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 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
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 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Ned Harkness, Cornell
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Gerry Powers, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA 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 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Wayne Small, Brown
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Mike Hyndman, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Ken Dryden, Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-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 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Keith Magnuson, Denver
Sophomore of the Year	Sophomore of the Year	Murray McLachlan, Minnesota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Murray Armstrong, Denver
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-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
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1967–68 NCAA Standings
 
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