1967–68 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season

Collegiate team season August 2023 December 2025 color:white; background:#862633; a #866d4b 2px white white Denver Pioneers white 1967–68 Denver Pioneers (old) logo.svg 200 Denver Pioneers men WCHA 1st 28–5–1 15–3–0 19–0–0 6–3–0 3–2–1 Murray Armstrong Jim WisteCliff KorollDenver Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/denverpioneers.com/documents/2018/10/10/Media_Guide_2.pdf Denver Pioneers January 14, 2019 DU Arena National championWCHA, championWCHA Tournament, co-champion NCAA Tournament champion 1966–67 1968–69 color:white; background:#862633; a #866d4b 2px background:#eeeeee; The 1967–68 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team represented University of Denver in college ice hockey. In its 12th year under head coach Murray Armstrong the team compiled a 28–5–1 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the seventh time. The Pioneers defeated North Dakota 4–0 in the championship game at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota, the third championship meeting between he two teams. Gerry Powers recorded the first shutout in the championship game and tied the record for lowest tournament goals against average (0.50). Season Denver opened their season looking for revenge against North Dakota who had ended their campaign the year before. After earning a split on the road the Pioneers went east, winning a game against Minnesota–Duluth before continuing onto Houghton to take on perennial power Michigan Tech. The Huskies stymied Denver in both games, holding the Pioneers to single goal in each and putting Denver under .500 both overall and in conference. Denver returned home and began to climb out the hole the following week with a pair of wins over Michigan followed by an easy win over NAIA Bemidji State. Denver spent their winter holiday playing in the Broadmoor World Tournament against four different national teams who were gearing up for the 1968 Winter Olympics. Denver went 1–2–1 in the series but acquitted themselves well against strong competition. The experience against the national teams helped the Pioneers go on a streak unparalleled in the history of the program. Denver won two games against the visiting Alberta Golden Bears before returning to their conference schedule and began to run roughshod over the opposition. Denver's offence, which had played well over the first part of the season, exploded after the new year and would score no fewer than 3 goals in their remaining 22 contests. The defense too buckled down and the Gerry Powers would only surrender more than three goals once in their remaining contests. Denver would spend the final five weeks of the regular season at home and use that to their advantage by winning 17 straight games to enter the WCHA playoffs as the top seed, having defeated North Dakota and Michigan Tech by a combined 27–6 to guarantee their WCHA championship. Denver opened the conference tournament at home against UMD and dispatched the bulldogs 11–4 before hosting Minnesota in the second round. This was the first meeting between the two all season due to the Gopher's continued refusal to play Denver because of their recruiting conflict2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 but the lack of familiarity didn't hamper Denver in the slightest and the Pioneers won the series 16–3. With another WCHA championship under their belt Denver was given the top western seed in the 1968 NCAA Tournament and opened against Boston College at the Duluth Arena Auditorium. Powers showed up to play in the National Tournament and held BC to a single goal, ensuring that Denver's 4 goals would send the program to its 6th title game. In the final Denver met North Dakota once more and two western powers battled for the championship. Powers and his counterpart Mike Curran both kept the game scoreless through two periods of play but Bob Trembecky broke the tie with a power play marker early in the third. Denver kept its attack going, firing a total of 14 shots in the final frame with three more finding the back of the net, while North Dakota faltered and was unable to score. Denver's 4–0 win was their fourth championship and the first time that any team was shutout in the title game. The win was also Denver 22nd straight victory, a program record both overall and for one season. For tying the NCAA record by allowing only 1 goal in the tournament, Gerry Powers won the tournament MOP and was named to the All-Tournament first team along with Keith Magnuson and Trembecky. Tim Gould, Jim Wiste and Tom Gilmore made the second team. Magnuson and Wiste were named to the AHCA All-American West Team and the All-WCHA First Team while Powers and Cliff Koroll made the All-WCHA Second Team. Magnuson was named as the WCHA Most Valuable Player while Murray Armstrong won his second WCHA Coach of the Year award. Standings DEN Schedule |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862633; a #866d4b 2px" | Exhibition November 10 w yes no DU Hilltoppers DU Arena Denver, Colorado 11–1 November 11 w yes no DU Hilltoppers DU Arena Denver, Colorado 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862633; a #866d4b 2px" | Regular Season November 17 w yes 1967 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–1 1–0 1–0 November 18 l yes 1967 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Building Grand Forks, North Dakota 1–3 1–1 1–1 November 20 w yes 1967 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota 6–1 2–1 2–1 December 1 l yes 1967 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 1–6 2–2 2–2 December 2 l yes 1967 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Dee Stadium Houghton, Michigan 1–4 2–3 2–3 December 8 w no 1967 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan DU Arena Denver, Colorado 5–2 3–3 3–3 December 9 w no 1967 men Michigan Wolverines Michigan DU Arena Denver, Colorado 2–1 OT 4–3 4–3 December 16 w yes no 1967 men Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji