Teams 4 | Champions Denver (1st title) | |
Finals Site Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota Runner-Up North Dakota (1st title game) Semifinalists Clarkson (2nd Frozen Four)
Harvard (3rd Frozen Four) Winning coach Murray Armstrong (1st title) | ||
The 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 11th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1958, and concluded with Denver defeating North Dakota 6-2. All games were played at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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This was the first NCAA tournament to take place outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.
Format
The Tri-State League team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion with the greater winning percentage was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Williams Arena. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Tournament Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)