Tom Rendall opened the scoring less than three minutes into the game and after exchanging the lead the Wolverines ended the first up 2-1 . The CC offense started to ratchet itself up in the second , outshooting Michigan 15 – 6 but the second frame ended with the same score as the first . The Tigers increased their pace even more in the third but it was Michigan 's Jay Gould who found the next first , increasing the Wolverine lead to 3 – 1 . Colorado College did close the gap back to a single goal but less than a minute later Michigan restored their two-goal advantage . Clare Smith got the Tigers back within one less than three minutes left but Lorne Howes refused to allow any more recording his 47th save of the night before captain Bill MacFarland salted the game away with an empty-net marker at 19:57 . Despite the herculean effort by the Wolverines it was Phil Hilton of the opposition who received the Tournament Most Outstanding Player though Howes , MacFarland and Rendall were all named to the All-Tournament First Team
Tournament Most Outstanding Player
List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1954–55 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season