1966–67_NCAA_Division_I_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 73rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Quick Facts –67 NCAA UniversityDivision men's ice hockey season, Duration ...
| 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season | |||||
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The Onondaga War Memorial served as the host for the 1967 Tournament | |||||
| Duration | November 1966– March 18, 1967 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1967 | ||||
| National championship | Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, New York | ||||
| NCAA champion | Cornell | ||||
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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.
Season tournaments
More information Tournament, Dates ...
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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| 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 |
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Standings
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Michigan State† | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 119 | 121 | |
| Michigan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 150 | 98 | |
| Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 134 | 138 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Boston University† | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .975 | 147 | 48 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 176 | 66 | |
| Cornell* | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .925 | 106 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 46 | |
| Boston College | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 121 | 60 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 171 | 91 | |
| St. Lawrence | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .633 | 66 | 64 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 84 | |
| Yale | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 117 | 112 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 119 | 112 | |
| Clarkson | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .567 | 78 | 65 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 127 | 84 | |
| New Hampshire^ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 71 | |
| Brown | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 88 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 135 | 98 | |
| Harvard | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 97 | 86 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 106 | 88 | |
| Army | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 41 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 151 | 104 | |
| Northeastern | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 62 | 79 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 86 | 95 | |
| Colgate | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 41 | 87 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 88 | 130 | |
| Princeton | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | 85 | 106 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 92 | 106 | |
| Providence | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .133 | 37 | 111 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 46 | 136 | |
| Dartmouth | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .067 | 37 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 56 | 130 | |
| Rensselaer | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .067 | 58 | 118 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 158 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| St. Lawrence† | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 84 | |
| Clarkson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 127 | 84 | |
| Rensselaer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 158 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Alaska–Fairbanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 81 | 106 | |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 158 | 89 | |
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More information Conference, Overall ...
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| North Dakota†* | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 84 | 70 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 106 | 92 | |
| Denver | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 75 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 89 | |
| Michigan Tech | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .659 | 96 | 61 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 125 | 84 | |
| Michigan | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .639 | 82 | 68 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 150 | 98 | |
| Michigan State* | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .425 | 72 | 81 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 119 | 121 | |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .348 | 90 | 114 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 124 | 125 | |
| Colorado College | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 55 | 86 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 122 | 116 | |
| Minnesota | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .239 | 88 | 115 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 134 | 138 | |
| Championship: Michigan State, North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
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| 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)
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
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Jerry York | Senior | Boston College | 28 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 14 |
| Herb Wakabayashi | Sophomore | Boston University | 31 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 4 |
| Dale Watson | Sophomore | Rensselaer | 24 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 64 |
| Doug Ferguson | Senior | Cornell | 29 | 27 | 34 | 64 | 103 |
| Keith Christiansen | Senior | Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 85 |
| Wayne Small | Junior | Brown | 24 | 35 | 26 | 61 | – |
| Rich Scammell | Sophomore | Rensselaer | 24 | 27 | 29 | 55 | 12 |
| Paul Hurley | Junior | Boston College | 28 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 12 |
| Serge Boily | Sophomore | Boston University | 29 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 21 |
| Brian Gilmour | Senior | Boston University | 29 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 32 |
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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
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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| Ken Dryden | Sophomore | Cornell | 27 | 1646 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 4 | .945 | 1.46 |
| Tony Esposito | Senior | Michigan Tech | 15 | 900 | - | - | - | 39 | 0 | .916 | 2.60 |
| Rick Metzer | Sophomore | New Hampshire | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .916 | 2.84 |
| Wayne Ryan | Senior | Boston University | 26 | 1563 | - | - | - | 75 | 0 | .900 | 2.88 |
| Gerry Powers | Sophomore | Denver | 30 | - | 22 | 8 | 0 | - | 1 | .879 | 2.97 |
| Rick Best | Senior | Michigan Tech | 15 | 900 | - | - | - | 42 | 1 | .895 | 3.00 |
| Jim Keough | Sophomore | Michigan | 15 | 900 | - | - | - | 45 | 2 | .907 | 3.00 |
| John Went | Junior | St. Lawrence | 18 | 980 | - | - | - | 50 | 2 | .903 | 3.06 |
| Dave Hagerman | Junior | New Hampshire | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .884 | 3.08 |
| Mike Curran | Junior | North Dakota | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | .889 | 3.11 |
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More information Award, Recipient ...
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WCHA
More information Award, Recipient ...
| Award[9] | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Keith Christiansen, Minnesota-Duluth | |
| Sophomore of the Year | Keith Magnuson, Denver | |
| Bob Munro, North Dakota | ||
| Coach of the Year | Bill 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 |
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Main article: 1967 NHL Amateur Draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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| 2 | 17 | Al Karlander | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
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