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The Top 25 College Hockey Teams of the NCAA Era

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Facts fron DU's Athletics Hall of Fame--2006 Class
1967-68 Hockey Team
Co-captains Jim Wiste and Cliff Koroll.
Head coach Murray Armstrong earned WCHA Coach of the Year accolades
Defenseman Keith Magnuson was the league's most valuable player.
Magnuson and Wiste earned All-America honors
Gerry Powers set a school record with seven shutouts, including a 17-save effort in the final against the Fighting Sioux that clinched Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player honors.
The Pioneers outscored their opponents, 183-65, and their 1.91 goals against average ranks second in DU single-season history.
Other members of the NCAA National Championship team included: Rich Blanche, Frank Daly, Al Genovy, Tom Gilmore, Tim Gould, Ed Hamilton, Gerry Jonasson, Terry Leifson, Tom Miller, Craig Patrick, Jim Shires, Don Thiessen, Bob Trembecky, Randy Ward, Dale Zeman, assistant coach Harry Ottenbreit, trainer Gene Bradshaw and manager Tom Sampson.
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Wiste played in the Blackhawks organization, for the Canucks and in the WHA. And is now the owner of the infamous, Pioneer hotspot, the Campus Lounge in Denver.
Koroll played for the Blackhawks for 11 years.
Magnuson played and coached the Blackhawks. His number was retired a couple of years ago.
Patrick played, coached and was General Manager in the NHL. He, of the noted Lester Patrick family tree, was Herb Brooks' assistant coach on the Olympic "Miracle On Ice" team.
 
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I thought I would post a quick update here. I am now in charge of the website for CHW until we can find another web person to maintain it. I have very little skills, but I will be updating the top 25 thread, as well as post a midseason update of what changes have occurred in the Greatest Programs since the beginning of the season.

As a result, expect #13 to be released this Friday, with perhaps #12 and #11 (skipped over the past few weeks) being released early next week so that #10 can be released the Friday before Christmas.
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
As a result, expect #13 to be released this Friday, with perhaps #12 and #11 (skipped over the past few weeks) being released early next week so that #10 can be released the Friday before Christmas.
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Thanks! Looking forward to it.

Maybe then we can start to speculate on the top five or so....undefeated cornell team, '85 RPI (four players out of six on all-tourney team!), etc.
 
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FreshFish said:
Thanks! Looking forward to it.

Maybe then we can start to speculate on the top five or so....undefeated cornell team, '85 RPI (four players out of six on all-tourney team!), etc.
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There have been some great college hockey teams over the course of the NCAA era...that is for certain.

I'll post the link in here when I'm finished with #13 on Friday.
 
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Siouxfaninseattle said:
I thought this DU team was much better than the previous year's team. They won every game they should have won, and always found a way to win the close ones in the last minutes or OT.
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They were definitely a more complete team than the '04 squad. What I always found interesting was how the '04 Pios mirrored the '05 Sioux, and the '04 Sioux mirrored the '05 Pios. The (extremely big) difference though was the '05 Pios were able to stop a very hot team, while the '04 Sioux were unable to.
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
They were definitely a more complete team than the '04 squad. What I always found interesting was how the '04 Pios mirrored the '05 Sioux, and the '04 Sioux mirrored the '05 Pios. The (extremely big) difference though was the '05 Pios were able to stop a very hot team, while the '04 Sioux were unable to.
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Yes, kind of like last April. :(
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
They were definitely a more complete team than the '04 squad. What I always found interesting was how the '04 Pios mirrored the '05 Sioux, and the '04 Sioux mirrored the '05 Pios. The (extremely big) difference though was the '05 Pios were able to stop a very hot team, while the '04 Sioux were unable to.
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The '04 Pios shocked everyone. Key player breaks his leg then didn't make the Final Five. But when NCAA time came around, broken leg heals, got past the sioux, came back on Duluth, and somehow withstood Maine's 6 on 3 in the Frozen Four Final!
What a ride!
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Hmmm. The Cornell 1967 champion team was not quite as good as the 1969 team. You could have fooled me considering the games vs. RPI. :p
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It's just how the formula played out. The 1969 team was more dominant than the 1967 team according to the numbers. Had the '69 Cornell squad defeated Denver in the final they would have been in the top 10, and likely the top 5. They won a lot of games by lopsided scores.
 
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vizoroo said:
The '04 Pios shocked everyone. Key player breaks his leg then didn't make the Final Five. But when NCAA time came around, broken leg heals, got past the sioux, came back on Duluth, and somehow withstood Maine's 6 on 3 in the Frozen Four Final!
What a ride!
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And don't forget the most ticky-tack foot in the crease call in the history of sports!
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
It's just how the formula played out. The 1969 team was more dominant than the 1967 team according to the numbers. Had the '69 Cornell squad defeated Denver in the final they would have been in the top 10, and likely the top 5. They won a lot of games by lopsided scores.
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I understand. Also the RPI 1969 team was a lot better than the RPI 1967 team which was essentially a one-line team dominated by first-year players.
 
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Alright, a few updates here...

#11 will be released later today. Also, College Hockey Weekly is going to have a contest for predicting the Top 10. There will be a link to a form that people will fill out with their guesses on the Greatest Teams page (I will post the link here as well). There will be prizes of some sort, but not sure at the present time what they will be. I suggested a jersey of the person's favorite team for the winner, but not sure if that will happen or not. Also, I'm not sure if there will be prizes awarded for other top spots. The top 10 will start being released January 1st, and a new team will be released each Sunday until we get to the top 2, which will be released on the same day. That gives a target date of February 26th for the unveiling of #1 (and #2).

Anyway, thought I would update everyone, and hope everyone is able to enter the contest!
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Alright, a few updates here...

#11 will be released later today. Also, College Hockey Weekly is going to have a contest for predicting the Top 10. There will be a link to a form that people will fill out with their guesses on the Greatest Teams page (I will post the link here as well). There will be prizes of some sort, but not sure at the present time what they will be. I suggested a jersey of the person's favorite team for the winner, but not sure if that will happen or not. Also, I'm not sure if there will be prizes awarded for other top spots. The top 10 will start being released January 1st, and a new team will be released each Sunday until we get to the top 2, which will be released on the same day. That gives a target date of February 26th for the unveiling of #1 (and #2).

Anyway, thought I would update everyone, and hope everyone is able to enter the contest!
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I know I know the top 2, but after that...:confused:
 
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