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===
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Michigan State† 	8 	5 	3 	0 	10 	34 	31 	 	32 	16 	15 	1 	119 	121
Michigan 	8 	4 	3 	1 	9 	44 	38 	 	28 	19 	7 	2 	150 	98
Minnesota 	8 	2 	5 	1 	5 	37 	46 	 	29 	9 	19 	1 	134 	138
† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion	† indicates conference regular season champion
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pct. 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Boston University† 	20 	19 	0 	1 	.975 	147 	48 	 	31 	25 	5 	1 	176 	66
Cornell* 	20 	18 	1 	1 	.925 	106 	32 	 	29 	27 	1 	1 	132 	46
Boston College 	20 	14 	6 	0 	.700 	121 	60 	 	28 	20 	8 	0 	171 	91
St. Lawrence 	15 	9 	5 	1 	.633 	66 	64 	 	26 	17 	8 	1 	122 	84
Yale 	22 	13 	9 	0 	.591 	117 	112 	 	24 	13 	11 	0 	119 	112
Clarkson 	15 	8 	6 	1 	.567 	78 	65 	 	23 	14 	8 	1 	127 	84
New Hampshire^ 	9 	5 	4 	0 	.556 	32 	34 	 	25 	18 	7 	0 	115 	71
Brown 	16 	8 	8 	0 	.500 	88 	64 	 	24 	13 	11 	0 	135 	98
Harvard 	21 	10 	11 	0 	.476 	97 	86 	 	23 	11 	12 	0 	106 	88
Army 	11 	5 	6 	0 	.455 	41 	47 	 	27 	15 	12 	0 	151 	104
Northeastern 	20 	9 	11 	0 	.450 	62 	79 	 	26 	12 	14 	0 	86 	95
Colgate 	16 	5 	11 	0 	.313 	41 	87 	 	26 	11 	15 	0 	88 	130
Princeton 	20 	6 	14 	0 	.300 	85 	106 	 	22 	7 	15 	0 	92 	106
Providence 	15 	2 	13 	0 	.133 	37 	111 	 	20 	3 	17 	0 	46 	136
Dartmouth 	15 	1 	14 	0 	.067 	37 	115 	 	20 	4 	16 	0 	56 	130
Rensselaer 	15 	1 	14 	0 	.067 	58 	118 	 	24 	8 	15 	1 	106 	158
Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs	Championship: Cornell† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
St. Lawrence† 	4 	3 	0 	1 	7 	28 	17 	 	26 	17 	8 	1 	122 	84
Clarkson 	4 	2 	1 	1 	5 	26 	16 	 	23 	14 	8 	1 	127 	84
Rensselaer 	4 	0 	4 	0 	0 	15 	36 	 	24 	8 	15 	1 	106 	158
† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Alaska–Fairbanks 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	3 	1 	2 	0 	- 	-
Ohio 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	19 	10 	9 	0 	- 	-
Ohio State 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	20 	10 	10 	0 	81 	106
Pennsylvania 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	24 	13 	11 	0 	- 	-
Wisconsin 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	26 	16 	10 	0 	158 	89
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PCT 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
North Dakota†* 	22 	16 	6 	0 	.727 	84 	70 	 	29 	19 	10 	0 	106 	92
Denver 	16 	11 	5 	0 	.688 	75 	47 	 	30 	22 	8 	0 	153 	89
Michigan Tech 	22 	14 	7 	1 	.659 	96 	61 	 	30 	18 	11 	1 	125 	84
Michigan 	18 	11 	6 	1 	.639 	82 	68 	 	28 	19 	7 	2 	150 	98
Michigan State* 	20 	8 	11 	1 	.425 	72 	81 	 	32 	16 	15 	1 	119 	121
Minnesota-Duluth 	23 	8 	15 	0 	.348 	90 	114 	 	28 	12 	16 	0 	124 	125
Colorado College 	18 	6 	12 	0 	.333 	55 	86 	 	29 	15 	13 	1 	122 	116
Minnesota 	23 	5 	17 	1 	.239 	88 	115 	 	29 	9 	19 	1 	134 	138
Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
===Independent game results===
*11/19: Ohio University - Denison 9:1
*11/25: Superior State - Wisconsin 5:4
*11/26: Wisconsin - Superior State 6:5 OT
*11/26: Ohio State - Illinois 4:3
*12/2: Colorado College - Ohio University 7:1
*12/2: Wisconsin - Augsburg 8:3
*12/3: Wisconsin - Augsburg 9:0
*12/3: Colorado College - Ohio University 7:0
*12/3: Toledo - Ohio State 8:3
*12/9: Ohio State - Bowling Green 4:2
*12/9: Ohio University - Wisconsin 3:1
*12/10: Wisconsin - Ohio University 5:3
*12/10: Oberlin - Ohio State 3:1
*12/17: Merrimack - Ohio University 6:2
*12/17: Minnesota - Wisconsin 7:1
*12/19: Ohio University - Boston State 7:6
*12/19: Ohio State - Illinois-Chicago 8:3 - Notre Dame Invitational
*12/19: Notre Dame - Illinois 3:1 - "
*12/20: Illinois - Illinois-Chicago 5:2 - "
*12/20: Ohio State - Notre Dame 6:5 - "
*12/20: Army - Ohio University 14:0 
*12/29: Brown - Wisconsin 6:2 - Brown Tournament
*12/30: Wisconsin - Providence 5:3 - "
*1/2: Wisconsin - Army 1:0
*1/3: Wisconsin - Connecticut 8:1
*1/6: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 11:2
