1964–65 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#000000; a #FFCD00 2px white white Michigan Tech Huskies white 1964–65 Michigan Tech Huskies wordmark (pre-2016).svg 200 Michigan Tech Huskies men WCHA 2nd 24–5–2 12–5–1 11–2–1 11–3–1 2–0–0 John MacInnes Al HolmMichigan Tech Hockey 2009-10 Media Guide https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/84 Michigan Tech Huskies February 9, 2019 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Pete LeimanRick Yeo Dee Stadium National championWCHA Tournament, champion 1965 NCAA Tournament champion 1963–64 1965–66 Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1964–65 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team represented Michigan Tech University in college ice hockey. In its 9th year under head coach John MacInnes the team compiled a 24–5–1 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in its history. The Huskies defeated Boston College 8–2 in the championship game at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Season With the last remnants of their first national championship team having graduated over the summer, John MacInnes moved Michigan Tech into a new era. With only six returning players from the year before, the Huskies were one of the least-experienced teams in the country (at last as far as college hockey) but the 1963 recruiting class would turn out to one of the best in history. With two good sophomore goaltenders to choose from, MacInnes decided to platoon his two netminders, allowing them to share the starting role and keep them well-rested throughout the season. With virtually no senior leadership on the team (both seniors were depth-players) all three captain roles were taken by juniors. Michigan Tech began their season at home against Waterloo Lutheran (now called Wilfrid Laurier), winning both games easily, before travelling to Ontario to take on two senior teams and came away with two wins despite a scare in the second match. At the beginning of December MTU opened their conference schedule against North Dakota, taking both games against the Fighting Sioux and pushing their record to 6–0. Two weeks later the Huskies travelled to Grand Forks where UND repaid the favor by winning both of their home games to tie the two teams in the WCHA standings.North Dakota Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2018/11/15/2018_19_HKY_Media_Guide_for_web.pdf North Dakota Fighting Hawks March 3, 2019 After the winter break Michigan Tech returned to the ice with pair of series against Minnesota–Duluth beginning with a road trip to Duluth. The Bulldog had been improving since becoming a top-tier program in 1961, producing their first winning campaign this season, but they were unable to stop the Huskies in any of the four games. The scored for all the matches were fairly close but MTU returned to their conference schedule with a 10–2 record, looking for a chance to head back to the NCAA Tournament. Michigan Tech began a two-week road trip against Minnesota, splitting the series with the Golden Gophers, and ended by taking three points against last season's Runner-Up, Denver. MTU finished out the month of January at home against Michigan, but could only manage a split against the defending national champions. With a pedestrian 5–4–1 WCHA record Michigan Tech was in danger of dropping out of conference playoff contention and unless they finished in the top four in the conference they wouldn't have the change to make the NCAA Tournament. MTU opened February with their 17th annual Winter Carnival, hosting Colorado College and winning two very important games. The next week they played host to Denver, who were themselves in danger of missing the WCHA Tournament, and earned a split with the Pioneers. Michigan Tech ended their regular season with another two-week road trip, playing both Michigan and Michigan State. While there was a chance that the Huskies could have been pushed out of the playoff picture at the outset, the Huskies took both games against the Spartans to guarantee themselves a postseason berth. While North Dakota was too far in front for them to catch, Michigan Tech could still gain home ice in the first round of the WCHA Tournament and with two wins against the Wolverines that's exactly what they did. Michigan Tech opened their conference tournament against Minnesota with a 8–4 win, putting their opponents in a deep hole. The Huskies played safer in the second match, holding the Golden Gophers to 3 goals to earn a tie and win the total-goal series 11–7. The WCHA had changed the tournament schedule that year to have the championship game the week after the First Round rather than the day after. The extra time allowed Michigan Tech to rest and not have to rush 500 miles overnight so when they took on the Fighting Sioux they were ready for the fifth meeting between the two and were able to constrain one of the top offenses in the country to 4 goals while scoring s times themselves to win their second WCHA championship. Because the WCHA would change the playoff format the following season, Michigan Tech was the last solitary tournament champion for twelve seasons and were the last program to win the MacNaughton Cup as the postseason champion (the trophy would revert to a regular season championship trophy in 1966).Julien Connie MacNaughton Cup Winners http://www.cchockeyhistory.org/MacNaughtonCupWinners.htm Copper Country Hockey History January 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130828164420/http://cchockeyhistory.org/MacNaughtonCupWinners.htm August 28, 2013 live As the WCHA Champion Michigan Tech was given the top western seed and opened the 1965 NCAA Tournament as the home team despite playing in the home building of their opponent, Brown. The Huskies didn't give the partisan crowd much to cheer about, scoring twice in the first while holding the Bears to 8 shots. Rick Best held Brown scoreless for the entire game, earning the first ever shutout in tournament history while Senior Fred Dart scored twice to send MTU to their fourth championship game. Despite the shutout, MacInnes continued his goaltender rotation and put future Hall of Famer Tony Esposito in net against ECAC champion Boston College and, while Tony O kept BC off the scoresheet until late in the second, the Huskies as a whole were more than a match for the Eagles. Michigan Tech set a new championship record by scoring the first six goals of the game, a mark that has only been equaled one other time (by Michigan Tech in 1975) as of 2018. Five players combined for the six goals with only tournament MOP Gary Milroy scoring twice. BC's first goal came on a 5-on-3 power play but the game was in hand by that point and the two teams played out the final period without too much fanfare as MTU won the national championship. Due to their thoroughly dominating performance in the two games, Michigan Tech tied a record by placing five players on the All-Tournament first team: Tony Esposito, Dennis Huculak, Pete Leiman, Gary Milroy and Wayne Weller. Only Esposito was named to AHCA All-American West Team and the All-WCHA First Team while Huculak and Milroy made the WCHA Second Team. Milroy finished second on the team in scoring, behind fellow sophomore Wayne Weller, and was named as the WCHA Sophomore of the Year.WCHA Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive March 3, 2019 Standings MTU Schedule |- !colspan=12 style="Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF;" | Regular Season November 20 w yes no Waterloo Lutheran Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 6–1 1–0 November 21 w yes no Waterloo Lutheran Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 9–3 2–0 November 25 w yes yes Port Arthur Bearcats Port Arthur, Ontario 8–3 3–0 November 27 w yes yes Red Rock Royals Red Rock, Ontario 4–3 4–0 December 4 w no 1964–65 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 3–2 OT 5–0 1–0 December 5 w no 1964–65 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 5–2 6–0 2–0 December 18 l yes 1964–65 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota 1–2 6–1 2–1 December 19 l yes 1964–65 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota 3–6 6–2 2–2 January 1 w yes yes 1964–65 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Curling and Skating Club Duluth, Minnesota 6–3 7–2 2–2 January 2 w yes yes 1964–65 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Curling and Skating Club Duluth, Minnesota 4–3 8–2 2–2 January 8 w yes no 1964–65 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 4–2 9–2 2–2 January 9 w yes no 1964–65 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 5–4 10–2 2–2 January 15 w yes 1964–65 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–1 11–2 3–2 January 16 l yes 1964–65 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–5 11–3 3–3 January 22 w yes 1964–65 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 3–2 12–3 4–3 January 23 t yes 1964–65 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 3–3 OT 12–3–1 4–3–1 January 29 w no 1964–65 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 10–2 13–3–1 5–3–1 January 30 l no 1964–65 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 1–2 13–4–1 5–4–1 February 5 w no 1964–65 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan Winter Carnival 3–1 14–4–1 6–4–1 February 6 w no 1964–65 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan Winter Carnival 10–1 15–4–1 7–4–1 February 12 l no 1964–65 men Denver Pioneers Denver Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 1–3 15–5–1 7–5–1 February 13 w no 1964–65 men Denver Pioneers Denver Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 3–0 16–5–1 8–5–1 February 19 w yes 1964–65 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan 4–3 17–5–1 9–5–1 February 20 w yes 1964–65 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan 5–4 18–5–1 10–5–1 February 26 w yes 1964–65 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–2 19–5–1 11–5–1 February 27 w yes 1964–65 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan 