Powers returned as the starter for his junior season and with a loaded team , Denver set its sights on the title . After some early season trouble Denver got hot after the new year and did n't lose another game all season . Powers set new team records with 7 shutouts that season as well as 22 consecutive wins ( still team records as of 2018 ) . The WCHA had realigned its tournament and abandoned the regional matchups meaning top-seeded Denver would play the worst team in each round and dominated the competition , being named co-champions of the 1968 Tournament . While Powers was n't called upon much in the conference championship he was much more intrinsic to Denver 's chances in the National Tournament . After opening with a 4 – 1 win over Boston College Denver met North Dakota in the final . Both Powers and Mike Curran kept the game scoreless until the third period when Denver scored a power play goal . While DU 's offense rose to the occasion in the final frame , the Fighting Sioux wilted and Powers shut the opposition out , earning the first championship shutout in NCAA history . Powers tied the NCAA record with a 0.50 goals against average in the tournament ( set the year before ) and was named as Tournament MOP
1968 Tournament
1968 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Gerry Powers