The 1968 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1968 tournament was the first men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[1] The tournament began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 9.[2]
| 1968 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Dates | March 8, 1968–March 9, 1968 |
| Venue(s) | St. Paul Auditorium |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Bemidji State |
| Runner-up | Lake Superior State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Winning coach | Bob Peters |
The championship game pitted ICHA conference rivals Bemidji State College (BSC) and Lake Superior State College (LSSC) against each other. Despite LSSC taking all four regular season games against BSC, the Beavers earned their first National Title with a 5-4 overtime victory over the Lakers.[3]
Brackets
editSt. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota
| Semifinals March 8 | National Championship March 9 | ||||||||
| Bemidji State | 11 | ||||||||
| Boston State | 0 | ||||||||
| Bemidji State | 5* | ||||||||
| Lake Superior State | 4 | ||||||||
| Lake Superior State | 7 | ||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | Third Place Game | |||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 7 | ||||||||
| Boston State | 6 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
edit- ^ "Men's Hockey Opens Conference Slate Versus St. Olaf". Gustavus Adolphus College. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.