DU Wins 1958 National Championship Over UND
DU Whips Nodaks 6-2, Wins Ice Crown
From: Denver Postby Dick Hilker
3/15/1958
MINNEAPOLIS - A super-charged University of Denver team routed North Dakota 6-2 Saturday night to win the national championship of collegiate hockey.
The Pioneers, who shook off a 1-0 first period deficit, put out enough human effort to win two ordinary games as they came pounding back with three quick goals in the second period and three more in the third.
Coach Murray Armstrong's crew saved its best all-around performance of the season for its most important game.
Although beaten three times in four Western Intercollegiate Hockey League games by the Nodaks earlier in the season, the razor-sharp Pioneers skated like demons and passed with precision to defeat their old nemesis.
The pressure of a championship game had little effect on the Redshirts. All six DU goals were scored by different players, but if individuals had to be singled out, they would have to be Jim Brown and Murray Massier, the tournament's most valuable player.
A crowd of 7,878 watched the Pioneers win their first NCAA title as they played in their first tournament in the 11-year history of the event. Denver had trouble getting startedin the first period and trailed 1-0. But the Pioneers loosened up the rugged Sioux defenses with some crisp, long passes and scored three goals in 3:40 midway in the second period.
While 3,000 North Dakota fans sat in silent disbelief, Denver pounded in two consolation goals to make it "no contest."
North Dakota's first period goal came on a 40-foot shot by Ed Thomlinson, which deflected off the skate of a Pioneer defender and slid into the net.
Brown opened Denver's middle period by picking up a loose puck in front of the Sioux cage and drilling a 20-footer into the corner of the net with7:18 gone.
The Murray Massier-Bruce Walker-Walt Dingwell line, which had scoredonly three goals in Denver's last five games, scored two goals 19 seconds apart to send the Pioneers into a 3-1lead.
Walker hit the first one as he swept in on North Dakota goalie Bob Peabody and caged a backhander from close range after a double assist from Dingwell and Massier.
Massier's nifty pass found Dingwell in front of the cage and he hit the net on a picture book play. Ed Zemrau also assisted.
Walker's goal gave DU a 2-1 lead at 10:39, then Dingwell hiked the count with his marker at 10:58.
Ron King of North Dakota got open in front of the DU cage to make it 3-2 with 5:21 gone in the last period. But Massier, a pressure proof 150-pound sophomore, tapped in the killing goal at 7:18 as he poked the bouncing puck past Peabody.
Barry Sharp, one of only three seniors on the Denver team, and Denny Slinn, tacked on the icing to pad out the score.
Schneck, who made 20 saves in the first two periods, was credited with only two in the final round as Denver dominated offensive play.
The Pioneers, who shook off a 1-0 first period deficit, put out enough human effort to win two ordinary games as they came pounding back with three quick goals in the second period and three more in the third.
Coach Murray Armstrong's crew saved its best all-around performance of the season for its most important game.
Although beaten three times in four Western Intercollegiate Hockey League games by the Nodaks earlier in the season, the razor-sharp Pioneers skated like demons and passed with precision to defeat their old nemesis.
The pressure of a championship game had little effect on the Redshirts. All six DU goals were scored by different players, but if individuals had to be singled out, they would have to be Jim Brown and Murray Massier, the tournament's most valuable player.
A crowd of 7,878 watched the Pioneers win their first NCAA title as they played in their first tournament in the 11-year history of the event. Denver had trouble getting startedin the first period and trailed 1-0. But the Pioneers loosened up the rugged Sioux defenses with some crisp, long passes and scored three goals in 3:40 midway in the second period.
While 3,000 North Dakota fans sat in silent disbelief, Denver pounded in two consolation goals to make it "no contest."
North Dakota's first period goal came on a 40-foot shot by Ed Thomlinson, which deflected off the skate of a Pioneer defender and slid into the net.
Brown opened Denver's middle period by picking up a loose puck in front of the Sioux cage and drilling a 20-footer into the corner of the net with7:18 gone.
The Murray Massier-Bruce Walker-Walt Dingwell line, which had scoredonly three goals in Denver's last five games, scored two goals 19 seconds apart to send the Pioneers into a 3-1lead.
Walker hit the first one as he swept in on North Dakota goalie Bob Peabody and caged a backhander from close range after a double assist from Dingwell and Massier.
Massier's nifty pass found Dingwell in front of the cage and he hit the net on a picture book play. Ed Zemrau also assisted.
Walker's goal gave DU a 2-1 lead at 10:39, then Dingwell hiked the count with his marker at 10:58.
Ron King of North Dakota got open in front of the DU cage to make it 3-2 with 5:21 gone in the last period. But Massier, a pressure proof 150-pound sophomore, tapped in the killing goal at 7:18 as he poked the bouncing puck past Peabody.
Barry Sharp, one of only three seniors on the Denver team, and Denny Slinn, tacked on the icing to pad out the score.
Schneck, who made 20 saves in the first two periods, was credited with only two in the final round as Denver dominated offensive play.
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