1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season explained

Gender:	men
Division:	i
Year:	1975
Duration:	October 1975– March 27, 1976
Champ Stad:	University of Denver Arena
Champ City:	Denver, Colorado
Champ:	Minnesota

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 Poll
Rank	Team
1	Minnesota
2	Michigan
3	Boston University
4	Michigan Tech
5	Michigan State
6	Cornell
7	Minnesota Duluth
8	Colorado College
9	Harvard
10	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

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Final regular season polls

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking	Team
1	Michigan Tech
2	Boston University
3	Michigan State
4	New Hampshire
5	Minnesota
6	Brown
7	Michigan
8	Bowling Green State
9	Notre Dame
10	Clarkson
10 (tie)	Cornell

1976 NCAA Tournament

See main article: 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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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

Class	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Senior	41	51	54	105	28
Senior	43	47	57	104	42
Senior	39	40	54	94	56
Junior	34	40	53	93	50
Junior	43	47	41	88	42
Sophomore	43	34	50	84	18
Senior	41	31	51	82	54
Junior	26	44	35	79	45
Sophomore	30	25	54	79	10
Senior	43	29	42	71	58

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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

Class	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Junior	21	1171	13	5	0	50	0	.905	2.56
Senior	12	689	8	3	1	31	0	.905	2.70
Junior	30	1767	-	-	-	88	0	-	2.99
Junior	21	1230	-	-	-	65	0	.886	3.17
Sophomore	29	1766	19	9	1	103	0	.893	3.50
Sophomore	11	562	-	-	-	37	0	.850	3.95
Junior	29	1619	21	7	0	107	0	.879	3.97
Sophomore	31	1860	24	7	0	124	1	.898	4.00
Sophomore	19	-	9	-	-	-	0	.882	4.10
Junior	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.13

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Awards

NCAA

Award^[6]		Recipient
		John MacInnes, Michigan Tech
		Tom Vannelli, Minnesota
AHCA All-American Teams^[7]
East Team	Position	West Team
Brian Shields, Clarkson	align=center	G	Eddie Mio, Colorado College
Peter Brown, Boston University	align=center	D	Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame
Ron Wilson, Providence	align=center	D	Craig Norwich, Wisconsin
Cliff Cox, New Hampshire	align=center	F	Tom Ross, Michigan State
Jamie Hislop, New Hampshire	align=center	F	Mike Eaves, Wisconsin
Rick Meagher, Boston University	align=center	F	Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech
Bill Gilligan, Brown	align=center	F

CCHA

Award^[8]		Recipient
		Ron Mason, Bowling Green
All-CCHA Teams^[9]
	Position	Second Team
Al Sarachman, Bowling Green	align=center	G	Mike Liut, Bowling Green
John Mavity, Bowling Green	align=center	D	Kent Jackson, Saint Louis
Ken Morrow, Bowling Green	align=center	D	George Kryzer, Saint Louis
Bruce Allworth, Ohio State	align=center	F	Mike Hartman, Bowling Green
Gary Murphy, Saint Louis	align=center	F	Mike Gaba, Lake Superior State
Mike Ballanger, Saint Louis	align=center	F	Kim Gellert, Lake Superior State

ECAC

Award^[10]		Recipient
		Peter Brown, Boston University
		Paul Skidmore, Boston College
		Terry Meagher, Boston University
All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[11]
	Position
Brian Shields, Clarkson	align=center	G	Paul Skidmore, Boston College
	align=center	G	Kevin McCabe, Brown
Ron Wilson, Providence	align=center	D	Bill Blackwood, Clarkson
Peter Brown, Boston University	align=center	D	Tim Burke, New Hampshire
Jamie Hislop, New Hampshire	align=center	F	Cliff Cox, New Hampshire
Rick Meagher, Boston University	align=center	F	Richie Smith, Boston College
Mike Eruzione, Boston University	align=center	F	Bill Gilligan, Brown

WCHA

Award^[12]		Recipient
		Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech
		Dave Delich, Colorado College
		John MacInnes, Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams^[13]
	Position	Second Team
Eddie Mio, Colorado College	align=center	G	Robbie Moore, Michigan
Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame	align=center	D	Dave Langevin, Minnesota-Duluth
Reed Larson, Minnesota	align=center	D	Craig Norwich, Wisconsin
Tom Ross, Michigan State	align=center	F	Dave Debol, Michigan
George Lyle, Michigan Tech	align=center	F	Thomas Milani, Minnesota-Duluth
Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech	align=center	F	Steve Colp, Michigan State

1976 NHL Amateur Draft

See main article: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
1	8	^‡	Michigan	WCHA	Atlanta Flames
2	21	^‡	Wisconsin	WCHA	Los Angeles Kings
2	22		Minnesota	WCHA	Detroit Red Wings
3	39		Notre Dame	WCHA	Minnesota North Stars
3	41		Boston University	ECAC Hockey	California Golden Seals
3	54		Minnesota	WCHA	Montreal Canadiens
4	56		Bowling Green	CCHA	St. Louis Blues
4	59		Michigan Tech	WCHA	California Golden Seals
4	61		Boston College	ECAC Hockey	St. Louis Blues
4	63		Michigan	WCHA	Chicago Black Hawks
4	68		Bowling Green	CCHA	New York Islanders
4	70		New Hampshire	ECAC Hockey	Boston Bruins
5	75		Minnesota	WCHA	Minnesota North Stars
5	79		Denver	WCHA	California Golden Seals
5	85		Michigan	WCHA	Los Angeles Kings
5	89		Cornell	ECAC Hockey	Philadelphia Flyers
6	93		Colorado College	WCHA	Minnesota North Stars
6	97		Michigan Tech	WCHA	St. Louis Blues
6	99		Notre Dame	WCHA	Chicago Blackhawks
6	107	^†	Michigan State	WCHA	Philadelphia Flyers
7	110		Michigan State	WCHA	Minnesota North Stars
7	113		Wisconsin	WCHA	St. Louis Blues
7	115		Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA	Chicago Black Hawks
8	122		Michigan Tech	WCHA	Vancouver Canucks
8	123		Wisconsin	WCHA	Chicago Black Hawks
9	124		Providence	ECAC Hockey	St. Louis Blues
9	125		Michigan Tech	WCHA	Montreal Canadiens
10	126		Providence	ECAC Hockey	St. Louis Blues
11	128		Michigan	WCHA	St. Louis Blues
13	132		Denver	WCHA	St. Louis Blues

† Incoming freshman.
‡ Clippingdale and Shand had both left school two years prior.
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External links

Notes and References

News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. CCHA. 2014-06-29.
News: 2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide. ECAC Hockey. 2014-06-29.
News: 2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128. WCHA. 2014-06-29.
News: NCAA Tournament. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
Web site: 1975-76 NCAA Division I Statistics. Elite Prospects. 2016-06-04.
News: NCAA Division I Awards . College Hockey Historical Archives. June 11, 2013.
News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.
News: CCHA Awards. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
News: ECAC Awards. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
News: WCHA Awards. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
Web site: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft . Hockey DB . October 25, 2023.