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 73rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
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
Standings
Conference
Overall
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
Conference
Overall
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
Conference
Overall
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
Conference
Overall
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
[ 1] [ 2]
1967 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
[ 3]
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
[ 4]
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
[ 4]
Awards
NCAA
Award[ 5]
Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award
Eddie Jeremiah , Dartmouth
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament
Skip Stanowski , Cornell
AHCA All-American Teams [ 6]
East Team
Position
West Team
Ken Dryden , Cornell
G
Tony Esposito , Michigan Tech
G
Rick Best , Michigan Tech
Brian Gilmour , Boston University
D
Jerry Lafond , North Dakota
Harry Orr , Cornell
D
Bruce Riutta , Michigan Tech
Doug Ferguson , Cornell
F
Keith Christiansen , Minnesota-Duluth
John Morrison , Yale
F
Bob Lindberg , Colorado College
Jerry York , Boston College
F
Gary Milroy , Michigan Tech
F
Jim Wiste , Denver
ECAC
Award [ 7]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Doug Ferguson , Cornell
Rookie of the Year
Herb Wakabayashi , Boston University
Outstanding Defenseman
Harry Orr , Cornell
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
Doug Ferguson , Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams [ 8]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Ken Dryden , Cornell
G
Wayne Ryan , Boston University
Harry Orr , Cornell
D
Don Turcotte , Northeastern
Peter McLachlan , Boston University
D
Brian Gilmour , Boston University
John Morrison , Yale
F
Dennis Macks , Brown
Doug Ferguson , Cornell
F
Jerry York , Boston College
Wayne Small , Brown
F
Mike Doran , Cornell
WCHA
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
[ 11]
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 "1966-67 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 .
^ "1967 NHL Amateur Draft" . Hockey DB . Retrieved October 25, 2023 .
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