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