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

The 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 2nd season of second-tier college ice hockey. 
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Amherst College Tournament 	December 18–20	 	
Yankee Conference Tournament	December 28–29	4 	New Hampshire
MIT Tournament 	 	4 	Connecticut
Codfish Bowl 	 	4 	Boston State
===Standings===
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 	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
American International † 	15 	11 	4 	0 	 	104 	39 	 	24 	14 	10 	0 	 	
Bowdoin 	13 	9 	3 	1 	 	74 	41 	 	20 	11 	8 	1 	96 	82
Williams 	14 	10 	4 	0 	 	75 	52 	 	20 	12 	8 	0 	 	
New Hampshire 	16 	11 	5 	0 	 	102 	52 	 	23 	11 	12 	0 	112 	94
Colby * 	12 	8 	4 	0 	 	70 	42 	 	26 	13 	12 	1 	113 	112
Middlebury 	12 	7 	5 	0 	 	59 	34 	 	24 	12 	12 	0 	100 	91
Vermont 	15 	8 	7 	0 	 	69 	84 	 	19 	8 	11 	0 	78 	100
Merrimack 	9 	4 	4 	1 	 	33 	31 	 	19 	8 	10 	1 	64 	71
Hamilton 	12 	6 	6 	0 	 	47 	62 	 	15 	4 	11 	0 	 	
Amherst 	13 	5 	8 	0 	 	46 	63 	 	17 	7 	10 	0 	 	
Norwich 	18 	6 	12 	0 	 	64 	112 	 	22 	7 	15 	0 	77 	132
Connecticut 	15 	5 	10 	0 	 	49 	120 	 	21 	10 	11 	0 	111 	143
Massachusetts 	16 	2 	14 	0 	 	61 	98 	 	19 	3 	16 	0 	69 	126
MIT 	6 	0 	6 	0 	 	10 	38 	 	17 	4 	13 	0 	 	
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 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Assumption 	7 	2 	5 	0 	 	
Babson 	10 	5 	5 	0 	 	
Boston State 	20 	20 	0 	0 	 	
Lake Forest 	9 	7 	2 	0 	 	
Nichols 	15 	9 	6 	0 	 	
Oberlin 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ohio University 	20 	9 	11 	0 	 	
Salem State 	15 	11 	4 	0 	 	
St. Cloud State 	14 	4 	10 	0 	59 	47
St. Olaf 	17 	5 	12 	0 	– 	–
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 	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
Gustavus Adolphus † 	14 	12 	2 	0 	24 	 	 	 	18 	16 	2 	0 	 	
Saint Mary's 	14 	11 	3 	0 	22 	 	 	 	17 	13 	4 	0 	 	
Augsburg 	14 	11 	3 	0 	22 	 	 	 	15 	12 	3 	0 	 	
Concordia (MN) 	14 	0 	14 	0 	0 	 	 	 	16 	1 	15 	0 	 	
St. Thomas 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16 	8 	8 	0 	 	
Saint John's 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17 	9 	8 	0 	 	
Macalester 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hamline 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion
;MIAC Standings as of 2/8
#Gustavus Adolphus 10-1-0-20 46:18
#St. Mary's 10-3-0-20 77:32
#Augsburg 9-3-0-18 43:30
#St. John's 6-5-0-12 45:40
#St. Thomas 5-5-0-10 48:39
#Macalester 3-7-1-7 30:43 (6-9-1 overall)
#Hamline 2-8-1-5 30:54 (4-8-1 overall)
#Concordia 0-13-0-0 24:87
Macalester/Hamline post-2/8 scores
*2/10: Gustavus Adolphus - Hamline 4:1 
*2/12: St. Mary's - Macalester 4:1
*2/16: St. Thomas - Macalester 4:0
*2/16: Augsburg - Hamline 3:2
*2/18: Hamline - Macalester 5:1
===Independent game results===
*11/22: Worcester Junior College - Assumption 8:2
*11/27: Boston State - Burdette 11:3
*11/28: Boston State - New Haven 13:3
*11/29: Dean - Assumption 7:6
*12/1: Connecticut - Nichols 10:1
*12/3: Wisconsin-Superior - Augsburg 5:2
*12/3: Colorado College - Ohio University 6:0
*12/4: Colorado College - Ohio University 8:3
*12/4: Boston State - Pennsylvania 9:2
