1966 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1966 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament

Teams

Finals Site

Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Champions

Michigan State (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Frozen Four)

Runner-Up

Clarkson (2nd title game,
5th Frozen Four)

Semifinalists

Denver (6th Frozen Four)
Boston University (5th Frozen Four)

Winning Coach

Amo Bessone (1st title)

MOP

Gaye Cooley (Michigan State)

Attendance

9,063

NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

← 1965

1967 →

The 1966 NCAA Men's Division i Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division 1. The tournament began on March 16, 1966. The National Championship Game was on March 18, 1966. A total of four games were played at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Michigan State defeated Clarkson for its first national championship.

Teams

Bracket

Semifinals			Finals


	Clarkson	4

	Denver	3
				Clarkson	1

				Michigan State	6
	Boston University	1

	Michigan State	2

Consolation Game: Denver 4, Boston University 3

All-Tournament Team^[1]

First Team

G: Gaye Cooley* (Michigan State)
D: Don Heaphy (Michigan State)
D: Wayne Smith (Denver)
F: Mike Coppo (Michigan State)
F: Tom Hurley (Clarkson)
F: Brian McAndrew (Michigan State)

* Most Outstanding Player(s)^[2]

Second Team

G: Terry Yurkiewicz (Clarkson)
D: Pete McLachlan (Boston University)
D: Bob Brawley (Michigan State)
F: Tom Mikkola (Michigan State)
F: John McLennan (Clarkson)
F: Lyle Bradley (Denver)

References

↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey historical Archive. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
"NCAA Division 1 Awards". College Hockey historical Archive. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
"Amo Bessone Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
"Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-28.

External links

http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_66.htm

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