1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1976 and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 26, 1977, at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 30th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 83rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook Pre-season poll The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Wisconsin2 Minnesota3 Brown4 Michigan5 Colorado College6 New Hampshire7 Saint Louis8 Boston University9 Michigan Tech10 Bowling Green

Regular season

Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 25–28 4 Clarkson Binghamton Invitational November 26–27 4 York Brown Invitational December 20–22 4 Vermont Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan Tech Syracuse Invitational December 28–29 4 Boston College Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Rensselaer Union Holiday Festival Tournament December 29–30 4 Union, Western Ontario Blue–Green Invitational January 2–3 4 New Hampshire ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival January 2–3 4 Boston University Beanpot February 7, 14 4 Harvard

Standings

Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Wisconsin2 Clarkson3 Notre Dame4 Michigan5 New Hampshire6 Boston University7 Saint Louis8 Denver9 Cornell10 Bowling Green State

1977 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Senior Clarkson 34 41 67 108 70 Junior Michigan 45 43 56 99 40 Sophomore New Hampshire 38 30 59 89 45 Junior Wisconsin 44 18 65 83 70 Junior Wisconsin 45 28 53 81 18 Freshman Wisconsin 43 36 44 80 16 Senior Boston University 34 34 46 80 42 Sophomore Cornell 29 32 46 78 18 Senior Notre Dame 38 30 47 77 70 Sophomore New Hampshire 37 40 36 76 50 Junior Michigan - 38 38 76 8

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.

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

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA Senior Bowling Green 24 1346 18 4 0 61 2 .901 2.72 Senior Saint Louis 18 1058 11 7 0 54 1 .893 3.07 Sophomore Wisconsin 26 1458 21 2 0 75 2 .905 3.08 Sophomore Air Force - - - - - 64 - .905 3.40 Junior Notre Dame 17 - - - - 70 0 .899 3.44 Senior Vermont 18 912 - - - 54 0 .878 3.55 Senior Clarkson 32 1850 26 - 0 111 1 .896 3.60 Junior Harvard 26 1575 14 12 0 95 1 .864 3.62 Sophomore Michigan Tech 10 - - - - - - .882 3.67 Freshman Northern Michigan 21 - - - - - - .884 3.70

Awards

NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Jerry York, ClarksonMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Julian Baretta, WisconsinAHCA All-American Teams East Team   Position   West Team Brian Shields, Clarkson G Julian Baretta, Wisconsin Bill Blackwood, Clarkson D Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame Tim Burke, New Hampshire D Craig Norwich, Wisconsin Rick Meagher, Boston University F Dave Debol, Michigan Bob Miller, New Hampshire F Mike Eaves, Wisconsin Dave Taylor, Clarkson F Brian Walsh, Notre Dame

CCHA Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Mike Liut, Bowling GreenCoach of the Year Bill Selman, Saint LouisAll-CCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Mike Liut, Bowling Green G Pat Tims, Lake Superior State John Mavity, Bowling Green D Ken Morrow, Bowling Green Kent Jackson, Saint Louis D Doug Butler, Saint Louis Mark Wells, Bowling Green F Gary Murphy, Saint Louis John Markell, Bowling Green F Wayne Ormson, Saint Louis Tim Dunlop, Western Michigan F Paul Tilley, Ohio State

ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Dave Taylor, ClarksonRookie of the Year Jack Hughes, HarvardMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Rick Meagher, Boston UniversityAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Brian Shields, Clarkson G Paul Skidmore, Boston College Jack Hughes, Harvard D Ron Wilson, Providence Tim Bothwell, Brown D Bill Blackwood, Clarkson D Tim Burke, New Hampshire Dave Taylor, Clarkson F Mike Eruzione, Boston University Rick Meagher, Boston University F Lance Nethery, Cornell Bob Miller, New Hampshire F Bob Ferriter, Boston College

WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Brian Walsh, Notre DameFreshman of the Year Mark Johnson, WisconsinCoach of the Year Bob Johnson, WisconsinAll-WCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Julian Baretta, Wisconsin G John Peterson, Notre Dame Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame D Greg Woods, Denver Craig Norwich, Wisconsin D John Taft, Wisconsin Brian Walsh, Notre Dame F Dan Lempe, Minnesota-Duluth Dave Debol, Michigan F Roger Lamoureux, North Dakota Kris Manery, Michigan F Mike Eaves, Wisconsin

1977 NHL Amateur Draft

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 2 27 Brown ECAC Hockey 2 35 Minnesota WCHA 2 36 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 3 38 Denver WCHA 4 66 Wisconsin WCHA 4 69 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 4 72 Boston University ECAC Hockey 5 73 Providence ECAC Hockey 5 82 Colorado College WCHA 5 84 Wisconsin WCHA 6 92 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 6 93 Denver WCHA 6 96 Boston University ECAC Hockey 6 98 Boston University ECAC Hockey 6 105 Michigan Tech WCHA 6 108 North Dakota WCHA 7 109 Providence ECAC Hockey 7 118 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 7 120 Wisconsin WCHA 7 122 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 8 131 Cornell ECAC Hockey 8 133 Brown ECAC Hockey 8 137 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 139 Minnesota WCHA 8 140 Colorado College WCHA 9 142 Harvard ECAC Hockey 9 143 Minnesota WCHA 9 145 † Northern Michigan CCHA 9 148 Minnesota WCHA 9 149 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 9 150 Providence ECAC Hockey 9 153 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 9 154 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 10 157 Western Michigan CCHA 10 160 Brown ECAC Hockey 10 161 Ohio State CCHA 10 162 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 11 164 Western Michigan CCHA 11 165 Harvard ECAC Hockey 11 168 Ohio State CCHA 12 171 Michigan WCHA 12 172 Brown ECAC Hockey 13 176 Bowling Green CCHA 13 177 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 15 181 Vermont ECAC Hockey 15 182 Boston University ECAC Hockey

See also 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1976–77 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1976–77 NCAA Standings