1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
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
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
Pct.
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Michigan †12
7
5
0
.583 42
39
28
16
12
0
124
101
Michigan State 10
5
4
1
.550 25
18
28
11
16
1
91
123
Minnesota 10
4
5
1
.450 25
29
29
13
13
3
113
96
Wisconsin 8
3
5
0
.375 26
32
34
22
10
2
215
98
† indicates conference regular season champion
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
Pct.
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Cornell †*20
19
1
0
.950 139
39
29
27
2
0
190
54
Boston College 21
16
5
0
.762 114
72
26
19
7
0
144
91
Harvard 23
16
6
1
.717 135
74
28
19
8
1
157
101
Clarkson 18
12
5
1
.694 94
65
28
19
7
2
158
96
New Hampshire 16
10
5
1
.656 68
56
29
22
6
1
155
77
Boston University 21
13
8
0
.619 107
69
29
19
10
1
154
84
Rensselaer 14
8
5
1
.607 58
54
21
12
8
1
93
77
Brown 20
10
9
1
.525 98
83
22
10
11
1
100
86
St. Lawrence 18
8
8
2
.500 83
76
24
11
11
2
102
96
Army 11
4
6
1
.409 45
48
28
20
7
1
167
104
Yale 23
9
14
0
.391 72
113
24
9
15
0
72
113
Colgate 16
6
10
0
.375 53
68
25
12
13
0
116
110
Dartmouth 21
6
13
2
.333 83
146
23
7
14
2
91
154
Providence 15
4
11
0
.267 43
76
21
7
14
0
67
95
Northeastern 18
4
14
0
.222 56
108
23
7
16
0
74
127
Princeton 23
5
18
0
.217 62
91
24
5
19
0
62
91
Pennsylvania 15
1
14
0
.067 44
116
22
7
15
0
79
131
Championship : Cornellindicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Rensselaer †4
2
1
1
5 18
18
21
12
8
1
93
77
Clarkson 4
2
2
0
4 21
18
28
19
7
2
158
96
St. Lawrence 4
1
2
1
3 17
20
24
11
11
2
102
96
† indicates conference regular season champion
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PCT
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Michigan Tech †*20
14
5
1
.725 86
56
32
21
9
2
144
95
Denver *20
14
6
0
.700 94
50
32
26
6
0
160
71
North Dakota 22
15
7
0
.682 97
89
29
18
10
1
130
125
Michigan 18
10
8
0
.556 75
63
28
16
12
0
124
101
Minnesota 22
11
9
2
.545 74
60
29
13
13
3
113
96
Michigan State 18
7
10
1
.417 51
57
28
11
16
1
91
123
Colorado College 18
4
14
0
.222 47
94
28
12
16
0
105
121
Minnesota–Duluth 22
3
19
0
.136 64
119
29
6
23
0
91
147
Championship : Michigan Tech, Denverindicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion
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1969 NCAA Tournament
Semifinals National championship W1
Denver 9
E2
Harvard
2
W1
Denver
4
E1
Cornell
3
E1
Cornell 4 *
W2
Michigan Tech
3
Third-place game
E2
Harvard
6 **
W2
Michigan Tech
5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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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
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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
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Awards
NCAA
Award[ 5]
Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award Charlie Holt , New Hampshire
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Keith Magnuson , Denver
AHCA All-American Teams [ 6]
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
Award [ 7] Recipient
Player of the Year Ken Dryden , Cornell
Rookie of the Year Joe Cavanagh , Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Ken Dryden , Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams [ 8]
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
Award [ 9] Recipient
Most Valuable Player Murray McLachlan , Minnesota
Sophomore of the Year George Morrison , Denver
Coach of the Year John Matchefts , Colorado College
All-WCHA Teams [ 10]
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
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See also
References
^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF) . ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014 .^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF) . WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014 .^ "NCAA Tournament" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013 .^ a b "1968-69 NCAA Division I Statistics" . Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016 .^ "NCAA Division I Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013 .^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF) . NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013 .^ "ECAC Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013 .^ "ECAC All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013 .^ "WCHA Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013 .^ "WCHA All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013 .^ "1969 NHL Amateur Draft" . Hockey DB . Retrieved October 25, 2023 .
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