1969 NAIA ice hockey championship explained

1969 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
Sport:ice hockey
Year:1969
Location:Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Start Date:March 7, 1969
End Date:March 8, 1969
Venues:Pullar Stadium
Teams:4
Champion:Bemidji State
Runner-Up1:Lake Superior State
Noaverage:1
Stat1 Label:Winning coach
Stat1:Bob Peters
Previous:1968
Next:1970

The 1969 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 1969 tournament was the second men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 7, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 8.[1]

The championship game was a rematch of the 1968 championship game between two ICHA conference rivals Bemidji State College (BSC) and Lake Superior State College (LSSC) against each other. After a 23–2–0 overall record and an 11–1–0 ICHA regular season record, the Beavers were a clear top seed in the tournament, held in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Bemidji defeated Salem State 14–2 in the semifinal round and advanced to play the host Lakers in the title game, going on to win the second straight NAIA championship with a 6–2 victory.[2]

Brackets

Pullar Stadium, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

References

  1. Web site: NAIA history and records. 2017-07-07.
  2. Web site: BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT). Vintage Minnesota Hockey . 2017-07-07.

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