1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs
The North Stars, having squeaked into the playoffs by two points (having the same amount of wins as Pittsburgh but with two more ties) would play the #2 seed in the newly-created Western Division side of the postseason bracket, since the expansion from six to twelve teams put all the new teams in the Western that would ensure one of them to play in the Stanley Cup. At any rate, Minnesota would play in five overtime games in their fourteen postseason matches, winning just two of them.


1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs
The North Stars, facing the chance to go to the Stanley Cup, took the lead in Game 7 on Walt McKechnie's goal with 3:11 to play. However, the Blues followed it up 31 seconds later with a goal from Dickie Moore that would mean overtime. Cesare Maniago and Glenn Hall combined for 80 saves, but Ron Schock's "Midnight Goal" in double-overtime (it would be known as the "Midnight Goal" by numerous fans) to send the Blues to the Final.


1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Playoffs
In the first round of the Western Division playoffs, the North Stars defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games. The second round of the playoff series would be played against the St. Louis Blues and that series would go to seven games as well. The Blues would win the seventh game and advance to face the Montreal Canadiens in the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.


1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks, Amateur draft
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1967–68 Mitropa Cup
The 1967–68 Mitropa Cup was the 28th season of the Mitropa football club tournament. It was contested by sixteen clubs from 15 European cities and 5 countries. Winner was Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia who beat Spartak Trnava of Czechoslovakia in the two-legged final 4–2 on aggregate.


1967–68 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1967–68 Montenegrin Republic League was 23rd season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1967 and finished in May 1968.


1967–68 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
Just like during the previous season, Republic League had 12 members. But, due to reorganisation of Yugoslav Second League from season 1968-69 and creating the four groups, three best-placed teams from 1967–68 Montenegrin Republic League gained promotion to highest tier. On season 1967–68, new members of Montenegrin Republic League were Ibar and Tara Zabjelo. At the end of 22 weeks long competition, OFK Titograd won the title and, except them, Čelik and Jedinstvo gained promotion to Yugoslav Second League. As three teams were promoted to higher rank, no one was relegated from Montenegrin Republic League.


1967–68 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1967–68, three Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. All of them (Sutjeska, Budućnost and Lovćen) participated in 1967–68 Yugoslav Second League.


1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 59th season of play. The Canadiens won their 15th Stanley Cup in club history.


1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season, Offseason, Expansion draft
The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in the ballroom of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. The Canadiens lost 18 players in the NHL Expansion Draft. General manager Sam Pollock helped Clarence Campbell draw up the rules for the draft. The most notable players lost were Charlie Hodge, Jean-Guy Talbot, Dave Balon and Jim Roberts.


1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
On March 3, 1968, Jean Beliveau joined Gordie Howe as the only players to have 1000 career points.


1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup finals
This was the first Stanley Cup after the 1967 expansion. Montreal defeated Boston and Chicago to advance to the finals as the East Division champion. St. Louis would defeat Philadelphia and Minnesota to advance to the finals as the West Division champion.


1967–68 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1967–68 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1967–68 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 12th edition of the competition.


1967–68 Moroccan Throne Cup
Racing de Casablanca won the cup, beating Raja de Casablanca 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. Racing de Casablanca won the title for the first time in their history. It was also the first final to be a derby, where both clubs come from the same city.


1967–68 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, Racing de Casablanca and Raja de Casablanca, on 14 July 1968 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca.


1967–68 NBA season
The 1967–68 NBA season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.


1967–68 NBA season, Season recap
The season began with the Philadelphia 76ers, the dominant winners from a year ago who had ended Boston's dynasty, looking very good to repeat under coach Alex Hannum and superstar Wilt Chamberlain. The Sixers had six scorers over 11 per game, and were again based around their four leading scorers: Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham, and Chet Walker. Philadelphia led the league at 122.6 points per game, scoring more field goals and free throws than any other NBA team. They posted a league-high 62 wins in 82 NBA games, now the league standard.


1967–68 NBA season, Season recap
Chamberlain cut his scoring back again to 24.3 per game, but still had one of his best seasons. Typically, he again led the league in rebounds, minutes played, and field goal accuracy at 59.5%. His 932 free throw tries, another NBA high, helped offset his poor shooting there also. Chamberlain also led the entire NBA in assists. His 702 passes for scores were more than even Oscar Robertson that year. Chamberlain's penchant for passing even produced a rare event—a triple-20. 20 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists all in the same NBA game on February 2, 1968.


1967–68 NBA season, Season recap
Chamberlain alleges he also blocked 12 shots in that game. If so, it could be one of possibly 15 quadruple-double games or more that marked his playing days as a Philadelphia 76er. Blocked shots were not then an official NBA statistic. So the truth about this will never be truly verified.


1967–68 NBA season, Season recap
Three other NBA teams won 50 or more games this year, getting some easy ones at the expense of the new clubs in Seattle and San Diego. The St. Louis Hawks, now fully recovered from the retirement of Bob Pettit, posted 56 wins to win the NBA's West Division. Rich Guerin's club got strong rebounding from their front line and got 20-point scoring from All-Pro point guard Lenny Wilkens and center Zelmo Beaty. The Hawks did have seven scorers over ten points per game, but lost Lou Hudson to military service for 35 games, which slowed them down. The Hawks again also had the league's top-rated defense. Following the season, the Hawks would relocate to Atlanta.


1967–68 NBA season, Season recap
The Boston Celtics faced surprising criticism this year, but won 54 games in Bill Russell's second season as player/coach. The 6' 10 225-pound 33-year-old led his team again from his center spot, ranking third in rebounds and shots blocked and quietly finishing tenth in NBA in assists just behind teammate John Havlicek. Havlicek played more guard than forward this year and was an all-star with his strong all-around game. He was one of three 20-point scorers along with Sam Jones and Bailey Howell. Seven Celtics averaged ten points.


1967–68 NBA season, Season recap
The Los Angeles Lakers won 52 games behind the now-legendary tandem of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. West battled injuries again but scored 26.3 points per game, made 51% of his shots from the floor and averaged six assists. He again also had several steals each game, but steals, like blocks, were not an official stat yet. Baylor added 26 points per game of his own and was ninth in NBA rebounds. Center play was still a weakness, but Laker guard Archie Clark added 20 points per game and defense to boost the team. A strong bench as well made the Lakers an improved contender from seasons past.


1967–68 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1967–68 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1967–68 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
The 1967–68 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season.


1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
The 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1967 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 4th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
Four of the five members of the Worcester Collegiate Hockey League joined ECAC 2 with only Worcester Polytechnic Institute remaining outside. Because the five schools already held a tournament between themselves at season's end, none of the teams qualified for the ECAC 2 Tournament. This arrangement held until 1972 by which time two teams had left the conference and continuing with three members was not viable.


1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
The NAIA began holding a national tournament in 1968. With ECAC 2 already holding a tournament for the vast majority of eastern schools, the NAIA received most of their bids from western schools with a few exceptions (Boston State and Salem State). The NAIA tournament would be the only national championship for non-Division I programs until the NCAA started holding the Division II Championship in 1978, after which the NAIA division declined until it was dropped as a sponsored sport in 1984.


1967–68 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
Championship: March 9, 1968† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1967, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1968 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 23, 1968, at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The UCLA Bruins won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 78–55 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Rule changes
The slam dunk — criticized as a move that rewards height rather than skill — is prohibited in NCAA basketball both during games and during pre-game warm-ups. It will not become legal again until the 1976–77 season.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1967 and concluded with the 1968 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 16, 1968, at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota. This was the 21st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 73rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1967–68 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


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. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup against the new St. Louis Blues, in four games.


1967–68 NHL season, League business
This season saw the NHL expand from the "original six" teams by adding six new franchises, including the St. Louis Blues, California Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings. On December 8, 1967, the California Seals were renamed the Oakland Seals before being renamed again to the California Golden Seals in 1970. As a result of the expansion, the League reorganized its teams into two divisions, placing the Original Six teams into the East Division and the expansion franchises into the West Division.


