The 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1967 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 4th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
Four of the five members of the
Worcester Collegiate Hockey League joined
ECAC 2 with only
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a Private university, private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now has 14 ac ...
remaining outside. Because the five schools already held a tournament between themselves at season's end, none of the teams qualified for the
ECAC 2 Tournament. This arrangement held until 1972 by which time two teams had left the conference and continuing with three members was not viable.
The
NAIA began holding a national tournament in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
. With
ECAC 2 already holding a tournament for the vast majority of eastern schools, the NAIA received most of their bids from western schools with a few exceptions (
Boston State and
Salem State). The NAIA tournament would be the only national championship for non-
Division I programs until the NCAA started holding the
Division II Championship in
1978, after which the NAIA division declined until it was dropped as a sponsored sport in 1984.
Regular season
Season tournaments
Standings
See also
*
1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
References
External links
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NCAA
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