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1968 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament

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Field	Value
Year	1968
Gender	men's
Division	University Division
ImageSize	150px
Teams	4
FrozenFourArena	Duluth Arena Auditorium
FrozenFourCity	Duluth, Minnesota
Champions	[Denver Pioneers](1967-68-denver-pioneers-men-s-ice-hockey-season)
TitleCount	4th
ChampGameCount	6th
ChampFFCount	7th
RunnerUp	North Dakota Fighting Sioux
GameCount	4th
RunnerFFCount	6th
Semifinal1	Boston College Eagles
FrozenFourCount	9th
Semifinal2	Cornell Big Red
FrozenFourCount2	2nd
Coach	Murray Armstrong
CoachCount	4th
MOP	Gerry Powers
MOPTeam	Denver
Attendance	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	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Cornell	ECAC Hockey	26–1–0	[Tournament champion](1968-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)	2nd	1967	1	Denver	WCHA	26–5–1	[Tournament co-champion](1968-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)	7th	1966
2	Boston College	ECAC Hockey	19–9–1	At-Large	9th	1965	2	North Dakota	WCHA	19–9–3	[Tournament co-champion](1968-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)	6th	1967

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

March 14–15 March 16

Semifinals

(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Boston College

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) North Dakota

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-2 = 02:40 - Dave Kartio (Abram) 13:44 - GW - Gary Lyons (Gasparini) |1-3-1 = (Tufford, Hughes) Brian Cornell - 11:09 |1-3-2 = 01:38 - PP - Bob Munro (Ogden) |goalie1-1 = ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) Ken Dryden |goalie1-2 = Mike Curran ( 21 saves / 22 shots )

Consolation Game

(E1) Cornell vs. (E2) Boston College

|1-1-1 = (Hughes, Giuliani) Brian Cornell - 11:56 (Lewis) Bruce Pattison - GW - 13:54 (Giuliani, Ryan) Dick Bertrand - 15:23 |1-2-1 = (Hughes, Lowe) Brian Cornell - 01:22 (Pattison, Stanowski) Peter Tufford - PP - 13:54 (Tufford, Hughes) Brian Cornell - 14:28 |1-3-2 = 05:52 - Whitey Allen (Ahern, Clarke) |goalie1-1 = ( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Ken Dryden |goalie1-2 = Jeff Cohen ( 15 saves / 19 shots ) / George McPhee ( 21 saves / 23 shots )

National Championship

(W1) Denver vs. (W2) North Dakota

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

Scoring summary	Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	None
2nd	None
3rd	a	#866d4b	2px}}"	DEN	Bob Trembecky – GW PP	Wiste and Magnuson	42:44	1–0 DEN
a	#866d4b	2px}}"	DEN	Bob Trembecky	Patrick	53:16	2–0 DEN
a	#866d4b	2px}}"	DEN	Al Genovy	Gilmore	58:06	3–0 DEN
a	#866d4b	2px}}"	DEN	Tom Gilmore	unassisted	58:25	4–0 DEN

Shots by period	Team	1	2	3	T
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	North Dakota	12	3	7	22
a	#866d4b	2px}}"	Denver	6	8	14	28

Goaltenders	Team	Name	Saves	Goals against	Time on ice
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	color=#FFFFFF}};"	UND	Mike Curran	24	4
a	#866d4b	2px}}"	DEN	Gerry Powers	22	0

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]

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)

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

Cover1968NCAAhockeyprogram
"NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
"NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
"NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
"NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.

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