1968 NAIA ice hockey championship explained

1968 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
Sport:ice hockey
Year:1968
Location:St. Paul, Minnesota
Start Date:March 8, 1968
End Date:March 9, 1968
Venues:St. Paul Auditorium
Teams:4
Champion:Bemidji State
Runner-Up1:Lake Superior State
Noaverage:1
Stat1 Label:Winning coach
Stat1:Bob Peters
Next:1969

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]

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

St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, MinnesotaNote: * denotes overtime period(s)

References

  1. Web site: Men’s Hockey Opens Conference Slate Versus St. Olaf. Gustavus Adolphus College . 2017-11-03.
  2. Web site: NAIA history and records. 2017-07-07.
  3. Web site: BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT). Vintage Minnesota Hockey . 2017-07-07.

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