Boston State College has produced its share of great teams, but
it wasn't until the 1967-68 Boston State College Men's Ice Hockey
Team that the school would see its athletes compete in the national
semifinals. The Warriors finished with a 16-9-1 record for Head
Coach Ed Barry that season and defeated Salem State College, 4-3,
on Captain Bob Cunio's overtime goal to capture the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Eastern Regional
Championship and earn the right to represent the East in the
inaugural NAIA National Championship in Saint Paul, MN. Boston
State would join Bemidji State College, Lake Superior State College
and Gustavus Adolphus College in the final four, before falling to
Bemidji State in the semifinals and Gustavus Adolphus in the
consolation game to finish fourth in the nation. The Warriors
enjoyed some memorable victories along the way that year, winning
the Third Annual Codfish Bowl with a 5-4 triumph over University of
Massachusetts Amherst, behind the goaltending of tournament Most
Valuable Player, Bill Berglund. Boston State also took down
Division II national powerhouses University of Vermont, Norwich
University, Oswego State and Bowdoin College. The team's offense
averaged over five goals per game and was led by sensational
leading scorer Terry Barry (20-19-39), Cunio (18-20-38), Dick Leahy
(16-19-35), Edward Sullivan (15-14-29), Dick Kelley (7-21-28), Bob
Russell (13-14-27) and Gerry Geary (10-14-24). The defense,
anchored by Berglund, an NAIA All-American, allowed just three
goals per outing. Berglund was backed by a defensive unit that
included Wayne Starkey, Kelley, Richard Craven, Joseph Campbell,
Lamont Barry and one of the best checking lines in the nation with
Joseph McLean, David Crusco and Timothy Murphy. Other members of
the team included George Anastas, Jim Danahy, Carl DeSimone, Howard
Duvall, Ronald Favreau, Paul Lentini, Kevin McLatchy, John Wappel
and team managers Peter Golden and Robert Reardon.
