The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

 play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Division I college ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

. It began on March 18, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 20. A total of 3 games were played, all at Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs.

Michigan

Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earning varsity status in 1922, the program is competing in its 90th season...

, coached by Vic Heyliger

Vic Heyliger

Victor Heyliger was a National Hockey League center and the head coach of the University of Michigan ice hockey team....

, won the national title with a 8-4 victory in the final game over Dartmouth

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...

, coached by Edward Jeremiah.

Joe Riley

Joe Riley (hockey)

Joe Riley was a retired ice hockey player. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts. Riley helped lead Dartmouth College to two Frozen Fours during his career. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. His brothers John and Bill are also in the USHOF.-External links:*...

, forward

Forward (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...

 for Dartmouth, was named the Most Outstanding Player

Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

. Michigan's Wally Gacek

Wally Gacek

Wally Gacek is a former ice hockey player who was a member of the Michigan Wolverines team that won the first NCAA Frozen Four ice hockey championship in 1948. He played four years of hockey at Michigan from 1946-1949.-Junior Hockey:...

 was the high scorer in the inaugural Frozen Four, and his six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in the championship game remains a Frozen Four record.

Qualifying teams

Team	Coach
Boston College Boston College Eagles The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...	John "Snooks" Kelley
Colorado College Colorado College The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...	Cheddy Thompson
Dartmouth Dartmouth College Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...	Edward Jeremiah
Michigan Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Earning varsity status in 1922, the program is competing in its 90th season...	Vic Heyliger Vic Heyliger Victor Heyliger was a National Hockey League center and the head coach of the University of Michigan ice hockey team....

Bracket

* Overtime

All-Tournament Team

• G: Bernie Burke, Boston College
• D: Connie Hill, Michigan
• D: Ron Newson, Colorado College
• F: Wally Grant
  Wally Grant (ice hockey)
  Wally Grant is a retired ice hockey player. Grant helped the University of Michigan win the first NCAA National Championship in 1948...
  
  , Michigan
• F: Bill Riley
  Bill Riley (ice hockey b.1921)
  Bill Riley is a retired ice hockey player. Riley helped lead Dartmouth College to two Frozen Fours during his career. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977. His brothers John and Joe are also in the USHOF.-External links:*...
  
  , Dartmouth*
• F: Joe Riley
  Joe Riley (hockey)
  Joe Riley was a retired ice hockey player. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts. Riley helped lead Dartmouth College to two Frozen Fours during his career. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. His brothers John and Bill are also in the USHOF.-External links:*...
  
  , Dartmouth

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

External links

• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com