1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

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The 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1967 and concluded with the 1968 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1968, at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota. This was the 21st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 73rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pennsylvania joined ECAC Hockey beginning with this season.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
New Brunswick Invitational November 24–25 4 Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational December 20–21 4 North Dakota
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 21–22 4 Cornell
Broadmoor World Tournament December 26–30 5 Soviet National Team
St. Paul Classic December 27–28 4 North Dakota
Yankee Conference Tournament December 27–28 4 New Hampshire
Big Ten Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Minnesota
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 28–30 4 Boston University
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 McMaster
Brown Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Brown
Nichols School Invitational December 29–30 4 Cornell
Beanpot February 5, 12 4 Boston University

Standings

1967–68 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan† 8 7 1 0 14 45 24 27 18 9 0 152 84
Minnesota 8 3 5 0 6 35 29 31 19 12 0 132 109
Michigan State 8 2 6 0 4 20 42 29 11 16 2 92 111
† indicates conference regular season champion
1967–68 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Cornell†* 20 19 1 0 .950 144 29 29 27 2 0 187 43
Clarkson 16 11 5 0 .688 91 68 24 16 7 1 159 85
St. Lawrence 17 11 5 1 .676 86 73 23 14 8 1 124 90
Harvard 21 14 7 0 .667 123 74 24 15 9 0 139 88
Boston University 21 13 6 2 .667 116 61 32 20 9 3 174 89
Brown 20 12 6 2 .650 116 63 24 15 7 2 135 79
Boston College 23 14 8 1 .630 113 79 31 19 11 1 155 116
Princeton 23 13 9 1 .587 92 79 24 13 10 1 93 85
New Hampshire^ 13 7 6 0 .538 49 50 29 22 7 0 159 77
Colgate 17 9 8 0 .529 67 65 23 12 11 0 96 83
Rensselaer 17 8 9 0 .471 80 70 22 11 11 0 109 94
Army 12 5 7 0 .417 46 50 24 14 10 0 110 84
Yale 22 6 16 0 .273 43 117 24 6 18 0 50 120
Northeastern 17 4 13 0 .250 56 89 24 6 17 1 87 126
Providence 16 3 13 0 .188 32 114 25 7 18 0 67 149
Dartmouth 21 2 19 0 .095 55 115 23 4 19 0 67 120
Pennsylvania 16 1 15 0 .063 22 154 24 6 18 0 42 180
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs
1967–68 Independent College Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson† 4 4 0 0 8 24 13 24 16 7 1 159 85
St. Lawrence 4 2 2 0 4 21 19 23 14 8 1 124 90
Rensselaer 4 0 4 0 0 7 22 22 11 11 0 109 94
† indicates conference regular season champion
1967–68 NCAA University Division Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Alaska–Fairbanks 0 0 0 0 - - - 8 2 6 0 - -
Ohio 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 16 11 0 - -
Ohio State 0 0 0 0 - - - 24 9 13 2 95 126
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 22 10 0 218 92
1967–68 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver†* 18 15 3 0 .833 84 32 34 28 5 1 183 65
Michigan Tech 20 15 5 0 .750 76 47 32 22 9 1 131 82
North Dakota* 22 13 8 1 .614 78 57 33 20 10 3 113 80
Michigan 18 11 7 0 .611 83 60 27 18 9 0 152 84
Minnesota 22 13 9 0 .591 98 71 31 19 12 0 132 109
Michigan State 20 6 13 1 .325 57 82 29 11 16 2 92 111
Colorado College 20 4 16 0 .200 40 106 29 9 20 0 84 108
Minnesota-Duluth 24 4 20 0 .167 54 109 28 5 23 0 71 144
Championship: North Dakota, Denver
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Independent game results

