1965–66 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||
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Williams arena ent.JPG | |||
Duration | November 1965– March 19, 1966 | ||
NCAA tournament | 1966 | ||
National championship | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
NCAA champions | Michigan State | ||
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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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 |
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New Brunswick Invitational | November 26–27 | 4 | |
Boston Christmas Holiday Festival | December 17–18 | 6 | |
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[1][2][]
1965–66 Big Ten standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Minnesota† | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 94 | |
Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 123 | 111 | |
Michigan | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 125 | 109 | |
† indicates conference regular season champion |
1965–66 ECAC Hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Clarkson†* | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 67 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 70 | |
Boston University | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 105 | 75 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 178 | 92 | |
Cornell | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 92 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 54 | |
Brown | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 86 | 60 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 85 | |
St. Lawrence | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .567 | 75 | 54 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 130 | 95 | |
Boston College | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .545 | 105 | 80 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 101 | |
Colgate | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 79 | 67 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 137 | 98 | |
Northeastern | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .528 | 80 | 71 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 140 | 120 | |
Harvard | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .421 | 77 | 81 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 104 | 99 | |
Yale | 21 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .405 | 82 | 103 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 86 | 105 | |
Army | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 34 | 69 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 132 | 85 | |
Princeton | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | .342 | 76 | 101 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 76 | 101 | |
Dartmouth | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .167 | 55 | 111 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 127 | |
Providence | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 42 | 77 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 77 | 93 | |
Rensselaer | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 112 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 42 | 161 | |
Championship: Clarkson † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
1965–66 Independent College Athletic Conference standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Clarkson† | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 70 | |
St. Lawrence | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 130 | 95 | |
Rensselaer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 42 | 161 | |
† indicates conference regular season champion |
1965–66 NCAA University Division Independent ice hockey standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 65 | |
Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | |||
Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 105 | 66 |
1965–66 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings | ||||||||||||||
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Michigan Tech† | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .775 | 77 | 48 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 141 | 82 | |
North Dakota | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 97 | 85 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 135 | 115 | |
Minnesota | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 92 | 76 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 117 | 94 | |
Denver* | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .575 | 81 | 61 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 137 | 100 | |
Michigan | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 74 | 72 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 125 | 109 | |
Michigan State* | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 88 | 85 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 123 | 111 | |
Colorado College | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .278 | 51 | 93 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 98 | 147 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .200 | 60 | 100 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 96 | 137 | |
Championship: Michigan State, Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
1966 NCAA Tournament[3][]
Semifinals March 17–18 |
National Championship March 19 | |||||||||
W1 | Denver | 3 | ||||||||
E2 | Clarkson | 4 | ||||||||
E2 | Clarkson | 1 | ||||||||
W2 | Michigan State | 6 | ||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 1 | ||||||||
W2 | Michigan State | 2 | Third Place Game | |||||||
W1 | Denver | 4 | ||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats[]
Scoring leaders[4][]
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 | PIM |
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Doug Ferguson | Junior | Cornell | 27 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 76 |
Fred Bassi | Junior | Boston University | 35 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 33 |
Michael Doran | Junior | Cornell | 27 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 48 |
Doug Volmar | Sophomore | Michigan State | 29 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 57 |
Terry Casey | Senior | North Dakota | 30 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 2 |
Bruce Fennie | Senior | Boston University | 32 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 21 |
David Ferguson | Junior | Cornell | 27 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 41 |
Mel Wakabayashi | Junior | Michigan | 28 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 2 |
Dennis Macks | Sophomore | Brown | 25 | 24 | 26 | 50 | - |
Raymond Clegg | Junior | Wisconsin | 22 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 9 |
Robert Empie | Sophomore | Clarkson | 25 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 16 |
Jim Quinn | Junior | Boston University | 35 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 21 |
Leading goaltenders[4][]
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% | GAA |
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Errol McKibbon | Senior | Cornell | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .928 | 1.94 |
David Quarrie | Junior | Cornell | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .912 | 1.99 |
Wayne Ryan | Junior | Boston University | 13 | 640 | - | - | - | 24 | 0 | .903 | 2.25 |
Terry Yurkiewicz | Senior | Clarkson | 24 | 1366 | 24 | - | 0 | 56 | 0 | .906 | 2.46 |
Rick Best | Junior | Michigan Tech | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .901 | 2.62 |
Tony Esposito | Junior | Michigan Tech | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .909 | 2.69 |
David Ferguson | Senior | Brown | 25 | 1500 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 0 | .898 | 3.08 |
Buddy Blom | Senior | Denver | 32 | 1918 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 99 | 0 | .898 | 3.09 |
Gaye Cooley | Sophomore | Michigan State | 18 | 1080 | - | - | - | 56 | 0 | .903 | 3.10 |
Gary Johnson | Junior | Wisconsin | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | .905 | 3.14 |
Awards[]
NCAA[]
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ECAC[]
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WCHA[]
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References[]
- ↑ "2008–09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide", ECAC Hockey. Retrieved on June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "2008–09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112", WCHA. Retrieved on June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1965–66 NCAA Division I Statistics. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners", NCAA.org. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "ECAC Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "ECAC All-Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "WCHA Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "WCHA All-Teams", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.
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