Gender: | men |
Division: | university |
Year: | 1964 |
Duration: | November 1964– March 20, 1965 |
Champ Stad: | Meehan Auditorium |
Champ City: | Providence, Rhode Island |
Champ: | Michigan Tech |
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)
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 |
See main article: 1965 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 67 | – | |||
Senior | 29 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 42 | |||
Senior | – | 28 | 30 | 58 | – | |||
Sophomore | 27 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 69 | |||
Sophomore | 26 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 86 | |||
Junior | 33 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 42 | |||
Junior | – | 12 | 43 | 55 | – | |||
Sophomore | 33 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 33 | |||
Junior | 26 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 57 | |||
Sophomore | 22 | 27 | 22 | 49 | – | |||
Senior | 22 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 34 | |||
Senior | 30 | 24 | 25 | 49 | – | |||
Junior | 30 | – | – | 49 | – |
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 | 31 | 1783 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 8 | .901 | 2.12 | |||
Sophomore | 17 | 1021 | - | - | - | 40 | 1 | .912 | 2.35 | |||
Sophomore | 18 | 1028 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 3 | .906 | 2.51 | |||
Junior | 11 | 640 | - | - | - | 24 | 0 | .857 | 2.54 | |||
Junior | 28 | - | 18 | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | .906 | 2.64 | |||
Junior | 24 | 1366 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 1 | .914 | 2.66 | |||
Junior | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .891 | 2.75 | |||
Sophomore | 14 | 840 | - | - | - | 42 | 1 | .893 | 3.00 | |||
Sophomore | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | .821 | 3.00 | |||
Senior | 31 | 1080 | - | - | - | 56 | 2 | .893 | 3.07 |
Award[5] | Recipient | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
James Fullerton, Brown | ||||
Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech | ||||
AHCA All-American Teams[6] | ||||
East Team | Position | West Team | ||
Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson | align=center | G | Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech | |
Jack Ferreira, Boston University | align=center | G | ||
Robert Gaudreau, Brown | align=center | D | Don Ross, North Dakota | |
Tom Ross, Boston University | align=center | D | Wayne Smith, Denver | |
John Cunniff, Boston College | align=center | F | Doug Roberts, Michigan State | |
Grant Heffernan, Providence | align=center | F | Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan | |
Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer | align=center | F | Doug Woog, Minnesota |
Award[7] | Recipient | ||
---|---|---|---|
John Cunniff, Boston College | |||
Doug Ferguson, Cornell | |||
Tom Ross, Boston University | |||
Pat Murphy, Boston College | |||
All-ECAC Hockey Teams[8] | |||
Position | Second Team | ||
Jack Ferreira, Boston University | align=center | G | Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson |
Tom Ross, Boston University | align=center | D | Don Turcotte, Northeastern |
Robert Gaudreau, Brown | align=center | D | Ralph Toran, Boston College |
John Cunniff, Boston College | align=center | F | Doug Ferguson, Cornell |
Grant Heffernan, Providence | align=center | F | Dean Matthews, Dartmouth |
Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer | align=center | F | Terry Chapman, Brown |
Award[9] | Recipient | ||
---|---|---|---|
Gerry Kell, North Dakota | |||
Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech | |||
Bob Peters, North Dakota | |||
All-WCHA Teams[10] | |||
Position | Second Team | ||
Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech | align=center | G | Joe Lech, North Dakota |
Don Ross, North Dakota | align=center | D | Dennis Huculak, Michigan Tech |
Wayne Smith, Denver | align=center | D | Tom Polanic, Michigan |
Gerry Kell, North Dakota | align=center | F | Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech |
Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan | align=center | F | Doug Roberts, Michigan State |
Doug Woog, Minnesota | align=center | F | Dennis Hextall, North Dakota |