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.

1963 NCAA men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Champions	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (2nd title)
Runner-up	Denver Pioneers (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Clarkson Golden Knights (4th Frozen Four) Boston College Eagles (7th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Barry Thorndycraft (2nd title)
MOP	Al McLean (North Dakota)
Attendance	16,190
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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 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.

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Boston College	ECAC Hockey	22–7–0	At-Large	7th	1959	1	Denver	WCHA	22–8–1	Tournament champion	4th	1961
2	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	19–3–2	At-Large	4th	1962	2	North Dakota	WCHA	20–7–3	At-Large	3rd	1959

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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

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	Semifinals March 14–15					National championship March 16
	E1	Boston College	2
	W2	North Dakota	8
						W2	North Dakota	6
						W1	Denver	5
	W1	Denver	6
	E2	Clarkson	2			Third-place game
						E1	Boston College	3
						E2	Clarkson	5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

Boston College vs. North Dakota

March 14

Boston College

2 – 8

North Dakota

McHugh Forum

Denver vs. Clarkson

March 15

Denver

6 – 2

Clarkson

McHugh Forum

Consolation Game

Boston College vs. Clarkson

March 21

Boston College

3 – 5

Clarkson

McHugh Forum

National Championship

Denver vs. North Dakota

March 16[3]

Denver

5 – 6

North Dakota

McHugh Forum

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	UND	Don Stokaluk	Merrifield and Bartlett	1:57	1–0 UND
	UND	Al McLean	Sutherland and Bartlett	3:11	2–0 UND
	UND	Ernie Dyda	Matheson and Merrifield	7:25	3–0 UND
	DEN	Greg Lacomy	Kenning and Fragomeni	12:55	3–1 UND
	DEN	Bob Hamill	Wilson and Art	13:13	3–2 UND
	UND	Don Stokaluk	Roberge	14:20	4–2 UND
	UND	Jack Matheson	Ross	15:14	5–2 UND
2nd	UND	Al McLean – GW	unassisted	25:01	6–2 UND
	DEN	Greg Lacomy	Wilson and Johnston	27:05	6–3 UND
	DEN	Bob Hamill	Staub	33:09	6–4 UND
3rd	DEN	Bob Hamill	Kowel	53:19	6–5 UND

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T North Dakota 15 15 9 39 Denver 7 8 2 17

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Joe Lech 12 5 DEN Rudy Unis 33 6

All-Tournament team

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First Team G: Tom Apprille (Boston College) D: George Goodacre (North Dakota) D: Don Ross (North Dakota) F: Al McLean* (North Dakota) F: Dave Merrifield (North Dakota) F: Don Stokaluk (North Dakota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

Second Team G: Wayne Gibbons (Clarkson) D: Jim Kenning (Denver) D: Maurice Roberge (North Dakota) F: Jack Leetch (Boston College) F: Corby Adams (Clarkson) F: Bob Hamill (Denver)