Jeremiah , a three-time letterman for the Indians , got his career started with a bang , producing an 18 – 4 mark in his first year , breaking the team record for wins and post the second-best winning percentage . The team would continue to play well under their new coach , earning winning records each year until they dominated the college hockey landscape in 1941-42 , going 21 – 2 , setting a host of team records and being named as the national collegiate champion . Jeremiah would leave after the championship to serve in the military for the duration of World War II but the team continued to play well in his absence . Dartmouth was one of the few programs that played through the duration of the war and over the next three seasons the team did n't lose a single game . Utilizing three coaches ( two of them serving jointly ) the program went 26 – 0 – 1 and sported future Hall of Fame members Dick Rondeau , Charlie Holt and Bill Riley . Jeremiah returned for the team 's 1945 – 46 season and did n't appear to have missed a step , posting two tremendous years before the first NCAA tournament was announced for 1948 . The Indians continued to trounce their competition , going 20 – 2 during the season and with the best record in the nation they were the first team selected from the east . With Riley brothers Bill and Joe leading the attack Dartmouth rolled over tournament host Colorado College 8 – 4 and met Michigan in the final . The Wolverines took a one-goal lead twice in the opening frame but the Indians were able to match them both times . The roles reversed in the second period with Dartmouth briefly pulling ahead but entering the final period the score was tied 4 – 4 . The Indians faltered in the third , allowing 4 Michigan goals and lost the game 8 – 4 . Despite the disappointment Joe Riley was named the most outstanding player in the tournament The next season Bill Riley led the nation in scoring , posting 41 assists and 78 points , setting season - and career-best marks for Dartmouth while his brother tied the team record for goals in one season with 45 . Dartmouth slipped a bit in the standings , finishing 16 – 5 during the season but they returned to the tournament along with the same three teams from the year before . The Indians were given a change to avenge their loss from the year before and took advantage by dropping the powerhouse Wolverines 4 – 2 and reached their second championship game . Over the course of the season Boston College had lost only one game and that was to Dartmouth . The Indians played the Eagles close , taking a 2 – 1 lead into the second period after Bill Riley scored with less than a minute remaining in the first . BC responded with two quick goals in the second and the held the Indians off the board until the third . Shortly after Alan Kerivan tied the game the Eagles got their fourth goals of the night and held on to win the game . Once again , despite losing the championship , a Dartmouth player was named as tournament MOP , this time the award went to Dick Desmond , another future member of the US hockey hall of fame as well as a silver medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
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