| Gender: | men |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Duration: | November 1955– March 17, 1956 |
| Champ Stad: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champ City: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Champ: | Michigan |
The 1955–56 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1955 and concluded with the 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1956, at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 9th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 62nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Clarkson completed the first undefeated season, going 23–0, since the inception of the NCAA tournament. As of 2016 only Cornell (in 1970) has been able to accomplish the same feat.
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 26–31 | 9 | Clarkson |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 30–January 2 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Beanpot | February 6, 8 | 4 | Boston College |
See main article: article and 1956 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 23 | 27 | 38 | 65 | - | |||
| Senior | 30 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 102 | |||
| Sophomore | 18 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 23 | |||
| Junior | 24 | 30 | 27 | 57 | - | |||
| Sophomore | 23 | 36 | 17 | 53 | - | |||
| Junior | 28 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 14 | |||
| Freshman | - | 27 | 25 | 52 | - | |||
| Junior | 28 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 24 | |||
| Junior | - | 24 | 26 | 50 | - | |||
| Sophomore | 25 | 23 | 27 | 50 | - |
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .928 | 2.00 | |||
| Senior | 20 | 1049 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 4 | .912 | 2.12 | |||
| Sophomore | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .907 | 2.50 | |||
| Sophomore | 23 | 1381 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | - | 2.52 | |||
| Sophomore | 24 | 1440 | - | - | - | 67 | 0 | - | 2.80 | |||
| Junior | 18 | 1088 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 2 | .892 | 3.09 | |||
| Junior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .895 | 3.13 | |||
| Senior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.38 | |||
| Junior | 28 | - | 11 | 16 | 1 | - | 2 | .862 | 3.96 |
| Award[4] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Harrison, Clarkson | ||||
| Lorne Howes, Michigan | ||||
| AHCA All-American Teams[5] | ||||
| First Team | Position | Second Team | ||
| Lorne Howes, Michigan | align=center | G | Bill Sloan, St. Lawrence | |
| Bob Schiller, Michigan | align=center | D | Chuck Lundberg, St. Lawrence | |
| Doug Silverberg, Colorado College | align=center | D | Art Smith, Clarkson | |
| Garry Kearns, Rensselaer | align=center | F | Jack McManus, Michigan Tech | |
| Bill MacFarland, Michigan | align=center | F | Ken Yackel, Minnesota | |
| Ed Rowe, Clarkson | align=center | F | Ed Zifcak, St. Lawrence | |
No Awards
| All-WIHL Teams[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Second Team | ||
| Lorne Howes, Michigan | align=center | G | Bob McManus, Michigan Tech |
| Ken Yackel, Minnesota | align=center | D | Ed Zemrau, Denver |
| Doug Silverberg, Colorado College | align=center | D | Bob Pitts, Michigan |
| Bill MacFarland, Michigan | align=center | F | John Andrews, Colorado College |
| Bill Reichart, North Dakota | align=center | F | Tom Rendall, Michigan |
| Jack McManus, Michigan Tech | align=center | F | Clare Smith, Colorado College |