1963 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament


The 1963 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1962–63 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 16th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1963, and concluded with North Dakota defeating Denver 6-5. All games were played at the McHugh Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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. Harvard, the ECAC champion, declined the bid to the tournament and was instead replaced by the runner-up Boston College. 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.

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.

Tournament Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period

Semifinals

Boston College vs. North Dakota

Denver vs. Clarkson

Consolation Game

Boston College vs. Clarkson

National Championship

Denver vs. North Dakota

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

First Team

* Most Outstanding Player

Second Team