1965–66 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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
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===
==1966 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 	Cornell 	27	37	34	71 	76
 	Junior 	Boston University	35	35	29	64 	33
 	Junior 	Cornell 	27	23	39	62 	48
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	29	26	28	54 	57
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	30	26	28	54 	2
 	Senior 	Boston University	32	23	30	53 	21
 	Junior 	Cornell 	27	23	29	52 	41
 	Junior 	Michigan 	28	19	33	52 	2
 	Sophomore	Brown 	25	24	26	50 	-
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	22	27	22	49 	9
 	Sophomore	Clarkson 	25	27	22	49 	16
 	Junior 	Boston University	35	24	25	49 	21
===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
 	Senior 	Cornell 	16	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.928	1.94
 	Junior 	Cornell 	11	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.912	1.99
 	Junior 	Boston University	13	640 	- 	- 	- 	24	0 	.903	2.25
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	24	1366	24	- 	0 	56	0 	.906	2.46
 	Junior 	Michigan Tech 	13	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.901	2.62
 	Junior 	Michigan Tech 	19	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.909	2.69
 	Senior 	Brown 	25	1500	16	9 	0 	77	0 	.898	3.08
 	Senior 	Denver 	32	1918	18	11	3 	99	0 	.898	3.09
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	18	1080	- 	- 	- 	56	0 	.903	3.10
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	21	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	0 	.905	3.14
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Amo Bessone, Michigan State
 	 	Len Ceglarski, Clarkson
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Gaye Cooley, Michigan State
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
Robert Gaudreau, Brown 	D 	Bob Hill, Minnesota-Duluth
Tom Ross, Boston University 	D 	Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech
 	D 	Wayne Smith, Denver
Fred Bassi, Boston University	F 	Terry Casey, North Dakota
John Cunniff, Boston College 	F 	Bob Lindberg, Colorado College
Doug Ferguson, Cornell 	F 	Doug Volmar, Michigan State
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Kent Parrot, Harvard
Outstanding Defenseman 	Outstanding Defenseman 	Robert Gaudreau, Brown
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jack Ferriera, Boston University 	G 	Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson
Robert Gaudreau, Brown 	D 	Gary Petterson, Clarkson
Peter McLachlan, Boston University	D 	Tom Ross, Boston University
Harry Orr, Cornell 	D 	
Doug Ferguson, Cornell 	F 	Tom Hurley, Clarkson
Bruce Fennie, Boston University 	F 	John Cunniff, Boston College
Fred Bassi, Boston University 	F 	Mike Doran, Cornell
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan
Sophomore of the Year	Sophomore of the Year	Gary Gambucci, Minnesota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	John MacInnes, Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech	G 	John Lothrop, Minnesota
Wayne Smith, Denver 	D 	Dennis Huculak, Michigan Tech
Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech 	D 	Bob Hill, Minnesota-Duluth
Doug Volmar, Michigan State 	F 	Wayne Weller, Michigan Tech
Terry Casey, North Dakota 	F 	Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan
Dennis Hextall, North Dakota	F 	Gary Gambucci, Minnesota
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1965–66 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA