1966–67 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

The 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1966 and concluded with the 1967 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 18, 1967 at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, New York. This was the 20th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 72nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1966–67 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The Onondaga War Memorial served as the host for the 1967 Tournament
DurationNovember 1966–
March 18, 1967
NCAA tournament1967
National championshipOnondaga County War Memorial
Syracuse, New York
NCAA championCornell
NCAA University Division men's ice hockey seasons
← 1965–66 1967–68 →

New Hampshire returned to a partial University Division schedule but still qualified for the lower-tier ECAC playoffs for this and the following season. They would become a full-time top division program for the 1968–69 season.

Cornell's win was the first by an eastern team since 1954 ending the 12-year dominance of the WCHA.

On June 7 1967, Al Karlander became the first NCAA player to be selected in an NHL Draft.

Regular season

Season tournaments
TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
ECAC Holiday Tournament December 16–17 4 Cornell
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival December 17–20 6 Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational December 22–23 4 Michigan
Yankee Conference Tournament December 27–28 4 New Hampshire
St. Paul Hockey Classic December 28–29 4 Minnesota
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament December 28–30 4 Boston University, Cornell
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Michigan
Brown Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Brown
Beanpot February 9, 13 4 Boston University

Standings
1966–67 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan State†85301034313216151119121
Michigan84319443828197215098
Minnesota825153746299191134138
† indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University†201901.9751474831255117666
Cornell*201811.9251063229271113246
Boston College201460.7001216028208017191
St. Lawrence15951.633666426178112284
Yale221390.5911171122413110119112
Clarkson15861.567786523148112784
New Hampshire^9540.556323425187011571
Brown16880.5008864241311013598
Harvard2110110.4769786231112010688
Army11560.45541472715120151104
Northeastern209110.450627926121408695
Colgate165110.3134187261115088130
Princeton206140.3008510622715092106
Providence152130.1333711120317046136
Dartmouth151140.0673711520416056130
Rensselaer151140.06758118248151106158
Championship: Cornell
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ New Hampshire had been readmitted to the ECAC but played only a partial schedule and still qualified for the ECAC II playoffs
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Lawrence†43017281726178112284
Clarkson42115261623148112784
Rensselaer404001536248151106158
† indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Alaska–Fairbanks0000---3120--
Ohio State0000---201010081106
Pennsylvania0000---2413110
Wisconsin0000---261610015889
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota†*221660.7278470291910010692
Denver161150.688754730228015389
Michigan Tech221471.6599661301811112584
Michigan181161.639826828197215098
Michigan State*208111.42572813216151119121
Minnesota-Duluth238150.348901142812160124125
Colorado College186120.33355862915131122116
Minnesota235171.23988115299191134138
Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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1967 NCAA Tournament
Main article: 1967 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
  Semifinals
March 16–17		 National Championship
March 18
                     
E1 Boston University 4  
W2 Michigan State 2  
  E1 Boston University 1  
  E2 Cornell 4  
W1 North Dakota 0
E2 Cornell 1     Third Place Game
  W1 North Dakota 1
  W2 Michigan State 6

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

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jerry YorkSeniorBoston College2826416714
Herb WakabayashiSophomoreBoston University311651674
Dale WatsonSophomoreRensselaer2431346564
Doug FergusonSeniorCornell29273464103
Keith ChristiansenSeniorMinnesota–Duluth2823396285
Wayne SmallJuniorBrown24352661–
Rich ScammellSophomoreRensselaer2427295512
Paul HurleyJuniorBoston College2832235512
Serge BoilySophomoreBoston University2929265521
Brian GilmourSeniorBoston University2913415432

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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

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Ken DrydenSophomoreCornell2716462601404.9451.46
Tony EspositoSeniorMichigan Tech15900---390.9162.60
Rick MetzerSophomoreNew Hampshire17------.9162.84
Wayne RyanSeniorBoston University261563---750.9002.88
Gerry PowersSophomoreDenver30-2280-1.8792.97
Rick BestSeniorMichigan Tech15900---421.8953.00
Jim KeoughSophomoreMichigan15900---452.9073.00
John WentJuniorSt. Lawrence18980---502.9033.06
Dave HagermanJuniorNew Hampshire14------.8843.08
Mike CurranJuniorNorth Dakota29-----0.8893.11

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Awards

WCHA
Award[9]Recipient
Most Valuable PlayerKeith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth
Sophomore of the YearKeith Magnuson, Denver
Bob Munro, North Dakota
Coach of the YearBill Selman, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams[10]
First Team  Position  Second Team
Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech G Rick Best, Michigan Tech
Keith Magnuson, Denver D Paul Domm, Michigan
Jerry Lafond, North Dakota D Bruce Riutta, Michigan Tech
Keith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth F Bob Toothill, Michigan Tech
Jim Wiste, Denver F Gary Milroy, Michigan Tech
Tom Mikkola, Michigan State F Bob Lindberg, Colorado College

See Also

References
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  2. "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "1966-67 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  6. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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