1963 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament
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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.
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.
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| 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 |
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
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 | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | align=center style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" | UND | Don Stokaluk | Merrifield and Bartlett | 1:57 | 1–0 UND |
| align=center style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" | UND | Al McLean | Sutherland and Bartlett | 3:11 | 2–0 UND | |
| align=center style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" | UND | Ernie Dyda | Matheson and Merrifield | 7:25 | 3–0 UND | |
| align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; Template:Box-shadow border" | DEN | Greg Lacomy | Kenning and Fragomeni | 12:55 | 3–1 UND | |
| align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; Template:Box-shadow border" | DEN | Bob Hamill | Wilson and Art | 13:13 | 3–2 UND | |
| align=center style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" | UND | Don Stokaluk | Roberge | 14:20 | 4–2 UND | |
| align=center style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" | UND | Jack Matheson | Ross | 15:14 | 5–2 UND | |
| 2nd | align=center style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle;" | UND | Al McLean – GW | unassisted | 25:01 | 6–2 UND |
| align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; Template:Box-shadow border" | DEN | Greg Lacomy | Wilson and Johnston | 27:05 | 6–3 UND | |
| align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; Template:Box-shadow border" | DEN | Bob Hamill | Staub | 33:09 | 6–4 UND | |
| 3rd | align=center style="color:white; background:#862633; Template:Box-shadow border" | DEN | Bob Hamill | Kowel | 53:19 | 6–5 UND |
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All-Tournament team
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First Team
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Second Team
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References
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