1968 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament August 2023 February 2026 1968 men's University Division 150px 4 Duluth Arena AuditoriumCover1968NCAAhockeyprogram Duluth, Minnesota Denver Pioneers 4th 6th 7th North Dakota Fighting Sioux 4th 6th Boston College Eagles 9th Cornell Big Red 2nd Murray Armstrong 4th Gerry Powers Denver 13,346 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. Qualifying teams 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 SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Cornell ECAC Hockey 26–1–0 Tournament champion 2nd 19671 Denver WCHA 26–5–1 Tournament co-champion 7th 19662 Boston College ECAC Hockey 19–9–1 At-Large 9th 19652 North Dakota WCHA 19–9–3 Tournament co-champion 6th 1967 NCAA Division 1 Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live Format 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 NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 SemifinalsMarch 14–15 National ChampionshipMarch 16 Third Place Game W1 Denver 4 E2 Boston College 1 E1 Cornell 1 W2 North Dakota 3 W1 Denver 4 W2 North Dakota 0 E1 Cornell 6 E2 Boston College 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Semifinals (W1) Denver vs. (E2) Boston College Denver Boston College Duluth Arena Auditorium March 14 4 – 1 www.newspapers.com/image/433826655/?clipping_id=194115932 1 (Magnuson, Jonasson) Tom Gilmore - 03:45 07:37 - Mike Flynn (unassisted) (Genovy, Zeman) Jim Shires - GW - 15:47 (Koroll, Miller) Jim Shires - 00:29(Koroll) Tom Miller - 01:12 (16 saves / 17 shots) Gerry Powers George McPhee (29 saves / 33 shots) (E1) Cornell vs. (W2) North Dakota Cornell North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium March 15 1 – 3 http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1968/box19680315.pdf 2 No Scoring 02:40 - Dave Kartio (Abram)13:44 - GW - Gary Lyons (Gasparini) (Tufford, Hughes) Brian Cornell - 11:09 01:38 - PP - Bob Munro (Ogden) ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Ken Dryden Mike Curran ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Consolation Game (E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Boston College Cornell Boston College Duluth Arena Auditorium March 16 6 – 1 http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1968/box19680316.pdf 1 (Hughes, Giuliani) Brian Cornell - 11:56(Lewis) Bruce Pattison - GW - 13:54(Giuliani, Ryan) Dick Bertrand - 15:23 (Hughes, Lowe) Brian Cornell - 01:22(Pattison, Stanowski) Peter Tufford - PP - 13:54(Tufford, Hughes) Brian Cornell - 14:28 05:52 - Whitey Allen (Ahern, Clarke) ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Ken Dryden Jeff Cohen ( 15 saves / 19 shots ) / George McPhee ( 21 saves / 23 shots ) National Championship (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 – GWWiste 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 Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DENTom GilmoreTripping 3:22 2:00 DENDale ZemanSlashing 9:05 2:00 UNDJohn MarksInterference 13:07 2:00 UNDGary LyonsTripping 14:42 2:00 DENAl GenovyTripping 19:05 2:00 2nd UNDTerry AbramHolding 23:32 2:00 DENTom GilmoreHolding 27:09 2:00 UNDTerry OgdenCross-checking 39:03 2:00 3rd UNDMike FurlongIllegal check 43:31 2:00 DENTim GouldSlashing 45:34 2:00 DENKeith MagnusonInterference 55:43 2:00 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 All-Tournament Team NCAA Frozen Four Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf NCAA.org 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf 2012-08-17 live First Team G: Gerry Powers* (Denver) D: Terry Abram (North Dakota) D: Keith Magnuson (Denver) F: Brian Cornell (Cornell) F: Bob Munro (North Dakota) F: Bob Trembecky (Denver) * Most Outstanding Player(s)NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives 2013-07-17 Second Team G: Ken Dryden (Cornell) D: Tim Gould (Denver) D: Terry Ogden (North Dakota) F: Dave Kartio (North Dakota) F: Jim Wiste (Denver) F: Tom Gilmore (Denver) References 50em 50em NCAA Division 1 Tournament College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145059/http://augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html 2014-02-02 live NCAA Division 1 Awards College Hockey historical Archive http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html 2013-06-28 Murray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record USCHO.com http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,309/murray-armstrong/ 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130525231312/http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,309/murray-armstrong/ 2013-05-25 live Attendance Records and Sites NCAA.org http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817162202/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2003/attendanceRecords.pdf 2012-08-17 live Tournament Category:NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:20th century in Duluth, Minnesota Category:College ice hockey tournaments in Minnesota Category:Sports competitions in Duluth, Minnesota