1968 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

The 1968 NCAA Men's University Division Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 21st such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 14 and 16, 1968, and concluded with Denver defeating North Dakota 4–0. All games were played at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota.

1968 NCAA University Division men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsDenver Pioneers (4th title)
Runner-upNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMurray Armstrong (4th title)
MOPGerry Powers (Denver)
Attendance13,346

Qualifying teams

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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 West
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Cornell ECAC Hockey 26–1–0 Tournament champion 2nd 1967 1 Denver WCHA 26–5–1 Tournament co-champion 7th 1966
2 Boston College ECAC Hockey 19–9–1 At-Large 9th 1965 2 North Dakota WCHA 19–9–3 Tournament co-champion 6th 1967

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Format

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The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Duluth Arena Auditorium. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

Bracket

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Semifinals
March 14–15
National Championship
March 16
      
W1 Denver 4
E2 Boston College 1
W1 Denver 4
W2 North Dakota 0
E1 Cornell 1
W2 North Dakota 3 Third Place Game
E1 Cornell 6
E2 Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

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(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Boston College

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March 14 Denver 4 – 1 Boston College Duluth Arena Auditorium


(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) North Dakota

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March 15 Cornell 1 – 3 North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 02:40 - Dave Kartio (Abram)
13:44 - GW - Gary Lyons (Gasparini)
(Tufford, Hughes) Brian Cornell - 11:09 Third period 01:38 - PP - Bob Munro (Ogden)
( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Ken Dryden Goalie stats Mike Curran ( 21 saves / 22 shots )


Consolation Game

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(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Boston College

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March 16 Cornell 6 – 1 Boston College Duluth Arena Auditorium Recap  
(Hughes, Giuliani) Brian Cornell - 11:56
(Lewis) Bruce Pattison - GW - 13:54
(Giuliani, Ryan) Dick Bertrand - 15:23
First period No scoring
(Hughes, Lowe) Brian Cornell - 01:22
(Pattison, Stanowski) Peter Tufford - PP - 13:54
(Tufford, Hughes) Brian Cornell - 14:28
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:52 - Whitey Allen (Ahern, Clarke)
( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Ken Dryden Goalie stats Jeff Cohen ( 15 saves / 19 shots ) / George McPhee ( 21 saves / 23 shots )


National Championship

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(W1) Denver vs. (W2) North Dakota

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March 16 Denver 4 – 0 North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd None
3rd DEN Bob TrembeckyGW PP Wiste and Magnuson 42:44 1–0 DEN
DEN Bob Trembecky Patrick 53:16 2–0 DEN
DEN Al Genovy Gilmore 58:06 3–0 DEN
DEN Tom Gilmore unassisted 58:25 4–0 DEN

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References

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  1. ^ Cover1968NCAAhockeyprogram
  2. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.