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

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.
==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===
==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 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	John MacInnes, Michigan Tech
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Tom Vannelli, Minnesota
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA 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===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Coach of the Year	Coach of the Year	Ron Mason, Bowling Green
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-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 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Peter Brown, Boston University
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Paul Skidmore, Boston College
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Terry Meagher, Boston University
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-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 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Mike Zuke, Michigan Tech
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Dave Delich, Colorado College
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	John MacInnes, Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-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
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1975–76 NCAA Standings
 
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