1967–68 NHL season
The 1967–68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 12 teams, putting the new six in the newly created West Division, while the "Original Six" were all placed in the newly created East Division. The regular season schedule was expanded to 74 games per team and featured the first time all twelve teams played games on the same day on October 18, 1967. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup against the new St. Louis Blues, in four games.
1967–68 NHL season | |
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League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 11, 1967 – May 11, 1968 |
Number of games | 74 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | CBC, CTV, SRC (Canada) CBS (United States) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Rick Pagnutti |
Picked by | Los Angeles Kings |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Montreal Canadiens |
Season MVP | Stan Mikita (Black Hawks) |
Top scorer | Stan Mikita (Black Hawks) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Glenn Hall (Blues) |
Stanley Cup | |
Champions | Montreal Canadiens |
Runners-up | St. Louis Blues |
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