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.

1962–63 NCAA men's ice hockey season
Duration	November 1962– March 16, 1963
NCAA tournament	1963
National championship	McHugh Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
NCAA champion	North Dakota
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1961–62 1963–64 →

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
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

1962–63 Big Ten standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota†	8	5	1	2	12	43	27		29	16	9	4	128	84
Michigan State	8	5	3	0	10	26	30		23	11	12	0	90	108
Michigan	8	0	6	2	2	22	34		24	7	14	3	98	96
† indicates conference regular season champion

1962–63 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†*	22	17	3	2	.818	113	51		26	21	3	2	134	62
Clarkson	15	11	2	2	.800	72	33		28	21	5	2	155	73
Boston College	24	19	5	0	.792	113	49		31	22	9	0	144	79
St. Lawrence	16	12	3	1	.781	69	32		27	20	6	1	129	72
Providence	19	13	4	2	.737	101	51		23	13	8	2	110	68
Army	18	12	4	2	.722	74	42		25	17	6	2	120	57
Colgate	16	11	4	1	.719	78	30		22	16	5	1	131	42
Brown	22	15	6	1	.705	109	63		24	16	7	1	114	68
Williams	21	12	9	0	.571	112	78		22	13	9	0	121	82
Norwich	22	12	9	1	.568	140	104		22	12	9	1	140	104
Yale	20	11	9	0	.550	87	86		22	12	9	1	102	97
Connecticut	4	2	2	0	.500	17	24		7	4	3	0	26	34
New Hampshire	19	9	10	0	.474	101	80		20	10	10	0	109	87
Cornell	17	8	9	0	.471	55	68		19	9	9	1	69	71
Massachusetts	15	7	8	0	.467	50	77		16	7	9	0	51	79
Rensselaer	14	6	7	1	.464	66	51		23	10	12	1	133	100
Merrimack	12	5	7	0	.417	45	63		13	6	7	0	53	63
Middlebury	17	7	10	0	.412	79	87		22	10	12	0	104	109
Dartmouth	20	8	12	0	.400	87	87		20	8	12	0	87	87
Northeastern	25	9	16	0	.360	115	140		26	9	17	0	118	145
Colby	17	6	11	0	.353	58	89		21	7	14	0	72	103
Boston University	22	7	15	0	.318	75	90		23	7	16	0	87	101
Bowdoin	18	5	13	0	.278	92	91		19	6	13	0	101	92
American International	15	4	11	0	.267	53	119		18	7	11	0	93	125
Princeton	21	5	16	0	.238	58	118		23	6	17	0	94	124
Hamilton	16	2	13	1	.156	21	100		17	2	14	1	25	105
Amherst	15	2	13	0	.133	28	111		18	4	14	0	34	118
MIT	8	1	7	0	.125	10	65		13	2	10	1	31	96
Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1962–63 NCAA Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota–Duluth	24	7	15	2	80	103
St. Olaf	11	4	7	0	–	–

1962–63 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Macalester †	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Augsburg	14	9	5	0	.643	–	–		18	12	6	0	–	–
Concordia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		14	2	12	0	–	–
Gustavus Adolphus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		19	3	16	0	–	–
Hamline	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–
Saint John's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	6	10	0	–	–
Saint Mary's	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		17	12	4	1	–	–
St. Thomas	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		16	11	4	1	–	–
† indicates conference champion

1962–63 Tri-State League standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Lawrence†	4	3	0	1	7	14	7		27	20	6	1	129	72
Clarkson	4	2	1	1	5	19	13		28	21	5	2	155	73
Rensselaer	4	0	4	0	0	9	22		23	10	12	1	133	100
† indicates conference regular season champion

1962–63 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Denver†*	18	12	6	0	.667	77	54		33	23	9	1	156	102
North Dakota†	18	11	5	2	.667	76	62		32	22	7	3	162	91
Michigan Tech	20	11	7	2	.600	68	53		29	17	10	2	109	76
Minnesota	20	10	7	3	.575	87	67		29	16	9	4	128	84
Colorado College	16	6	10	0	.375	70	91		23	12	11	0	113	125
Michigan State	16	6	10	0	.375	60	90		23	11	12	0	90	108
Michigan	20	3	14	3	.225	62	89		24	7	14	3	98	96
Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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1963 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1963 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

	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)