*12/4: Notre Dame - Lewis College 9:1
*12/5: SUNY Oswego - RIT 17:4
*12/6: Nichols - Assumption 7:1
*12/7: Minnesota-Duluth Freshmen - Wisconsin-Superior 5:1
*12/8: Minnesota-Duluth Freshmen - Wisconsin-Superior 2:1
*12/8: RIT - SUNY Buffalo 7:6
*12/10: SUNY Canton - RIT 9:6
*12/10: Ohio University - Port Huron 7:3
*12/11: RIT - Utica 8:2
*12/11: Notre Dame - Northern Illinois 13:2
*12/12: Notre Dame - Tazewell Hockey 7:3
*12/12: Boston State - Holy Cross 9:0 
*12/12: Trinity - MIT 5:3
*12/12: Ohio University - Port Huron 5:2
*12/13: Nichols - Lowell Tech 4:0
*12/15: Nichols - Dean 10:4
*12/15: Grand Rapids Bruins - Wisconsin-Superior 8:6
*12/16: Boston State - American International 5:4 OT
*12/16: Notre Dame - Denison 5:5
*12/17: Erie Lions - Notre Dame 5:3
*12/17: Army - Ohio University 10:4
*12/19: Boston State - Notre Dame 16:2
*12/20: Boston State - Ohio University 4:3 OT
*12/20: Holy Cross - Notre Dame 9:3 - Worcester College Tournament
*12/20: Pennsylvania - Nichols 7:2 - "
*12/21: Pennsylvania - Holy Cross 7:4 - "
*12/21: Nichols - Notre Dame 9:0 - "
*12/28: Boston State - Salem State 5:3
*1/5: Boston State - Pennsylvania 13:1
*1/5: Salem State - Burdette 7:2
*1/5: RIT - SUNY Brockport 8:7
*1/6: Salem State - Lowell Tech 15:0
*1/6: American International - Pennsylvania 8:1
*1/7: Pennsylvania - Nichols 7:4
*1/8: Toledo - Notre Dame 12:0
*1/8: Boston State - Western Michigan 7:3
*1/9: Boston State - Western Michigan 8:3
*1/9: Salem State - Holy Cross 7:2
*1/10: New Haven - Nichols 3:2
*1/11: Boston State - Lowell Tech 15:0 
*1/11: SUNY Oswego - RIT 14:4
*1/12: Assumption - Worcester State 6:2
*1/13: American International - Salem State 6:3
*1/15: Michigan Tech Freshmen - Wisconsin-Superior 7:5
*1/15: RIT - Syracuse 8:5
*1/16: Notre Dame - Northwestern 4:4
*1/21: RIT - Ithaca 7:6
*1/22: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-River Falls 8:3
*1/22: St. Mary's - Bemidji State 5:4 OT
*1/24: Boston State - Vermont 8:2
*1/26: RIT - Hobart 9:0
*1/27: Boston State - Lowell Tech 11:0 
*1/28: Assumption - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4:2
*1/29: Ohio University - Port Huron 8:1
*1/29: Beloit College - Notre Dame 7:4
*1/30: Notre Dame - Lewis College 12:4
*1/30: RIT - SUNY Canton 5:2
*1/31: Boston State - Vermont 8:3
*2/2: Wisconsin-Superior - Minnesota-Duluth Freshmen 2:2
*2/2: Holy Cross - Assumption 6:3
*2/2: New Haven - Worcester State 9:2
*2/3: Nichols - Lowell Tech 8:5
*2/3: Salem State - Vermont 3:2
*2/5: Notre Dame - Air Force 7:4
*2/6: Boston State - Holy Cross 8:4
*2/7: Nichols - Worcester State 14:0
*2/8: Wisconsin-Superior - Michigan Tech Freshmen 3:3
*2/9: Nichols - Holy Cross 3:2
*2/9: RIT - Utica 12:3
*2/9: New Haven - Assumption 7:2
*2/10: Babson - MIT 6:5
*2/11: Boston State - Ohio University 5:3
*2/12: Minnesota-Duluth Freshmen - Wisconsin-Superior 4:3
*2/12: Lake Forest - Notre Dame 7:6
*2/13: Notre Dame - St. Precopius 9:0
*2/13: RIT - University of Rochester 11:1
*2/14: Bemidji State - St. Mary's 5:4 OT
*2/15: MIT - Babson 2:1
*2/15: Boston State - American International 4:3
*2/16: Nichols - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 7:2
*2/16: RIT - Hobart 14:4
*2/17: Lake Forest - Northwestern 5:1
*2/18: Nichols - Wesleyan 12:3
*2/18: Boston State - Ithaca 9:4
