1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season

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 Christmas Holiday 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===
==1964 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	26	33	42	75 	33
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	26	35	35	70 	2
 	Senior 	Michigan 	29	38	30	68 	26
 	Senior 	Michigan 	– 	16	51	67 	20
 	Junior 	Michigan 	– 	34	24	58 	10
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	29	27	27	54 	–
 	Sophomore	Boston College	28	27	25	52 	0
 	Sophomore	Boston College	– 	– 	– 	52 	–
 	Junior 	Providence 	– 	18	30	48 	–
 	Junior 	Michigan 	– 	8 	38	46 	92
===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
 	Sophomore	St. Lawrence 	21	1270	- 	-	- 	47	1 	.933	2.22
 	Senior 	Army 	27	1553	19	8	0 	59	5 	.901	2.28
 	Sophomore	Denver 	- 	- 	19	-	- 	- 	4 	.934	2.30
 	Sophomore	Providence 	26	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.47
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	26	1554	18	8	0 	68	4 	.920	2.63
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	1 	.900	2.69
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech	24	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.912	2.70
 	Senior 	Michigan 	24	- 	- 	-	- 	65	4 	.914	2.70
 	Senior 	Brown 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.78
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	23	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.898	2.83
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Tom Eccleston, Providence
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Bob Gray, Michigan
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
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
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	John Cunniff, Boston College
Outstanding Defenseman 	Outstanding Defenseman 	Richie Green, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Bob Perani, St. Lawrence
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
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
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	none selected
Sophomore of the Year	Sophomore of the Year	Tom Polanic, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Al Renfrew, Michigan
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
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 	
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1963–64 NCAA Standings
 
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