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

The Olympia Stadium served as the host for the 1977 Frozen Four

Duration

October 1976–
March 26, 1977

NCAA tournament

1977

National championship

Olympia Stadium
Detroit, Michigan

NCAA champion

Wisconsin

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1975–76	1977–78 →

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.

Regular season

Standings^[1]^[2]^[3]

1976–77 Big Ten standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin†	12	9	3	0	18	78	47	45	37	7	1	264	161
Michigan	12	7	5	0	14	68	61	45	28	17	0	260	211
Minnesota	12	5	7	0	10	46	56	42	17	22	3	177	202
Michigan State	12	3	9	0	6	41	69	36	14	21	1	145	189
† indicates conference regular season champion

1976–77 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Saint Louis†	16	13	2	1	27	89	52	39	27	11	1	197	128
Bowling Green*	16	10	6	0	20	94	52	39	28	11	0	209	113
Ohio State	16	8	7	1	17	64	74	38	17	20	1	160	178
Western Michigan	16	5	11	0	10	52	79	37	17	19	1	179	180
Lake Superior State	16	3	13	0	6	56	98	33	10	23	0	139	197
Championship: Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1976–77 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Clarkson†	23	19	4	0	.826	146	87	34	26	8	0	222	127
New Hampshire	27	21	6	0	.778	182	121	39	27	12	0	245	181
Cornell	23	16	6	1	.717	160	102	29	20	8	1	204	134
Boston University*	24	16	7	1	.688	142	110	34	22	11	1	198	160
Boston College	23	13	9	1	.587	125	106	30	18	11	1	174	130
Rensselaer	24	14	10	0	.583	138	131	30	17	12	1	184	168
Brown	21	12	9	0	.571	121	95	27	16	11	0	145	118
Providence	25	14	11	0	.560	124	105	30	17	13	0	146	128
Harvard	22	12	10	0	.545	92	78	26	14	12	0	108	95
Dartmouth	24	11	12	1	.479	136	118	26	12	12	2	146	124
Vermont	23	10	13	0	.435	105	103	30	15	15	0	141	122
Colgate	24	10	14	0	.417	110	144	28	12	16	0	128	170
Northeastern	22	9	13	0	.409	92	125	27	11	16	0	121	141
Pennsylvania	24	7	17	0	.292	93	148	26	9	17	0	105	157
Yale	23	5	17	1	.239	73	130	25	6	18	1	84	140
St. Lawrence	20	3	17	0	.150	86	147	28	8	20	0	134	182
Princeton	24	3	20	1	.146	70	143	25	3	21	1	72	150
Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1976–77 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	27	20	7	0	170	104
Army	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	29	22	6	1	202	101
Northern Michigan	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	33	19	13	1	174	130

1976–77 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin†*	32	26	5	1	53	192	122	45	37	7	1	264	161
Notre Dame	32	19	10	3	41	164	127	38	22	13	3	191	147
Michigan	32	20	12	0	40	183	151	45	28	17	0	260	211
Denver	32	16	14	2	34	154	151	40	21	17	2	206	187
North Dakota	32	16	16	0	32	168	158	38	19	19	0	202	184
Michigan Tech	32	15	16	1	31	143	150	38	19	18	1	177	178
Minnesota	32	13	16	3	29	135	144	42	17	22	3	177	202
Colorado College	32	11	20	1	23	156	170	40	13	25	2	194	209
Michigan State	32	11	20	1	23	122	171	36	14	21	1	145	189
Minnesota-Duluth	32	6	24	2	14	119	192	37	9	26	2	148	219
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1977 NCAA Tournament^[4]

Main article: 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

First Round
March 20

Semifinals
March 24–25

National Championship
March 26

Boston University

Michigan

Bowling Green

Michigan

Wisconsin

New Hampshire

Third Place Game

Boston University

New Hampshire

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[5]

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
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	Senior	Clarkson	34	41	67	108	70
Debol, DaveDave Debol	Junior	Michigan	45	43	56	99	40
Miller, BobBob Miller	Sophomore	New Hampshire	38	30	59	89	45
Norwich, CraigCraig Norwich	Junior	Wisconsin	44	18	65	83	70
Eaves, MikeMike Eaves	Junior	Wisconsin	45	28	53	81	18
Johnson, MarkMark Johnson	Freshman	Wisconsin	43	36	44	80	16
Meagher, RickRick Meagher	Senior	Boston University	34	34	46	80	42
Nethery, LanceLance Nethery	Sophomore	Cornell	29	32	46	78	18
Walsh, BrianBrian Walsh	Senior	Notre Dame	38	30	47	77	70
Cox, RalphRalph Cox	Sophomore	New Hampshire	37	40	36	76	50
Maurer, KipKip Maurer	Junior	Michigan	-	38	38	76	8

Leading goaltenders^[5]

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
Liut, MikeMike Liut	Senior	Bowling Green	24	1346	18	4	0	61	2	.901	2.72
Middlebrook, LindsayLindsay Middlebrook	Senior	St. Louis	18	1058	-	-	-	54	1	.893	3.07
Baretta, JulianJulian Baretta	Sophomore	Wisconsin	26	1458	21	2	0	75	2	.905	3.08
Talbot, TomTom Talbot	Sophomore	Air Force	-	-	-	-	-	64	-	.905	3.40
Peterson, JohnJohn Peterson	Junior	Notre Dame	17	-	-	-	-	70	0	.899	3.44
Reynolds, PeterPeter Reynolds	Senior	Vermont	18	912	-	-	-	54	0	.878	3.55
Shields, BrianBrian Shields	Senior	Clarkson	32	1840	-	-	-	111	0	.896	3.62
Petrovek, BrianBrian Petrovek	Junior	Harvard	26	1575	14	12	0	95	1	.864	3.62
Stevens, ChuckChuck Stevens	Sophomore	Michigan Tech	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	.882	3.67
Oakes, BarrieBarrie Oakes	Freshman	Northern Michigan	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	.884	3.70

Awards

NCAA

Award^[6]		Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Jerry York, Clarkson
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Julian Baretta, Wisconsin

AHCA All-American Teams^[7]
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

Awards^[8]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Mike Liut, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year		Bill Selman, St. Louis

All-CCHA Teams^[9]
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, St. Louis	D	Doug Butler, St. Louis
Mark Wells, Bowling Green	F	Gary Murphy, St. Louis
John Markell, Bowling Green	F	Wayne Ormson, St. Louis
Tim Dunlop, Western Michigan	F	Paul Tilley, Ohio State

ECAC

Award^[10]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Dave Taylor, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year		Jack Hughes, Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Rick Meagher, Boston University

All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[11]
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^[12]		Recipient
Most Valuable Player		Brian Walsh, Notre Dame
Rookie of the Year		Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year		Bob Johnson, Wisconsin

All-WCHA Teams^[13]
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

References

↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
1 2 "1976-77 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links

NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Season

NCAA Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Division I Conferences	Atlantic Hockey Big Ten ECAC Hockey Hockey East NCHC WCHA

Defunct Conferences	CCHA CHA Great West MAAC Tri-State League

NCAA Awards	Hobey Baker Award Spencer Penrose Award Tim Taylor Award Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Mike Richter Award Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.