 7:0
- 2/5: Norwich - Williams 9:1
- 2/6: Minnesota - North Dakota 8:2
- 2/6: Michigan - Michigan Tech 7:6 OT
- 2/6: Denver - Michigan State 5:4
- 2/6: St. Lawrence - Laval University (QC) 4:4
- 2/6: Colorado College - University of Saskatchewan 2:2
- 2/6: Army - New Hampshire 8:2
- 2/6: Princeton - Brown 2:1
- 2/6: Springfield - Providence 9:7
- 2/6: RPI - Clarkson 8:0
- 2/6: Harvard - Dartmouth 6:4
- 2/8: Michigan - Denver 11:4
- 2/8: RPI - Middlebury 4:2
- 2/8: Tufts - Massachusetts 16:1
- 2/9: Michigan - Denver 5:3
- 2/9: Yale - Dartmouth 3:2
- 2/9: Holy Cross - Massachusetts 7:2
- 2/9: Boston College - Boston University 6:5 OT
- 2/9: Colorado College - Michigan State 3:2
- 2/9: Norwich - New Hampshire 9:4
- 2/10: Michigan State - Colorado College 8:4
- 2/10: Middlebury - Army 6:0
- 2/10: Northeastern - Tufts 3:3
- 2/10: Harvard - Brown 6:3
- 2/10: St. Lawrence - Clarkson 6:2
- 2/10: Rhode Island - MIT 6:4
- 2/11: Dartmouth - Middlebury 3:2 OT
- 2/11: Tufts - New Hampshire 6:4
- 2/11: American International - Springfield 5:4
- 2/11: Macalester - Carleton 9:2
- 2/11: Amherst - Williams 6:2
- 2/12: New Hampshire - Bowdoin 6:6
- 2/12: St. Lawrence - RPI 5:4
- 2/12: Army - MIT 8:3
- 2/12: Michigan - Colorado College 5:1
- 2/12: Norwich - Hamilton 7:5
- 2/12: Minnesota - Michigan Tech 9:3
- 2/12: North Dakota - St. Boniface Canadiens (MB) 8:6
- 2/13: St. Boniface Canadiens (MB) - North Dakota 8:3
- 2/13: Minnesota - Michigan Tech 6:3
- 2/13: Michigan - Colorado College 9:2
- 2/13: Providence - Holy Cross 8:2
- 2/13: RPI - Clarkson 4:3
- 2/13: Dartmouth - Brown 13:2
- 2/13: Boston University - Army 6:3
- 2/13: Williams - Massachusetts 5:1
- 2/13: Yale - Princeton 2:1 OT
- 2/13: Carleton - Hamline 2:1
- 2/15: Boston College - Harvard 4:1
- 2/15: Northeastern - Boston University 11:5
- 2/15: New Hampshire - Tufts 5:3
- 2/16: Dartmouth - Providence 9:3
- 2/16: Massachusetts - Rhode Island 4:4
- 2/16: Harvard Junior Varsity - Holy Cross 9:2
- 2/17: New Hampshire - MIT 6:1
- 2/17: Dartmouth - Yale 7:4
- 2/17: Army - Hamilton 3:2
- 2/17: Bowdoin - Tufts 5:2
- 2/18: Brown - Boston University 8:1
- 2/18: Springfield - Providence 8:4
- 2/18: Colorado College - North Dakota 5:3
- 2/19: Colorado College - North Dakota 2:1
- 2/19: Michigan - Michigan State 0:0 OT
- 2/19: Minnesota - Michigan Tech 5:4 OT
- 2/19: RPI - American International 12:0
- 2/20: Minnesota - Michigan Tech 11:3
- 2/20: Michigan - Michigan State 3:2
- 2/20: St. Lawrence - University of Toronto (ON) 3:0
- 2/20: Army - Massachusetts 9:5
- 2/20: Yale - Norwich 8:1
- 2/20: Brown - Dartmouth 2:1 OT
- 2/20: Bowdoin - Tufts 4:3
- 2/20: Harvard - Princeton 6:4
- 2/20: Springfield - Holy Cross 6:5
- 2/22: Minnesota - Denver 7:3
- 2/22: Princeton - Yale 2:2 OT
- 2/23: Minnesota - Denver 7:4
- 2/23: Brown - Harvard 6:4
- 2/23: MIT - Holy Cross 4:2
- 2/24: Army - Rhode Island 4:0
- 2/24: Boston College - Northeastern 6:2
