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1950–51 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
Sports season
Sports season
|Poll#1 = |Poll#1Rank = |Poll#2 = |Poll#2Rank = 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.
Standings
Schedule
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.
| 212–100 | 22–4–1 |
|---|
- Denotes overtime periods
Roster and scoring statistics
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | No. | style=";" | Name | style=";" | Year | style=";" | Position | style=";" | Hometown | style=";" class="unsortable" | S/P/C | style=";" | Games | style=";" | Goals | style=";" | Assists | style=";" | Pts | style=";" | [](penalty-ice-hockey) | Total | 212 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sophomore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sophomore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sophomore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Sophomore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sophomore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Senior |
Goaltending Statistics
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | No. | style=";" | Name | style=";" | Games | style=";" | Minutes | style=";" | Wins | style=";" | Losses | style=";" | Ties | style=";" | Goals Against | style=";" | Saves | style=";" | Shut Outs | style=";" | [](save-percentage) | style=";" | [](goals-against-average) | Total | 27 | – | 22 | 4 | 1 | 100 | – | 1 | – | – | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 0 | .875 | 3.50 |
[[1951 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1951 national championship]]
(W1) Michigan vs. (E1) Brown
|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Eddie May | Naylor and Marmo | 03:49 | 1–0 UM | |
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Gil Burford – GW | MacLellan | 15:24 | 2–0 UM | ||
| 2nd | Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Neil Celley | unassisted | 26:41 | 3–0 UM | |
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | John McKennell | unassisted | 30:56 | 4–0 UM | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Al Bassey | Keyes and MacLellan | 34:19 | 5–0 UM | ||
| 3rd | Brown Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BRN | Tony Malo | Wheeler | 47:54 | 5–1 UM | |
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | John McKennell | Burford and Keyes | 51:15 | 6–1 UM | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Neil Celley | Burford | 59:38 | 7–1 UM |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Michigan | 17 | 21 | 14 | 52 | |
| Brown Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Brown | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Wolverines | color=#FFFFFF}};" | UM | Hal Downes | 19 | 1 | ||
| Brown Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | BRN | Donald Whiston | 45 | 7 |
Bob Heathcott, Gil Burford, John Matchefts and Neil Celley were named to the All-Tournament Team
Notes
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.
References
References
- "THROUGH THE YEARS:". Michigan Wolverines.
- "Univ. of Michigan 1950-51 roster and statistics". EliteProspects.
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
- "Missing—but not forgotten: What the return of Korean War remains means for the daughter of one American soldier". Wilson Center.
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