  • 11/17: Ohio State - Bowling Green 3:3 OT
  • 11/24: Wisconsin - Wisconsin-Superior 11:3
  • 11/25: Wisconsin - Wisconsin-Superior 9:2
  • 12/1: Wisconsin - Ohio University 9:2
  • 12/2: Wisconsin - Ohio University 11:2
  • 12/2: Ohio State - Cincinnati Mohawks 8:5
  • 12/3: Notre Dame - St. Precopios 15:0
  • 12/7: Ohio University - Ohio State 7:4
  • 12/8: Ohio State - Oberlin 5:1
  • 12/8: Michigan Tech - Wisconsin 6:5
  • 12/9: Wisconsin - Michigan Tech 4:3
  • 12/9: Ohio University - Oberlin 14:2
  • 12/9: Notre Dame - Wheaton College 22:0
  • 12/10: Notre Dame - Northern Illinois 9:3
  • 12/12: Bowling Green - Wisconsin 2:1
  • 12/15: Wisconsin State - Notre Dame 8:6
  • 12/16: Notre Dame - St. John's 6:3
  • 12/16: Wisconsin - Illinois Club 9:0
  • 12/16: Hamilton - Ohio University 7:6
  • 12/17: Norwich - Ohio University 6:0
  • 12/20: Ohio University - Amherst 11:0
  • 12/21: Salem State - Ohio University 6:3
  • 12/28: Wisconsin - Ohio State 11:2 - Big Ten Tournament
  • 12/28: Minnesota - Michigan State 6:3 - "
  • 12/29: Michigan - Wisconsin 8:0 - "
  • 12/29: Michigan State - Ohio State 7:0 - "
  • 12/30: Michigan State - Wisconsin 4:3 - "
  • 12/30: Minnesota - Michigan 3:1
  • 1/5: St. Mary's - Ohio State 6:5
  • 1/5: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 17:0
  • 1/6: Minnesota-Duluth - Wisconsin 4:2
  • 1/6: Ohio University - St. Mary's 7:4
  • 1/6: Notre Dame - University of Detroit 3:2
  • 1/7: Notre Dame - St. Mary's 7:4
  • 1/9: Minnesota - Wisconsin 5:2
  • 1/12: Ohio State - Air Force 7:2
  • 1/12: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 11:5
  • 1/13: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 10:1
  • 1/13: Ohio University - Ohio State 6:0
  • 1/13: Notre Dame - Air Force 14:0
  • 1/15: Wisconsin - St. John's 11:2
  • 1/19: Bowling Green - Ohio University 7:5
  • 1/19: Lake Forest - Ohio State 5:1
  • 1/20: Lake Forest - Ohio State 6:2
  • 1/20: Ohio University - Oberlin 10:4
  • 1/24: Ohio University - Ohio State 6:5 OT
  • 1/26: Ohio University - Western Michigan 13:4
  • 1/26: Ohio State - Toledo 7:4
  • 1/26: Notre Dame - University of Detroit 4:3
  • 1/27: Ohio University - Western Michigan 14:6
  • 1/27: Wisconsin - Lake Forest 10:0
  • 1/28: Port Huron Juniors - Notre Dame 13:1
  • 1/31: Denver - Wisconsin 7:1
  • 2/1: Ohio University - Bowling Green 6:4
  • 2/2: Ohio State - Bowling Green 3:1
  • 2/2: Wisconsin - Colorado College 4:3
  • 2/3: Wisconsin - Colorado College 6:2
  • 2/3: Ohio University - Ohio State 9:2
  • 2/3: Notre Dame - Lewis College 14:2
  • 2/4: Notre Dame - Purdue 4:2
  • 2/8: Notre Dame - Western Michigan 8:7
  • 2/9: Ohio University - Air Force 11:0
  • 2/9: Colorado College - Ohio State 8:0
  • 2/9: Minnesota - Wisconsin 3:2 OT
  • 2/10: Minnesota - Wisconsin 5:3
  • 2/10: Ohio State - Air Force 4:1
  • 2/10: Colorado College - Ohio University 7:6
  • 2/13: Wisconsin - Lake Forest 12:2
  • 2/16: Ohio University - Augsburg 6:4
  • 2/16: St. John's - Ohio State 6:4
  • 2/16: Wisconsin - Gustavus Adolphus 9:3
  • 2/17: Wisconsin - Notre Dame 16:2
  • 2/17: Ohio State - Augsburg 5:5 OT
  • 2/17: St. John's - Ohio University 6:3
  • 2/22: Wisconsin - Ohio State 11:2
  • 2/23: Bowling Green - Ohio State 7:4
  • 2/23: Wisconsin - Ohio University 7:4
  • 2/24: Wisconsin - Ohio University 5:2
  • 2/24: Ohio State - Dayton 5:1
  • 2/25: Notre Dame - Northern Illinois 8:5
  • 3/1: Wisconsin State - Ohio University 6:4
  • 3/1: Ohio State - Western Michigan 9:2
  • 3/1: Wisconsin - Michigan State 5:3
  • 3/1: Notre Dame - Air Force 6:4
  • 3/2: Notre Dame - Air Force 9:6
  • 3/2: Michigan State - Wisconsin 3:1
  • 3/2: Ohio State - Western Michigan 8:6
  • 3/2: Ohio University - Wisconsin State 7:6
  • 3/9: Sand & Gravel Grizzlies - Alaska-Fairbanks 5:1
  • 3/10: Sand & Gravel Grizzlies - Alaska-Fairbanks 6:3
  • Ohio University - Western Michigan 13:4
  • Ohio University - Western Michigan 14:6