1967–68 NHL season, League business
The NHL, furthermore, increased its regular season schedule from 70 to 74 games per team  with each team playing 50 games against opponents within its own division (10 against each divisional opponent) and 24 games with teams in the opposite division (4 games per opponent). The newly created Clarence S. Campbell Bowl was awarded to the team that finished first in the West Division during the regular season, the Prince of Wales Trophy was likewise awarded the East Division first-place team.


1967–68 NHL season, League business
A new format for the playoffs would also be introduced which would see the top four teams in each division qualify for the post-season with the first and third and the second and fourth place teams in each respective division pairing off in a divisional semi-final series. The winners of the latter would then compete in their respective divisional final series and a berth in the Stanley Cup finals. All series would be best-of-seven contests.


1967–68 NHL season, League business
This season, the NHL also added a new player award called the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, named in honour of Bill Masterton who died on January 15, 1968, after sustaining an injury during a game (the first time an NHL player had ever died directly as a result of an on-ice injury).


1967–68 NHL season, League business
The minimum age of players subject to amateur draft was changed to 20.


1967–68 NHL season, League business
There were a large number of holdouts this year. Three New York Ranger players, including Rod Gilbert, Arnie Brown and Orland Kurtenbach were fined $500 by their team. However, Ed Van Impe of the Flyers refused to sign his contract, followed by Earl Ingarfield and Al MacNeil also refused to sign, then Tim Horton of Toronto, Norm Ullman of Detroit and Kenny Wharram and Stan Mikita of Chicago. Led by Alan Eagleson, the new National Hockey League Players' Association was up and running.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
On October 11, 1967, Jean Beliveau scored his 400th career goal on goaltender Hank Bassen of the Pittsburgh Penguins. This also happened to be the first game in Penguins franchise history.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
The Canadiens stumbled out of the gate. In their first west coast road trip, the Seals beat them 2–1 and the Kings beat them 4–2. The Habs lost quite a few more and were in last place by December. But by January, Jean Beliveau began to score and others were inspired also. The Habs got very hot, winning 12 consecutive games and then put together 10 more wins to take the East Division lead. Paced by Gump Worsley, who had 6 shutouts and a 1.98 goals against average and backstopped the team to the fewest goals allowed in the league, managed to keep first place thereafter. Worsley, for the first time, made the first all-star team.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
On February 24, 1968, Rogie Vachon of Montreal was the victim of four goals by Rod Gilbert, who set an NHL record with 16 shots on goal.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Eddie Giacomin again led the league with 8 shutouts, and led the Rangers to second place, bolstered by Jean Ratelle's emergence into stardom.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Boston obtained Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield in a blockbuster trade with Chicago. This trade, as shown over time, heavily favored the Bruins. This, coinciding with the rise of Bobby Orr, led to an improvement in Boston's play, and the Bruins led the league in scoring behind Esposito's 84 points and made the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade. Though he missed action with a knee injury, Orr still won the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenceman.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
By contrast, the Chicago Black Hawks fell into a tailspin, and despite the scoring heroics of Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, were hard pressed to make the playoffs. Mediocre team defence and goaltending was the culprit.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Roger Crozier felt the strain of goaltending and walked out on Detroit. He came back, but the Red Wings finished last anyway, despite a potent offense led by Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio and Norm Ullman. Even a late season trade of Ullman and Paul Henderson for Toronto star Frank Mahovlich and future Blues star Garry Unger was too little, too late. However, on March 24, 1968, Mahovlich became only the 11th player to score 300 goals as he scored both his 300th and 301st goals in a 5–3 win over the Boston Bruins.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Meanwhile, the defending Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs, still steady on defence in front of elder statesman Johnny Bower and backup Bruce Gamble, had numerous problems. Mahovlich spent time in hospital with a nervous breakdown, and the season was marred by contract disputes and tension with the high-strung coach, Punch Imlach. A late season charge failed to win a playoff berth.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
In the West Division, the Philadelphia Flyers became the first regular season champion of the expansion clubs. While their offense was poor (career minor-league Leon Rochefort led the team with just 21 goals), ex-Bruins' goaltenders Bernie Parent and Doug Favell showed surprising form. Behind such hardnosed players as Gary Dornhoefer, Ed Van Impe, Larry Zeidel and Forbes Kennedy, the team showed the first glimmers of the "Broad Street Bullies" of future years.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
The Los Angeles Kings were a team that writers predicted to finish last in the new West Division. Owner Jack Kent Cooke had purchased the American Hockey League's Springfield Indians for $1 million to bolster the Kings roster. Surprisingly, the Kings finished second, just one point out of first. Bill Flett scored 26 goals, while Eddie Joyal scored 23 goals, adding 34 assists for 57 points and was the second leading scorer in the West Division. Among the expansion teams, the Kings had the best record against the established teams, going 10–12–2 vs. the Eastern Division.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Oakland, predicted to finish first, fell far short of the mark, amidst poor attendance. Defenceman Kent Douglas, a former Calder Memorial Trophy winner, played far below expected form and was traded to Detroit for Ted Hampson and defenceman Bert Marshall. The Seals finished last in the West Division.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Glenn Hall may have been deemed too old by the Black Hawks, which left him unprotected in the expansion draft, but not for the St. Louis Blues, who rode his five shutouts to a third-place finish. A surprising benefit was their leading scorer, previously unheralded Red Berenson (with only 45 points in 185 previous NHL games) who exploded into stardom, more than doubling his career total in only 55 games.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
By contrast, the Pittsburgh Penguins finished fifth, led by former Ranger star Andy Bathgate. Behind an elderly roster—nine of their top ten scorers and both of their goaltenders were over thirty—they could neither muster much offense nor defence.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
The Minnesota North Stars had their bright moments despite finishing fourth in the West Division. On December 30, 1967, Bill Masterton and Wayne Connelly each scored goals in a 5–4 upset win over the Boston Bruins. On January 10, Connelly—who would finish the season with 35 goals to lead his team and the West Division—had a hat trick in a 6–4 win over the West Division power, the Philadelphia Flyers and Masterton was the architect on all three goals.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
Tragedy struck the league on January 14, 1968. In a game at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Oakland Seals were in town to play the North Stars and Bill Masterton led a rush into the Oakland zone. Two defencemen, Larry Cahan and Ron Harris braced for the old fashioned sandwich check and as Masterton fired the puck into the Seals zone, the two hit Masterton hard but cleanly. Masterton flipped backwards and hit his head on the ice.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Highlights
He was removed to a Minneapolis hospital where doctors were prevented from doing surgery by the seriousness of the head injury. Early on the morning of January 15, 1968, Bill Masterton died. He was the first player to die as the direct result of injuries suffered in an NHL game, the only such incident in a senior game since 1907.


1967–68 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutesNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold


1967–68 NHL season, Playoffs
All series but Bruins-Canadiens had a game postponed after the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4.


1967–68 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The Canadiens drew the third-place Boston Bruins in the first round. The Bruins, making their first appearance in the playoffs since 1959, were swept in four games. In the other East series, the second-place Rangers faced off against the fourth-place Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks, led by Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita defeated the Rangers in six to set up a Montreal-Chicago East Division showdown. The Black Hawks could not provide another upset, and lost to the Canadiens in five games, giving Montreal their only defeat of the playoffs.


1967–68 NHL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
In the West, all four teams played their first playoff series. The first-place Philadelphia Flyers lost their first-ever playoff series to the Blues, led by goaltender Glenn Hall and coached by future Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman in seven games, while the second-place Los Angeles Kings lost to the fourth-place Minnesota North Stars in seven games. The Blues would defeat the North Stars in seven games to advance to their first final.