State DU Arena Denver, Colorado 12–0 5–3 4–3 December 26 t yes no Finnish National Team Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor World Tournament 2–2 5–3–1 4–3 December 28 l yes no US National Team Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor World Tournament 4–5 5–4–1 4–3 December 29 w yes no Italian National Team Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor World Tournament 5–2 6–4–1 4–3 December 30 l yes no Soviet National Team Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor World Tournament 1–8 6–5–1 4–3 January 5 w yes no 1967 men Alberta Golden Bears Alberta DU Arena Denver, Colorado 4–2 7–5–1 4–3 January 6 w yes no 1967 men Alberta Golden Bears Alberta DU Arena Denver, Colorado 8–0 8–5–1 4–3 January 12 w yes 1967 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan 3–2 9–5–1 5–3 January 13 w yes 1967 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan 3–1 10–5–1 6–3 January 15 w yes 1967 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota 5–1 11–5–1 7–3 January 19 w no 1967 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College DU Arena Denver, Colorado 3–1 12–5–1 8–3 January 20 w yes 1967 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 6–0 13–5–1 9–3 January 26 w yes yes Minnesota Nationals DU Arena Denver, Colorado 5–2 14–5–1 9–3 January 27 w yes yes Minnesota Nationals DU Arena Denver, Colorado 10–3 15–5–1 9–3 January 31 w yes no 1967 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin DU Arena Denver, Colorado 7–1 16–5–1 9–3 February 9 w no 1967 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth DU Arena Denver, Colorado 10–2 17–5–1 10–3 February 10 w no 1967 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth DU Arena Denver, Colorado 6–1 18–5–1 11–3 February 16 w no 1967 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota DU Arena Denver, Colorado 7–0 19–5–1 12–3 February 17 w no 1967 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota DU Arena Denver, Colorado 8–2 20–5–1 13–3 February 23 w no 1967 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech DU Arena Denver, Colorado 7–2 21–5–1 14–3 February 26 w no 1967 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech DU Arena Denver, Colorado 5–2 22–5–1 15–3 March 1 w yes no 1967 men Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatchewan DU Arena Denver, Colorado 6–0 23–5–1 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862633; a #866d4b 2px" | #FFFFFF WCHA Tournament March 5 w yes yes 1967 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth DU Arena Denver, Colorado WCHA First Round 11–4 24–5–1 15–3 March 8 w yes yes 1967 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota DU Arena Denver, Colorado WCHA Second Round Game 1 9–0 25–5–1 15–3 March 9 w yes yes 1967 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota DU Arena Denver, Colorado WCHA Second Round Game 2 7–3 26–5–1 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862633; a #866d4b 2px" | #FFFFFF NCAA Tournament March 14 w yes yes 1967 men Boston College Eagles Boston College Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota National Semifinal 4–1 27–5–1 15–3 March 16 w yes yes 1967 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota National championship 4–0 28–5–1 15–3 Source: Denver Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/denverpioneers.com/documents/2018/10/10/Media_Guide_2.pdf Denver Pioneers January 14, 2019 Roster and scoring statistics No. Name Year Position Hometown S/P/C Games Goals Assists Points #FFFFFF PIM 14 Jim Wiste Senior C Moose Jaw, SK Saskatchewan 34 21 36 57 25 15 Bob Trembecky Junior C Drumheller, AB Alberta 29 24 30 54 - 17 Craig Patrick Sophomore RW Detroit, MI Michigan 34 23 26 49 12 8 Tom Miller Tom Miller (ice hockey) Junior F Kitchener, ON Ontario 34 20 27 47 16 10 Cliff Koroll Senior RW Canora, SK Saskatchewan 34 18 22 40 55 16 Jim Shires Senior LW Edmonton, AB Alberta 34 15 23 38 43 12 Tom Gilmore Tom Gilmore (ice hockey) Sophomore F Flin Flon, MB Manitoba – 8 20 28 - 9 Al Genovy Sophomore C Flin Flon, MB Manitoba – 12 11 23 - 3 Tim Gould Tim Gould (ice hockey) Junior D Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan 34 4 18 22 56 2 Keith Magnuson Junior D Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan 34 5 15 20 59 13 Don Thiessen Sophomore F Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan – 4 6 10 - 11 Steve Keeler Sophomore RW Toronto, ON Ontario 5 0 0 0 7 4 Randy Ward Junior D Calgary, AB Alberta 22 6 – – – 6 Dale Zeman Junior D Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan – 0 – – 76 7 Gerry Jonasson Sophomore F Winnipeg, MB Manitoba – – – – – 5 Ed Hamilton Ed Hamilton (ice hockey) Sophomore D Winnipeg, MB Manitoba – – – – – 11 Rich Blanche Sophomore F Hamilton, ON Ontario – – – – – 18 Terry Leifson Junior F Leinan, SK Saskatchewan – – – – – 1 Frank Daly Frank Daly (ice hockey) Junior G Reading, MA Massachusetts 0 – – – – 1 Gerry Powers Junior G Brampton, ON Ontario 34 – – – – Total Denver Pioneers 1967-68 roster and statistics https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/2034/univ.-of-denver/1967-1968?tab=stats EliteProspects January 14, 2019 Goaltending statistics No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 1 Gerry Powers 34 – 28 5 1 – – 7 .919 1.91 1 Frank Daly Frank Daly (ice hockey) 0 – – – – – – – – – Total 34 – 28 5 1 – – 7 – – 1968 championship game (W1) Denver vs. (W2) North Dakota Denver North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium March 16 4 – 0 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd None 3rd DENBob Trembecky – GW PPWiste and Magnuson 42:44 1–0 DEN DENBob TrembeckyPatrick 53:16 2–0 DEN DENAl GenovyGilmore 58:06 3–0 DEN DENTom Gilmoreunassisted 58:25 4–0 DEN Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T North Dakota 12 3 7 22 Denver 6 8 14 28 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Mike Curran 24 4 DEN Gerry Powers 22 0 References 50em Category:Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver