# 1962–63 NCAA men's ice hockey season

The 1962–63 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1962 and concluded with the 1963 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1963 at the McHugh Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This was the 16th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 69th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival | December 20–21 | 4 | Boston College |
| Brown Holiday Tournament | December 20–22 | 8 | Brown |
| Boston Arena Christmas Tournament | December 26–28 | 4 | Harvard |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 27–29 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Beanpot | February 4, 11 | 4 | Boston College |

### Standings

1962–63 Big Ten standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota† | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 128 | 84 |
| Michigan State | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 90 | 108 |
| Michigan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 98 | 96 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1962–63 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Harvard†* | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .818 | 113 | 51 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 134 | 62 |
| Clarkson | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 72 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 155 | 73 |
| Boston College | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 113 | 49 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 144 | 79 |
| St. Lawrence | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .781 | 69 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 72 |
| Providence | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .737 | 101 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 110 | 68 |
| Army | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .722 | 74 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 57 |
| Colgate | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | 78 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 42 |
| Brown | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | .705 | 109 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 114 | 68 |
| Williams | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 112 | 78 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 82 |
| Norwich | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .568 | 140 | 104 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 140 | 104 |
| Yale | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 87 | 86 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 97 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .474 | 101 | 80 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 109 | 87 |
| Cornell | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 55 | 68 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 71 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 50 | 77 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 79 |
| Rensselaer | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .464 | 66 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 133 | 100 |
| Merrimack | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 45 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 63 |
| Middlebury | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 79 | 87 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 104 | 109 |
| Dartmouth | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .400 | 87 | 87 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| Northeastern | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .360 | 115 | 140 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 118 | 145 |
| Colby | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 58 | 89 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 72 | 103 |
| Boston University | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .318 | 75 | 90 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 87 | 101 |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 92 | 91 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 101 | 92 |
| American International | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 53 | 119 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 93 | 125 |
| Princeton | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | 58 | 118 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 94 | 124 |
| Hamilton | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .156 | 21 | 100 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 105 |
| Amherst | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .133 | 28 | 111 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 118 |
| MIT | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 10 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 96 |
| Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1962–63 NCAA Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 80 | 103 |
| St. Olaf | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | – | – |
1962–63 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Macalester † | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Augsburg | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | – | – | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Concordia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| Gustavus Adolphus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – |
| Hamline | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Saint John's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Saint Mary's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| † indicates conference champion |||||||||||||||
1962–63 Tri-State League standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| St. Lawrence† | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 72 |
| Clarkson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 155 | 73 |
| Rensselaer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 133 | 100 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1962–63 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Denver†* | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 54 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 156 | 102 |
| North Dakota† | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .667 | 76 | 62 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 162 | 91 |
| Michigan Tech | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .600 | 68 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 109 | 76 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .575 | 87 | 67 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 128 | 84 |
| Colorado College | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 70 | 91 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 113 | 125 |
| Michigan State | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 60 | 90 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 90 | 108 |
| Michigan | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .225 | 62 | 89 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 98 | 96 |
| Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## 1963 NCAA Tournament

| Semifinals March 14–15 | Semifinals March 14–15 | Semifinals March 14–15 | National championship March 16 | National championship March 16 | National championship March 16 |
| E1 | Boston College | 2 | | | |
| W2 | North Dakota | 8 | | | |
| W2 | North Dakota | 8 | W2 | North Dakota | 6 |
| | | | W1 | Denver | 5 |
| W1 | Denver | 6 | W1 | Denver | 5 |
| E2 | Clarkson | 2 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | E1 | Boston College | 3 |
| | | | E2 | Clarkson | 5 |
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 | PIM |
| Tom Roe | Senior | Williams | 21 | 45 | 33 | 78 | - |
| Bob Brinkworth | Junior | Rensselaer | 23 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8 |
| Leo Dupere | Junior | Northeastern | 24 | 33 | 34 | 67 | - |
| Jerry Knightley | Sophomore | Rensselaer | 23 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 32 |
| Bill Hogan | Senior | Boston College | – | 19 | 40 | 59 | - |
| Corby Adams | Junior | Clarkson | 26 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 25 |
| Al McLean | Junior | North Dakota | 32 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 53 |
| Dave Merrifield | Senior | North Dakota | 32 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 28 |
| John Cook | Senior | Princeton | – | 26 | 23 | 49 | – |
| Ken Astill | Senior | Rensselaer | 23 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 13 |

### 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% | GAA |
| George Baland | Junior | North Dakota | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | .910 | 1.00 |
| Kurt Brown | Sophomore | Colgate | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | 4 | .930 | 1.83 |
| Tom Haugh | Junior | Providence | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .910 | 1.93 |
| Godfrey Wood | Senior | Harvard | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .911 | 2.21 |
| Jack Shepard | Senior | Army | 22 | 1216 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 1 | .920 | 2.27 |
| Richie Broadbelt | Senior | St. Lawrence | 26 | 1526 | - | - | - | 62 | 4 | .925 | 2.44 |
| Joe Lech | Sophomore | North Dakota | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .887 | 2.60 |
| Garry Bauman | Junior | Michigan Tech | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .915 | 2.69 |
| Dudley Otto | Senior | North Dakota | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | .870 | 2.75 |
| Roger Groth | Sophomore | Minnesota | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .894 | 2.92 |

## 1963 NHL Amateur Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 3 | 14 | Roger Bamburak $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman