1964 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 17th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1964, and concluded with Michigan defeating Denver 6–3. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado.

1964 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado
Champions	Michigan Wolverines (7th title)
Runner-up	Denver Pioneers (5th title game)
Semifinalists	Rensselaer Engineers (4th Frozen Four) Providence Friars (1st Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Al Renfrew (1st title)
MOP	Bob Gray (Michigan)
Attendance	16,278

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. 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
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Providence	ECAC Hockey	19–5–0	Tournament champion	1st	Never	1	Denver	WCHA	19–6–4	Tournament champion	5th	1963
2	Rensselaer	ECAC Hockey	17–7–0	At-Large	4th	1961	2	Michigan	WCHA	22–4–1	At-Large	12th	1962

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

	Semifinals March 19–20					National Championship March 21
	W1	Denver	4
	E2	Rensselaer	1
						W1	Denver	3
						W2	Michigan	6
	E1	Providence	2
	W2	Michigan	3			Third Place Game
						E1	Providence	1
						E2	Rensselaer	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Denver vs. Rensselaer

March 19

Denver

4 – 1

Rensselaer

University of Denver Arena

Providence vs. Michigan

March 20

Providence

2 – 3

Michigan

University of Denver Arena

Consolation Game

Providence vs. Rensselaer

March 21

Providence

1 – 2

Rensselaer

University of Denver Arena

National Championship

Denver vs. Michigan

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	UM	Wilf Martin	Hood and Polanic	17:48	1–0 UM
2nd	UM	Mel Wakabayashi – PP	Ferguson and Wilkie	22:19	2–0 UM
	UM	Jack Cole	Wilkie	23:22	3–0 UM
	DEN	Bill Staub – PP	Herrebout and Lindsay	25:34	3–1 UM
	DEN	Ron Livingstone	Sampson and Naslund	37:24	3–2 UM
3rd	UM	Jack Cole – GW	Polanic and Wilkie	44:08	4–2 UM
	DEN	Wayne Smith – PP	Herrebout	49:54	4–3 UM
	UM	Mel Wakabayashi	Coristine and Ferguson	56:49	5–3 UM
	UM	Alex Hood	Polanic and Martin	58:24	6–3 UM

Shots by period
Team	1	2	3	T
Michigan	7	6	16	29
Denver	15	10	9	34

Goaltenders
Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
UM	Bob Gray	31	3
DEN	Buddy Blom	23	6

All-Tournament Team

First Team

• G: Bob Gray* (Michigan)
• D: Tom Polanic (Michigan)
• D: Wayne Smith (Denver)
• F: Andy Herrebout (Denver)
• F: Bill Staub (Denver)
• F: Gordon Wilkie (Michigan)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

• G: Bob Bellemore (Providence)
• D: Jim Kenning (Denver)
• D: Larry Kish (Providence)
• D: Barry MacDonald (Michigan)
• F: Mel Wakabayashi (Michigan)
• F: Jerry Knightley (Rensselaer)
• F: Jack Cole (Michigan)

References

• "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
• "NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
• "Al Renfrew Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
• "Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2013.