1968 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

The 1968 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 21st such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1968, and concluded with Denver defeating North Dakota 4–0. All games were played at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota.

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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Cornell ECAC Hockey 26–1–0 Tournament champion 2nd 19671 Denver WCHA 26–5–1 Tournament co-champion 7th 19662 Boston College ECAC Hockey 19–9–1 At-Large 9th 19652 North Dakota WCHA 19–9–3 Tournament co-champion 6th 1967

Format The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while 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 Duluth Arena 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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Boston College

(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) North Dakota

Consolation Game

(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Boston College

National Championship

(W1) Denver vs. (W2) North Dakota

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd None 3rd DENBob Trembecky – GWWiste and Magnuson 42:44 1–0 DEN DENBob TrembeckyPatrick 53:16 2–0 DEN DENAl GenovyGilmore 58:06 3–0 DEN DENTom Gilmoreunassisted 58:25 4–0 DEN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DENTom GilmoreTripping 3:22 2:00 DENDale ZemanSlashing 9:05 2:00 UNDJohn MarksInterference 13:07 2:00 UNDGary LyonsTripping 14:42 2:00 DENAl GenovyTripping 19:05 2:00 2nd UNDTerry AbramHolding 23:32 2:00 DENTom GilmoreHolding 27:09 2:00 UNDTerry OgdenCross-checking 39:03 2:00 3rd UNDMike FurlongIllegal check 43:31 2:00 DENTim GouldSlashing 45:34 2:00 DENKeith MagnusonInterference 55:43 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T North Dakota 12 3 7 22 Denver 6 8 14 28

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Mike Curran 24 4 DEN Gerry Powers 22 0

All-Tournament Team

First Team G: Gerry Powers* (Denver) D: Terry Abram (North Dakota) D: Keith Magnuson (Denver) F: Brian Cornell (Cornell) F: Bob Munro (North Dakota) F: Bob Trembecky (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Second Team G: Ken Dryden (Cornell) D: Tim Gould (Denver) D: Terry Ogden (North Dakota) F: Dave Kartio (North Dakota) F: Jim Wiste (Denver) F: Tom Gilmore (Denver)

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