1966 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

The 1966 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 19th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 17 and 19, 1966, and concluded with Michigan State defeating Clarkson 6–1. All games were played at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1966 NCAA University Division men's
ice hockey tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions	Michigan State Spartans (1st title)
Runner-up	Clarkson Golden Knights (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Denver Pioneers (6th Frozen Four) Boston University Terriers (5th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Amo Bessone (1st title)
MOP	Gaye Cooley (Michigan State)
Attendance	9,063
← 1965  NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournaments 1967 →

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC 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 University	ECAC Hockey	27–6–0	At-Large	5th	1960	1	Denver	WCHA	17–10–3	Tournament co-champion	6th	1964
2	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	23–2–0	Tournament champion	5th	1963	2	Michigan State	WCHA	14–13–0	Tournament co-champion	2nd	1959

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Format

Despite winning the tournament the ECAC champion was not seeded as the top eastern team; this occurred because the at-large team played and won more games, both in conference and overall. The WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record 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 Williams Arena. 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 17–18					National championship March 19
	W1	Denver	3
	E2	Clarkson	4
						E2	Clarkson	1
						W2	Michigan State	6
	E1	Boston University	1
	W2	Michigan State	2			Third-place game
						W1	Denver	4
						E1	Boston University	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Clarkson

March 17

Denver

3 – 4

Clarkson

Williams Arena

(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan State

March 18[3]	Boston University		1 – 2		Michigan State	Williams Arena
No Scoring		First period			No Scoring
No Scoring		Second period			15:20 - Doug French (unassisted)
(O'Connell, Finnie) Pete McLachlan - 17:58		Third period			12:21 - GW - Doug Volmar (Brawley, Faunt)

Consolation Game

(W1) Denver vs. (E1) Boston University

March 19

Denver

4 – 3

Boston University

Williams Arena

National Championship

(E2) Clarkson vs. (W2) Michigan State

March 19[3]

Clarkson

1 – 6

Michigan State

Williams Arena

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	MSU	Mike Coppo	Heaphy	14:31	1–0 MSU
	CLK	Andrew Hamilton	McLennan and Hurley	17:54	1–1
2nd	MSU	Bob Brawley – GW	McAndrew and Heaphy	34:31	2–1 MSU
3rd	MSU	Mike Coppo	Faunt	40:17	3–1 MSU
	MSU	Bob Fallat	McAndrew	43:38	4–1 MSU
	MSU	Doug Volmar	Faunt	52:12	5–1 MSU
	MSU	Bill Faunt	unassisted	59:32	6–1 MSU

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Clarkson 24 Michigan State 20 50

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice CLK Terry Yurkiewicz 44 6 MSU Gaye Cooley 23 1

All-Tournament team

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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)[5]

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)