*2/19: Salem State - Ithaca 13:1
*2/19: RIT - SUNY Buffalo 8:3
*2/19: Toledo - Notre Dame 5:3
*2/20: Boston State - Salem State 5:3
*2/20: Bemidji State - Concordia-Moorhead 13:1
*2/21: Worcester Junior College - Nichols 7:5
*2/23: Salem State - Lowell Tech 14:3
*2/23: Ithaca - RIT 5:4
*2/24: New Haven - Nichols 7:5
*2/25: Pennsylvania - Holy Cross 7:1
*2/26: Babson - Lowell Tech 7:3
*2/26: Northwestern - Notre Dame 6:3
*2/27: RIT - University of Rochester 11:1
*2/28: Salem State - Vermont 5:4
*3/2: Holy Cross - Babson 6:5
*3/2: RIT - SUNY Brockport 8:5
*3/4: Bowling Green - Notre Dame 5:4
*3/5: RIT - Syracuse 9:3
*St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-River Falls 3:1
*St. Mary's - St. Cloud State 3:2 OT
*Gustavus Adolphus - St. Cloud State 3:2 OT
*St. Cloud Alumni - St. Cloud State 2:1
*St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-River Falls 7:2 - River Falls records have game as 2:1 OT win for them
*St. Cloud State - Air Force 15:2
*St. Cloud State - Air Force 9:1
*Colorado College Freshmen - St. Cloud State 4:3
*Colorado College Freshmen - St. Cloud State 5:3
*SUNY Oswego - RIT 10:5
*RIT - Ithaca 6:5
*Gonzaga - Notre Dame College (BC) 5:2
*Trail Comerks (BC) - Gonzaga 8:5
*Gonzaga - Trail Comerks (BC) 6:3
*Notre Dame College (BC) - Gonzaga 9:2
*Gonzaga - Notre Dame College (BC) 8:2
*Gonzaga - Spokane Americans 8:4
*Gonzaga - Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs 11:4
*Gonzaga - University of Washington 10:3
*Gonzaga - University of Washington 10:2
*Lake Forest - Northern Illinois 6:3
*Lake Forest - Beloit 11:1
*Lake Forest - Illinois 3:1
*Lake Forest - Beloit 12:5
*Gustavus Adolphus - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:2
*St. John's - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:3
*Minnesota-Duluth - Wisconsin-River Falls 11:2
*St. Olaf - Wisconsin-River Falls 7:2
*Bethel - Wisconsin-River Falls 8:3
==ECAC 2 Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==International Collegiate Hockey Association==
This was informally the league's first season. The four members formed a conference without a formal conference schedule this year with the Lakehead Norwesters not playing the St. Cloud State Huskies during the season. 
;Scores
*1/5: Wisconsin-Superior - St. Cloud State 7:6
*1/8: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Superior 5:1
*1/11: Wisconsin-Superior - St. Cloud State 3:2
*1/14: Bemidji State - St. Cloud State 2:1
*1/15: Bemidji State - St. Cloud State 5:4
*1/29: Bemidji State - Lakehead University 5:1
*1/30: Bemidji State - Lakehead University 8:7 OT
*2/4: Bemidji State - St. Cloud State 5:1
*2/5: Bemidji State - St. Cloud State 4:1
*2/5: Wisconsin-Superior - Lakehead University 7:1
*2/11: Bemidji State - Lakehead University 5:4
*2/12: Bemdiji State - Lakehead University 3:1
*2/16: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Superior 4:2
*2/18: Lakehead University - Wisconsin-Superior 7:2
;Standings
Team 	GP	W 	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Bemidji State Beavers 	10	10	0	0	- 	- 	20
Wiscosin-Superior Yellowjackets	6 	3 	3	0	- 	- 	6
Lakehead Norwesters 	6 	1 	5	0	- 	- 	2
St. Cloud State Huskies 	6 	0 	6	0	- 	- 	0
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