1963 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1963 men's 4 McHugh Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2nd 3rd 3rd Denver Pioneers 4th 4th Clarkson Golden Knights 4th Boston College Eagles 7th Barry Thorndycraft 2nd Al McLean North Dakota 16,190 The 1963 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1962–63 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 16th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1963, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Denver 6–5. All games were played at the McHugh Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. 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. Harvard, the ECAC champion, declined the bid to the tournament and was instead replaced by the runner-up Boston College. 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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Boston College ECAC Hockey 22–7–0 At-Large 7th 19591 Denver WCHA 22–8–1 Tournament champion 4th 19612 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 19–3–2 At-Large 4th 19622 North Dakota WCHA 20–7–3 At-Large 3rd 1959 NCAA Division 1 Tournament https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live 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 NCAA Tournament https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 SemifinalsMarch 14–15 National championshipMarch 16 Third-place game E1 Boston College 2 W2 North Dakota 8 W1 Denver 6 E2 Clarkson 2 W2 North Dakota 6 W1 Denver 5 E1 Boston College 3 E2 Clarkson 5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Semifinals Boston College vs. North Dakota Boston College North Dakota McHugh Forum March 14 2 – 8 www.newspapers.com/image/1133824236/?clipping_id=194105537 2 (Callahan) E.J. Breen - PP - 16:46 06:42 - Dave Merrifield (Ross)09:29 - John Sutherland (Matheson, Storsteen)13:53 - GW - Al McLean (Bartlett, Sutherland) (Lufkin, Hogan) Jack Leetch - PP - 00:54 05:31 - Don Stokaluk (Ross, McLean)14:46 - SH - Peter Stasiuk (unassisted) 05:13 - SH - Ernie Dyda (Goodacre)09:45 - SH - Peter Stasiuk (unassisted)12:24 - Don Stokaluk (McLean, Selman) (41 saves) Tom Apprille(4 saves) Rollie Laroche Joe Lech (18 saves) Denver vs. Clarkson Denver Clarkson McHugh Forum March 15 6 – 2 www.newspapers.com/image/431190596/?clipping_id=194106778 1 (Dowhan, Livingston) Bob Lindsay - 04:12 (Hamill) Jon Art - 03:26(Lacomy) Dominic Fragomeni - GW - 03:26(Hamill, Art) Bill Staub - 10:11(Staub, Art) Jim Kenning - 17:58 19:38 - Corby Adams (unassisted) (Lacomy, Fragomeni) Marshall Johnston - 06:52 05:44 - Gary Bray (Adams, LaPointe) (26 saves) Rudy Unis Wayne Gibbons (36 saves)Bob Birrell (4 saves) Consolation Game Boston College vs. Clarkson Boston College Clarkson McHugh Forum March 16 3 – 5 www.newspapers.com/image/431195766/?clipping_id=194107062 2 No scoring 11:49 - Corby Adams (Wilkinson, Purdie) (Hogan, Callahan) Fran Kerns - 05:34(Toran) Billy Hogan - 14:14 04:21 - Arnie Lawlor (unassisted)04:55 - Gary Bray (Lawlor, LaPointe)07:02 - GW - Corby Adams (Purdie) (Downes, Flaherty) E.J. Breen - 03:47 14:49 - Roger Purdie (Adams) (37 saves) Tom Apprille Wayne Gibbons (27 saves) National Championship Denver vs. North Dakota Denver North Dakota McHugh Forum March 16North Dakota 2015-16 Hockey Yearbook http://www.undsports.com/pdf9/4138306.pdf North Dakota 2017-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160918142052/http://www.undsports.com/pdf9/4138306.pdf 2016-09-18 dead 5 – 6 2 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UNDDon StokalukMerrifield and Bartlett 1:57 1–0 UND UNDAl McLeanSutherland and Bartlett 3:11 2–0 UND UNDErnie Dyda – SHMatheson and Merrifield 7:25 3–0 UND DENGreg LacomyKenning and Fragomeni 12:55 3–1 UND DENBob HamillWilson and Art 13:13 3–2 UND UNDDon StokalukRoberge 14:20 4–2 UND UNDJack MathesonRoss 15:14 5–2 UND 2nd UNDAl McLean – GW PPunassisted 25:01 6–2 UND DENGreg Lacomy – PPWilson and Johnston 27:05 6–3 UND DENBob Hamill – PPStaub 33:09 6–4 UND 3rd DENBob HamillKowel 53:19 6–5 UND Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDGeorge GoodacreCross-checking 6:17 2:00 2nd DENGreg LacomyHolding 23:15 2:00 UNDMaurice RobergeHolding 25:17 2:00 UNDJack MathesonTripping 30:10 2:00 UNDJack MathesonTripping 32:25 2:00 3rd DENMarshall JohnsonTripping 43:11 2:00 UNDBob BartlettHolding 44:51 2:00 DENDoug KowelInterference 46:19 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T North Dakota 15 15 9 39 Denver 7 8 2 17 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Joe Lech 12 5 DEN Rudy Unis 33 6 All-Tournament team NCAA Frozen Four Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf NCAA.org 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf 2012-08-17 live First Team G: Tom Apprille (Boston College) D: George Goodacre (North Dakota) D: Don Ross (North Dakota) F: Al McLean* (North Dakota) F: Dave Merrifield (North Dakota) F: Don Stokaluk (North Dakota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 Second Team G: Wayne Gibbons (Clarkson) D: Jim Kenning (Denver) D: Maurice Roberge (North Dakota) F: Jack Leetch (Boston College) F: Corby Adams (Clarkson) F: Bob Hamill (Denver) References 50em Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:1960s in Boston Category:Ice hockey competitions in Boston Category:College ice hockey tournaments in Massachusetts