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 71st 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. (as of 2016)

Regular season

Season tournaments

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
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
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota†85301045352814122137121
Michigan State8440837382917120165118
Michigan8350636452613121110122
† indicates conference regular season champion
1964–65 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University†181530.833863431256016565
Boston College*201550.75011373312470183117
Clarkson151140.733653825187010464
Brown221660.72710969302190148101
Cornell181350.722875526197015075
Northeastern191180.5796968281810013597
Dartmouth16880.5005869231490118104
Providence17791.44153682614111110100
Yale208120.400678023111208686
Rensselaer15582.400526822101029596
Harvard207130.35055882491506692
Army10370.300374224177013156
Colgate144100.286425725111409099
Princeton214170.1905510824618059111
St. Lawrence141121.10734672251616396
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1964–65 Independent College Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson†4400820725187010464
Rensselaer41213162222101029596
St. Lawrence4031112192251616396
† indicates conference regular season champion
1964–65 NCAA University Division Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Alaska–Fairbanks0000---9540--
Minnesota–Duluth0000---2714121146107
Ohio State0000---104604958
Wisconsin0000---231490135108
1964–65 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota†161330.8137548332580184106
Michigan Tech*181251.694784731245215382
Minnesota181080.55686782814122137121
Michigan State14770.50069612917120165118
Michigan187110.38968942613121110122
Denver12471.375343728188214474
Colorado College162140.125519625717196132
Championship: Michigan Tech
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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1965 NCAA Tournament

Semifinals
March 18–19 		National championship
March 20
      
E1 Boston College 4
W2 North Dakota 3
E1 Boston College 2
W1 Michigan Tech 8
W1 Michigan Tech 4
E2 Brown 0 Third-place game
W2 North Dakota 9
E2 Brown 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

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
John CunniffJuniorBoston College27313667–
Doug RobertsSeniorMichigan State2928336142
Grant HeffernanSeniorProvidence–283058–
Keith ChristiansenSophomoreMinnesota–Duluth2723355869
Doug FergusonSophomoreCornell2627285586
Gerry KellJuniorNorth Dakota3324315542
Phil DyerJuniorBoston College–124355–
Dennis HextallSophomoreNorth Dakota3317365333
Murray StephenJuniorCornell2627255257
Raymond CleggSophomoreWisconsin22272249–
Jerry KnightleySeniorRensselaer2227224934
Terrance ChapmanSeniorBrown30242549–
Bruce DarlingJuniorBrown30––49–

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Leading goaltenders

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
Jack FerreiraJuniorBoston University3117832560638.9012.12
Tony EspositoSophomoreMichigan Tech171021---401.9122.35
Dick NewellSophomoreArmy1810281260433.9062.51
Alex TerpayJuniorMichigan State11640---240.8572.54
Buddy BlomJuniorDenver28-1882-0.9062.64
Terry YurkiewiczJuniorClarkson2413661860561.9142.66
Errol McKibbonJuniorCornell15------.8912.75
Rick BestSophomoreMichigan Tech14840---421.8933.00
Dale StaussSophomoreNorth Dakota------0.8213.00
Joe LechSeniorNorth Dakota311080---562.8933.07

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Awards

WCHA

Award[9]Recipient
Most Valuable PlayerGerry Kell, North Dakota
Sophomore of the YearGary Milroy, Michigan Tech
Coach of the YearBob Peters, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams[10]
First Team  Position  Second Team
Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech G Joe Lech, North Dakota
Don Ross, North Dakota D Dennis Huculak, Michigan Tech
Wayne Smith, Denver D Tom Polanic, Michigan
Gerry Kell, North Dakota F Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan F Doug Roberts, Michigan State
Doug Woog, Minnesota F Dennis Hextall, North Dakota

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "1964-65 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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