The 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1975 and concluded with the 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 27, 1976 at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. This was the 29th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 82nd 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 Minnesota2 Michigan3 Boston University4 Michigan Tech5 Michigan State6 Cornell7 Minnesota Duluth8 Colorado College9 Harvard10 Vermont
Regular season
Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Utica Invitational November 27–28 4 New Hampshire North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 27–29 4 Concordia Syracuse Invitational December 26–27 4 Clarkson Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 27–29 4 Providence Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan Blue–Green Invitational January 2–3 4 New Hampshire ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival January 2–4 4 Clarkson Yale–SAAB Tournament January 9–10 4 New Hampshire Concordia Invitational January 14–15 4 Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Boston College
Standings
Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Michigan Tech2 Boston University3 Michigan State4 New Hampshire5 Minnesota6 Brown7 Michigan8 Bowling Green State9 Notre Dame10 Clarkson10 (tie) Cornell
1976 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 Michigan State 41 51 54 105 28 Senior Michigan Tech 43 47 57 104 42 Senior Michigan State 39 40 54 94 56 Junior Ohio State 34 40 53 93 50 Junior Michigan Tech 43 47 41 88 42 Sophomore Michigan Tech 43 34 50 84 18 Senior Michigan State 41 31 51 82 54 Junior Air Force 26 44 35 79 45 Sophomore Brown 30 25 54 79 10 Senior Michigan Tech 43 29 42 71 58
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 Junior Bowling Green 21 1171 13 5 0 50 0 .905 2.56 Senior Minnesota 12 689 8 3 1 31 0 .905 2.70 Junior Saint Louis 30 1767 - - - 88 0 - 2.99 Junior New Hampshire 21 1230 - - - 65 0 .886 3.17 Sophomore Minnesota 29 1766 19 9 1 103 0 .893 3.50 Sophomore New Hampshire 11 562 - - - 37 0 .850 3.95 Junior Brown 29 1619 21 7 0 107 0 .879 3.97 Sophomore Michigan Tech 31 1860 24 7 0 124 1 .898 4.00 Sophomore Denver 19 - 9 - - - 0 .882 4.10 Junior Lake Superior State 22 - - - - - - - 4.13
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientSpencer Penrose Award John MacInnes, Michigan TechMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Tom Vannelli, MinnesotaAHCA All-American Teams East Team Position West Team Brian Shields, Clarkson G Eddie Mio, Colorado College Peter Brown, Boston University D Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame Ron Wilson, Providence D Craig Norwich, Wisconsin Cliff Cox, New Hampshire F Tom Ross, Michigan State Jamie Hislop, New Hampshire F Mike Eaves, Wisconsin Rick Meagher, Boston University F Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech Bill Gilligan, Brown F
CCHA Award RecipientCoach of the Year Ron Mason, Bowling GreenAll-CCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Al Sarachman, Bowling Green G Mike Liut, Bowling Green John Mavity, Bowling Green D Kent Jackson, Saint Louis Ken Morrow, Bowling Green D George Kryzer, Saint Louis Bruce Allworth, Ohio State F Mike Hartman, Bowling Green Gary Murphy, Saint Louis F Mike Gaba, Lake Superior State Mike Ballanger, Saint Louis F Kim Gellert, Lake Superior State
ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Peter Brown, Boston UniversityRookie of the Year Paul Skidmore, Boston CollegeMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Terry Meagher, Boston UniversityAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team Position Second Team Brian Shields, Clarkson G Paul Skidmore, Boston College G Kevin McCabe, Brown Ron Wilson, Providence D Bill Blackwood, Clarkson Peter Brown, Boston University D Tim Burke, New Hampshire Jamie Hislop, New Hampshire F Cliff Cox, New Hampshire Rick Meagher, Boston University F Richie Smith, Boston College Mike Eruzione, Boston University F Bill Gilligan, Brown
WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Mike Zuke, Michigan TechFreshman of the Year Dave Delich, Colorado CollegeCoach of the Year John MacInnes, Michigan TechAll-WCHA Teams First Team Position Second Team Eddie Mio, Colorado College G Robbie Moore, Michigan Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame D Dave Langevin, Minnesota-Duluth Reed Larson, Minnesota D Craig Norwich, Wisconsin Tom Ross, Michigan State F Dave Debol, Michigan George Lyle, Michigan Tech F Thomas Milani, Minnesota-Duluth Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech F Steve Colp, Michigan State
1976 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 8 ‡ Michigan WCHA 2 21 ‡ Wisconsin WCHA 2 22 Minnesota WCHA 3 39 Notre Dame WCHA 3 41 Boston University ECAC Hockey 3 54 Minnesota WCHA 4 56 Bowling Green CCHA 4 59 Michigan Tech WCHA 4 61 Boston College ECAC Hockey 4 63 Michigan WCHA 4 68 Bowling Green CCHA 4 70 New Hampshire ECAC Hockey 5 75 Minnesota WCHA 5 79 Denver WCHA 5 85 Michigan WCHA 5 89 Cornell ECAC Hockey 6 93 Colorado College WCHA 6 97 Michigan Tech WCHA 6 99 Notre Dame WCHA 6 107 † Michigan State WCHA 7 110 Michigan State WCHA 7 113 Wisconsin WCHA 7 115 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 122 Michigan Tech WCHA 8 123 Wisconsin WCHA 9 124 Providence ECAC Hockey 9 125 Michigan Tech WCHA 10 126 Providence ECAC Hockey 11 128 Michigan WCHA 13 132 Denver WCHA † Incoming freshman.‡ Clippingdale and Shand had both left school two years prior.
See also 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1975–76 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
References
External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1975–76 NCAA Standings