1968 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship

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1968 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
1968
Tournament information
Sportice hockey
Location St. Paul, Minnesota
DatesMarch 8, 1968–March 9, 1968
Venue(s) St. Paul Auditorium
Teams4
Final positions
Champion Bemidji State
Runner-up Lake Superior State
Tournament statistics
Winning coach Bob Peters
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]

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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, Minnesota

Semifinals
March 8
National Championship
March 9
      
Bemidji State 11
Boston State 0
Bemidji State5*
Lake Superior State 4
Lake Superior State 7
Gustavus Adolphus 1 Third Place Game
Gustavus Adolphus7
Boston State 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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