- 2/24: Hamilton - Springfield 9:7
- 2/24: Yale - American International 7:0
- 2/25: Dartmouth - Clarkson 7:6 OT
- 2/25: American International - Massachusetts 7:6
- 2/26: Michigan - Minnesota 6:3
- 2/26: Michigan State - Michigan Tech 4:1
- 2/27: Michigan Tech - Michigan State 2:1
- 2/27: Michigan - Minnesota 5:2
- 2/27: St. Lawrence - Norwich 10:3
- 2/27: Providence - Massachusetts 15:5
- 2/27: Dartmouth - Army 6:2
- 2/27: Brown - Princeton 3:1
- 2/27: Denver - Colorado College 6:2
- 2/27: RPI - Middlebury 4:2
- 2/27: Yale - Harvard 3:3 OT
- 2/27: Hamilton - Williams 6:5
- 3/1: Boston College - Brown 4:1
- 3/1: Northeastern - Boston University 4:3
- 3/2: Boston Bruins - Dartmouth 16:6
- 3/2: Chicago Blackhawks - Minnesota 6:3
- 3/2: Holy Cross - Massachusetts 10:7
- 3/2: St. Lawrence - Clarkson 8:2
- 3/3: Dartmouth - Boston University 5:3
- 3/3: Harvard - Princeton 3:1
- 3/3: Denver - University of British Columbia 9:3
- 3/3: Yale - Providence 10:7
- 3/3: Tufts - MIT 6:3
- 3/4: Amherst - Massachusetts 6:1
- 3/5: Denver - University of British Columbia 13:1
- 3/5: North Dakota - Michigan State 6:5
- 3/5: RPI - St. Lawrence 4:2
- 3/6: Michigan State - North Dakota 2:1 OT
- 3/6: Army - Royal Military College (ON) 5:3
- 3/6: Princeton - Dartmouth 4:3
- 3/6: Harvard - Yale 5:5 OT
- 3/6: St. Lawrence - Hamilton 5:0
- 3/6: Grand Rapids - Michigan 12:8
- 3/6: American International - Norwich 6:5
- 3/6: Amherst - Williams 5:3
- 3/6: Colorado College - University of British Columbia 10:0
- 3/8: Colorado College - University of British Columbia 15:1
- 3/8: Michigan Tech - Michigan State 5:3
- 3/9: Michigan State - Michigan Tech 6:1
- 3/12: Dartmouth - Bishop's College (QC) 11:0
- 3/13: Dartmouth Alumni- Dartmouth 11:9
- 3/17: Fairbanks Hockey Club - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:8 - Presidential Trophy
- 3/22: Fairbanks Hockey Club - Alaska-Fairbanks 8:3 - "
- 3/26: Fairbanks Hockey Club - Alaska-Fairbanks 3:2 - "
- Clarkson - Queens University (ON) 4:4
- Clarkson - Loyola University (QC) 6:6
- Clarkson - Hamilton 9:1
- St. Patricks - Clarkson 7:6
- Clarkson - Carleton (ON) 11:7
- Clarkson - Middlebury 4:1
- Clarkson - American International 10:0
- Middlebury - Amherst 5:1
- Amherst - MIT 5:2
- Springfield - Amherst 7:5
- Amherst - Bowdoin 3:2
- American International - Amherst 4:3
- Hamilton - Amherst 5:4
- MIT - Amherst 5:3
- Amherst - Tufts 5:3
- Norwich - Colby 7:4
- Bowdoin - Colby 7:3
- Yale Cougars - Colby 5:3
- Bowdoin - Colby 10:5
- Middlebury - Springfield 9:3
- Middlebury - Norwich 6:3
- Middlebury - Hamilton 9:2
- Middlebury - Norwich 3:2
- 'Minnesota Duluth - Lakehead University 10:4
- Fort William Canadiens (ON) - Minnesota Duluth 5:4
- Fort William Canadiens (ON) - Minnesota Duluth 9:7
- St. John's - St. Cloud State 6:4
- St. Thomas - St. Cloud State 8:3
- St. Cloud State - St. John's 4:2
- St. Cloud State - Concordia 8:2
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament
