1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men university 1968 November 1968–March 15, 1969 Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado Denver The 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1968 and concluded with the 1969 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 15, 1969, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This was the 22nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 75th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Wisconsin was admitted into the WCHA beginning with this season. Because they now played each of the other three Big Ten teams they were included into the informal conference standings. Air Force and Notre Dame both begin to sponsor their ice hockey programs. Both teams started as independents. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion ECAC Christmas Hockey Tournament December 20–21 4 Cornell ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 20–21 4 Clarkson Great Lakes Invitational December 20–21 4 Michigan Tech St. Paul Hockey Classic December 20–21 4 North Dakota Big Ten Holiday Tournament December 26–28 4 Michigan Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 27–28 4 Boston University Syracuse Invitational December 27–28 4 Cornell Yankee Conference Tournament December 27–28 4 New Hampshire Broadmoor World Tournament December 27–29 3 Denver Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 27–29 4 Waterloo Centennial Tournament January 3–4 4 Loyola Beanpot February 3, 10 4 Harvard Standings 2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/history/Summaries-I.pdf ECAC Hockey 2014-06-292008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA 2014-06-29 1969 NCAA Tournament 1969 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament SemifinalsMarch 13–14 National championshipMarch 15 Third-place game W1 Denver 9 E2 Harvard 2 E1 Cornell 4* W2 Michigan Tech 3 W1 Denver 4 E1 Cornell 3 E2 Harvard 6** W2 Michigan Tech 5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Player stats Scoring leaders 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 PIMDavid Merhar Senior Army 28 57 50 107 -Tony Curran Tony Curran (ice hockey) Senior Army - 25 55 80 -Brian Cornell Brian Cornell (ice hockey) Senior Cornell 29 22 52 74 26Joe Cavanagh Sophomore Harvard 28 24 38 62 -Delbert Dehate Junior Wisconsin 34 36 25 61 50Peter Tufford Senior Cornell 29 20 40 60 2Tim Sheehy Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey) Junior Boston College 26 19 41 60 36George Morrison George Morrison (ice hockey) Sophomore Denver 32 40 18 58 12Tommy Earl Junior Colgate - 37 20 57 -David Conte David Conte (ice hockey) Junior Colgate - - - 56 - 1968-69 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1968 Elite Prospects 2016-12-21 Leading goaltenders 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% GAAKen Dryden Senior Cornell 27 1578 25 2 0 47 3 .936 1.79John Barry John Barry (ice hockey) Sophomore Notre Dame – - - - - - - - 2.00Brian Reynolds Brian Reynolds (ice hockey) Sophomore Providence 19 - - - - - - - 2.10Gerry Powers Senior Denver 32 - 26 6 0 - 5 .915 2.23Rick Duffett Junior Michigan State 16 - - - - 42 - .916 2.74Wayne Thomas Wayne Thomas (ice hockey) Sophomore Wisconsin 17 943 9 6 1 44 2 .901 2.80Donald McGinnis Junior Brown - - - - - - 1 .919 2.83Rick Metzer Senior New Hampshire - - - - - - - .896 2.84Gord McRae Junior Michigan Tech 28 1680 - - - 84 1 .897 3.00Bob Vroman Junior Wisconsin 18 948 13 4 1 49 3 .884 3.10 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Charlie Holt, New HampshireMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Keith Magnuson, DenverAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 East Team   Position   West Team Ken Dryden, Cornell G Rick Duffett, Michigan State Paul Hurley, Boston College D Keith Magnuson, Denver Bruce Pattison, Cornell D John Marks, North Dakota Joe Cavanagh, Harvard F Bob Collyard, Colorado College Brian Cornell, Cornell F Al Karlander, Michigan Tech Tim Sheehy, Boston College F George Morrison, Denver Peter Tufford, Cornell F Bob Munro, North Dakota Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University F ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Ken Dryden, CornellRookie of the Year Joe Cavanagh, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Ken Dryden, CornellAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Ken Dryden, Cornell G Rick Metzer, New Hampshire Paul Hurley, Boston College D Curt Bennett, Brown Bruce Pattison, Cornell D Chris Gurry, Harvard Brian Cornell, Cornell F Mike Hyndman, Boston University Joe Cavanagh, Harvard F Tim Sheehy, Boston College Herb Wakabayashi, Boston University F Peter Tufford, Cornell WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Murray McLachlan, MinnesotaSophomore of the Year George Morrison, DenverCoach of the Year John Matchefts, Colorado CollegeAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Murray McLachlan, Minnesota G Gerry Powers, Denver Keith Magnuson, Denver D Paul Domm, Michigan Terry Abram, North Dakota D John Marks, North Dakota George Morrison, Denver F Dave Kartio, North Dakota Bob Munro, North Dakota F Tom Miller, Denver Al Karlander, Michigan Tech F Bob Collyard, Colorado College 1969 NHL Amateur Draft 1969 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 3 30 Bernie Gagnon 1 Michigan WCHA white St. Louis Blues 5 57 Wally Olds Minnesota WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 5 60 Mike Baumgartner North Dakota WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 6 68 Lynn Powis Denver WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 6 70 Dale Yutsyk 1 Colorado College WCHA white St. Louis Blues 6 71 Dave Hudson North Dakota WCHA white Chicago Black Hawks 7 73 Bob Collyard Colorado College WCHA white St. Louis Blues 1969 NHL Amateur Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1969a.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season References External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1968–69 NCAA Standings NCAA