1964 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1964 men's 4 University of Denver Arena Denver, Colorado Michigan Wolverines 7th 8th 12th Denver Pioneers 5th 5th Rensselaer Engineers 4th Providence Friars 1st Al Renfrew 1st Bob Gray Michigan 16,278 The 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 17th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1964, and concluded with Michigan defeating Denver 6–3. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. 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. 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 Providence ECAC Hockey 19–5–0 Tournament champion 1st Never1 Denver WCHA 19–6–4 Tournament champion 5th 19632 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 17–7–0 At-Large 4th 19612 Michigan WCHA 22–4–1 At-Large 12th 1962 NCAA Division 1 Tournament http://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 http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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) Semifinals Denver vs. Rensselaer Denver Rensselaer University of Denver Arena March 19 4 – 1 www.newspapers.com/image/58821704/?clipping_id=194109524 1 No scoring (unassisted) Emory Sampson - 17:10 (Fragomeni, Staub) Andy Herrebout - GW - 02:09(Smith, Herrebout) Bill Staub - 06:51(Livingstone) Emory Sampson - SH - 13:54 16:37 - Bruce Tisdall (Anderson) (10 saves) Buddy Blom Bill Sack (32 saves) Providence vs. Michigan Providence Michigan University of Denver Arena March 20 2 – 3 www.newspapers.com/image/1178480591/?clipping_id=194109678 2 (Hefernan) Ray Mooney - 06:27 15:01 - Tom Polanic (Wilkie, Cole) (Warburton, Kish) John Heximer - 13:36 12:33 - Ron Coristine (Polonic, Butler)15:23 - GW - Gary Butler (Wilkie, Cole) (30 saves) Bob Bellemore Bob Gray (22 saves) Consolation Game Providence vs. Rensselaer Providence Rensselaer University of Denver Arena March 21 1 – 2 www.newspapers.com/image/56256092/?clipping_id=194110750 2 (Mooney) Grant Hefferman - 7:55 12:06 - Pete Russel (Jones, Knightley) 16:01 - GW - Pete Russel (Knightley, Brinkworth) (14 saves) Bob Bellemore Bill Sack (25 saves) National Championship Denver vs. Michigan Denver Michigan University of Denver Arena March 21Michigan 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/ihm-record-092209.pdf Michigan Wolverines 2016-12-30 2010-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807074042/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/ihm-record-092209.pdf dead 3 – 6 2 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st UMWilf MartinHood and Polanic 17:48 1–0 UM 2nd UMMel Wakabayashi – PPFerguson and Wilkie 22:19 2–0 UM UMJack ColeWilkie 23:22 3–0 UM DENBill Staub – PPHerrebout and Lindsay 25:34 3–1 UM DENRon LivingstoneSampson and Naslund 37:24 3–2 UM 3rd UMJack Cole – GWPolanic and Wilkie 44:08 4–2 UM DENWayne Smith – PPHerrebout 49:54 4–3 UM UMMel WakabayashiCoristine and Ferguson 56:49 5–3 UM UMAlex HoodPolanic and Martin 58:24 6–3 UM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UMRon CoristineInterference 1:46 2:00 UMRoger GalipeauSlashing 2:28 2:00 DENDave PaderskiHolding 7:12 2:00 UMBarry MacDonaldTripping 11:32 2:00 UMTed HendersonInterference 18:20 2:00 2nd DENEmory SampsonCharging 20:32 2:00 UMBob FergusonHooking 24:08 2:00 DENMyles GillardRoughing 26:55 2:00 UMTom PolonicRoughing 26:55 2:00 DENWayne SmithInterference 39:27 2:00 3rd UMTom PolonicMisconduct 44:08 10:00 UMBob FergusonHooking 49:30 2:00 UMRoger GalipeauRoughing 52:19 2:00 DENBill StaubRoughing 52:19 2:00 UMBarry MacDonaldCross-checking 52:32 2:00 UMRoger GalipeauInterference 59:16 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Michigan 7 6 16 29 Denver 15 10 9 34 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Bob Gray 31 3 DEN Buddy Blom 23 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: Bob Gray* (Michigan) D: Tom Polanic (Michigan) D: Wayne Smith (Denver) F: Andy Herrebout (Denver) F: Bill Staub (Denver) F: Gordon Wilkie (Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 Second Team G: Bob Bellemore (Providence) D: Jim Kenning (Denver) D: Larry Kish (Providence) D: Barry MacDonald (Michigan) F: Mel Wakabayashi (Michigan) F: Jerry Knightley (Rensselaer) F: Jack Cole (Michigan) References 50em 50em NCAA Division 1 Tournament College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live NCAA Division 1 Awards College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html 2013-06-28 Al Renfrew Year-by-Year Coaching Record USCHO.com http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,416/al-renfrew/ 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130525221926/http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,416/al-renfrew/ 2013-05-25 live Attendance Records and Sites NCAA.org http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817162202/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2012-08-17 live 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 Denver Category:Ice hockey competitions in Denver