Brian McAndrew , Mike Coppo , Don Heaphy and Gaye Cooley were all named to the All-Tournament first team while Bob Brawley and Tom Mikkola made the second team . Cooley was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player and , because of his job shepherding the Spartans through early-season injury and ice trouble , Amo Bessone shared the Spencer Penrose Award for national coach of the year with Clakrson 's Len Ceglarski , the only time in history the award was split ( as of 2018 ) . The team 's leading scorer , Doug Volmar was the only Spartan to be named to the AHCA All-American West Team or the All-WCHA First Team while none made it onto the WCHA Second Team
Tournament Most Outstanding Player
List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season