1967–68 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Blues faced the Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. Blues coach Bowman, a long-time member of the Canadiens organization was unable to spur the Blues to an upset, but they made it a hard-fought series, with each game being decided by one goal and two going to overtime. However, the Canadiens, led by Jean Beliveau and Henri Richard, were not to be denied and swept the series in four games. Despite this, the exceptional performance of the heavy underdog Blues impressed and surprised most hockey fans who were expecting an utter blowout by the Canadiens, to the point that their goaltender Glenn Hall, who helped lead the team to the Cup Finals, was named the MVP of the playoffs.


1967–68 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


1967–68 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1967–68 NHL season, Player statistics, Other statistics
The NHL began tracking the plus-minus statistic this season. It measures the difference between the number of goals scored by a player's team while a player is on the ice against the number of goals scored by the opposing team. Power play goals do not count toward the statistic; it does include short-handed goals scored by the opposing team during power plays.


1967–68 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game in 1967–68 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1967–68 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of notable players who played their last game in the NHL in 1967–68 (listed with their last team):


1967–68 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1967–68 National Football League was the 37th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1967–68 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Divisions
The top 2 in each group progressed to the Division Semi-Finals. The winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.


1967–68 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.


1967–68 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Division One (A) was to be played as a double round-robin, but this was abandoned.


1967–68 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


1967–68 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.


1967–68 National Hurling League
The 1967–68 National Hurling League was the 37th season of the National Hurling League.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 1
Wexford came into the season as defending champions of the 1966-67 season.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 16 June 1968, Tipperary won the title following a 6-27 to 4-22 aggregate win over New York in the finals. It was their first league title since 1964-65 and their 12th National League title overall.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-50.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 2
Kerry came into the season as defending champions of the 1966-67 season.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 26 May 1968, Kerry won the title following a 2-11 to 1-9 win over Antrim in the finals. It was their fourth Division 2 title overall and their second league title in succession.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 3
Louth came into the season as defending champions of the 1966-67 season.


1967–68 National Hurling League, Division 3
On 5 May 1968, Louth won the title after a 2-2 to 1-2 win over Donegal in the final. It was their second league title overall and their second in succession.


1967–68 Nationalliga A, Overview
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1967–68 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1966–67 season and the two newly promoted teams Luzern and Bellinzona. The three teams Zürich, Grasshopper Club and Lugano all ended the season with 38 points. Thus all three then had to play a championship play-off round. Zürich won both games and became champions. Young Fellows Zürich and Grenchen suffered relegation.


1967–68 Nationalliga A season
The 1967–68 Nationalliga A season was the 30th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and HC La Chaux-de-Fonds won the championship.


1967–68 New Jersey Americans season
The 1967–68 New Jersey Americans season was the first season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Americans finished tied with the Kentucky Colonels for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, due to the Teaneck Armory being booked and the playing surface at Commack Long Island Arena (the future home of the team) being deemed unsuitable, the two teams did not play a one-game playoff, and thus the game was forfeited to the Colonels, giving them the last spot. The team would rebrand as the New York Nets before the next season started.


1967–68 New Jersey Americans season, Awards and honors
1968 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 9, 1968)


1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season
The 1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 1st season of the ABA and of the Buccaneers. The Pipers finished first in the Western Division, going all the way to the ABA Finals.


1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season
In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the Denver Rockets in five games. In the Division Finals, they won three straight over the Dallas Chaparrals to win the series in five games. In the ABA Finals, the Bucs and the Pittsburgh Pipers split the six games of the series (with a Game 6 loss at home) that set up a pivotal Game 7 in Pittsburgh. The Pipers won the game and the Finals 122–113.


1967–68 New York Knicks season
The 1967–68 New York Knicks season was the 22nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Eastern Division with a 43–39 record, qualifying for the NBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season. New York lost its opening round series to the Philadelphia 76ers, four games to two. Willis Reed scored 20.6 points per game and had 13.2 rebounds per game, leading the Knicks in both categories; Frazier had a team-high 4.1 assists per game.


1967–68 New York Knicks season
Walt Frazier joined the Knicks' roster in time for the 1967–68 season, having been selected by the team in the first round of the 1967 NBA draft. Bill Bradley also made his Knicks debut in 1967. New York had an early season six-game losing streak and stood at 15–22 on December 27. The Knicks then replaced their head coach, hiring Red Holzman to fill the position. To begin 1968, they won six consecutive games and reached 33–33 by mid-February. With a 28–17 record in Holzman's 45 games as coach, the Knicks reached the playoffs. The Knicks and 76ers split the first four games of their playoff series, before Philadelphia won games five and six to end New York's season.


1967–68 New York Knicks season, Draft picks
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.


1967–68 New York Rangers season
The 1967–68 New York Rangers season was the 42nd season for the team.


1967–68 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1967–68 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1967–68 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1967–68 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 40th overall in the Football League.


1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1967–68 men's college basketball season.


1967–68 North Regional League
The 1967–68 North Regional League was the 10th in the history of the North Regional League, a football competition in England.


1967–68 Northern Football League
The 1967–68 Northern Football League season was the 71st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1967–68 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1967–68 Rugby Football League season was the 73rd season of rugby league football.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Leeds had ended the regular season as league leaders for the second successive season. Wakefield Trinity won their second Championship, the second in successive seasons, when they beat Hull Kingston Rovers 17-10 in the Championship Final. Gary Cooper was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup winners were Leeds who beat Wakefield Trinity 11-10 in the final.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Castleford who beat Leigh 8-5 in the final.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Clive Sullivan of Hull F.C. set a club record of 7-tries scored in a match against Doncaster on 15 April 1968.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat Warrington 2–2 (replay 13–10) to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Hull F.C. 8–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Leeds beat Wakefield 11-10 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 87,100. This was Leeds’ ninth Cup Final win in eleven Final appearances. The Leeds winning team coached by Roy Francis was; Bev Risman, Alan Smith, Syd Hynes, Bernard Watson, John Atkinson, Mick Shoebottom, Barry Seabourne, Mick Clark (c), Tony Crosby, Ken Eyre, Bill Ramsey, Albert Eyre, Ray Batten subs: John Langley, Mick Joyce.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Dubbed the "Watersplash Final", this match was remembered for the atrocious pitch conditions caused by a torrential downpour that left many large puddles on the playing surface. The conditions contributed to a nail biting finale. Leeds had taken an 11-7 lead with a minute to go, but Wakefield scored a try next to the posts from the kick-off. Don Fox had only to convert to win the Final, but pushed it wide of the posts.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Operational rules
The playing of matches on Sundays was sanctioned for the first time in December 1967. This change was made to avoid competition from association football clubs.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
From September until December also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1967–68 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 2–1 by Australia), The Kangaroos played matches against club and county representative sides


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 1967–68 Kangaroos were captain-coached by champion St George Dragons centre Reg Gasnier who was making his third tour following from 1959–60 and 1967–68. While his team achieved success, the tour was a tragedy for Gasnier. He broke his leg during the first test at Headingley that saw him sit out the remainder of the English leg. He returned to the field in France but in a minor game against Les Espoirs in Avignon, he suffered a further break. This would ultimately cause him to announce his retirement from playing at the age of just 28.


1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
He later told in an interview that he never regretted his decision to retire, explaining that he had been playing rugby league virtually non-stop including juniors, junior representative games, the Sydney premiership, interstate games and international tours since the early 1950s, and felt it was about time that he started devoting more time to his family.


1967–68 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1967–68 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 29th season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1967–68 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1967–68 OB I bajnokság season was the 31st season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Eight teams participated in the league, and Ujpesti Dozsa SC won the championship.


1967–68 Oakland Oaks season
The 1967–68 Oakland Oaks season was the first and season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Oaks played in the first ever game of the ABA on October 13, 1967, beating the Anaheim Amigos 134–129. Rick Barry attempted to defect over to the Oaks, due to being angered by San Francisco Warriors management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due. However the team sued to stop him from playing, which meant that he would sit out the season rather than play for the Warriors, subsequently doing radio broadcasts for the Oaks.


