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 73rd 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

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Season tournaments

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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 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
Conference 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
Conference 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
Conference 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 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
Conference 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

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1967 NCAA Tournament

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Semifinals
March 16–17
National championship
March 18
      
E1 Boston University 4
W2 Michigan State 2
E1 Boston University 1
E2 Cornell 4
W1 North Dakota 0
E2 Cornell 1 Third-place game
W1 North Dakota 1
W2 Michigan State 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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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
Jerry York Senior Boston College 28 26 41 67 14
Herb Wakabayashi Sophomore Boston University 31 16 51 67 4
Dale Watson Sophomore Rensselaer 24 31 34 65 64
Doug Ferguson Senior Cornell 29 27 34 64 103
Keith Christiansen Senior Minnesota–Duluth 28 23 39 62 85
Wayne Small Junior Brown 24 35 26 61
Rich Scammell Sophomore Rensselaer 24 27 29 55 12
Paul Hurley Junior Boston College 28 32 23 55 12
Serge Boily Sophomore Boston University 29 29 26 55 21
Brian Gilmour Senior Boston University 29 13 41 54 32

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Leading goaltenders

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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
Ken Dryden Sophomore Cornell 27 1646 26 0 1 40 4 .945 1.46
Tony Esposito Senior Michigan Tech 15 900 - - - 39 0 .916 2.60
Rick Metzer Sophomore New Hampshire 17 - - - - - - .916 2.84
Wayne Ryan Senior Boston University 26 1563 - - - 75 0 .900 2.88
Gerry Powers Sophomore Denver 30 - 22 8 0 - 1 .879 2.97
Rick Best Senior Michigan Tech 15 900 - - - 42 1 .895 3.00
Jim Keough Sophomore Michigan 15 900 - - - 45 2 .907 3.00
John Went Junior St. Lawrence 18 980 - - - 50 2 .903 3.06
Dave Hagerman Junior New Hampshire 14 - - - - - - .884 3.08
Mike Curran Junior North Dakota 29 - - - - - 0 .889 3.11

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Awards

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WCHA

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Award[9] Recipient
Most Valuable Player Keith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth
Sophomore of the Year Keith Magnuson, Denver
Bob Munro, North Dakota
Coach of the Year Bill Selman, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams[10]
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
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
2 17 Al Karlander Michigan Tech WCHA Detroit Red Wings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "1966-67 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "1967 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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