The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1966, at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 19th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 72nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Minnesota–Duluth joined the WCHA beginning with this season. Pennsylvania promoted their club program to varsity status and began playing as an independent.
Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion New Brunswick Invitational November 26–27 4 Boston Garden Christmas Hockey Festival December 17–18 6 Toronto ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 19–22 6 Cornell Great Lakes Invitational December 21–22 4 Toronto Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 27–29 4 Boston University Yankee Conference Tournament December 28–29 4 New Hampshire Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Western Ontario Brown Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Brown St. Paul College Hockey Tournament December 29–30 4 Minnesota Nichols School Invitational December 31–January 1 4 Yale Beanpot February 7, 14 4 Boston University
Standings
1966 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 Junior Cornell 27 37 34 71 76 Junior Boston University 35 35 29 64 33 Junior Cornell 27 23 39 62 48 Sophomore Michigan State 29 26 28 54 57 Senior North Dakota 30 26 28 54 2 Senior Boston University 32 23 30 53 21 Junior Cornell 27 23 29 52 41 Junior Michigan 28 19 33 52 2 Sophomore Brown 25 24 26 50 - Junior Wisconsin 22 27 22 49 9 Sophomore Clarkson 25 27 22 49 16 Junior Boston University 35 24 25 49 21
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 Senior Cornell 16 - - - - - - .928 1.94 Junior Cornell 11 - - - - - - .912 1.99 Junior Boston University 13 640 - - - 24 0 .903 2.25 Senior Clarkson - 1366 24 - 0 56 0 .906 2.46 Junior Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .901 2.62 Junior Michigan Tech 19 - - - - - - .909 2.69 Senior Brown 25 1500 16 9 0 77 0 .898 3.08 Senior Denver 32 1918 18 11 3 99 0 .898 3.09 Sophomore Michigan State 18 1080 - - - 56 0 .903 3.10 Junior Wisconsin 21 - - - - - 0 .905 3.14
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Amo Bessone, Michigan State Len Ceglarski, ClarksonMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Gaye Cooley, Michigan StateAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson G Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech Robert Gaudreau, Brown D Bob Hill, Minnesota-Duluth Tom Ross, Boston University D Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech D Wayne Smith, Denver Fred Bassi, Boston University F Terry Casey, North Dakota John Cunniff, Boston College F Bob Lindberg, Colorado College Doug Ferguson, Cornell F Doug Volmar, Michigan State
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Terry Yurkiewicz, ClarksonRookie of the Year Kent Parrot, HarvardOutstanding Defenseman Robert Gaudreau, BrownMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Terry Yurkiewicz, ClarksonAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Jack Ferreira, Boston University G Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson Robert Gaudreau, Brown D Gary Petterson, Clarkson Peter McLachlan, Boston University D Tom Ross, Boston University Harry Orr, Cornell D Doug Ferguson, Cornell F Tom Hurley, Clarkson Bruce Fennie, Boston University F John Cunniff, Boston College Fred Bassi, Boston University F Mike Doran, Cornell
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Mel Wakabayashi, MichiganSophomore of the Year Gary Gambucci, MinnesotaCoach of the Year John MacInnes, Michigan TechAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech G John Lothrop, Minnesota Wayne Smith, Denver D Dennis Huculak, Michigan Tech Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech D Bob Hill, Minnesota-Duluth Doug Volmar, Michigan State F Wayne Weller, Michigan Tech Terry Casey, North Dakota F Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan Dennis Hextall, North Dakota F Gary Gambucci, Minnesota
1966 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 4 21 † Denver WCHA † incoming freshman
See also 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1965–66 NCAA Standings