1967–68 Oakland Oaks season
The next season, Barry was allowed to play for the Oaks. The team struggled, finishing dead last in the West by 3 games, with the worst record in the ABA. The Oaks averaged 110.8 points a game (which was 4th best in the league), but gave up an average of 117.4 points, the worst in the league. According to the Elo rating system, the Oaks had the second-worst performance of any professional basketball team ever in a major league, of 1485 such team-seasons, with only the 1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen having a worse year.


1967–68 Oakland Oaks season, Awards and honors
1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)


1967–68 Oakland Seals season
The 1967–68 Oakland Seals season was their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It began inauspiciously, with the firing of General Manager Rudy Pilous before the expansion draft. The Seals started their inaugural season with Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead as both coach and general manager, assisted by Gordie Fashoway. The team began the season as the California Seals, but on November 6, 1967, the name was changed and the team became known as the Oakland Seals.


1967–68 Oakland Seals season, Regular season
On January 13, 1968, 4 minutes into a game against the Minnesota North Stars at the Met Center, Bill Masterton was checked by Larry Cahan and Ron Harris, and fell backwards onto the ice. The force of the back of his head hitting the ice caused significant internal bleeding. Masterton lost consciousness and never regained it: he died two days later.


1967–68 Oakland Seals season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1967–68 Oakland Seals season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season


1967–68 Oakland Seals season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1967–68 Oakland Seals season, Transactions
The Seals were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season:


1967–68 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1967–68 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.


1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1967–68 season of the Philadelphia 76ers was their 15th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their 5th season since moving from Syracuse (as well as their 1st season at their new home in South Philadelphia, The Spectrum). The 76ers finished the regular season with a record of 62–20 & for the 3rd straight year, had the best record in the entire NBA.


1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the playoffs, they eliminated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4 games to 2. The series win proved costly, as Billy Cunningham, their sixth man, injured his non-shooting wrist and was out for the remainder of the playoffs.


1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers became the first team in NBA history to blow a 3–1 series lead and lost to the Boston Celtics in 7 games. What was so damaging about this series loss was that Games 5 and 7 were at the Spectrum, & although Cunningham was not available, the team had the services of forward Johnny Green, a 4 time NBA All-Star in the 1960s and 1970s, to replace #32.


1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season
After the season, head coach Alex Hannum resigned to take a position in the ABA, and Wilt Chamberlain was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers for guard Archie Clark, center Darrall Imhoff, and forward Jerry Chambers (who never played with the team). Philadelphia would win only a single home playoff game from 1969 to 1971 (game 6, 1971 playoffs vs. Baltimore, going 0–7 for the remaining home games from 1969 to 1971). It would be 9 seasons until they won a single post-season series.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League (NHL) season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season. The Flyers won the West Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the St. Louis Blues in seven games.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, NHL expansion
Philadelphia waited almost 35 years from when the Quakers' played their last home game (a 4–0 loss to Chicago on March 17, 1931) for the NHL to return when the city was awarded an expansion franchise on February 9, 1966. Philadelphia was a bit of a surprise choice since a group from the nearby city of Baltimore were considered favorites to land a team.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, NHL expansion
The man who often receives the most credit for bringing NHL hockey back to Philadelphia is Ed Snider. While attending a basketball game in 1964 at the Boston Garden, the then vice-president of the Philadelphia Eagles observed a crowd of Boston Bruins fans lining up to purchase tickets to see a last-place team. Intrigued, he began making plans for a new arena upon hearing the NHL was looking to expand due to fears of a competing league taking hold on the West Coast and the desire for a new television contract in the United States. Snider made his proposal to the league and the Philadelphia group – including Snider, Bill Putnam, Jerome Schiff, and Eagles owner Jerry Wolman – was chosen over the Baltimore group.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, NHL expansion
On April 4, 1966, Putnam announced there would be a name-the-team contest and that orange, black and white would be the team colors. Wanting what he referred to as "hot" colors, Putnam's choice was influenced by the orange and white of his alma mater, the University of Texas, and the orange and black of Philadelphia's previous NHL team, the Quakers. Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, NHL expansion
Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966. As sponsor of the contest, ballots were available at local Acme Markets grocery stores and included a top prize of a RCA 21" color television, two season tickets for both the second and third prize winners, and a pair of tickets to a game for the next 100 winners. Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers, and Liberty Bells. The first two were the names of previous Philadelphia hockey teams and given the connotations of losing (Quakers) and the minor leagues (Ramblers), were passed over. Liberty Bells, though seriously considered, was also the name of a local race track. Bashers, Blizzards, Bruisers, Huskies, Keystones, Knights, Lancers, Raiders, and Sabres were among the other names considered.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, NHL expansion
It was Ed Snider's sister Phyllis who ended up naming the team when she suggested Flyers on a return trip from a Broadway play. Ed knew immediately it would be the winning name, since it captured the speed of the game and went well phonetically with Philadelphia. On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced. Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner. 9-year-old boy Alec Stockard from Narberth, who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry, won the drawing and was declared the winner.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, NHL expansion
With the name and colors already known, Philadelphia advertising firm Mel Richmann Inc. was hired to design a logo and jersey. With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys with the concept to represent speed. Ciccone's winged P design, four stylized wings attached to a slanted P with an orange dot to represent a puck, was considered the "obvious choice" over his other designs which included a winged skate. Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
The men hired to build the expansion Flyers were Bud Poile as general manager and Keith Allen as head coach. Both were former NHL players and were Western Hockey League coaches in the years preceding expansion, Poile with the San Francisco Seals and Allen with the Seattle Totems. On May 8, 1967, the Flyers purchased the American Hockey League's Quebec Aces and with them acquired sixteen professional players and the rights to sixteen amateur players. The NHL Expansion Draft was held a month later on June 6.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
The six expansion franchises selected 20 players from the Original Six teams, though most of the players available were either aging veterans or career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti (who was named the Flyers' first captain), Leon Rochefort, and Gary Dornhoefer. The following day, the Flyers made two selections in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, notably Serge Bernier 5th overall from the Sorel Éperviers.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals. Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2–1. The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–0 on October 19.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a below .500 record and after being forced to play their last seven home games on the road (five of them at Le Colisée in Quebec City, the home of their AHL affiliate) due to a March 1 storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The team was led offensively by Leon Rochefort in goals (21) and Lou Angotti in assists (37) and points (49). Bill Sutherland was the only other player on the team with at least 20 goals and Gary Dornhoefer was the only other player with at least 30 assists. Rochefort was the only Flyer to take part in the NHL All-Star Game.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Despite the lack of offensive firepower, the Flyers were strong enough defensively to be a respectable 8–15–1 against Original Six teams, winning at least one game against all six and winning three of their four games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs. 22-year-old goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent split time in net and put up similar numbers. Favell finished 3rd in Calder Memorial Trophy voting.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
The Flyers returned to the Spectrum in time to open up their first playoff series on April 4, 1968, against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues came into the series as underdogs, but they took Game 1 1–0. Pat Hannigan scored the Flyers first ever playoff goal 1:32 into the first period of Game 2. Tied going into the third period, Leon Rochefort's goal with 13:09 left proved to be the game winner in a 4–3 result. The series shifted to St. Louis and the Flyers lost both Games 3 and 4.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
With the Flyers on the verge of elimination, Rosaire Paiement scored a hat trick in Game 5 and the Flyers won 6–1. Returning to St. Louis for Game 6, Don Blackburn's goal with 8:42 left in the 2nd overtime forced a Game 7. However, the Flyers lost Game 7 by a score of 3–1.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Notes: The California Seals changed their name to the Oakland Seals on December 8, 1967.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Notes: Game played at Madison Square Garden due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm. Game played at Maple Leaf Gardens due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm. Game played at Le Colisée due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 3, 1967, the day after the deciding game of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 11, 1968, the day of the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Purchase of Quebec Aces
On May 8, 1967, the Flyers purchased a controlling interest in the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League (AHL). As part of the deal they also acquired the NHL rights to 16 professional players and 16 amateur players. Here is a partial list of players acquired in the transaction.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, NHL Expansion Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 6, 1967.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Amateur Draft, signed to contracts.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks, NHL Amateur Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks, NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967. Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1967, who played as amateurs during the 1966–67 season were eligible for selection. There were only four selections total in this draft, two of which were made by the Flyers.


