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

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
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[1][2]

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota†851212432727167412884
Michigan State8530102630231112090108
Michigan8062222342471439896
† indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard†*221732.8181135126213213462
Clarkson151122.800723328215215573
Boston College241950.7921134931229014479
St. Lawrence161231.781693227206112972
Providence191342.7371015123138211068
Army181242.722744225176212057
Colgate161141.719783022165113142
Brown221561.7051096324167111468
Williams211290.5711127822139012182
Norwich221291.568140104221291140104
Yale201190.550878622129110297
Connecticut4220.500172474302634
New Hampshire199100.47410180201010010987
Cornell17890.4715568199916971
Massachusetts15780.4675077167925179
Rensselaer14671.46466512310121133100
Merrimack12570.4174563136705363
Middlebury177100.41279872210120104109
Dartmouth208120.40087872081208787
Northeastern259160.360115140269170118145
Colby176110.353588921714072103
Boston University227150.318759023716087101
Bowdoin185130.278929119613010192
American International154110.2675311918711093125
Princeton215160.2385811823617094124
Hamilton162131.1562110017214125105
Amherst152130.1332811118414034118
MIT8170.12510651321013196
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota–Duluth0000---24715280103
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Lawrence†4301714727206112972
Clarkson42115191328215215573
Rensselaer404009222310121133100
† indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver†*181260.6677754332391156102
North Dakota181152.667766232227316291
Michigan Tech201172.6006853291710210976
Minnesota201073.575876727167412884
Colorado College166100.37570912312110113125
Michigan State166100.3756090231112090108
Michigan203143.22562892471439896
Championship: Denver
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

1963 NCAA Tournament[3]

  Semifinals
March 14–15		 National Championship
March 16
                     
E1 Boston College 2  
W2 North Dakota 8  
  W2 North Dakota 6  
  W1 Denver 5  
W1 Denver 6
E2 Clarkson 2     Third Place Game
  E1 Boston College 3
  E2 Clarkson 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders[4]

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 RoeSeniorWilliams21453378-
Bob BrinkworthJuniorRensselaer233441758
Leo DupereJuniorNortheastern24333467-
Jerry KnightleySophomoreRensselaer2330336332
Billy HoganSeniorBoston College–194059-
Corby AdamsJuniorClarkson2626305625
Al McLeanJuniorNorth Dakota3219345353
Dave MerrifieldSeniorNorth Dakota3221305128
John CookSeniorPrinceton–262349–
Ken AstillSeniorRensselaer2322274913

Leading goaltenders[4]

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 BalandJuniorNorth Dakota------0.9101.00
Kurt BrownSophomoreColgate--17---4.9301.83
Tom HaughJuniorProvidence18------.9101.93
Godfrey WoodSeniorHarvard24------.9112.21
Jack ShepardSeniorArmy2212161352461.9202.27
Richie BroadbeltSeniorSt. Lawrence261526---624.9252.44
Joe LechSophomoreNorth Dakota------1.8872.60
Garry BaumanJuniorMichigan Tech26------.9152.69
Dudley OttoSeniorNorth Dakota------0.8702.75
Roger GrothSophomoreMinnesota26------.8942.92

Awards

NCAA

ECAC

WCHA

References

  1. ↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "1962-63 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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