Notre Dame was a club (non-varsity) team. They were upgraded to varsity status the next season.

Alaska State Championship
  • 2/17: Sand & Gravel Grizzlies - Alaska-Fairbanks 11:1
  • 2/18: Anchorage Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 10:6
  • 2/19: Hohn Plumbers - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:2

ECAC Tournament

The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the winner of the first and eighth matchup played the winner of the fourth and fifth matchup while the other two remaining teams played with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.

  Quarterfinals
March 5 		Semifinals
March 8 		Championship
March 9
                           
  1  Cornell 6  
8  Princeton 1  
  1  Cornell 7  
  5  Boston University 2  
4  Harvard 3
  5  Boston University 6  
    1  Cornell 6
  6  Boston College 3
  2  Clarkson 7  
7  Brown 3  
  2  Clarkson 5 Third place
  6  Boston College 6**  
3  St. Lawrence 6 2  Clarkson 4
  6  Boston College 7*   5  Boston University 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

WCHA Tournament

All eight teams in the WCHA were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standings. In the first round the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds played a single game with the winners advancing to the second round. After the first round the remaining teams were reseeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to their final conference standings and advanced to the second round. In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. The victors of the second round series were declared as co-conference tournament champions.

First round
  • 3/5: Denver - Minnesota-Duluth 11:4
  • 3/5: Michigan Tech - Colorado College 5:2
  • 3/5: North Dakota - Michigan State 5:2
  • 3/5: Minnesota - Michigan 5:3
Second round
  • 3/8: Denver - Minnesota 9:0
  • 3/8: Michigan Tech - North Dakota 0:0
  • 3/9: Denver - Minnesota 7:3
  • 3/9: North Dakota - Michigan Tech 3:2

NCAA Tournament

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.

Qualifying teams

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Cornell ECAC Hockey 26–1–0 Tournament champion 2nd 1967 1 Denver WCHA 26–5–1 Tournament co-champion 7th 1966
2 Boston College ECAC Hockey 19–9–1 At-Large 9th 1965 2 North Dakota WCHA 19–9–3 Tournament co-champion 6th 1967

Results

Semifinals
  • 3/14: Denver - Boston College 4:1
  • 3/15: North Dakota - Cornell 3:1
Consolation Game
  • 3/16: Cornell - Boston College 6:1
Championship Game
  • 3/16: Denver - North Dakota 4:0
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