1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems and Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL. Quebec finished second in their division and made it to the Calder Cup Finals before losing to the Rochester Americans in six games. Head coach Vic Stasiuk was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year and Simon Nolet won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the league's leading scorer. Seattle finished 2nd in the 5-team WHL and won the Lester Patrick Cup as league champions. Knoxville finished 9th in the 12-team EHL and missed the playoffs in what proved to be their final season in existence.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their first in the NHL. Pittsburgh was one of six cities awarded an expansion team during the 1967 NHL expansion.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season
After deciding on the "Penguin" nickname (which was inspired by the fact that the team was going to play in an "Igloo", the nickname of the Pittsburgh Civic Center), a logo was chosen, that had a penguin in front of a triangle, which is thought to be in tribute to the "Golden Triangle".


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
On February 8, 1966, the NHL awarded a franchise to the Hockey Club of Pittsburgh, Incorporated: a partnership of several investors headed by Pennsylvania State Senator Jack McGregor and his friend and business associate Peter Block. McGregor became the public face of the ownership, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and representing the club at Board of Governors meetings.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
Later that year McGregor and Block began assembling their new hockey team. American Hockey League executive Jack Riley was named the club's general manager, and began immediately acquiring the services of players. He signed minor-leaguers Les Binkley, Ted Lanyon, Dick Mattiussi and Bill Speer to contracts before the club had ever taken to the ice.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
The name of the new team was chosen by a contest in a local newspaper: on February 10, 1967, the new team became known as the Penguins.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
In the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Riley chose experienced players, particularly former New York Rangers players. Coincidentally Penguins head coach Red Sullivan was a former Ranger player and head coach. Earl Ingarfield, Ken Schinkel, Val Fonteyne, Mel Pearson, Al MacNeil, Noel Price, Billy Dea and Art Stratton had each spent time in their careers with the Rangers, but the Penguins' most prized acquisition was former Rangers star Andy Bathgate. Bathgate, then 34 years old, was near the end of his career and deemed expendable by the Red Wings, who had previously acquired his rights.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason
The rest of the roster was filled with minor-leaguers, particularly members of the Pittsburgh Hornets, the American Hockey League club which had served the Pittsburgh market since the late 1930s.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Offseason, Expansion Draft
The Pittsburgh Penguins made 20 selections in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft held in Montreal from June 5–7.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins' first general manager was Jack Riley. His team (along with the other expansion teams) was hampered by restrictive rules that kept most major talent with the "Original Six." Beyond aging sniper Andy Bathgate and tough defenceman Leo Boivin, the first Penguins team was manned by a cast of former minor-leaguers. The club missed the playoffs, but were a mere six points out of 1st place in the close-fought West Division.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1967–68 season:


1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season
The 1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season was the 1st season of the ABA. The Pipers finished first in the Eastern Division and won their first and only ABA title.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season
In the Eastern Division semifinals, the Pipers swept the Indiana Pacers in three games. In the Eastern Division Finals, the Pipers eliminated the Minnesota Muskies, in five games. The Western Division champion New Orleans Buccaneers appeared in the ABA Championships for the first time and were defeated by the Pipers in seven games. Sadly, the Pipers would soon move to Minnesota for the next season, only to return a year later. Plaguing injuries nagged the team for the rest of their brief tenure in Pittsburgh, as they would disband in 1972, only four years after winning the title. The Pipers hold a legacy as the first ABA champion along with Pittsburgh's only professional basketball champion.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season, Roster
Bold indicates player was on final roster when team won championship.


1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season, Playoffs
In six out of the 15 playoff games he played, Hawkins was the lead scorer. As such, he was named Playoffs MVP. Hawkins would be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. As it turned out, this would be his only championship.


1967–68 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1967–68 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 33rd season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and GKS Katowice won the championship.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1967–68 season was Port Vale's 56th season of football in the English Football League, and their third successive season (fourth overall) in the Fourth Division. A poor season saw them battle to mid-table in order to avoid the re-election zone. Yet it would be off-the-field developments that would worry Vale supporters the most. An FA/Football League Joint-Inquiry investigated the club as club officials were forced to admit several breaches of the rules in regard to payment of players.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season
The result was expulsion from the League, however before the start of the following season a vote of 39 to 9 allowed the club to be immediately readmitted to the competition. The whole saga was rather ironic, as the club re-entered the League in 1919 after Leeds City were expelled over illegal payments to their players. On the playing front it was the final season of both Harry Poole and Terry Miles' careers.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The pre-season saw the departure of Terry Alcock to Blackpool, after the club 'reluctantly' accepted a £25,000 offer. In came £35-a-week striker Roy Chapman from Lincoln City and forward Mick Morris from Oxford United. In August there was a pre-season tour of Czechoslovakia to help with fitness, as the players also toured the spa at Luhačovice, the wine cellars at Čelákovice, as well as a giant footwear factory. They played friendly games with Gottwaldov and Jisara Skutec.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The season opened with seven games without a win, with just three goals scored. Stanley Matthews then returned to Czechoslovakia on business, much to the dismay of supporters. In came skilful midfielder John Green, who made a 'superb' debut in a 2–0 defeat at high-flying Aldershot. By now Vale were bottom of the league, but a remarkable turnaround then saw Vale hit four goals in each of their next four home games with the useful partnership of Cullerton and Chapman, and the skill of Green.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Harry Poole picked up an injury and 'the spell was broken' with a 2–1 defeat in Burslem to league leaders Bradford City. In November Vale again suffered, and more problems came as the Football League began an examination into the club's books over alleged breaches of rules in regard to payment of players. Back on the pitch, Roy Sproson made his 700th appearances in a 1–1 draw with Newport County at Somerton Park.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The next month held more financial problems, as lifelong Vale supporter and self-styled 'holiday camp king' Graham Bourne was denied a seat on the board despite buying up 13,000 shares – Chairman Pinfold stated 'we must proceed cautiously' and Bourne quickly sold his shares. On the field, the "Valiants" improved with a seven-match unbeaten run to take them into mid-table, their run was helped by the arrival of Bill Asprey from Oldham Athletic for £2,000.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
2. Associate schoolboys had played for the club which was against FA rules. 3 . Extra bonuses were paid after a 3-0 League Cup victory over Chester in August 1967. 4 . Illegal bonuses had been paid to players Clint Boulton and Gordon Logan. 5. An illegal signing-on bonus had been paid to John Ritchie.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
— The six misdemeanors the FA found in their inspection of the club's books.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
In January the League's investigation resulted in a Football Association commission to investigate six charges: numerous amateurs had received a weekly wage; associate schoolboys played for the club despite this being against the rules; extra bonuses were offered for reaching the Second Round of the League Cup; John Ritchie had received illegal payments; Clint Boulton and Gordon Logan had received illegal bonuses; and that young players had been given gifts in breach of league rules. With this hanging over the club's head form suffered, and Jimmy Hill left the club to become player-manager of Derry City.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Stan Steele returned from South Africa and joined on a month-long trial, however he only managed to score an 'incredible' own goal by lobbing Stuart Sharratt in a 3–0 loss to Aldershot. On 20 February the FA-Football League joint-inquiry 'severely censured' Port Vale officials at Lancaster Gate after the officials admitted the charges held against them.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The club received a £2,000 fine and a recommendation that they be expelled from the league, a month later on 6 Mach another £2,000 fine was issued and the club were informed that they would be expelled from the Football League at the end of the season. The club's officials were 'shocked and appalled' at the 'savage penalties', and Stoke City chairman Albert Henshall also called the punishment 'severe'.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The club changed the leadership structure and defiantly stated their aim to win promotion from the Fourth Division, and also their decision to appoint a new player-manager to lead them to such an aim. On the pitch, Vale hovered uncomfortably above the re-election zone, and only finished above the re-election zone with a 1–0 win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on the final day.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in eighteenth position with 39 points, three points clear of the re-election zones. They finished ahead of Rochdale and Exeter City by one point; ahead of York City by three points; ahead of Chester by seven points; ahead of Workington by eight points; and a massive sixteen points clear of Bradford Park Avenue. Recording just two away wins all season, their home form was also poor. Roy Chapman had excelled however, his 25 goals in all competitions the highest since 1960–61.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a loss of £6,279 had been made. Poor attendances reduced gate receipts by almost £5,000, though expenditure was cut by over £6,000. The club's total debt stood at £168,151. Seven players were given free transfers, including youngsters Alex Donald and Malcolm MacKenzie; as well as club veterans Terry Miles and Harry Poole – who had almost thirty years and some 716 league appearances for the Vale between them. Developments at the club included the opening of Vale Shop at the Hamil End, and the appointment of 'young... modern track-suited' Gordon Lee as manager.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
The club were in dire straits however, and Lee had to persuade Sproson to continue playing. On 2 May, "Port Vale Select XI "played a "Midlands All Stars" team for a "Valiant Vale" fund game to raise money for the club; Tom Finney and Nat Lofthouse were amongst the stars of the Vale team, alongside management duo Stanley Matthews and Jackie Mudie.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Chester knocked the Vale out at the First Round with a 2–1 victory in the snow at Vale Park.


