Collegiate ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 4 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Denver Pioneers (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Cornell Big Red (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Murray Armstrong (5th title) |
| MOP | Keith Magnuson (Denver) |
The 1969 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, the 22nd such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 13 and 15, 1969, and concluded with Denver defeating Cornell 4–3. Three games were played at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado while the consolation game was played at the newly opened Cadet Ice Arena.
This was the first time that the NCAA tournament did not take place entirely at one venue, an event that did not occur again until the tournament expanded to include a play-in game in 1977.
This was the 11th and final time that the Broadmoor World Arena played host to the NCAA tournament. The arena that has held the second most championships is the Dunkin' Donuts Center (previously the Providence Civic Center) with 6 (as of 2016).
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | 26–1–0 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 1968 | 1 | Denver | WCHA | 24–6–0 | Tournament co-champion | 8th | 1968 |
| 2 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | 18–7–1 | At-Large | 4th | 1958 | 2 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 21–7–1 | Tournament co-champion | 5th | 1965 |
Format
The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Both semifinal games and the championship game were played at the Broadmoor World Arena while the consolation match was held at the Cadet Ice Arena. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Bracket
| Semifinals March 13–14 | National championship March 15 | ||||||||
| W1 | Denver | 9 | |||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 2 | |||||||
| W1 | Denver | 4 | |||||||
| E1 | Cornell | 3 | |||||||
| E1 | Cornell | 4* | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan Tech | 3 | Third-place game | ||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 6** | |||||||
| W2 | Michigan Tech | 5 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
(W1) Denver vs. (E2) Harvard
| March 13 | Denver | 9 – 2 | Harvard | Broadmoor World Arena | ||||
(E1) Cornell vs. (W2) Michigan Tech
| March 14 | Cornell | 4 – 3 | OT | Michigan Tech | Broadmoor World Arena | Recap | ||
| (Lodboa, Pattison) Brian McCutcheon - 01:21 (McGuinn) Gordon Lowe - 01:55 (Coviello) Bob Aitchison - 05:21 |
First period | 00:07 - Al Karlander (Schillington) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:01 - Al Karlander (Schillington) 13:02 - Al Karlander (Moffat, Hinton) | ||||||
| (unassisted) Gordon Lowe - GW - 01:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| ( 43 saves / 46 shots ) Ken Dryden | Goalie stats | Gord McRae ( 38 saves / 42 shots ) | ||||||
Consolation Game
(E2) Harvard vs. (W2) Michigan Tech
| March 15 | Harvard | 6 – 5 | 2OT | Michigan Tech | Cadet Ice Arena | |||
National Championship
(W1) Denver vs. (E1) Cornell
| March 15 | Denver | 4 – 3 | Cornell | Broadmoor World Arena | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | DEN | Tom Gilmore | Powis and Magnuson | 2:41 | 1–0 DEN |
| COR | Dan Lodboa | Pattison | 13:09 | 1–1 | |
| 2nd | DEN | George Morrison - PP | Miller and Magnuson | 30:25 | 2–1 DEN |
| COR | Brian Cornell | Tufford | 33:31 | 2–2 | |
| 3rd | DEN | Bob Trembecky - PP | Magnuson and Patrick | 44:17 | 3–2 DEN |
| DEN | Tom Miller - GW | Zeman | 51:50 | 4–2 DEN | |
| COR | Gordon Lowe | Giullani | 58:40 | 4–3 DEN | |
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All-Tournament team
First Team
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Second Team
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References
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- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Denver men's hockey 2017-18 media guide" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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- "Murray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- "Attendance Records and Sites" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
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