Ron Hartwell

Ron Hartwell
Ron Hartwell
Born	Swan Lake, Manitoba, CAN
Died	July 20, 2016 (aged 88)
Position	Right Wing
Played for	Colorado College
Playing career	1949–1952

Last updated June 11, 2022

Ron Hartwell was a Canadian ice hockey right wing who helped Colorado College win its first national championship in 1950.^[1]

Career

Hartwell Began attending Colorado College in 1948 and joined the varsity hockey team after a year with the freshman squad. Hartwell joined a club that had made the NCAA tournament in consecutive years but had yet to win a game in the championship. He brought a scoring touch to an already powerful team that allowed CC to produce one of the greatest offensive seasons in NCAA history. Hartwell contributed 24 goals in 22 games as the Tigers made their third consecutive appearance and added 4 more goals in two tournament games as Colorado College set numerous NCAA records (many still standing) with 23 goals in their two tournament games. Hartwell was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Second Team after winning the first national championship in school history.^[2]

For his second season with the team Hartwell came into his own, scoring a then-team-record 44 goals (second most as of 2020) and led the team with 62 points.^[3] CC made the tournament with a 16–6–1 record but their defense failed them, allowing 15 goals over two games to finish fourth. Hartwell was again the top team scorer in his senior season, finishing second in the nation in both goals (40) and points (67). That season CC won the inaugural MCHL championship and received the top western seed in the national tournament (their fifth straight appearance). The team made its second championship game that year but was unable to solve Michigan in the final, losing 1–4.^[4] Hartwell ended his college career with 112 goals in 74 games, breaking the career NCAA record. While he has been surpassed by several players over the years, Hartwell is still the goal scoring leader for Colorado College (as of 2020) despite appearing in far fewer games than most succeeding players.

After graduating, Hartwell became a geologist and worked in the oil industry. He made a name for himself for finding large oil deposits and was able to start his own exploration company in the 1960s. He retired at age 70 when sold his firm, HartWell Petrolium Ltd. in 1997.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1949–50	Colorado College	NCAA	24	28	13	41	2	—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Colorado College	NCAA	25	44	18	62	—	—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Colorado College	MCHL	25	40	27	67	20	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals			74	112	58	170	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team	1950	^[2]
All-MCHL First Team	1951–52	^[5]
AHCA First Team All-American	1951–52	^[6]

Related Research Articles

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References

↑ "Two Legendary Tigers Pass Away". Colorado College. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
1 2 "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
↑ "Colorado College ice hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
↑ "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
↑ "1951-1952 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

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[1] "Two Legendary Tigers Pass Away". Colorado College. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

[ncaa-2] 1 2 "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

[3] "Colorado College ice hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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

[star-5] "All-WCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2014-04-13.

[ACHA-6] "1951-1952 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

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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