1967–68 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, the "Valiants" reached the Second Round after a Mick Cullerton hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Chester at home. Defeat then came at Fratton Park to Second Division Portsmouth after Clint Boulton 'gave away two needless penalties'. It was the first time the club progressed further in the League Cup than in the FA Cup – an occurrence that would not be repeated until 1983–84.


1967–68 Primeira Divisão
The 1967–68 Primeira Divisão was the 34th season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1967–68 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Pete Carril served as head coach and the team captain was Joe Heiser. The team played its home games in the Dillon Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the co-champion of the Ivy League, but lost a one-game playoff for an invitation to the 23-team 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team posted a 20–6 overall record and a 12–3 conference record. After finishing the regular season tied for the league championship, the team lost the March 5, 1968, one-game Ivy League playoff game at St. John's University's Alumni Hall in Jamaica, Queens in New York City against the Columbia Lions by a 92–74 margin.


1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
During the season, the team spent two weeks of the sixteen-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, peaking at number eight and ending the season unranked. However, the team also finished the season ranked number fifteen in the final UPI Coaches' Poll, which included twenty teams.


1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The entire All-Ivy League conference first team was composed of members of Columbia and Princeton with two Lions accompanying the three Tigers: Heiser, Geoff Petrie and Chris Thomforde. This was the second time that one team had three first team selections and the second season in a row that Princeton did so. However, none of the three All-Ivy Princeton players were among the league's top five scorers. Nonetheless, Heiser was the national statistical champion in free throw percentage by making 90.0% of his free throws (117 of 130).


1967–68 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
His career 88.8% free throw percentage surpassed Bill Bradley's 1965 87.6% mark as the Ivy League record until it was eclipsed by Jim Barton in 1989. Following the season, two players were selected in the 1968 NBA Draft: Heiser by the Baltimore Bullets with the 68th overall selection in the 6th round and John Haarlow by the New York Knicks with the 177th overall selection in the 13th round.


1967–68 Rangers F.C. season
The 1967–68 season is the 88th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1967–68 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 1967–68 season.


1967–68 Ranji Trophy
The 1967–68 Ranji Trophy was the 34th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won their tenth title in a row defeating Madras in the final.


1967–68 Real Madrid CF season
The 1967–68 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 65th season in existence and the club's 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1967–68 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club won its 13th League title ever and second in a row after recovered the number one spot from Atlético Madrid on round 16, the team clinched the trophy three points above runners-up CF Barcelona. In Copa del Generalísimo the club reached the Final against FC Barcelona lost the trophy 0–1 after a Zunzunegui own goal. After the match, President Santiago Bernabéu gave the Laureada trophy to Pirri due to his outstanding playing in favor of Real Madrid being only one of two players in club history to receive it.


1967–68 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Meanwhile, in European Cup the team suffered to won the preliminary round series against Ajax with youngstar playmaker Johan Cruijff, the Dutch squad was finally defeated after extra time in Madrid. Then, the squad clinched the Eightfinals, and quarterfinals against Sparta Praha reaching Semi-finals where it was defeated by youngstar forward George Best and his Manchester United, losing the away match of the series (0–1 at Old Trafford).


1967–68 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In the second leg at Madrid, the squad took a 3–1 advantage score in the first half, however, in the second half Manchester United managed to score two goals and getting the draw to reach the Final. The English squad included in its line up players such as: Dennis Law (under surgery just before the Final), 1966 FIFA World Cup Champion Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles.


1967–68 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Goalkeeper Andres Junquera won the Zamora Trophy with the better average of goals conceded. After 9 years two times European Cup winner defender Pachin left the club.


1967–68 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1967–68 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1967–68 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1967–68 Yugoslav First League, 1967–68 Yugoslav Cup and 1967–68 Mitropa Cup.


1967–68 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star won their third double in this season. On 23 November 1967, promising Red Star player Dejan Bekić died after long battle with cancer in the lymph nodes.


1967–68 Regionalliga
The 1967–68 Regionalliga  was the fifth season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga Berlin champions Hertha BSC Berlin and Regionalliga Süd runners-up Kickers Offenbach.


1967–68 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
The 1967–68 season saw two new clubs in the league, Phönix Lübeck and TuS Haste, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1967–68 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Berlin
The 1967–68 season saw two new clubs in the league, Alemannia 90 Berlin and Sportfreunde Neukölln, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1967–68 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
The 1967–68 season saw five new clubs in the league, Fortuna Köln, VfB Bottrop and Lüner SV, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while Rot-Weiß Essen and Fortuna Düsseldorf had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1967–68 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
The 1967–68 season saw three new clubs in the league, SC Friedrichsthal, SC Ludwigshafen and SSV Mülheim, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1967–68 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Süd
The 1967–68 season saw three new clubs in the league, Jahn Regensburg, SV Wiesbaden and TSG Backnang, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.


1967–68 Rheinlandliga
The 1967–68 Rheinlandliga was the 16th season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga.


1967–68 Rheinlandliga, Results
Rhineland champion was SC Sinzig, who participated as a Rhineland representative at the German football amateur championship 1968 and failed there, in the round of 16, to the Württemberg representative SSV Reutlingen 05.


1967–68 Rheinlandliga, Results
The relegation to the second amateur league was made by SV Ehrang, FV Rübenach, and FC Horchheim.


1967–68 Rheinlandliga, Results
For the following 1968–69 season, FC Bitburg, FV Engers, VfL Trier and SG Altenkirchen moved up from the 2. The amateur league, as well as descendant SSV Mülheim from the II. Division.


1967–68 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1967–68 season saw Rochdale compete for their 9th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.


1967–68 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1967–68 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 3rd edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1967–68 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Reus Deportiu as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Reus Deportiu was also the Spanish league champions, Mataró also joined the tournament.


