1965 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

Collegiate ice hockey tournament

1965 NCAA University Division men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	4
Finals site	Meehan Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island
Champions	Michigan Tech Huskies (2nd title)
Runner-up	Boston College Eagles (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Brown Bears (2nd Frozen Four) North Dakota Fighting Sioux (4th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	John MacInnes (2nd title)
MOP	Gary Milroy (Michigan Tech)
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The 1965 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 18th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 18 and 20, 1965, and concluded with Michigan Tech defeating Boston College 8-2. All games were played at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.

This is the first time the NCAA tournament did not have a participant that appeared in the previous season's meeting.

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
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston College	ECAC Hockey	23–6–0	Tournament champion	8th	1963	1	Michigan Tech	WCHA	22–5–2	Tournament champion	4th	1962
2	Brown	ECAC Hockey	21–7–0	At-Large	2nd	1951	2	North Dakota	WCHA	24–7–0	At-Large	4th	1963

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

Semifinals March 18–19			National championship March 20

E1	Boston College	4

W2	North Dakota	3
			E1	Boston College	2

			W1	Michigan Tech	8
W1	Michigan Tech	4

E2	Brown	0	Third-place game


			W2	North Dakota	9

			E2	Brown	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Boston College vs. North Dakota

March 18

Boston College

4 – 3

North Dakota

Meehan Auditorium

Michigan Tech vs. Brown

March 19	Michigan Tech		4 – 0	Brown	Meehan Auditorium
(Yoshino, Toothill) Fred Dart - GW - 13:29 (Weller, Holm) Gary Milroy - 19:47		First period		No Scoring
		Second period
(Ryan) Fred Dart - 08:13 (Holm, Milroy) Wayne Weller - 19:25		Third period
Rick Best ( 20 saves )		Goalie stats		( 29 saves ) Dave Ferguson

Consolation Game

North Dakota vs. Brown

March 20

North Dakota

9 – 5

Brown

Meehan Auditorium

National Championship

Boston College vs. Michigan Tech

March 20

Boston College

2 – 8

Michigan Tech

Meehan Auditorium

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MTU	Gary Milroy	Weller	7:28	1–0 MTU
	MTU	Wayne Weller	Milroy and Holm	13:12	2–0 MTU
	MTU	Bob Wilson – GW PP	Leiman and Yeo	18:56	3–0 MTU
2nd	MTU	Colin Patterson	Wilson and Yeo	22:13	4–0 MTU
	MTU	Fred Dart	Yoshino and Toothill	23:37	5–0 MTU
	MTU	Gary Milroy – PP	Riutta and Huculak	34:58	6–0 MTU
	BC	E. J. Breen – PP	Toran	37:24	6–1 MTU
	MTU	Wayne Weller	Milroy	39:26	7–1 MTU
3rd	BC	Jim Mullen	Dyer and Cunniff	46:02	7–2 MTU
3rd	MTU	Bob Wilson	unassisted	57:58	8–2 MTU
Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	MTU	Terry Ryan	Holding	6:00	2:00
	BC	John Moylan	Cross–Checking	6:00	2:00
	MTU	Colin Patterson	Cross–Checking	8:47	2:00
	MTU	Ed Caterer	Tripping	10:52	2:00
	BC	Woody Johnson	Elbowing	16:57	2:00
2nd	BC	Francis Kearns	Interference	24:02	2:00
	MTU	Dennis Huculak	Holding	32:04	2:00
	BC	Jim Mullen	Illegal Check	34:23	2:00
	MTU	Gary Milroy	Slashing	36:06	2:00
	MTU	David Confrey	Charging	36:41	2:00
	MTU	Wayne Weller	Tripping	39:32	2:00
	MTU	Al Holm	Roughing	39:32	2:00
	BC	Woody Johnson	Roughing	39:32	2:00
3rd	BC	Ralphy Toran	Slashing	42:08	2:00
	BC	Francis Kearns	Elbowing	50:47	2:00
	MTU	Dennis Huculak	Slashing	50:47	2:00
	MTU	Terry Ryan	Tripping	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

All-Tournament team

First Team

G: Tony Esposito (Michigan Tech)
D: Dennis Huculak (Michigan Tech)
D: Pete Leiman (Michigan Tech)
F: John Cunniff (Boston College)
F: Gary Milroy* (Michigan Tech)
F: Wayne Weller (Michigan Tech)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

G: Pat Murphy (Boston College)
D: Roy Davidson (North Dakota)
D: Ralph Toran (Boston College)
F: Gerry Kell (North Dakota)
F: Bob Stoyko (North Dakota)
F: Dennis Macks (Brown)

References

"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
"NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ "Michigan Tech 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
"NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
"NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
"John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
"Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2013.

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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey champions

1948: Michigan
1949: Boston College
1950: Colorado College
1951: Michigan
1952: Michigan
1953: Michigan
1954: RPI
1955: Michigan
1956: Michigan
1957: Colorado College
1958: Denver
1959: North Dakota
1960: Denver
1961: Denver
1962: Michigan Tech
1963: North Dakota
1964: Michigan
1965: Michigan Tech
1966: Michigan State
1967: Cornell
1968: Denver
1969: Denver
1970: Cornell
1971: Boston University
1972: Boston University
1973: Wisconsin
1974: Minnesota
1975: Michigan Tech
1976: Minnesota
1977: Wisconsin
1978: Boston University
1979: Minnesota
1980: North Dakota
1981: Wisconsin
1982: North Dakota
1983: Wisconsin
1984: Bowling Green
1985: RPI
1986: Michigan State
1987: North Dakota
1988: Lake Superior State
1989: Harvard
1990: Wisconsin
1991: Northern Michigan
1992: Lake Superior State
1993: Maine
1994: Lake Superior State
1995: Boston University
1996: Michigan
1997: North Dakota
1998: Michigan
1999: Maine
2000: North Dakota
2001: Boston College
2002: Minnesota
2003: Minnesota
2004: Denver
2005: Denver
2006: Wisconsin
2007: Michigan State
2008: Boston College
2009: Boston University
2010: Boston College
2011: Minnesota–Duluth
2012: Boston College
2013: Yale
2014: Union
2015: Providence
2016: North Dakota
2017: Denver
2018: Minnesota–Duluth
2019: Minnesota Duluth
2020: No tournament
2021: UMass
2022: Denver
2023: Quinnipiac
2024: Denver

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