The following is a chronicle of events during the year 1976 in ice hockey.
The men's tournament at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, was the 13th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its fifth gold medal. Czechoslovakia gained the silver, while West Germany obtained the bronze medal. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.[1] Vladimir Shadrin was the scoring champion with 14 points.
for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Clarke[3]
Dayton Gems won the Turner Cup.
The Charlotte Checkers won the James Crockett Cup
The Bishops University Gaiters women's ice hockey team hosted a Women's Invitational Hockey Tournament. The participants also included John Abbott College, University of New Brunswick Red Blazers and Dawson College. John Abbott captured the championship, while Bishop's defeated Dawson College in double overtime for third place. [4]
| 1976–77 NHL season | |
| 1976–77 AHL season | |