1968 in Sports - Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey

  • January 15 – death of Bill Masterton, Canadian ice hockey player, as a result of injury sustained during a game
  • Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win four games to none over the St. Louis Blues
  • World Hockey Championship
    • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
  • NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Denver Pioneers defeat University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux 4–0 in Duluth, MN

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