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 Tournament Dates Teams Champion Boston Garden Christmas Hockey 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
1965 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 Boston College 27 31 36 67 – Senior Michigan State 29 28 33 61 42 Senior Providence – 28 30 58 – Sophomore Minnesota–Duluth 27 23 35 58 69 Sophomore Cornell 26 27 28 55 86 Junior North Dakota 33 24 31 55 42 Junior Boston College – 12 43 55 – Sophomore North Dakota 33 17 36 53 33 Junior Cornell 26 27 25 52 57 Sophomore Wisconsin 22 27 22 49 – Senior Rensselaer 22 27 22 49 34 Senior Brown 30 24 25 49 – Junior Brown 30 – – 49 –
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 Junior Boston University 31 1783 25 6 0 63 8 .901 2.12 Sophomore Michigan Tech 17 1021 - - - 40 1 .912 2.35 Sophomore Army 18 1028 12 6 0 43 3 .906 2.51 Junior Michigan State 11 640 - - - 24 0 .857 2.54 Junior Denver 28 - 18 8 2 - 0 .906 2.64 Junior Clarkson 24 1366 18 6 0 56 1 .914 2.66 Junior Cornell 15 - - - - - - .891 2.75 Sophomore Michigan Tech 14 840 - - - 42 1 .893 3.00 Sophomore North Dakota - - - - - - 0 .821 3.00 Senior North Dakota 31 1080 - - - 56 2 .893 3.07
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award James Fullerton, BrownMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Gary Milroy, Michigan TechAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson G Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech Jack Ferreira, Boston University G Robert Gaudreau, Brown D Don Ross, North Dakota Tom Ross, Boston University D Wayne Smith, Denver John Cunniff, Boston College F Doug Roberts, Michigan State Grant Heffernan, Providence F Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer F Doug Woog, Minnesota
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year John Cunniff, Boston CollegeRookie of the Year Doug Ferguson, CornellOutstanding Defenseman Tom Ross, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Pat Murphy, Boston CollegeAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Jack Ferreira, Boston University G Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson Tom Ross, Boston University D Don Turcotte, Northeastern Robert Gaudreau, Brown D Ralph Toran, Boston College John Cunniff, Boston College F Doug Ferguson, Cornell Grant Heffernan, Providence F Dean Matthews, Dartmouth Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer F Terry Chapman, Brown
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Gerry Kell, North DakotaSophomore of the Year Gary Milroy, Michigan TechCoach of the Year Bob Peters, North DakotaAll-WCHA Teams 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 1964–65 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1964–65 NCAA Standings