1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
1976–77 NCAA tournament | 1977 | ||||
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National championship | Olympia Stadium Detroit, Michigan | ||||
NCAA champion | Wisconsin | ||||
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The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1976 and concluded with the
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 Poll | |
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Rank | Team |
1 | Wisconsin |
2 | Minnesota |
3 | Brown |
4 | Michigan |
5 | Colorado College
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6 | New Hampshire |
7 | Saint Louis |
8 | Boston University |
9 | Michigan Tech |
10 | Bowling Green State |
Regular season
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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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 | Western Ontario
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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
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 177 | 202 | |
Michigan State | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 69 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 145 | 189 | |
† indicates conference regular season champion |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 33 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 174 | 130 |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 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 |
Final regular season polls
The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.
WMPL Coaches Poll | |
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Ranking | Team |
1 | Wisconsin |
2 | Clarkson |
3 | Notre Dame |
4 | Michigan |
5 | New Hampshire |
6 | Boston University |
7 | Saint Louis |
8 | Denver |
9 | Cornell |
10 | Bowling Green State |
1977 NCAA Tournament
First round March 20 | Semifinals March 24–25 | National championship March 26 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||
A | Bowling Green | 3 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Wisconsin | 6* | ||||||||||||
W1 | Wisconsin | 4* | Third-place game | |||||||||||
E2 | New Hampshire | 3 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 6 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New Hampshire | 5 |
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 |
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Dave Taylor | Senior | Clarkson | 34 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 70 |
Dave Debol | Junior | Michigan | 45 | 43 | 56 | 99 | 40 |
Bob Miller | Sophomore | New Hampshire | 38 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 45 |
Craig Norwich | Junior | Wisconsin | 44 | 18 | 65 | 83 | 70 |
Mike Eaves | Junior | Wisconsin | 45 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 18 |
Mark Johnson | Freshman | Wisconsin | 43 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 16 |
Rick Meagher | Senior | Boston University | 34 | 34 | 46 | 80 | 42 |
Lance Nethery | Sophomore | Cornell | 29 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 18 |
Brian Walsh | Senior | Notre Dame | 38 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 70 |
Ralph Cox | Sophomore | New Hampshire | 37 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 50 |
Kip 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 |
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Mike Liut | Senior | Bowling Green | 24 | 1346 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 2 | .901 | 2.72 |
Lindsay Middlebrook | Senior | Saint Louis | 18 | 1058 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 1 | .893 | 3.07 |
Julian Baretta | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 26 | 1458 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 2 | .905 | 3.08 |
Tom Talbot | Sophomore | Air Force | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | - | .905 | 3.40 |
John Peterson | Junior | Notre Dame | 17 | - | - | - | - | 70 | 0 | .899 | 3.44 |
Peter Reynolds | Senior | Vermont | 18 | 912 | - | - | - | 54 | 0 | .878 | 3.55 |
Brian Shields | Senior | Clarkson | 32 | 1850 | 26 | - | 0 | 111 | 1 | .896 | 3.60 |
Brian Petrovek | Junior | Harvard | 26 | 1575 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 95 | 1 | .864 | 3.62 |
Chuck Stevens | Sophomore | Michigan Tech | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .882 | 3.67 |
Barrie Oakes | Freshman | Northern Michigan | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | .884 | 3.70 |
Awards
NCAA
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CCHA
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1977 NHL Amateur Draft
Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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2 | 27 | Neil Labatte | Brown | ECAC Hockey | St. Louis Blues |
2 | 35 | Tom Gorence | Minnesota | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
2 | 36 | Rod Langway | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 38 | Doug Berry | Denver | WCHA | Colorado Rockies |
4 | 66 | Mark Johnson | Wisconsin | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 | 69 | Steve Stoyanovich | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
4 | 72 | Jim Craig | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | Atlanta Flames |
5 | 73 | Jim Korn | Providence | ECAC Hockey | Detroit Red Wings |
5 | 82 | Curt Christofferson | Colorado College | WCHA | Atlanta Flames |
5 | 84 | Julian Baretta | Wisconsin | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
6 | 92 | Dan Lempe | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Colorado Rockies |
6 | 93 | Perry Schnarr | Denver | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
6 | 96 | Jack O'Callahan | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks |
6 | 98 | John Bethel | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
6 | 105 | Steve Letzgus | Michigan Tech | WCHA | New York Islanders |
6 | 108 | Bill Himmelright | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
7 | 109 | Randy Wilson | Providence | ECAC Hockey | Detroit Red Wings |
7 | 118 | Bobby Gould | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Atlanta Flames |
7 | 120 | Bob Suter | Wisconsin | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 122 | Ralph Cox | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
8 | 131 | Lance Nethery | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
8 | 133 | Jimmy Bennett | Brown | ECAC Hockey | Atlanta Flames |
8 | 137 | Keith Hendrickson | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
8 | 139 | Mike Greeder | Minnesota | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
8 | 140 | Mike Reilly | Colorado College | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
9 | 142 | Jack Hughes | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Rockies |
9 | 143 | Don Micheletti | Minnesota | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
9 | 145 | Keith Hanson † | Northern Michigan | CCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
9 | 148 | Tim Harrer | Minnesota | WCHA | Atlanta Flames |
9 | 149 | Ray Robertson | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
9 | 150 | Tom Bauer | Providence | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
9 | 153 | Bruce Crowder | New Hampshire | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
9 | 154 | Sid Tanchak | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
10 | 157 | Peter Raps | Western Michigan | CCHA | New York Rangers |
10 | 160 | Mark Holden | Brown | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
10 | 161 | Steve Jones | Ohio State | CCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
10 | 162 | Craig Laughlin | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
11 | 164 | Mike Brown | Western Michigan | CCHA | New York Rangers |
11 | 165 | Jim Trainor | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
11 | 168 | Rod McNair | Ohio State | CCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
12 | 171 | Mark Miller | Michigan | WCHA | New York Rangers |
12 | 172 | Mike Laycock | Brown | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
13 | 176 | Mark Wells | Bowling Green | CCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
13 | 177 | Stan Palmer | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
15 | 181 | Ed Hill | Vermont | ECAC Hockey | Detroit Red Wings |
15 | 182 | Bob Boileau | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
See also
References
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "1976-77 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1977 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.