1964–65 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1964 and concluded with the 1965 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1965 at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 18th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 71st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
The ECAC conference was nearly halved before the season, going from 29 teams the previous year down to 15. This happened due to the creation of a lower-tier division for the schools that couldn't afford or weren't willing to compete with the wealthier universities. The lower tier would go through several changes over the years but continues to operate as the Division III level as well as the lone remaining Division II conference, Northeast-10. (as of 2016)
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Boston Christmas Holiday Festival	December 18–20	8 	Boston University
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 21–23	6 	Northeastern
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 28–30	4 	Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 28–30	4 	Minnesota–Duluth
Yankee Conference Tournament 	December 29–30	4 	New Hampshire
Brown Holiday Tournament 	January 1–2 	4 	Brown
Nichols School Invitational 	January 1–2 	4 	Yale
Beanpot 	February 8, 15	4 	Boston College
===Standings===
==1965 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 	Boston College 	27	31	36	67 	–
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	29	28	33	61 	42
 	Senior 	Providence 	– 	28	30	58 	–
 	Sophomore	Minnesota–Duluth	27	23	35	58 	69
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	26	27	28	55 	86
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	33	24	31	55 	42
 	Junior 	Boston College 	– 	12	43	55 	–
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	33	17	36	53 	33
 	Junior 	Cornell 	26	27	25	52 	57
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	– 	27	22	49 	–
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	22	27	22	49 	34
 	Senior 	Brown 	30	24	25	49 	–
 	Junior 	Brown 	30	– 	– 	49 	–
===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
 	Junior 	Boston University	31	1783	25	6	0 	63	8 	.901	2.12
 	Sophomore	Michigan Tech 	17	1021	- 	-	- 	40	1 	.912	2.35
 	Sophomore	Army 	18	1028	12	6	0 	43	3 	.906	2.51
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	11	640 	- 	-	- 	24	0 	.857	2.54
 	Junior 	Denver 	28	- 	18	8	2 	- 	0 	.906	2.64
 	Junior 	Clarkson 	24	1366	18	-	0 	56	0 	.914	2.66
 	Junior 	Cornell 	15	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.891	2.75
 	Sophomore	Michigan Tech 	14	840 	- 	-	- 	42	1 	.893	3.00
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	0 	.821	3.00
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	31	1080	- 	-	- 	56	2 	.893	3.07
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	James Fullerton, Brown
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson 	G 	Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech
Jack Ferreira, Boston University	G 	
Robert Gaudreau, Brown 	D 	Don Ross, North Dakota
Tom Ross, Boston University 	D 	Wayne Smith, Denver
John Cunniff, Boston College 	F 	Doug Roberts, Michigan State
Grant Heffernan, Providence 	F 	Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan
Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer 	F 	Doug Woog, Minnesota
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	John Cunniff, Boston College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Doug Ferguson, Cornell
Outstanding Defenseman 	Outstanding Defenseman 	Tom Ross, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Pat Murphy, Boston College
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jack Ferreira, Boston University	G 	Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson
Tom Ross, Boston University 	D 	Don Turcotte, Northeastern
Robert Gaudreau, Brown 	D 	Ralph Toran, Boston College
John Cunniff, Boston College 	F 	Doug Ferguson, Cornell
Grant Heffernan, Providence 	F 	Dean Matthews, Dartmouth
Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer 	F 	Terry Chapman, Brown
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Gerry Kell, North Dakota
Sophomore of the Year	Sophomore of the Year	Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bob Peters, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech	G 	Joe Lech, North Dakota
Don Ross, North Dakota 	D 	Dennis Huculak, Michigan Tech
Wayne Smith, Denver 	D 	Tom Polonic, Michigan
Gerry Kell, North Dakota 	F 	Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan 	F 	Doug Roberts, Michigan State
Doug Woog, Minnesota 	F 	Dennis Hextall, North Dakota
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1964–65 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA