1965 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament
The 1965 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 18th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 20, 1965, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Boston College 8-2. All games were played at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Michigan Tech Huskies (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Boston College Eagles (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | John MacInnes (2nd title) |
| MOP | Gary Milroy (Michigan Tech) |
This is the first time the NCAA tournament did not have a participant that appeared in the previous season's meeting.
Qualifying teams
editFour 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 23–6–0 | Tournament champion | 8th | 1963 | 1 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 22–5–2 | Tournament champion | 4th | 1962 |
| 2 | Brown | ECAC Hockey | 21–7–0 | At-Large | 2nd | 1951 | 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 24–7–0 | At-Large | 4th | 1963 |
Format
editThe 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
edit| Semifinals March 18–19 | National championship March 20 | ||||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||
| W2 | North Dakota | 3 | |||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 2 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan Tech | 8 | |||||||
| W1 | Michigan Tech | 4 | |||||||
| E2 | Brown | 0 | Third-place game | ||||||
| W2 | North Dakota | 9 | |||||||
| E2 | Brown | 5 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
editBoston College vs. North Dakota
edit| March 18 | Boston College | 4 – 3 | North Dakota | Meehan Auditorium | ||||
Michigan Tech vs. Brown
edit| March 19[3] | Michigan Tech | 4 – 0 | Brown | Meehan Auditorium | ||||
| (Yoshino, Toothill) Fred Dart - GW - 13:29 (Weller, Holm) Gary Milroy - 19:47 |
First period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Second period | ||||||||
| (Ryan) Fred Dart - 08:13 (Holm, Milroy) Wayne Weller - 19:25 |
Third period | |||||||
| Rick Best ( 20 saves ) | Goalie stats | ( 29 saves ) Dave Ferguson | ||||||
Consolation Game
editNorth Dakota vs. Brown
edit| March 20 | North Dakota | 9 – 5 | Brown | Meehan Auditorium | ||||
National Championship
editBoston College vs. Michigan Tech
edit| March 20[3] | Boston College | 2 – 8 | Michigan Tech | Meehan Auditorium | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MTU | Gary Milroy | Weller | 7:28 | 1–0 MTU |
| MTU | Wayne Weller | Milroy and Holm | 13:12 | 2–0 MTU | |
| MTU | Bob Wilson – GW PP | Leiman and Yeo | 18:56 | 3–0 MTU | |
| 2nd | MTU | Colin Patterson | Wilson and Yeo | 22:13 | 4–0 MTU |
| MTU | Fred Dart | Yoshino and Toothill | 23:37 | 5–0 MTU | |
| MTU | Gary Milroy – PP | Riutta and Huculak | 34:58 | 6–0 MTU | |
| BC | E. J. Breen – PP | Toran | 37:24 | 6–1 MTU | |
| MTU | Wayne Weller | Milroy | 39:26 | 7–1 MTU | |
| 3rd | BC | Jim Mullen | Dyer and Cunniff | 46:02 | 7–2 MTU |
| MTU | Bob Wilson | unassisted | 57:58 | 8–2 MTU | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | MTU | Terry Ryan | Holding | 6:00 | 2:00 |
| BC | John Moylan | Cross–Checking | 6:00 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Colin Patterson | Cross–Checking | 8:47 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Ed Caterer | Tripping | 10:52 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Woody Johnson | Elbowing | 16:57 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | BC | Francis Kearns | Interference | 24:02 | 2:00 |
| MTU | Dennis Huculak | Holding | 32:04 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Jim Mullen | Illegal Check | 34:23 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Gary Milroy | Slashing | 36:06 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | David Confrey | Charging | 36:41 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Wayne Weller | Tripping | 39:32 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Al Holm | Roughing | 39:32 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Woody Johnson | Roughing | 39:32 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | BC | Ralphy Toran | Slashing | 42:08 | 2:00 |
| BC | Francis Kearns | Elbowing | 50:47 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Dennis Huculak | Slashing | 50:47 | 2:00 | |
| MTU | Terry Ryan | Tripping | 54:17 | 2:00 | |
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First Teamedit
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]
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Second Teamedit
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