The 1963 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1962–63 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 16th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1963, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Denver 6–5. All games were played at the McHugh Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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. Harvard, the ECAC champion, declined the bid to the tournament and was instead replaced by the runner-up Boston College. 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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College ECAC Hockey 22–7–0 At-Large 7th 19591 Denver WCHA 22–8–1 Tournament champion 4th 19612 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 19–3–2 At-Large 4th 19622 North Dakota WCHA 20–7–3 At-Large 3rd 1959

Format The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Meehan Auditorium. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Boston College vs. North Dakota

Denver vs. Clarkson

Consolation Game

Boston College vs. Clarkson

National Championship

Denver vs. North Dakota

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDDon StokalukMerrifield and Bartlett 1:57 1–0 UND UNDAl McLeanSutherland and Bartlett 3:11 2–0 UND UNDErnie Dyda – SHMatheson and Merrifield 7:25 3–0 UND DENGreg LacomyKenning and Fragomeni 12:55 3–1 UND DENBob HamillWilson and Art 13:13 3–2 UND UNDDon StokalukRoberge 14:20 4–2 UND UNDJack MathesonRoss 15:14 5–2 UND 2nd UNDAl McLean – GW PPunassisted 25:01 6–2 UND DENGreg Lacomy – PPWilson and Johnston 27:05 6–3 UND DENBob Hamill – PPStaub 33:09 6–4 UND 3rd DENBob HamillKowel 53:19 6–5 UND Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDGeorge GoodacreCross-checking 6:17 2:00 2nd DENGreg LacomyHolding 23:15 2:00 UNDMaurice RobergeHolding 25:17 2:00 UNDJack MathesonTripping 30:10 2:00 UNDJack MathesonTripping 32:25 2:00 3rd DENMarshall JohnsonTripping 43:11 2:00 UNDBob BartlettHolding 44:51 2:00 DENDoug KowelInterference 46:19 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T North Dakota 15 15 9 39 Denver 7 8 2 17

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Joe Lech 12 5 DEN Rudy Unis 33 6

All-Tournament team

First Team G: Tom Apprille (Boston College) D: George Goodacre (North Dakota) D: Don Ross (North Dakota) F: Al McLean* (North Dakota) F: Dave Merrifield (North Dakota) F: Don Stokaluk (North Dakota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team G: Wayne Gibbons (Clarkson) D: Jim Kenning (Denver) D: Maurice Roberge (North Dakota) F: Jack Leetch (Boston College) F: Corby Adams (Clarkson) F: Bob Hamill (Denver)

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