1967–68 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1967–68 Romanian Hockey League season was the 38th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Seven teams participated in the league, and Dinamo Bucuresti won the championship.


1967–68 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1967–68 Rugby Union County Championship was the 68th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1967–68 Rugby Union County Championship
Middlesex won their sixth title after defeating Warwickshire in the final.


1967–68 SEC Bastia season
French football club SEC Bastia's 1967–68 season. Finished 1st place in league and promoted to Division 1. Top scorer of the season, including 13 goals in 13 league matches have been Robert Blanc. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64.


1967–68 SEC Bastia season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1967–68 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1967–68 SK Rapid Wien season was the 70th season in club history.


1967–68 SM-sarja season
The 1967–68 SM-sarja season was the 37th season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 11 teams participated in the league, and Koo-Vee won the championship.


1967–68 San Diego Rockets season
The 1967–68 NBA season was the Rockets' 1st season in the NBA.


1967–68 San Francisco Warriors season
The 1967–68 NBA season was the Warriors' 22nd season in the NBA and 6th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors entered the season hoping to improve upon their previous season output of 44-37. They failed to do so, finishing the season with a 43-39 record, but they still made the playoffs.


1967–68 Scottish Cup
The 1967–68 Scottish Cup was the 83rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Dunfermline Athletic who defeated Heart of Midlothian in the final.


1967–68 Scottish Division One
The 1967–68 Scottish Division One was won by Celtic by two points over city rivals Rangers. Motherwell and Stirling Albion finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1968-69 Second Division.


1967–68 Scottish Division Two
The 1967–68 Scottish Second Division was won by St Mirren who, along with second placed Arbroath, were promoted to the First Division. Stenhousemuir finished bottom.


1967–68 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1967–68 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1967–68 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Edinburgh District, South and Glasgow District shared the competition with 2 wins and a loss each.


1967–68 Scottish League Cup
The 1967–68 Scottish League Cup was the twenty-second season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won for the third successive season by Celtic, who defeated Dundee in the Final.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season was the inaugural season for the expansion Seattle SuperSonics franchise in the National Basketball Association. The team's official arena was the Seattle Center Coliseum.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season
With a team built in its majority from the 1967 expansion draft featuring Walt Hazzard and six-year veteran Tom Meschery, and with Al Bianchi at the head coach position, the Sonics finished the season with a 23–59 record and fifth place in the Western Division, six games behind the Chicago Bulls, and did not qualify to enter the playoffs.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Draft picks
The twelve-man roster for the 1967–68 season consisted of three rookies from the 1967 NBA Draft and nine players from the expansion draft. Al Bianchi's choice of player-coach Richie Guerin from the St. Louis Hawks came as a surprise to most, since Guerin had already announced his retirement, and thus did not play for the Sonics. He would return for the 1968–69 season to play for the relocated Atlanta Hawks after Seattle traded him in the offseason.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Draft picks
Selecting Tom Meschery from the San Francisco Warriors was made possible after the Warriors unprotected him for the draft, after Meschery informed the San Francisco front office that he desired to join the Peace Corps. Seattle's offer, however, was accepted by Meschery. The SuperSonics planned to sign former Seattle University player Charlie Williams before the start of the regular season, but league rules prohibited the Seattle franchise to offer him a contract, since Williams was expelled from college after a point shaving scandal.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
Seattle kicked off the regular season with a game against the San Francisco Warriors on October 13 at the Cow Palace, where they fell 114–116. Walt Hazzard had a high scoring debut, leading the Sonics' offense with 30 points, followed by Tom Meschery with 26. After a week off, the Sonics played in consecutive days against the other expansion franchise, the San Diego Rockets, splitting the series and thus winning their first regular season game in franchise history.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
After two streaks of four and eight straight losses, the Sonics found themselves quickly near the bottom of the Western Division by the end of the first four weeks of competition. A few surprising results stood out, including their only victory against Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in a double-header in Philadelphia, with the Celtics trailing by as much as 44 points after the first half, and an outstanding performance by rookie Bob Rule, with 47 points in a victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. On the other hand, the SuperSonics were on the losing end of two NBA scoring records.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
First, in December with a 122–160 loss against defending champions Philadelphia 76ers, that set a new NBA record for most points by a team in a quarter and a 123–154 loss against the Lakers on January that tied a franchise record for Los Angeles for most points in a game.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
With six games left in the regular season the Sonics were behind two games from the Chicago Bulls in a last effort to obtain a berth in the playoffs, But in spite of defeating the Bulls in two of those six games, Chicago managed to pull away with the fourth place in the Western Division and the last spot in the playoff race, six games above the Sonics.


1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season
The SuperSonics registered an attendance of 202,263 during the regular season, the sixth best in the league in that regard. Walt Hazzard was selected to represent the West in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game and Bob Rule and Al Tucker were selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.


1967–68 Segunda División
The 1967–68 Segunda División season was the 37th since its establishment and was played between 10 September 1967 and 28 April 1968.


1967–68 Segunda División, Overview before the season
32 teams joined the league, including 3 relegated from the 1966–67 La Liga and 4 promoted from the 1966–67 Tercera División.


1967–68 Segunda Divisão
The 1967–68 Segunda Divisão season was the 34th season of the competition and the 34th season of recognized second-tier football in Portugal.


1967–68 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1967–68 Serie A season was the 34th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Four teams participated in the league, and SG Cortina won the championship by defeating HC Diavoli Milano in the final.


1967–68 Serie B
The Serie B 1967–68 was the thirty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1967–68 Serie B, Teams
Monza, Perugia and Bari had been promoted from Serie C, while Lazio, Foggia, Venezia and Lecco had been relegated from Serie A.


1967–68 Serie C
The 1967–68 Serie C was the thirtieth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1967–68 Sheffield Shield season
The 1967–68 Sheffield Shield season was the 66th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship. In October 1967, Ian Brayshaw of Western Australia took ten wickets in an innings against Victoria.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above average cyclone season.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Carmen
On December 23, Cyclone Carmen passed just west of Rodrigues, producing heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 216 km/h (134 mph). The storm also dropped rainfall on Réunion.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Georgette
Cyclone Georgette was the longest lasting tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean basin since the advent of satellite imagery. It formed on January 10, 1968, well to the northeast of the Mascarene Islands. Tracking generally westward, Georgette struck northern Madagascar on January 15 as a tropical storm. It moved southwestward in the Mozambique Channel, crossing over eastern Mozambique on January 19. It quickly reached open waters while gradually intensifying, executing a loop off of eastern Mozambique. Georgette continued to the southeast, passing over southern Madagascar on January 28. It was last noted on February 2 after lasting for 24 days.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Georgette
Georgette killed one person in the Comoros, eight in Mozambique, and 23 in Madagascar. The storm brought heavy, but beneficial rainfall to Réunion.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Henriette
On January 21, Cyclone Henriette passed just east of Rodrigues, producing 165 km/h (103 mph) wind gusts.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Karine
The storm passed near Réunion, bringing heavy rainfall that caused river flooding. Six people drowned on the island during the storm's passage.


1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Monique
The eye of Cyclone Monique passed just northwest of Rodrigues, producing a minimum pressure of 933 mbar (27.6 inHg), as well as wind gusts of 276 km/h (171 mph) in the island's interior; this was the highest wind gust on record for the island. The winds wrecked most of the island's crops, as well as many houses, while also causing severe erosion. The outskirts of Monique also produced high waves and dropped rainfall in Réunion.


1967–68 Southern Football League
The 1967–68 Southern Football League season was the 65th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1967–68 Southern Football League
Chelmsford City won the championship, winning their second Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Rugby Town and Worcester City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.


1967–68 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1967–68 Southern Football League, Premier Division
At the end of the season Stevenage Town left the league and folded, thus Burton Albion Albion were reprieved from relegation.


