1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

The 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1968 and concluded with the 1969 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1969 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 22nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 74th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Wisconsin was admitted into the WCHA beginning with this season. Because they now played each of the other three Big Ten teams they were included into the informal conference standings.
Air Force and Notre Dame both begin to sponsor their ice hockey programs. Both teams start as independents.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 20–21	4 	Clarkson
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 20–21	4 	Michigan Tech
St. Paul Hockey Classic 	December 20–21	4 	North Dakota
Big Ten Holiday Tournament 	December 26–28	4 	Michigan
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 27–28	4 	Boston University
Syracuse Invitational 	December 27–28	4 	Cornell
Yankee Conference Tournament 	December 27–28	4 	New Hampshire
Broadmoor World Tournament 	December 27–29	3 	Denver
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 27–29	4 	Waterloo
Centennial Tournament 	January 3–4 	4 	Loyola
Beanpot 	February 3, 10	4 	Harvard
===Standings===
==1969 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 	Army 	28	57	50	107	-
 	Senior 	Army 	- 	25	55	80 	-
 	Senior 	Cornell 	29	22	52	74 	26
 	Sophomore	Harvard 	28	24	38	62 	-
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	34	36	25	61 	50
 	Senior 	Cornell 	29	20	40	60 	2
 	Junior 	Boston College	26	19	41	60 	36
 	Sophomore	Denver 	32	40	18	58 	12
 	Junior 	Colgate 	- 	37	20	57 	-
 	Junior 	Colgate 	- 	- 	- 	56 	-
===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
 	Senior 	Cornell 	27	1578	25	2	0 	47	3 	.936	1.79
 	Sophomore	Notre Dame 	– 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.00
 	Sophomore	Providence 	19	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	2.10
 	Senior 	Denver 	32	- 	26	6	0 	- 	5 	.915	2.23
 	Junior 	Michigan State	16	- 	- 	-	- 	42	- 	.916	2.74
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	17	943 	9 	6	1 	44	2 	.901	2.80
 	Junior 	Brown 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	1 	.919	2.83
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	.896	2.84
 	Junior 	Michigan Tech 	28	1680	- 	-	- 	84	1 	.897	3.00
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	18	948 	13	4	1 	49	3 	.884	3.10
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Charlie Holt, New Hampshire
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Keith Magnuson, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Ken Dryden, Cornell 	G 	Rick Duffett, Michigan State
Paul Hurley, Boston College 	D 	Keith Magnuson, Denver
Bruce Pattison, Cornell 	D 	John Marks, North Dakota
Joe Cavanagh, Harvard 	F 	Bob Collyard, Colorado College
Brian Cornell, Cornell 	F 	Al Karlander, Michigan Tech
Tim Sheehy, Boston College 	F 	George Morrison, Denver
Peter Tufford, Cornell 	F 	Bob Munro, North Dakota
Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University	F 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Ken Dryden, Cornell
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Joe Cavanagh, Cornell
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 	Rick Metzer, New Hampshire
Paul Hurley, Boston College 	D 	Curt Bennett, Brown
Bruce Pattison, Cornell 	D 	Chris Gurry, Harvard
Brian Cornell, Cornell 	F 	Mike Hyndman, Boston University
Joe Cavanagh, Harvard 	F 	Tim Sheehy, Boston College
Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University	F 	Peter Tufford, Cornell
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Murray McLachlan, Minnesota
Sophomore of the Year	Sophomore of the Year	George Morrison, Denver
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	John Matchefts, Colorado College
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Murray McLachlan, Minnesota	G 	Gerry Powers, Denver
Keith Magnuson, Denver 	D 	Paul Domm, Michigan
Terry Abram, North Dakota 	D 	John Marks, North Dakota
George Morrison, Denver 	F 	Dave Kartio, North Dakota
Bob Munro, North Dakota 	F 	Tom Miller, Denver
Al Karlander, Michigan Tech	F 	Bob Collyard, Colorado College
==See Also==
* 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1968–69 NCAA Standings
 
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