- Semifinals
- 12/29: St. Lawrence - Boston College 4:1
- 12/29: Boston University - Middlebury 3:2
- Consolation
- 12/30: Boston College - Middlebury 5:2
- Final
- 12/30: St. Lawrence - Boston University 14:2
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
- 12/30: RPI - Brown 5:1
- 12/30: St. Francis Xavier (NS) - Princeton 5:3
- 1/1: RPI - Princeton 5:0
- 1/1: St. Francis Xavier (NS) - Brown 8:1
- 1/2: Brown - Princeton 2:1
- 1/2: St. Francis Xavier (NS) - RPI 4:1
Beanpot Tournament
- Semifinals
- 1/11: Boston College - Northeastern 8:5
- 1/11: Harvard - Boston University 3:2
- Consolation
- 1/12: Boston University - Northeastern 5:3
- Final
- 1/12: Boston College - Harvard 4:1
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Scores
- 1/6: Macalester - Hamline 3:2
- 1/7: St. John's - Hamline 2:1
- 1/9: St. Thomas - St. John's 5:0
- 1/12: Macalester - Hamline 4:3
- 1/16: Macalester - St. John's 2:1
- 1/19: St. Thomas - Macalester 6:2
- 1/19: Minnesota Duluth - Hamline 4:1
- 1/23: St. Thomas - St. John's 5:3
- 1/30: Macalester - Gustavus Adolphus 7:3
- 1/30: Minnesota Duluth - St. John's 3:1
- 2/2: Minnesota Duluth - Macalester 5:3
- 2/3: St. Thomas - Hamline 8:0
- 2/9: St. John's - Hamline 4:2
- 2/13: Macalester - St. John's 4:2
- 3/2: Macalester - St. Thomas 3:2
- Minnesota Duluth - Hamline 7:1
- Minnesota Duluth - Gustavus Adolphus 7:3
- Minnesota Duluth - St. John's 3:0
- Minnesota Duluth - St. Thomas 4:3
- St. Thomas - Minnesota Duluth 4:2
- Minnesota Duluth - Gustavus Adolphus 5:3
- 3/3: Minnesota Duluth - Macalester 6:5 OT
- Final standings
| Club | GP | W | L | T | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minnesota Duluth | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 46:24 | 18 |
| 2. | St. Thomas | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 48:21 | 14 |
| 3. | Macalester | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37:32 | 14 |
| 4. | Gustavus Adolphus | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28:34 | 4 |
| 5. | St. John's | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13:23 | 4 |
| 6. | Hamline | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14:52 | 0 |
NCAA Tournament
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 | Boston College | Independent | 17–2–0 | At-Large | 4th | 1950 | 1 | Michigan | WIHL | 14–5–2 | At-Large | 7th | 1953 |
| 2 | Rensselaer | Tri-State League | 16–5–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1953 | 2 | Minnesota | WIHL | 22–5–1 | At-Large | 2nd | 1953 |
Results
The tournament was played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs.
- Semifinals
- 3/11: Minnesota - Boston College 14:1
- 3/12: RPI - Michigan 6:4
- Consolation Game
- 3/13: Michigan - Boston College 7:2
- Championship Game
- 3/13: RPI - Minnesota 5:4 OT
Sources
- 1953-54 - College Hockey News
- Various team Media Guides
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