The 1949 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1948–49 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the second such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 17 and 19, 1949, and concluded with Boston College defeating Dartmouth 4-3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This is the first time that a consolation game was played in an NCAA tournament. The practice would continue unabated until it was abolished after the 1989 tournament.
All four teams selected for the tournament had played in the championship the previous season. This has only occurred one other time, in 1975, counting either all tournament entries or only the final four teams. (as of 2016)
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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College Independent 19–1–0 At-Large 2nd 19481 Michigan Independent 19–1–3 At-Large 2nd 19482 Dartmouth Independent 16–5–0 At-Large 2nd 19482 Colorado College Independent 15–5–1 At-Large 2nd 1948
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
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
Semifinals
Michigan vs. Dartmouth
Boston College vs. Colorado College
Consolation Game
Michigan vs. Colorado College
Championship Game
(E1) Boston College vs. (E2) Dartmouth
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCWarren LewisFitzgerald 6:04 1–0 BC DCWalter CrowleyOss 10:34 1–1 DCBill Rileyunassisted 19:32 2–1 DC 2nd BCJohn McIntireLewis and Fitzgerald 23:43 2–2 BCLen CeglarskiHarrington and Mulhern 33:04 3–2 BC 3rd DCAlan KerivanCrowley 42:01 3–3 BCJim FitzgeraldLewis 46:47 4–3 BC Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DC Joe Riley 2:00 2nd BC John McIntire 2:00 DC Robert Gray 2:00 3rd DC Mike Thayer 2:00 BC Jack Mulhern 2:00 BC Jack Mulhern Misconduct 10:00 DC Bill Riley 2:00
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Bernie Burke 26 3 DC Dick Desmond 38 4
All-Tournament team
First Team G: Dick Desmond* (Dartmouth) D: Ed Songin (Boston College) D: Mike Thayer (Dartmouth) F: Wally Grant (Michigan) F: Jack Mulhern (Boston College) F: Joe Riley (Dartmouth) * Most Outstanding Player(s)
Second Team G: Bernie Burke (Boston College) D: Ron Newson (Colorado College) D: Lew Meier (Colorado College) F: Bill Riley (Dartmouth) F: Wally Gacek (Michigan) F: Connie Hill (Michigan)
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