1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

The 1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1950–51 NCAA men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Vic Heyliger and the team captain was Gil Burford. The team won the 1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team's leading scorer was Neil Celley, who broke Michigan's single-season scoring record with 79 points (40 goals, 39 assists) and led the NCAA in scoring.

1950–51 Michigan Wolverines
men's ice hockey season
National champion
1951 NCAA Tournament, champion
Home iceWeinberg Coliseum
Record
Overall22–4–1
Home13–2–1
Road7–2
Neutral2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachVic Heyliger
Captain(s)Gil Burford
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons
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Standings

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Intercollegiate Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
American International 17 8 8 1
Army 12 1 10 1 .125 29 74 13 2 10 1 33 76
Boston College 20 12 8 0 105 89
Boston University 21 16 5 0 .762 149 59 21 16 5 0 149 59
Bowdoin 12 6 5 1
Brown 24 18 6 0 172 72
Colby
Colorado College 25 16 8 1 192 130
Dartmouth 19 9 9 1 71 89
Denver 23 11 11 1 134 111
Hamilton 16 7 9 0
Harvard 23 12 11 0 117 91
Lehigh 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 1 5 4 1 0 35 14
Massachusetts 7 0 7 0 10 40
Michigan 20 18 2 0 .900 159 69 27 22 4 1 212 100
Michigan State 17 6 11 0 65 95
Michigan Tech 21 5 14 2 89 134
Minnesota 26 14 12 0 140 112
MIT 10 0 10 0
New Hampshire 9 5 4 0 44 34
North Dakota 26 12 12 2 116 139
North Dakota Agricultural
Northeastern 19 8 11 0 90 77
Norwich 12 6 6 0
Princeton 18 7 10 1 100 111
Saint Michael's 6 3 3 0 33 39
St. Olaf 9 5 3 1
Wyoming 12 4 8 0
Yale 17 14 2 1 116 43

Schedule

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During the season Michigan compiled a 22–4–1 record, the fourth consecutive year that the team won at least 80% of their games. Their schedule was as follows.[1]

Date Opponent Score Result Venue Location Record
Dec. 8, 1950 Detroit Auto Club 8–6 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 1–0
Dec. 15, 1950 Princeton 11–6 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 2–0
Dec. 16, 1950 Princeton 10–2 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 3–0
Dec. 21, 1950 Western Ontario 8–2 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 4–0
Dec. 22, 1950 Western Ontario 14–1 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 5–0
Dec. 27, 1950 Boston College 11–2 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 6–0
Dec. 29, 1950 Boston University 3–2 Win Boston Arena Boston, MA 7–0
Jan. 5, 1951 Minnesota 5–4* Win Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 8–0
Jan. 6, 1951 Minnesota 6–4 Win Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 9–0
Jan. 12, 1951 Montreal 8–8* Tie Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 9–0–1
Jan. 13, 1951 Montreal 2–3 Loss Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 9–1–1
Jan. 19, 1951 Minnesota 12–2 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 10–1–1
Jan. 20, 1951 Minnesota 8–0 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 11–1–1
Feb. 5, 1951 Denver 5–4 Win DU Arena Denver, CO 12–1–1
Feb. 7, 1951 Denver 3–5 Loss DU Arena Denver, CO 12–2–1
Feb. 9, 1951 Colorado College 6–4 Win Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, CO 13–2–1
Feb. 10, 1951 Colorado College 7–9 Loss Broadmoor Ice Palace Colorado Springs, CO 13–3–1
Feb. 16, 1951 Toronto 9–5 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 14–3–1
Feb. 17, 1951 Toronto 4–6 Loss Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 14–4–1
Feb. 21, 1951 Michigan State 10–1 Win Demonstration Hall East Lansing, MI 15–4–1
Feb. 23, 1951 North Dakota 11–4 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 16–4–1
Feb. 24, 1951 North Dakota 12–4 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 17–4–1
Mar. 3, 1951 Michigan State 9–6 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 18–4–1
Mar. 9, 1951 Michigan Tech 8–3 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 19–4–1
Mar. 10, 1951 Michigan Tech 7–4 Win Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, MI 20–4–1
NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 15, 1951 Boston University 8–2 Win Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, CO 21–4–1
March 17, 1951 Brown 7–1 Win Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, CO 22–4–1
212–100 22–4–1

* Denotes overtime periods

Roster and scoring statistics

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Neil Celley
 
Gil Burford
No. Name Year Position Hometown S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts PIM
6 Neil Celley Senior LW Eveleth, MN   27 40 39 79 10
8 Gil Burford Senior RW Detroit, MI   27 37 34 71 8
10 John McKennell Sophomore RW Toronto, ON   27 35 22 57 24
4 John Matchefts Sophomore C Eveleth, MN   27 25 31 56 30
7 Earl Keyes Sophomore C/G Tiverton, ON   27 18 25 43 28
15 Al Bassey Senior F Walpole, MA   27 16 17 33 14
5 Bob Heathcott Junior D Calgary, AB   27 12 21 33 40
18 Alex MacLellan Sophomore D Montreal, PQ   27 7 20 27 47
9 Paul Pelow Junior C Toronto, ON   17 9 8 17 32
12 Joe Marmo Senior LW East Boston, MA   27 4 12 16 37
11 Graham Cragg Junior D Edmonton, AB   27 1 12 13 18
14 Gordon Naylor Sophomore RW Montreal, PQ   27 3 8 11 10
3 Eddie May Junior D Edmonton, AB   20 4 2 6 8
Harry Stuhldreher 7 0 0 0 12
1 Hal Downes Senior G Melrose, MA   27 0 0 0 0
Total 212

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Goaltending Statistics

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No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
1 Hal Downes 1
7 Earl Keyes 2 2 0 0 7 49 0 .875 3.50
Total 27 22 4 1 100 1

(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown

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March 17[3] Michigan 7 – 1 Brown Broadmoor Ice Palace


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st UM Eddie May Naylor and Marmo 03:49 1–0 UM
UM Gil BurfordGW MacLellan 15:24 2–0 UM
2nd UM Neil Celley unassisted 26:41 3–0 UM
UM John McKennell unassisted 30:56 4–0 UM
UM Al Bassey Keyes and MacLellan 34:19 5–0 UM
3rd BRN Tony Malo Wheeler 47:54 5–1 UM
UM John McKennell Burford and Keyes 51:15 6–1 UM
UM Neil Celley Burford 59:38 7–1 UM

Bob Heathcott, Gil Burford, John Matchefts and Neil Celley were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

Notes

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Less than year after winning the tournament, Hal Downes was shot down in his B-26 over North Korea and was declared MIA. Though all living POWs were returned to the US in 1953 Downes remained listed as MIA until his remains were returned in 2018.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "THROUGH THE YEARS:" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Univ. of Michigan 1950-51 roster and statistics". EliteProspects. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Missing—but not forgotten: What the return of Korean War remains means for the daughter of one American soldier". Wilson Center. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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