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 74th 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 ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament December 15–16 4 Princeton 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
1968 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Sophomore Wisconsin 31 47 30 77 23 Sophomore Boston University 32 23 44 67 51 Sophomore Wisconsin 31 30 34 64 44 Junior Cornell 28 29 32 61 22 Sophomore Boston University 31 24 35 59 20 Senior Clarkson 24 32 25 57 16 Sophomore Boston College 30 27 30 57 6 Senior Denver 34 21 36 57 25 Junior New Hampshire 27 25 31 56 50 Sophomore New Hampshire 29 30 24 54 12 Sophomore Denver 29 24 30 54 -
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA Junior Cornell 29 1620 25 2 0 41 6 .938 1.52 Junior Denver 34 - 28 5 1 - 7 .918 1.91 Sophomore Michigan Tech 12 721 - - - 25 2 .926 2.08 Senior North Dakota 29 - - - - - 3 .919 2.19 Senior New Hampshire - - - - - 42 - .907 2.33 Senior Providence 19 - - - - - - - 2.84 Senior St. Lawrence 17 1020 - - - 51 1 .881 3.00 Junior Michigan 25 1500 - - - 77 3 .908 3.08 Sophomore Wisconsin 27 1442 16 9 0 75 1 .884 3.12 Junior New Hampshire 18 - - - - - - - 3.13
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Ned Harkness, CornellMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Gerry Powers, DenverAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Ken Dryden, Cornell G Jim Keough, Michigan Bruce Pattison, Cornell D Terry Abram, North Dakota Skip Stanowski, Cornell D Keith Magnuson, Denver Brian Cornell, Cornell F Gary Gambucci, Minnesota Wayne Small, Brown F Bob Munro, North Dakota Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University F Jim Wiste, Denver
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Wayne Small, BrownRookie of the Year Mike Hyndman, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Ken Dryden, CornellAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Ken Dryden, Cornell G Ken Leu, Northeastern Skip Stanowski, Cornell D Thomas Rawls, Princeton Bruce Pattison, Cornell D Bob Carr, Harvard Wayne Small, Brown F Mike Hyndman, Boston University Peter Tufford, Cornell F Brian Cornell, Cornell Gary Croteau, St. Lawrence F Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University F John McLennan, Clarkson F Dale Watson, Rensselaer
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Keith Magnuson, DenverSophomore of the Year Murray McLachlan, MinnesotaCoach of the Year Murray Armstrong, DenverAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Mike Curran, North Dakota G Gerry Powers, Denver Keith Magnuson, Denver D Dick Paradise, Minnesota Terry Abram, North Dakota D Dick Sieradzki, Michigan Tech Bob Munro, North Dakota F Bill Klatt, Minnesota Jim Wiste, Denver F Cliff Koroll, Denver Gary Gambucci, Minnesota F Al Karlander, Michigan Tech
1968 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 9 North Dakota WCHA 2 16 Brown ECAC Hockey 2 17 Michigan Tech WCHA
See also 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1967–68 NCAA Standings