Ken Kinsley

Ken Kinsley
Ken Kinsley
Born	1932; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Played for	Colorado College
Playing career	1951–1954

Last updated June 29, 2022

Kenneth Kinsley is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who was the MOP of the 1952 NCAA Tournament for Colorado College.^[1]

Career

Kinsley began attending Colorado College a year after the program won its first National Championship and became the team's starting goaltender in his sophomore season. With many seniors on the squad being holdovers from the title team, Kinsley produced a tremendous season, helping CC win the inaugural MCHL championship with a record of 18–4–1. He was named to both the All-MCHL First Team and was an AHCA Second Team All-American for his efforts.^[2]^[3] Unfortunately, because Colorado College didn't keep goaltending records at the time, none of his individual statistics are precisely known.

Kinsley backstopped CC to their fifth consecutive championship appearance, but in the semifinal it looked as if the moment might be too much for the young goaltender. Kinsley allowed three goals in the first 9 minutes of the game and Yale took a sizeable lead. However, after that Kinsley settled down and held the fort as the Tigers chapped away at the lead over the remaining 50 minutes and, with less than five minutes to go, the game-winner was knocked into Yale's net and gave CC a trip to their second championship game.^[4] In the title match Michigan too jumped out to a 3–0 lead, but the Wolverines were a different animal than the Bulldogs. Michigan outplayed and outshot Colorado College all game, finishing with 50 shots to CC's 32. Kinsley stopped 46 attempts, a very strong effort, but the Tigers couldn't manage more than 1 goal and Michigan skated away with the championship.^[5] At the time the practice was to award the Most Outstanding Player to a member not on the winning team; Kinsley's heroics in both games made him a natural choice as no one could fault him for CC's inability to score against Michigan. The award criteria were changed after 1952 and on only three occasions since has it gone to a player not on the winning team (as of 2020).

After 1952 CC had trouble replacing their graduating star players and the team sputtered to a record of 9–11 before rebounding with a 14–9–1 mark in Kinsley's senior season, but that wasn't good enough to get them back to the tournament.

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-MCHL First Team	1951–52	^[2]
AHCA Second Team All-American	1951–52	^[3]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team	1952	^[6]

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References

↑ "Awards - NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
1 2 "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
1 2 "1951-1952 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
↑ "Sextet Loses to Colorado, 4-3". Yale Daily News. March 15, 1952. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Donald Whiston	NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1952	Succeeded by John Matchefts

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[1] "Awards - NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-07-20.

[star-2] 1 2 "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[ACHA-3] 1 2 "1951-1952 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

[4] "Sextet Loses to Colorado, 4-3". Yale Daily News. March 15, 1952. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[5] "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

[ncaa-6] "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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v t e Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Broadmoor World Arena I (1938–1994) Cadet Ice Arena (1994–1998) Broadmoor World Arena II (1998–2021) Ed Robson Arena (2021–present)
Head coaches	John Atwood (1937–1938) Garrett Livingston (1938–1942) C.E. Moore (1944–1945) Cheddy Thompson (1945–1955) Tom Bedecki (1955–1958) Tony Frasca (1958–1963) Bob Johnson (1963–1966) John Matchefts (1966–1971) Jeff Sauer (1971–1982) Mike Bertsch (1982–1988) Brad Buetow (1988–1993) Don Lucia (1993–1999) Scott Owens (1999–2014) Mike Haviland (2014–2021) Kris Mayotte (2021–Present)
Seasons	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons Battle for Pikes Peak Denver Pioneers Battle for the Gold Pan
All-time leaders	Dave Delich (285 Points) Ron Hartwell (112 Goals) Jeff Sanger (76 Wins)
National championships	1950 1957
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1996 1997 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1978 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2011
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1978
Hobey Baker winners	Peter Sejna (2003) Marty Sertich (2005)
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

Ken Kinsley
Born	1932 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Played for	Colorado College
Playing career	1951–1954