Phil Hilton

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Phil Hilton
Born 1932 (age 90–91)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Position Defenseman
Played for Brandon Wheat Kings
Colorado College
Playing career 1952–1955

Phil Hilton is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was the Most Outstanding Player for the 1955 NCAA tournament. [1]

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Career

Hilton ended his junior career with his home town Brandon Wheat Kings in 1952 and immediately jumped into the college hockey ranks. He appeared as a freshman for Colorado College (a rarity at the time) and tried to build on CC's runner-up finish the year before. Unfortunately the Tigers halved the win total and finished towards the bottom of the conference standings. The team started to recover in Hilton's second season, a year that saw him being named to the All-WIHL Second Team. [2]

In his final year with the team, Hilton helped Colorado College finish atop the league standings and earn the top seed in the NCAA tournament. He was named as an AHCA Second Team All-American [3] and was First-Team All-conference in the process. Hilton helped shut down St. Lawrence in the semifinal, allowing CC to reach the championship game. Against long-time rival Michigan, Hilton opened the scoring for the Tigers but could not stop the Wolverines from responding to each CC goal with a score of their own. Michigan won the championship but, in recognition of his play in the tournament, Hilton was named to the All-Tournament First Team [4] and was awarded with the Tournament MOP.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WIHL Second Team 1953–54 [2]
All-WIHL First Team 1954–55 [2]
AHCA Second Team All-American 1954–55 [5]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1955 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Awards - NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. 1 2 3 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1954-1955 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  5. ↑ "1954-1955 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1955 		Succeeded by
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