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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
Tom Roe	Senior	Williams	21	45	33	78	-
Bob Brinkworth	Junior	Rensselaer	23	34	41	75	8
Leo Dupere	Junior	Northeastern	24	33	34	67	-
Jerry Knightley	Sophomore	Rensselaer	23	30	33	63	32
Bill Hogan	Senior	Boston College	–	19	40	59	-
Corby Adams	Junior	Clarkson	26	26	30	56	25
Al McLean	Junior	North Dakota	32	19	34	53	53
Dave Merrifield	Senior	North Dakota	32	21	30	51	28
John Cook	Senior	Princeton	–	26	23	49	–
Ken Astill	Senior	Rensselaer	23	22	27	49	13

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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
George Baland	Junior	North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.910	1.00
Kurt Brown	Sophomore	Colgate	-	-	17	-	-	-	4	.930	1.83
Tom Haugh	Junior	Providence	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	.910	1.93
Godfrey Wood	Senior	Harvard	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	.911	2.21
Jack Shepard	Senior	Army	22	1216	13	5	2	46	1	.920	2.27
Richie Broadbelt	Senior	St. Lawrence	26	1526	-	-	-	62	4	.925	2.44
Joe Lech	Sophomore	North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	.887	2.60
Garry Bauman	Junior	Michigan Tech	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	.915	2.69
Dudley Otto	Senior	North Dakota	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.870	2.75
Roger Groth	Sophomore	Minnesota	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	.894	2.92

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Awards

NCAA Award[5] Recipient Spencer Penrose Award Tony Frasca, Colorado College Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Al McLean, North Dakota AHCA All-American Teams[6] East Team   Position   West Team Richie Broadbelt, St. Lawrence G Garry Bauman, Michigan Tech Pat Brophy, Clarkson D Lou Nanne, Minnesota David Johnston, Harvard D Don Ross, North Dakota Cal Wagner, Clarkson D Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer F George Hill, Michigan Tech Jack Leetch, Boston College F Al McLean, North Dakota Dates Fryberger, Middlebury F Dave Merrifield, North Dakota F Bill Staub, Denver WCHA Award[7] Recipient Most Valuable Player Lou Nanne, Minnesota Sophomore of the Year George Hill, Michigan Tech Coach of the Year Barry Thorndycraft, North Dakota All-WCHA Teams[8] First Team   Position   Second Team Garry Bauman, Michigan Tech G Joe Lech, North Dakota Lou Nanne, Minnesota D Gary Begg, Michigan Tech Don Ross, North Dakota D Jack Wilson, Denver Bill Staub, Denver F Dominic Fragomeni, Denver Dave Merrifield, North Dakota F John Ivanitz, Michigan Tech Gary Butler, Michigan F Al McLean, North Dakota George Hill, Michigan Tech F

ECAC Award[9] Recipient Player of the Year Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer Rookie of the Year Richie Green, Boston University Outstanding Defenseman David Johnston, Harvard Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Gene Kinasewich, Harvard All-ECAC Hockey Teams[10] First Team   Position   Second Team Richie Broadbelt, St. Lawrence G Godfrey Wood, Harvard Tom Apprille, Boston College G Laing Kennedy, Cornell David Johnston, Harvard D Richie Green, Boston University Cal Wagner, Clarkson D John Weekes, Middlebury Pat Brophy, Clarkson D Brian Pryce, Rensselaer Jack Callahan, Boston College D Harry Howell, Harvard Larry Kish, Providence D Jack Leetch, Boston College F Leon Bryant, Brown Bob Brinkworth, Rensselaer F Ike Ikauniks, Harvard Bill Hogan, Boston College F John Cook, Princeton Dates Fryberger, Middlebury F Lou Lamoriello, Providence Leo Dupere, Northeastern F Roger Purdie, Clarkson Corby Adams, Clarkson F Bill Lamarche, Harvard Ron Mason, St. Lawrence F Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer Tom Roe, Williams F Mike Denihan, Boston University Gene Kinasewich, Harvard F Brian Wilkinson, Clarkson Tim Taylor, Harvard F Steve Riggs, Colgate

1963 NHL Amateur Draft

Main article: 1963 NHL Amateur Draft

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
3	14	Roger Bamburak †	North Dakota	WCHA	Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman
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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. "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. "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
8. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
9. "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
10. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
11. "1963 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1962–63 NCAA Standings