1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1977 and concluded with the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 25, 1978 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 31st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 84th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
North County Thanksgiving Festival	November 24–26 	4 	Clarkson
Blue–Green Invitational 	December 16–17 	4 	Dartmouth
Old Colony Invitational 	December 19–21 	4 	Saint Louis
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 28–29 	4 	Michigan Tech
Broadmoor Holiday Tournament 	December 28–30 	4 	Denver
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 28–30 	4 	Rensselaer
Cornell Holiday Festival 	December 29–30 	4 	Cornell
Syracuse Invitational 	December 29–30 	4 	Clarkson
Down East Classic 	January 4–5 	4 	Bowdoin
Beanpot 	February 6, March 1	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1978 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 	Wisconsin 	43	31	58	89 	16
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	42	48	38	86 	24
 	Junior 	Cornell 	26	23	60	83 	12
 	Junior 	Denver 	40	36	46	82 	36
 	Freshman 	Colorado College	41	28	54	82 	42
 	Junior 	Colorado College	41	27	53	80 	20
 	Junior 	New Hampshire 	30	31	39	70 	44
 	Sophomore	Denver 	37	35	33	68 	35
 	Junior 	Boston College 	34	34	34	68 	12
 	Senior 	Colorado College	38	27	41	68 	50
===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
 	Freshman 	Bowling Green 	30	1718	- 	- 	- 	74 	2 	.907	2.58
 	Senior 	Denver 	17	1084	15	1 	1 	45 	2 	.908	2.67
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	16	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.899	3.19
 	Sophomore	Northern Michigan	19	1015	10	5 	2 	56 	1 	.901	3.31
 	Sophomore	Brown 	10	590 	4 	6 	0 	33 	1 	- 	3.36
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	33	1976	20	10	3 	114	0 	.893	3.46
 	Junior 	Michigan Tech 	21	1235	- 	- 	- 	72 	1 	.903	3.49
 	Senior 	Saint Louis 	39	2364	- 	- 	- 	139	2 	- 	3.53
 	Sophomore	Boston University	16	967 	16	0 	0 	60 	0 	- 	3.72
 	Sophomore	Boston College 	25	1417	18	7 	0 	88 	2 	- 	3.73
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Jack Parker, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Jack O'Callahan, Boston University
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Mike Laycock, Brown 	G 	Ernie Glanville, Denver
Bill Blackwood, Clarkson 	D 	Curt Giles, Minnesota-Duluth
Peter Shier, Cornell 	D 	Ken Morrow, Bowling Green
Ralph Cox, New Hampshire 	F 	Doug Berry, Denver
Joe Mullen, Boston College	F 	Mike Eaves, Wisconsin
Lance Nethery, Cornell 	F 	Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year	Player of the Year	John Markell, Bowling Green
 	 	Don Waddell, Northern Michigan
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
Brian Stankiewicz, Bowling Green	G 	Brian O'Connell, Saint Louis
Ken Morrow, Bowling Green 	D 	Doug Butler, Saint Louis
Don Waddell, Northern Michigan 	D 	Kent Jackson, Saint Louis
John Markell, Bowling Green 	F 	Bernie Saunders, Western Michigan
Gary Murphy, St. Louis 	F 	Paul Cappuccio, Western Michigan
Bill Joyce, Northern Michigan 	F 	Byron Shutt, Bowling Green
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Lance Nethery, Cornell
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Mark Fidler, Boston University
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Joe Mullen, Boston College
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Mike Laycock, Brown 	G 	Ian Harrison, Rensselaer
Peter Shier, Cornell 	D 	Bill Blackwood, Clarkson
Jack O'Callahan, Boston University	D 	Jack Hughes, Harvard
 	D 	Dick Lamby, Boston University
Lance Nethery, Cornell 	F 	Dave Silk, Boston University
Joe Mullen, Boston College 	F 	Marty McNally, Clarkson
Ralph Cox, New Hampshire 	F 	Kevin Zappia, Clarkson
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Mike Eaves, Wisconsin
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Greg Whyte, Colorado College
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Marshall Johnston, Denver
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Ernie Glanville, Denver 	G 	Julian Baretta, Wisconsin
Curt Giles, Minnesota-Duluth 	D 	Greg Woods, Denver
Bill Himmelright, North Dakota	D 	Lex Hudson, Denver
Doug Berry, Denver 	F 	Greg Whyte, Colorado College
Mark Johnson, Wisconsin 	F 	Steve Christoff, Minnesota
Mike Eaves, Wisconsin 	F 	Dave Delich, Colorado College
 	F 	Perry Schnarr, Denver
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1977–78 NCAA Standings
 
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