1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The '1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1964 and concluded with the 1965 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1965 at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 18th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 70th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
The ECAC conference was nearly halved before the season, going from 29 teams the previous year down to 15. This happened due to the creation of a lower-tier division for the schools that couldn't afford or weren't willing to compete with the wealthier universities. The lower tier would go through several changes over the years but continues to operate as the Division III level as well as the lone remaining Division II conference, Northeast-10.
Regular season
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Boston Christmas Holiday Festival | December 18–20 | 8 | Boston University |
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival | December 21–23 | 6 | Northeastern |
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 28–30 | 4 | Michigan |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–30 | 4 | Minnesota–Duluth |
Yankee Conference Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | New Hampshire |
Brown Holiday Tournament | January 1–2 | 4 | Brown |
Nichols School Invitational | January 1–2 | 4 | Yale |
Beanpot | February 8, 15 | 4 | Boston College |
Standings
1964–65 Big Ten standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Minnesota† | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 137 | 121 | |
Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 118 | |
Michigan | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 110 | 122 | |
† indicates conference regular season champion |
1964–65 ECAC Hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Boston University† | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 86 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 65 | |
Boston College* | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 113 | 73 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 183 | 117 | |
Clarkson | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 64 | |
Brown | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 109 | 69 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 148 | 101 | |
Cornell | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 87 | 55 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 75 | |
Northeastern | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .579 | 69 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 97 | |
Dartmouth | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 58 | 69 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 104 | |
Providence | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | 53 | 68 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 110 | 100 | |
Yale | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .400 | 67 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 86 | 86 | |
Rensselaer | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .400 | 52 | 68 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 95 | 96 | |
Harvard | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 55 | 88 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 66 | 92 | |
Army | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 37 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 56 | |
Colgate | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 42 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 90 | 99 | |
Princeton | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .190 | 55 | 108 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 59 | 111 | |
St. Lawrence | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .107 | 34 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 63 | 96 | |
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
1964–65 Independent College Athletic Conference standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Clarkson† | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 64 | |
Rensselaer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 95 | 96 | |
St. Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 63 | 96 | |
† indicates conference regular season champion |
1964–65 NCAA University Division Independent ice hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Alaska–Fairbanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
Minnesota–Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 146 | 107 | |
Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 58 | |
Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 135 | 108 |
1964–65 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
North Dakota† | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 75 | 48 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 184 | 106 | |
Michigan Tech* | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .694 | 78 | 47 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 153 | 82 | |
Minnesota | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 86 | 78 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 137 | 121 | |
Michigan State | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 69 | 61 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 118 | |
Michigan | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 68 | 94 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 110 | 122 | |
Denver | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 144 | 74 | |
Colorado College | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 51 | 96 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 96 | 132 | |
Championship: Michigan Tech † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Independent game results
- 11/27: Wisconsin - Macalester 9:3
- 11/28: Wisconsin - Macalester 3:2
- 12/4: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 5:3
- 12/5: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 5:3
- 12/5: Ohio State - Oberlin 11:1
- 12/11: Michigan State - Wisconsin 9:2
- 12/12: Michigan State - Wisconsin 9:0
- 12/18: Wisconsin - Hamline 8:2
- 12/19: Wisconsin - Hamline 14:1
- 1/1: Minnesota - Wisconsin 7:2
- 1/2: Minnesota - Wisconsin 6:1
- 1/8: Colorado College - Wisconsin 8:4
- 1/8: Ohio University - Ohio State 12:0
- 1/9: Lake Forest - Ohio State 7:3
- 1/9: Colorado College - Wisconsin 7:3
- 1/16: Ohio State - Dayton 8:5
- 1/23: Western Michigan - Ohio State 4:2
- 1/23: Wisconsin - Lake Forest 13:4
- 1/25: University of Alberta - Alaska-Fairbanks 12:2
- 1/26: University of Alberta - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:3
- 1/28: University of British Columbia - Alaska-Fairbanks 16:3
- 1/29: Wisconsin - Macalester 9:4
- 1/30: Wisconsin - Macalester 6:4
- 1/30: University of British Columbia - Alaska-Fairbanks 13:2
- 2/5: Wisconsin - Ohio State 11:4
- 2/6: Wisconsin - St. Thomas 6:3
- 2/7: Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers 7:2
- 2/12: Michigan State - Wisconsin 8:4
- 2/13: Michigan State - Wisconsin 9:3
- 2/13: Ohio State - Notre Dame 12:1
- 2/20: Pennsylvania - Ohio State 5:0
- 2/21: Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers 11:3
- 2/25: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 6:5
- 2/26: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 14:1
- 2/27: Ohio University - Ohio State 7:3
- 3/5: Wisconsin - Ohio University 4:2
- 3/6: Ohio University - Wisconsin 4:3
- 3/6: Ohio State - Denison 6:5
- 3/7: Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers 10:2
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers
- Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers
- North Dakota - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4
- North Dakota - Minnesota-Duluth 6:5 OT
- Minnesota-Duluth - Colorado College 5:4 OT
- Minnesota-Duluth - Colorado College 5:3
- Minnesota-Duluth - Minnesota 6:5
- Minnesota-Duluth - Port Arthur North Stars (ON) 6:6
- Minnesota-Duluth - Colgate 10:3 - Renssaeler Holiday Tournament
- Minnesota-Duluth - McGill University (QC) 10:1 - "
- Minnesota-Duluth - RPI 9:2 - "
- Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 6:3
- Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 4:3
- Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 4:2
- Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4
- Michigan - Minnesota-Duluth 6:5 OT
- Michigan - Minnesota-Duluth 4:2
- Minnesota-Duluth - Port Arthur North Stars (ON) 6:3
- Minnesota-Duluth - Port Arthur North Stars (ON) 4:1
- Michigan State - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4 OT
- Minnesota-Duluth - Michigan State 7:1
- Minnesota-Duluth - Colorado College 3:2 OT
- Minnesota - Minnesota-Duluth 9:3
- Minnesota - Minnesota-Duluth 5:2
- Minnesota-Duluth - North Dakota 7:5
- North Dakota - Minnesota-Duluth 9:3
- Minnesota-Duluth - Minnesota 4:2
- Minnesota-Duluth - Lakehead University 13:0
- Minnesota-Duluth - Lakehead University 11:1
ECAC Tournament
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the winner of the first and eighth matchup played the winner of the fourth and fifth matchup while the other two remaining teams played with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.
Quarterfinals March 9–10 |
Semifinals March 12 |
Championship March 13 | |||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 5 | |||||||||||
8 | Providence | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Brown | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | Brown | 4* | |||||||||||
5 | Cornell | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | Brown | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||||||
7 | Dartmouth | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 3* | Third place | ||||||||||
3 | Clarkson | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Clarkson | 6 | 1 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||
6 | Northeastern | 3 | 3 | Clarkson | 0 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
WCHA Tournament
The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. The winners advanced to the title game which was to be played at the higher remaining seed's home venue.
- Semifinals
- 3/5: North Dakota - Michigan State 7:1
- 3/5: Michigan Tech - Minnesota 8:4
- 3/6: Michigan State - North Dakota 6:4
- 3/6: Michigan Tech - Minnesota 3:3
- Final
- 3/13: Michigan Tech - North Dakota 6:4
NCAA Tournament
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the WCHA tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
East | West | ||||||||||||
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Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
1 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 23–6–0 | Tournament champion | 8th | 1963 | 1 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 22–5–2 | Tournament champion | 4th | 1962 |
2 | Brown | ECAC Hockey | 21–7–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1951 | 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 24–7–0 | At-Large | 4th | 1963 |
Results
- Semifinals
- 3/18: Boston College - North Dakota 4:3
- 3/19: Michigan Tech - Brown 4:0
- Consolation Game
- 3/20: North Dakota - Brown 9:5
- Championship Game
- 3/20: Michigan Tech - Boston College 8:2