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

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history. It was held between March 19 and 21, 1964, and concluded with

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defeating

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6–3. All games were played at the

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Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the

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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.

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Denver vs. Rensselaer

Providence vs. Michigan

Consolation Game

Providence vs. Rensselaer

National Championship

Denver vs. Michigan

All-Tournament Team

First Team

*G: Bob Gray* (Michigan) *D:

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(Michigan) *D: Wayne Smith (Denver) *F: Andy Herrebout (Denver) *F: Bill Staub (Denver) *F:

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(Michigan) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team

*G:

Bob Bellemore Bob Bellemore (born October 26, 1940) is a known presence in Rhode Island's ice hockey and baseball communities. He is a former standout goaltender and baseball player for Providence College in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He has a ...

(Providence) *D: Jim Kenning (Denver) *D:

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(Providence) *D: Barry MacDonald (Michigan) *F:

Mel Wakabayashi Hitoshi "Mel" Wakabayashi (April 23, 1943 – July 9, 2023) was a Canadian-Japanese ice hockey player, a right-handed center, who played for the 1964 NCAA champion Michigan Wolverines hockey team. He was also named Player of the Year in the Wes ...

(Michigan) *F: Jerry Knightley (Rensselaer) *F: Jack Cole (Michigan)

References

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