The 1968 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in

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bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA

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. The 1968 tournament was the first men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 9. The championship game pitted

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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.

Brackets

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

References

External links

NAIA ice hockey
{{National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Championship

NAIA Ice Hockey Championship The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) held a men's national ice hockey championship from 1968 to 1984 when ice hockey was dropped as an NAIA sport. Early history The NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Championship held a single eliminati ...

Ice hockey competitions in Saint Paul, Minnesota 1960s in Minnesota