1967–68 Southern Football League, Division One
After three clubs left the league at the end of the previous season, Division One reverted to 22-clubs format, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1967–68 Southern Football League, Division One
At the end of the season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.


1967–68 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 15 non-League clubs applied for election, including twelve Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.


1967–68 Soviet Cup
The 1967–68 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Torpedo Moscow qualified for the continental tournament.


1967–68 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1967–68 Soviet Cup was the 10th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. 40 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by CSKA Moscow for the seventh consecutive season.


1967–68 Soviet League season
The 1967–68 Soviet Championship League season was the 22nd season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1967–68 Spartan League
The 1967–68 Spartan League season was the 50th in the history of Spartan League. The league consisted of 18 teams.


1967–68 Spartan League, League table
The division featured 18 teams, 15 from last season and 3 new teams:


1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twentieth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the 69th Regiment Armory and were members of the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference.


1967–68 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished the season at 7–16 overall and 0–8 in conference play. After the season, the Terriers left the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference and would play as Independents from 1968 until 1981, before joining the ECAC Metro Conference.


1967–68 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1967–68 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1967–68 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his third year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season
The 1967–68 St. Louis Blues season was the inaugural season in the history of the franchise. The Blues were one of the six new teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion. The other franchises were the Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and California Seals. The league doubled in size from its Original Six.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season
St. Louis was the last of the expansion teams to officially get into the league. The Blues were chosen over Baltimore at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks were owned at that time by the Wirtz family, who also owned the St. Louis Arena. The team's first owners were insurance tycoon Sid Salomon Jr., his son, Sid Salomon III, and Robert L. Wolfson. Sid Salomon III convinced his initially wary father to make a bid for the team. Salomon then spent several million dollars on renovations for the 38-year-old Arena, which increased the number of seats from 12,000 to 15,000 and provided its first significant maintenance since the 1940s.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season
Because the playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup finals, the Blues became the first expansion team to reach that mark. However, they were the last of the still operating 1967 expansion teams to win the cup, which they did in 2019.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Offseason, NHL draft
The Blues attempted to select Saskatoon Blades forward Dale Fairbrother with their first round pick, but the pick was ruled invalid since Fairbrother was on the Portland Buckaroos' sponsored list. The Blues passed on making selections in the second and third rounds.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season
The franchise's first game was played on October 11, 1967. The Blues and Minnesota North Stars played to a 2–2 tie at the St. Louis Arena, with the Blues' first ever team goal scored by Larry Keenan of North Bay, Ontario. A St. Michaels product, Keenan had his career end prematurely due to injuries. He relocated back to North Bay where he coached a local Midget AAA team for many years.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season
The Blues were originally coached by Lynn Patrick who resigned in late-November and was replaced by Scotty Bowman. Although the league's rules effectively kept star players with the Original Six teams, the Blues were one of the stronger teams of the Western Division. The playoff format required an expansion team to make it to the Stanley Cup finals, and the Blues made it to the final round.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Player statistics, Defensemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Post-season stats, Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Post-season stats, Defensemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Post-season stats, Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Blues beat the North Stars in a game 7 double overtime and made the Stanley Cup finals. Although they lost in four straight games, they played proudly, as all four games each were decided by just one goal (and two of the four were decided in overtime). Glenn Hall was especially noted for his goaltending, especially in game three when the Blues were outshot 46 to 15. Red Burnett, one of the most prominent hockey writers of the day, said of Hall's playing, "A number of Hall's saves were seemingly impossible.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Experts walked out of the Forum convinced no other goaltender had performed so brilliantly in a losing cause." In overtime in game three, Hall made an exceptional save on Dick Duff and then, standing on his head, made another. Burnett said, "It was a heartbreaker to see. After the saves on Duff, Bobby Rousseau came and batted home the second rebound." Hall's playing won him the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.


1967–68 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
However, Montreal was not to be denied and won the Stanley Cup in game four as J. C. Tremblay fired home the winning goal. When the game ended, the fans came on the ice to celebrate, and balloons, hats and programs were thrown from the stands.


1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season
The 1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season was the 13th and last season in city St. Louis for the franchise, before relocating to Atlanta for the following season. The Hawks won the Western Division title with a record of 56–26, before losing to the San Francisco Warriors in the West Semifinal, four games to two.


1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; MIN = Minutes; FG = Field goals; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1967–68 season was Stoke City's 61st season in the Football League and the 37th in the First Division.


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season
Since gaining promotion back to the First Division in 1963, Stoke had done well and managed to consistently finish in mid-table avoiding any fears of relegation. However, in 1967–68 Stoke did have a later than expected fight against relegation and after going seven straight matches without a win towards the end of the season it looked as if Stoke were heading back to the Second Division but a thrilling 3–2 win over Leeds set Stoke up to beat Liverpool on the final day ensuring survival by three points.


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Dennis Viollet left Stoke in May 1967 for Baltimore Bays in the United States, and Tony Waddington decided against signing a replacement, making just one transaction prior to the start of the 1967–68 season, purchasing Burnley left back Alex Elder for £50,000. Elder had a fine career at Turf Moor but at Stoke after an early injury he never produced the form expected of him and is considered to be one of Waddington's worst signings.


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After a decent enough start to the campaign by Christmas results did not go well at all and the side slipped down the table and into the relegation places. Results continued to be poor and after a 3–0 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion on 13 March, Stoke went and lost the next six matches.


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Consequently, a lot of 'wheeling a dealing' was done in the transfer market with Alan Philpott leaving for Oldham, Maurice Setters to Coventry and the popular Calvin Palmer moving to Sunderland for £70,000. To fill the gap Waddington brought in Willie Stevenson from Liverpool for £30,000. Thanks to three fine results late on in the season, including a thrilling 3–2 win over Don Revie's Leeds and a decisive 2–1 victory over Liverpool, Stoke managed to finish in 18th place three points away from the relegation places.


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
After beating Welsh side Cardiff City in the third round Stoke were knocked out by West Ham United who won 3–0 at the Victoria Ground.


1967–68 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke made it through to the quarter final of the 1967–68 League Cup losing 2–0 to Leeds United at Elland Road after knocking out Watford, Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday.


1967–68 Sussex County Football League
The 1967–68 Sussex County Football League season was the 43rd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1967–68 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1967–68 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:


1967–68 Swedish Division I season
The 1967–68 Swedish Division I season was the 24th season of Swedish Division I. Brynas IF won the league title by finishing first in the final round.


1967–68 Taça de Portugal
The 1967–68 Taça de Portugal was the 28th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1967–68 Taça de Portugal began on 8 October 1967. The final was played on 16 June 1968 at the Estádio Nacional.


1967–68 Taça de Portugal
Vitória de Setúbal were the previous holders, having defeated Académica de Coimbra 3–2 in the previous season's final. Defending champions Vitória de Setúbal were unable to regain the Taça de Portugal as they were defeated in the final by Porto who claimed their third Taça de Portugal.


1967–68 Taça de Portugal, First round
Ties were played between the 8–15 October. Cup ties which ended in a tied aggregate score were replayed at a later date. Teams from the Primeira Liga (I) and the Portuguese Second Division (II) entered at this stage.


1967–68 Taça de Portugal, Second round
Ties were played between the 21–31 January. Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Benfica qualified for the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.


1967–68 Taça de Portugal, Third round
Ties were played between the 17–24 May. Club sides Lusitânia and Marítimo as well as the Angolan, Bissau-Guinean and Mozambican national teams were invited to participate in the competition.


1967–68 Tercera División
The 1967–68 Tercera División season is the 34th since its establishment.


1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The Maple Leafs entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. The franchise hosted the 21st National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was played at Maple Leaf Gardens on January 16, 1968. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated an all-star team by a score of 4–3. The Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since 1958 with a record of 33–31–10 for 76 points for a fifth place in the East Division. The Leafs finished with a better record than any of the six expansion teams that season.