1966–67 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

The 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1966 and concluded with the 1967 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 18, 1967 at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. This was the 20th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 72nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
New Hampshire returned to a partial University Division schedule but still qualified for the lower-tier ECAC playoffs for this and the following season. They would become a full-time top division program for the 1968–69 season.
Cornell's win was the first by an eastern team since 1954 ending the 12-year dominance of the WCHA.
On June 7 1967, Al Karlander became the first NCAA player to be selected in an NHL Draft.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
ECAC Holiday Tournament 	December 16–17	4 	Cornell
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 17–20	6 	Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 22–23	4 	Michigan
Yankee Conference Tournament 	December 27–28	4 	New Hampshire
St. Paul Hockey Classic 	December 28–29	4 	Minnesota
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 28–30	4 	Boston University, Cornell
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 28–30	4 	Michigan
Brown Holiday Tournament 	December 29–30	4 	Brown
Beanpot 	February 9, 13	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1967 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
 	Senior 	Boston College 	28	26	41	67 	14
 	Sophomore	Boston University	31	16	51	67 	4
 	Sophomore	Rensselaer 	24	31	34	65 	64
 	Senior 	Minnesota–Duluth 	28	23	39	62 	85
 	Junior 	Brown 	24	35	26	61 	–
 	Senior 	Cornell 	29	27	29	56 	63
 	Sophomore	Rensselaer 	24	27	29	55 	12
 	Junior 	Boston College 	28	32	23	55 	12
 	Sophomore	Boston University	29	29	26	55 	21
 	Senior 	Boston University	29	13	41	54 	32
===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
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	27	1646	26	0	1 	40	4 	.945	1.46
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	15	900 	- 	-	- 	39	0 	.916	2.60
 	Sophomore	New Hampshire 	17	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.916	2.84
 	Senior 	Boston University	26	1563	- 	-	- 	75	0 	.900	2.88
 	Sophomore	Denver 	30	- 	22	8	0 	- 	1 	.879	2.97
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	15	900 	- 	-	- 	42	- 	.895	3.00
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	15	900 	- 	-	- 	45	2 	.907	3.00
 	Junior 	St. Lawrence 	18	980 	- 	-	- 	50	2 	.903	3.06
 	Junior 	New Hampshire 	14	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.884	3.08
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	29	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	0 	.889	3.11
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Eddie Jeremiah, Dartmouth
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Skip Stanowski, Cornell
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Ken Dryden, Cornell 	G 	Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech
 	G 	Rick Best, Michigan Tech
Brian Gilmour, Boston University	D 	Jerry Lafond, North Dakota
Harry Orr, Cornell 	D 	Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech
Doug Ferguson, Cornell 	F 	Keith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth
John Morrison, Yale 	F 	Bob Lindberg, Colorado College
Jerry York, Boston College 	F 	Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
 	F 	Jim Wiste, Denver
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Doug Ferguson, Cornell
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University
Outstanding Defenseman 	Outstanding Defenseman 	Harry Orr, Cornell
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Doug Ferguson, Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Ken Dryden, Cornell 	G 	Wayne Ryan, Boston University
Harry Orr, Cornell 	D 	Don Turcotte, Northeastern
Peter McLachlan, Boston University	D 	Brian Gilmore, Boston University
John Morrison, Yale 	F 	Dennis Macks, Brown
Doug Ferguson, Cornell 	F 	Jerry York, Boston College
Wayne Small, Brown 	F 	Mike Doran, Cornell
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Keith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth
Sophomore of the Year	Sophomore of the Year	Keith Magnuson, Denver
 	 	Bob Munro, North Dakota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bill Selman, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech 	G 	Rick Best, Michigan Tech
Keith Magnuson, Denver 	D 	Paul Domm, Michigan
Jerry Lafond, North Dakota 	D 	Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech
Keith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth	F 	Bob Toothill, Michigan Tech
Jim Wiste, Denver 	F 	Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
Tom Mikkola, Michigan State 	F 	Bob Lindberg, Colorado College
==See Also==
* 1966–67 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1966–67 NCAA Standings
 
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