1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season


The 1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1955 and concluded with the 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1956 at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 9th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 61st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Clarkson completed the first undefeated season, going 23-0, since the inception of the NCAA tournament. As of 2016 only Cornell has been able to accomplish the same feat.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

1956 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
JuniorClarkson23273865-
SeniorMinnesota30312758102
SophomoreRensselaer1826325823
JuniorNortheastern24302757-
SophomoreClarkson23361753-
JuniorMichigan Tech2829235214
FreshmanColorado College-272552-
JuniorNorth Dakota2828235124
JuniorColorado College-242650-
SophomoreHarvard25232750-

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
JuniorMichigan Tech-------.9282.00
SeniorSt. Lawrence201049---374.9122.12
SophomoreDenver10-----1.9072.50
SophomoreClarkson2313812300582-2.52
SophomoreMinnesota241440---670-2.80
JuniorRensselaer1810881260562.8923.09
JuniorMichigan Tech-------.8953.13
SeniorYale--------3.38
JuniorNorth Dakota28-11161-2.8623.96

Awards

NCAA

WIHL

No Awards