1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men university 1965 Williams arena ent.JPG 250 The Williams Arena served as the host for the 1966 Tournament November 1965–March 19, 1966 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Michigan State The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1966, at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 19th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 72nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Minnesota–Duluth joined the WCHA beginning with this season. Pennsylvania promoted their club program to varsity status and began playing as an independent. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion New Brunswick Invitational November 26–27 4 Boston Garden Christmas Hockey Festival December 17–18 6 Toronto ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 19–22 6 Cornell Great Lakes Invitational December 21–22 4 Toronto Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 27–29 4 Boston University Yankee Conference Tournament December 28–29 4 New Hampshire Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Western Ontario Brown Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Brown St. Paul College Hockey Tournament December 29–30 4 Minnesota Nichols School Invitational December 31–January 1 4 Yale Beanpot February 7, 14 4 Boston University Standings 2008–09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/Summaries-I.pdf ECAC Hockey June 29, 20142008–09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA June 29, 2014 1966 NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 1966 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 17–18 National ChampionshipMarch 19 Third Place Game W1 Denver 3 E2 Clarkson 4 E1 Boston University 1 W2 Michigan State 2 E2 Clarkson 1 W2 Michigan State 6 W1 Denver 4 E1 Boston University 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Player stats Scoring leaders 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 PIMDoug Ferguson Doug Ferguson (ice hockey) Junior Cornell 27 37 34 71 76Fred Bassi Junior Boston University 35 35 29 64 33Michael Doran Michael Doran (ice hockey) Junior Cornell 27 23 39 62 48Doug Volmar Sophomore Michigan State 29 26 28 54 57Terry Casey Terry Casey (ice hockey) Senior North Dakota 30 26 28 54 2Bruce Fennie Senior Boston University 32 23 30 53 21David Ferguson David Ferguson (ice hockey) Junior Cornell 27 23 29 52 41Mel Wakabayashi Junior Michigan 28 19 33 52 2Dennis Macks Sophomore Brown 25 24 26 50 -Raymond Clegg Junior Wisconsin 22 27 22 49 9Robert Empie Sophomore Clarkson 25 27 22 49 16Jim Quinn Jim Quinn (ice hockey) Junior Boston University 35 24 25 49 21 1965–66 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1965 Elite Prospects December 21, 2016 Leading goaltenders 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% GAAErrol McKibbon Senior Cornell 16 - - - - - - .928 1.94David Quarrie Junior Cornell 11 - - - - - - .912 1.99Wayne Ryan Wayne Ryan (ice hockey) Junior Boston University 13 640 - - - 24 0 .903 2.25Terry Yurkiewicz Senior Clarkson - 1366 24 - 0 56 0 .906 2.46Rick Best Junior Michigan Tech 13 - - - - - - .901 2.62Tony Esposito Junior Michigan Tech 19 - - - - - - .909 2.69David Ferguson David Ferguson (ice hockey goaltender) Senior Brown 25 1500 16 9 0 77 0 .898 3.08Buddy Blom Senior Denver 32 1918 18 11 3 99 0 .898 3.09Gaye Cooley Sophomore Michigan State 18 1080 - - - 56 0 .903 3.10Gary Johnson Gary Johnson (ice hockey) Junior Wisconsin 21 - - - - - 0 .905 3.14 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Amo Bessone, Michigan State Len Ceglarski, ClarksonMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Gaye Cooley, Michigan StateAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 East Team   Position   West Team Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson G Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech Robert Gaudreau, Brown D Bob Hill, Minnesota-Duluth Tom Ross, Boston University D Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech D Wayne Smith, Denver Fred Bassi, Boston University F Terry Casey, North Dakota John Cunniff, Boston College F Bob Lindberg, Colorado College Doug Ferguson, Cornell F Doug Volmar, Michigan State ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Terry Yurkiewicz, ClarksonRookie of the Year Kent Parrot, HarvardOutstanding Defenseman Robert Gaudreau, BrownMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Terry Yurkiewicz, ClarksonAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Jack Ferreira, Boston University G Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson Robert Gaudreau, Brown D Gary Petterson, Clarkson Peter McLachlan, Boston University D Tom Ross, Boston University Harry Orr, Cornell D Doug Ferguson, Cornell F Tom Hurley, Clarkson Bruce Fennie, Boston University F John Cunniff, Boston College Fred Bassi, Boston University F Mike Doran, Cornell WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Mel Wakabayashi, MichiganSophomore of the Year Gary Gambucci, MinnesotaCoach of the Year John MacInnes, Michigan TechAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech G John Lothrop, Minnesota Wayne Smith, Denver D Dennis Huculak, Michigan Tech Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech D Bob Hill, Minnesota-Duluth Doug Volmar, Michigan State F Wayne Weller, Michigan Tech Terry Casey, North Dakota F Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan Dennis Hextall, North Dakota F Gary Gambucci, Minnesota 1966 NHL Amateur Draft 1966 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 4 21 Brian Morenz † Denver WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks † incoming freshman 1966 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1966a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1965–66 NCAA Standings NCAA