8–2 20–5–1 12–5–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF WCHA Tournament March 5 w yes no 1964–65 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan WCHA First Round Game 1 8–4 21–5–1 12–5–1 March 6 t yes no 1964–65 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan WCHA First Round Game 2 3–3 21–5–2 12–5–1 March 13 w yes yes 1964–65 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota WCHA championship 6–4 22–5–2 12–5–1 |- !colspan=12 style="Michigan Tech Huskies #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF NCAA Tournament March 18 w yes yes 1964–65 men Brown Bears Brown Meehan Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island National Semifinal 4–0 23–5–2 12–5–1 March 20 w yes yes 1964–65 men Boston College Eagles Boston College Meehan Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island National championship 8–2 24–5–2 12–5–1 Source: Michigan Tech Hockey 2009-10 Media Guide https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/84 Michigan Tech Huskies February 9, 2019 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Roster and scoring statistics No.Name Year Position Hometown S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #FFFFFF PIM 12 Wayne Weller Sophomore F Toronto, ON Ontario 31 24 23 47 28 14 Gary Milroy Sophomore C Toronto, ON Ontario 29 17 29 46 8 20 Al Holm Junior F Rossland, BC British Columbia 31 20 21 41 32 9 Rick Yeo Junior F Port Arthur, ON Ontario 31 19 15 34 10 18 Colin Patterson Colin Patterson (ice hockey, born 1943) Sophomore F Kimberley, BC British Columbia 31 11 19 30 12 7 Bob Toothill Sophomore F Winnipeg, MB Manitoba 30 14 13 27 23 15 Bob Wilson Bob Wilson (ice hockey, born 1944) Sophomore F Toronto, ON Ontario 31 12 12 24 10 8 Steve Yoshino Sophomore F Winnipeg, MB Manitoba 31 8 14 22 6 6 Pete Leiman Junior D Cranbrook, BC British Columbia 29 5 15 20 71 3 Dennis Huculak Sophomore D Edmonton, AB Alberta 31 4 16 20 34 11 Fred Dart Senior F Lindsay, ON Ontario 23 9 9 18 8 4 Terry Ryan Terry Ryan (ice hockey, born 1944) Junior D Kirkland Lake, ON Ontario 31 1 15 16 82 5 Bruce Riutta Sophomore D Hancock, MI Michigan 31 2 12 14 12 19 Ed Caterer Sophomore F Toronto, ON Ontario 31 4 2 6 14 11 Dave Confrey Sophomore F Winnipeg, MB Manitoba 16 2 0 2 6 17 Bob Brooks Bob Brooks (ice hockey) Sophomore W Winnipeg, MB Manitoba 4 1 0 1 0 16 Roy Heino Senior F Port Huron, MI Michigan 5 0 1 1 0 21 Tom Steele Tom Steele (ice hockey) Sophomore D New Liskeard, ON Ontario 5 0 1 1 2 2 Mike Gorman Mike Gorman (ice hockey) Sophomore D Houghton, MI Michigan 16 0 1 1 16 10 Joe Galetto Sophomore F Laurium, MI Michigan 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rick Best Sophomore G Winnipeg, MB Manitoba 14 – – – – 1 Tony Esposito Sophomore G Sault Ste. Marie, ON Ontario 17 – – – – Total 153 218 371 374 Michigan Tech Huskies 1964-65 roster and statistics https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/548/michigan-tech/1964-1965?tab=stats#players EliteProspects February 9, 2019 Goaltending statistics No.Name GamesMinutesWinsLosses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 1 Tony Esposito 17 1021 – – – 40 415 1 .912 2.35 1 Rick Best 14 840 – – – 42 350 1 .893 3.00 Total 31 – 24 5 1 82 – 0 – – 1965 championship game E1 Boston College vs. W1 Michigan Tech Boston College Michigan Tech Meehan Auditorium yes March 20Michigan Tech 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook https://issuu.com/michigantech/docs/hockey-0910/70 Michigan Tech Huskies 2016-06-15 2 – 8 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MTUGary MilroyWeller 7:28 1–0 MTU MTUWayne WellerMilroy and Holm 13:12 2–0 MTU MTUBob Wilson – GW PPLeiman and Yeo 18:56 3–0 MTU 2nd MTUColin PattersonWilson and Yeo 22:13 4–0 MTU MTUFred DartYoshino and Toothill 23:37 5–0 MTU MTUGary Milroy – PPRiutta and Huculak 34:58 6–0 MTU BCE. J. Breen – PPToran 37:24 6–1 MTU MTUWayne WellerMilroy 39:26 7–1 MTU 3rd BCJim MullenDyer and Dunniff 46:02 7–2 MTU MTUBob Wilsonunassisted 57:58 8–2 MTU Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MTUTerry RyanHolding 6:00 2:00 BCJohn MoylanCross–Checking 6:00 2:00 MTUColin PattersonCross–Checking 8:47 2:00 MTUEd CatererTripping 10:52 2:00 BCWoody JohnsonElbowing 16:57 2:00 2nd BCFrancis KearnsInterference 24:02 2:00 MTUDennis HuculakHolding 32:04 2:00 BCJim MullenIllegal Check 34:23 2:00 MTUGary MilroySlashing 36:06 2:00 MTUDavid ConfreyCharging 36:41 2:00 MTUWayne WellerTripping 39:32 2:00 MTUAl HolmRoughing 39:32 2:00 BCWoody JohnsonRoughing 39:32 2:00 3rd BCRalphy ToranSlashing 42:08 2:00 BCFrancis KearnsElbowing 50:47 2:00 MTUDennis HuculakSlashing 50:47 2:00 MTUTerry RyanTripping 54:17 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Boston College 5 11 11 27 Michigan Tech 10 14 11 35 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Pat Murphy 27 8 MTU Tony Esposito 27 2 References 50em Category:Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey seasons Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Michigan Tech