*1/7: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 8:3
*1/7: Ohio State - Western Michigan 6:5
*1/9: Colorado College - Ohio University 5:2
*1/10: Colorado College - Ohio University 8:3
*1/13: Ohio University - Ohio State 4:1
*1/14: Lake Forest - Ohio State 4:3
*1/20: Pennsylvania - Ohio State 8:5
*1/21: Wisconsin - Lake Forest 7:1
*1/27: Colorado College - Wisconsin 5:2
*1/28: Colorado College - Wisconsin 7:4
*1/28: Toledo - Ohio State 6:3
*2/3: Ohio State - Northwestern 5:3
*2/4: Notre Dame - Ohio State 14:4
*2/4: Minnesota-Duluth - Wisconsin 6:1
*2/10: Wisconsin - Ohio State 10:1
*2/11: Wisconsin - Lake Forest 6:3
*2/11: Ohio State - Illinois 4:2
*2/15: Austrian Nationals - Wisconsin 6:3
*2/17: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 15:1
*2/18: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 13:2
*2/18: Ohio University - Ohio State 9:3
*2/24: Wisconsin - Ohio University 15:3
*2/24: Ohio State - Denison 6:2 - Oberlin Tournament
*2/25: Ohio State - Toledo 5:4 - "
*2/25: Wisconsin - Ohio University 7:2
*3/3: Michigan State - Wisconsin 7:3
*3/4: Michigan State - Wisconsin 4:3
*3/4: Notre Dame - Ohio State 6:3
*3/5: Ohio State - Boston State 6:5
*Ohio University - Toledo 5:2
*Ohio University - Toledo 9:2
*Ohio University - Western Michigan 7:3
*Ohio University - Western Michigan 13:2
*Ohio University - Dayton 10:0
*Ohio University - Boston State 6:5 OT
;Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Tournament
*Sand & Gravel Grizzlies - Alaska-Fairvanks 5:0
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright 13:7
*Anchorage Blades - Alaska-Fairbanks 8:2
==ECAC Tournament==
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the winner of the first and eighth matchup played the winner of the fourth and fifth matchup while the other two remaining teams played with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. 
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==WCHA Tournament==
All eight teams in the WCHA were eligible for the tournament. In the first round the schools were matched up based upon regional location, having the schools closest to one another play a single game with the winners advancing to the second round. The two Colorado schools (Colorado College and Denver) met in one match, leaving North Dakota to play their closest geographic rival Minnesota. With the Gophers occupied Minnesota-Duluth's next closest opponent was Michigan Tech, leaving Michigan and Michigan State as the pair in the final First Round game. Because each of these teams had met under the same circumstances the previous year the home venue that wasn't used the first time was utilized for this tournament, resulting in two higher-seeded teams playing on the road. After the first round the two eastern-most remaining teams met in the home venues of Michigan Tech (Dee Stadium) while the two western-most schools met at Denver's home building (DU Arena). In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched with the winners being declared as co-conference tournament champions. 
;First round
*3/7: North Dakota - Minnesota 7:2
*3/7: Denver - Colorado College 6:3
*3/9: Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 6:4
*3/9: Michigan State - Michigan 4:2
;Second round
*3/11: North Dakota - Denver 3:2
*3/11: Michigan State - Michigan Tech 2:1 OT
==NCAA Tournament==
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	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	West	West 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School 	Conference	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
1 	Boston University	ECAC Hockey	24–4–1	At-Large 	6th 	1966 	1 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	19–8–0 	Tournament co-champion	5th 	1965
2 	Cornell 	ECAC Hockey	25–1–1	Tournament champion	1st 	Never 	2 	Michigan State	WCHA 	15–14–1	Tournament co-champion	3rd 	1966
===Results===
;Semifinals
*3/16: Cornell - North Dakota 1:0
*3/17: Boston University - Michigan State 4:2
;Consolation Game
*3/18: Michigan State - North Dakota 6:1
;Championship Game
*3/18: Cornell - Boston University 4:1
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