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1964 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

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FieldValue
Year1964
Gendermen's
Teams4
FrozenFourArenaUniversity of Denver Arena
FrozenFourCityDenver, Colorado
Champions[Michigan Wolverines](1963-64-michigan-wolverines-men-s-ice-hockey-season)
TitleCount7th
ChampGameCount8th
ChampFFCount12th
RunnerUpDenver Pioneers
GameCount5th
RunnerFFCount5th
Semifinal1Rensselaer Engineers
FrozenFourCount4th
Semifinal2Providence Friars
FrozenFourCount21st
CoachAl Renfrew
CoachCount1st
MOPBob Gray
MOPTeamMichigan
Attendance16,278

The 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 17th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1964, and concluded with Michigan defeating Denver 6–3. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the WCHA tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record.

EastWestSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1ProvidenceECAC Hockey19–5–0[Tournament champion](1964-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)1stNever1DenverWCHA19–6–4[Tournament champion](1964-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)5th1963
2RensselaerECAC Hockey17–7–0At-Large4th19612MichiganWCHA22–4–1At-Large12th1962

Format

The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Meehan Auditorium. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket

March 19–20 March 21

| RD1-seed1=W1 | RD1-team1=Denver | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=E2 | RD1-team2=Rensselaer | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=E1 | RD1-team3=Providence | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=W2 | RD1-team4=Michigan | RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=W1 | RD2-team1=Denver | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=W2 | RD2-team2=Michigan | RD2-score2=6

| RD2b-seed1=E1 | RD2b-team1=Providence | RD2b-score1=1 | RD2b-seed2=E2 | RD2b-team2=Rensselaer | RD2b-score2=2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Denver vs. Rensselaer

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Providence vs. Michigan

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Consolation Game

Providence vs. Rensselaer

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

National Championship

Denver vs. Michigan

Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
**1st**Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Wilf MartinHood and Polanic17:481–0 UM
**2nd**Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Mel Wakabayashi – *PP*Ferguson and Wilkie22:192–0 UM
Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Jack ColeWilkie23:223–0 UM
a#866d4b2px}}"**DEN**Bill Staub – *PP*Herrebout and Lindsay25:343–1 UM
a#866d4b2px}}"**DEN**Ron LivingstoneSampson and Naslund37:243–2 UM
**3rd**Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Jack Cole – *GW*Polanic and Wilkie44:084–2 UM
a#866d4b2px}}"**DEN**Wayne Smith – *PP*Herrebout49:544–3 UM
Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Mel WakabayashiCoristine and Ferguson56:495–3 UM
Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Alex HoodPolanic and Martin58:246–3 UM
Shots by periodTeam123T
Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**Michigan**761629
a#866d4b2px}}"**Denver**1510934
GoaltendersTeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
Michigan Wolverinescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**UM**Bob Gray313
a#866d4b2px}}"**DEN**Buddy Blom236

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]

First Team

  • G: Bob Gray* (Michigan)
  • D: Tom Polanic (Michigan)
  • D: Wayne Smith (Denver)
  • F: Andy Herrebout (Denver)
  • F: Bill Staub (Denver)
  • F: Gordon Wilkie (Michigan)
  • Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

  • G: Bob Bellemore (Providence)
  • D: Jim Kenning (Denver)
  • D: Larry Kish (Providence)
  • D: Barry MacDonald (Michigan)
  • F: Mel Wakabayashi (Michigan)
  • F: Jerry Knightley (Rensselaer)
  • F: Jack Cole (Michigan)

References

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  3. "Michigan 2009-10 Hockey Yearbook". Michigan Wolverines.
  4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
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