The 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1977 and concluded with the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 25, 1978 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 31st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 84th 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 Michigan2 Wisconsin3 Boston University4 Colorado College5 (tie) Minnesota5 (tie) Denver7 Michigan Tech8 Saint Louis9 Bowling Green10 Clarkson
Regular season
Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 24–26 4 Clarkson Blue–Green Invitational December 16–17 4 Dartmouth Old Colony Invitational December 19–21 4 Saint Louis Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan Tech Broadmoor Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Denver Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Rensselaer Cornell Holiday Festival December 29–30 4 Cornell Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Clarkson Down East Classic January 4–5 4 Bowdoin Beanpot February 6, March 1 4 Boston University
Standings
Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Denver2 Boston University3 Wisconsin4 Michigan Tech5 Cornell6 Bowling Green State7 Minnesota8 Clarkson9 Rensselaer10 Boston College
1978 NCAA Tournament
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 Wisconsin 43 31 58 89 16 Sophomore Wisconsin 42 48 38 86 24 Junior Cornell 26 23 60 83 12 Junior Denver 40 36 46 82 36 Freshman Colorado College 41 28 54 82 42 Junior Colorado College 41 27 53 80 20 Junior New Hampshire 30 31 39 70 44 Sophomore Denver 37 35 33 68 35 Junior Boston College 34 34 34 68 12 Senior Colorado College 38 27 41 68 50
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 Freshman Bowling Green 30 1718 - - - 74 2 .907 2.58 Senior Denver 17 1084 15 1 1 45 2 .908 2.67 Sophomore Cornell 16 - - - - - - .899 3.19 Sophomore Northern Michigan 19 1015 10 5 2 56 1 .901 3.31 Sophomore Brown 10 590 4 6 0 33 1 - 3.36 Junior Wisconsin 33 1976 20 10 3 114 0 .893 3.46 Junior Michigan Tech 21 1235 - - - 72 1 .903 3.49 Senior Saint Louis 39 2364 - - - 139 2 - 3.53 Sophomore Boston University 16 967 16 0 0 60 0 - 3.72 Sophomore Boston College 25 1417 18 7 0 88 2 - 3.73
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award Jack Parker, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Jack O'Callahan, Boston UniversityAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Mike Laycock, Brown G Ernie Glanville, Denver Bill Blackwood, Clarkson D Curt Giles, Minnesota-Duluth Peter Shier, Cornell D Ken Morrow, Bowling Green Ralph Cox, New Hampshire F Doug Berry, Denver Joe Mullen, Boston College F Mike Eaves, Wisconsin Lance Nethery, Cornell F Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
CCHA Award RecipientPlayer of the Year John Markell, Bowling Green Don Waddell, Northern MichiganCoach of the Year Ron Mason, Bowling GreenAll-CCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Brian Stankiewicz, Bowling Green G Brian O'Connell, Saint Louis Ken Morrow, Bowling Green D Doug Butler, Saint Louis Don Waddell, Northern Michigan D Kent Jackson, Saint Louis John Markell, Bowling Green F Bernie Saunders, Western Michigan Gary Murphy, Saint Louis F Paul Cappuccio, Western Michigan Bill Joyce, Northern Michigan F Byron Shutt, Bowling Green
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Lance Nethery, CornellRookie of the Year Mark Fidler, Boston UniversityMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Joe Mullen, Boston CollegeAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Mike Laycock, Brown G Ian Harrison, Rensselaer Peter Shier, Cornell D Bill Blackwood, Clarkson Jack O'Callahan, Boston University D Jack Hughes, Harvard D Dick Lamby, Boston University Lance Nethery, Cornell F Dave Silk, Boston University Joe Mullen, Boston College F Marty McNally, Clarkson Ralph Cox, New Hampshire F Kevin Zappia, Clarkson
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Mike Eaves, WisconsinFreshman of the Year Greg Whyte, Colorado CollegeCoach of the Year Marshall Johnston, DenverAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Ernie Glanville, Denver G Julian Baretta, Wisconsin Curt Giles, Minnesota-Duluth D Greg Woods, Denver Bill Himmelright, North Dakota D Lex Hudson, Denver Doug Berry, Denver F Greg Whyte, Colorado College Mark Johnson, Wisconsin F Steve Christoff, Minnesota Mike Eaves, Wisconsin F Dave Delich, Colorado College F Perry Schnarr, Denver
1978 NHL entry draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 2 24 Minnesota WCHA 2 25 Wisconsin WCHA 3 37 Michigan Tech WCHA 3 41 Denver WCHA 3 44 Michigan WCHA 3 49 Minnesota WCHA 4 54 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 4 59 Boston University ECAC Hockey 5 70 Cornell ECAC Hockey 5 84 Michigan Tech WCHA 5 85 Boston University ECAC Hockey 6 87 Minnesota WCHA 6 88 Denver WCHA 6 91 Harvard ECAC Hockey 6 93 Northern Michigan CCHA 6 96 Colorado College WCHA 6 97 Notre Dame WCHA 6 100 North Dakota WCHA 6 102 ‡ Michigan State WCHA 7 108 Lake Superior State CCHA 7 111 Northern Michigan CCHA 7 117 Boston College ECAC Hockey 7 119 Lake Superior State CCHA 7 120 Brown ECAC Hockey 8 121 Bowling Green CCHA 8 124 Providence ECAC Hockey 8 125 Michigan WCHA 8 127 Ohio State CCHA 8 130 Colgate ECAC Hockey 8 133 Minnesota WCHA 8 136 Boston College ECAC Hockey 8 137 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 9 140 Boston University ECAC Hockey 9 141 Boston College ECAC Hockey 9 145 Brown ECAC Hockey 9 148 Michigan WCHA 9 149 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 9 151 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 9 152 Minnesota WCHA 9 154 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 10 155 † Northern Michigan CCHA 10 159 Lake Superior State CCHA 10 161 Yale ECAC Hockey 10 164 Colorado College WCHA 10 168 Notre Dame WCHA 10 169 Notre Dame WCHA 10 170 Michigan WCHA 11 176 Northern Michigan CCHA 11 177 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 11 182 North Dakota WCHA 11 183 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 11 185 Providence ECAC Hockey 12 187 ‡ Denver WCHA 12 189 Boston College ECAC Hockey 12 191 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 12 195 † Western Michigan CCHA 12 197 Providence ECAC Hockey 13 202 Michigan WCHA 13 206 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey 13 212 Michigan WCHA 14 214 Harvard ECAC Hockey 14 216 Boston College ECAC Hockey 14 217 Boston University ECAC Hockey 14 218 Princeton ECAC Hockey 14 220 Providence ECAC Hockey 14 221 Yale ECAC Hockey 14 222 Northern Michigan CCHA 15 225 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 16 226 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 16 227 Colgate ECAC Hockey 17 229 Vermont ECAC Hockey 19 231 Northeastern ECAC Hockey 20 232 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey † incoming freshman‡ Hogan and Brubaker had already left school prior to this season.
See also 1977–78 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1977–78 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1977–78 NCAA Standings