1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men 1963 November 1963–March 21, 1964 University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado Michigan The 1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1963 and concluded with the 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 1964 at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. This was the 17th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 70th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. This was the final year where no distinction in classification was made for NCAA ice hockey. The following year saw 14 members of the ECAC drop down to a new College Division to separate teams on a more equal financial footing. While some would resurface at the D-I level in later years most would remain in the lower-tier leagues. This was the first season of play for both Wisconsin and Ohio State as university sponsored clubs. While both were members of the Big Ten Conference they did not play the other three member schools and thus did not qualify for the informal ice hockey conference. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 19–20 4 Clarkson Lake Placid Holiday Tournament December 20–21 4 St. Lawrence Boston Garden Christmas Hockey Festival December 20–23 6 Harvard Yankee Conference Tournament December 27–28 4 New Hampshire Rensselaer Holiday Tournament January 2–4 4 Rensselaer Brown Holiday Tournament January 3–4 4 Colorado College Beanpot February 3, 10 4 Boston College 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 1964 NCAA Tournament 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 19–20 National ChampionshipMarch 21 Third Place Game W1 Denver 4 E2 Rensselaer 1 E1 Providence 2 W2 Michigan 3 W1 Denver 3 W2 Michigan 6 E1 Providence 1 E2 Rensselaer 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 PIMJerry Knightley Junior Rensselaer 26 33 42 75 33Bob Brinkworth Senior Rensselaer 26 35 35 70 2Gary Butler Gary Butler (ice hockey) Senior Michigan 29 38 30 68 26Gordon Wilkie Senior Michigan – 16 51 67 20Wilf Martin Junior Michigan – 34 24 58 10Corby Adams Senior Clarkson 29 27 27 54 –John Cunniff Sophomore Boston College 28 27 25 52 0Phil Dyer Phil Dyer (ice hockey) Sophomore Boston College – – – 52 –Grant Heffernan Junior Providence – 18 30 48 –Tom Polanic Junior Michigan – 8 38 46 92 1963-64 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1963 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% GAABob Perani Sophomore St. Lawrence 21 1270 - - - 47 1 .933 2.22Neil Mieras Senior Army 27 1553 19 8 0 59 5 .901 2.28Buddy Blom Sophomore Denver - - 19 - - - 4 .934 2.30Bob Bellemore Sophomore Providence 26 - - - - - - - 2.47Bill Sack Junior Rensselaer 26 1554 18 8 0 68 4 .920 2.63Joe Lech Junior North Dakota - - - - - - 1 .900 2.69Garry Bauman Senior Michigan Tech 24 - - - - - - .912 2.70Bob Gray Bob Gray (ice hockey) Senior Michigan 24 - - - - 65 4 .914 2.70John Dunham Senior Brown - - - - - - - - 2.78Errol McKibbon Sophomore Cornell 23 - - - - - - .898 2.83 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Tom Eccleston, ProvidenceMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Bob Gray, MichiganAHCA 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 Bob Perani, St. Lawrence G Garry Bauman, Michigan Tech Richie Green, Boston University D Carl Lackey, Michigan State Larry Kish, Providence D Tom Polanic, Michigan Cal Wagner, Clarkson D Corby Adams, Clarkson F Craig Falkman, Minnesota Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer F John Simus, Colorado College Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer F Gordon Wilkie, Michigan WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player none selectedSophomore of the Year Tom Polanic, MichiganCoach of the Year Al Renfrew, MichiganAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Garry Bauman, Michigan Tech G Buddy Blom, Denver Norm Wimmer, Michigan Tech D Wayne Smith, Denver Tom Polanic, Michigan D Jim Kenning, Denver D Carl Lackey, Michigan State Bill Staub, Denver F Craig Falkman, Minnesota Gordon Wilkie, Michigan F Scott Watson, Michigan Tech Gary Butler, Michigan F George Hill, Michigan Tech John Simus, Colorado College F ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Bob Brinkworth, RensselaerRookie of the Year John Cunniff, Boston CollegeOutstanding Defenseman Richie Green, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Bob Perani, St. LawrenceAll-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 Bob Perani, St. Lawrence G Jack Ferriera, Boston University Bill Sack, Rensselaer G Neil Mieras, Army Larry Kish, Providence D Dick Peterson, Army Jim Salfi, St. Lawrence D Bill Grisdale, Rensselaer Richie Green, Boston University D Mike Petterson, Harvard Fred Kitchen, Rensselaer D Robert Gaudreau, Brown John Mechem, Colby D Ron Butterfield, Army Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer F Brian Wilkinson, Clarkson Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer F Terry Chapman, Brown Corby Adams, Clarkson F Roger Purdie, Clarkson Gene Kinasewich, Harvard F John Keough, Providence Grant Heffernan, Providence F Arnie O'Reilly, St. Lawrence Ray Mooney, Providence F Bruce Fennie, Boston University John Cunniff, Boston College F Steve Riggs, Colgate Ike Ikauniks, Harvard F Dave Ross, St. Lawrence Mike Thompson, Army F Phil Dyer, Boston College Leo Dupere, Northeastern F Bruce Davey, Colby Leon Bryant, Brown F Larry Bone, Northeastern Drafted players 1964 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 2 Alex Campbell Alex Campbell (ice hockey) † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 2 7 Brian Watts Brian Watts (ice hockey) † Michigan Tech WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 3 14 Ken Dryden † Cornell ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 3 15 Gordie Lowe 1 † Cornell ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 4 21 Syl Apps Jr. † Princeton ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers † incoming freshman 1964 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1964a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1963–64 NCAA Standings NCAA