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


The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1966, at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 19th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 71st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Minnesota–Duluth joined the WCHA beginning with this season. Pennsylvania promoted their club program to varsity status and began playing as an independent.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

1966 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

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
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
JuniorCornell2737347176
JuniorBoston University3535296433
JuniorCornell2723396248
SophomoreMichigan State2926285457
SeniorNorth Dakota302628542
SeniorBoston University3223305321
JuniorCornell2723295241
JuniorMichigan281933522
SophomoreBrown25242650-
JuniorWisconsin222722499
SophomoreClarkson2527224916
JuniorBoston University3524254921

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
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
SeniorCornell16------.9281.94
JuniorCornell11------.9121.99
JuniorBoston University13640---240.9032.25
SeniorClarkson24136624-0560.9062.46
JuniorMichigan Tech13------.9012.62
JuniorMichigan Tech19------.9092.69
SeniorBrown2515001690770.8983.08
SeniorDenver32191818113990.8983.09
SophomoreMichigan State181080---560.9033.10
JuniorWisconsin21-----0.9053.14

Awards

NCAA

ECAC

WCHA

See Also