1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1976 and concluded with the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 26, 1977 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 30th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 83rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
North County 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 	Union, Western Ontario
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===
==1977 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 	Clarkson 	34	41	67	108	70
 	Junior 	Michigan 	45	43	56	99 	40
 	Sophomore	New Hampshire 	38	30	59	89 	45
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	44	18	65	83 	70
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	45	28	53	81 	18
 	Freshman 	Wisconsin 	43	36	44	80 	16
 	Senior 	Boston University	34	34	46	80 	42
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	29	32	46	78 	18
 	Senior 	Notre Dame 	38	30	47	77 	70
 	Sophomore	New Hampshire 	37	40	36	76 	50
 	Junior 	Michigan 	- 	38	38	76 	8
===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
 	Senior 	Bowling Green 	24	1346	18	4 	0 	61 	2 	.901	2.72
 	Senior 	Saint Louis 	18	1058	11	7 	0 	54 	1 	.893	3.07
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	26	1458	21	2 	0 	75 	2 	.905	3.08
 	Sophomore	Air Force 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	64 	- 	.905	3.40
 	Junior 	Notre Dame 	17	- 	- 	- 	- 	70 	0 	.899	3.44
 	Senior 	Vermont 	18	912 	- 	- 	- 	54 	0 	.878	3.55
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	32	1850	26	- 	- 	111	0 	.896	3.60
 	Junior 	Harvard 	26	1575	14	12	0 	95 	1 	.864	3.62
 	Sophomore	Michigan Tech 	10	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.882	3.67
 	Freshman 	Northern Michigan	21	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.884	3.70
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Jerry York, Clarkson
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Julian Baretta, Wisconsin
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East Team 	  Position   	West Team
Brian Shields, Clarkson 	G 	Julian Baretta, Wisconsin
Bill Blackwood, Clarkson 	D 	Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame
Tim Burke, New Hampshire 	D 	Craig Norwich, Wisconsin
Rick Meagher, Boston University	F 	Dave Debol, Michigan
Bob Miller, New Hampshire 	F 	Mike Eaves, Wisconsin
Dave Taylor, Clarkson 	F 	Brian Walsh, Notre Dame
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year	Player of the Year	Mike Liut, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bill Selman, Saint Louis
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Mike Liut, Bowling Green 	G 	Pat Tims, Lake Superior State
John Mavity, Bowling Green 	D 	Ken Morrow, Bowling Green
Kent Jackson, Saint Louis 	D 	Doug Butler, Saint Louis
Mark Wells, Bowling Green 	F 	Gary Murphy, Saint Louis
John Markell, Bowling Green 	F 	Wayne Ormson, Saint Louis
Tim Dunlop, Western Michigan	F 	Paul Tilley, Ohio State
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Dave Taylor, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Jack Hughes, Harvard
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Rick 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
Jack Hughes, Harvard 	D 	Ron Wilson, Providence
Tim Bothwell, Brown 	D 	Bill Blackwood, Clarkson
 	D 	Tim Burke, New Hampshire
Dave Taylor, Clarkson 	F 	Mike Eruzione, Boston University
Rick Meagher, Boston University	F 	Lance Nethery, Cornell
Bob Miller, New Hampshire 	F 	Bob Ferriter, Boston College
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Brian Walsh, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bob Johnson, Wisconsin
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Julian Baretta, Wisconsin 	G 	John Peterson, Notre Dame
Jack Brownschidle, Notre Dame	D 	Greg Woods, Denver
Craig Norwich, Wisconsin 	D 	John Taft, Wisconsin
Brian Walsh, Notre Dame 	F 	Dan Lempe, Minnesota-Duluth
Dave Debol, Michigan 	F 	Roger Lamoureux, North Dakota
Kris Manery, Michigan 	F 	Mike Eaves, Wisconsin
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1976–77 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA