Английская Википедия:1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
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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
Шаблон:1975–76 Big Ten ice hockey standings Шаблон:1975–76 CCHA standings (men) Шаблон:1975–76 ECAC Hockey standings (men) Шаблон:1975–76 Division I Independent ice hockey standings (men) Шаблон:1975–76 WCHA standings (men) [1][2][3]
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
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:4TeamBracket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Michigan State | 41 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 28 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Michigan Tech | 43 | 47 | 57 | 104 | 42 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Michigan State | 39 | 40 | 54 | 94 | 56 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Ohio State | 34 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 50 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Michigan Tech | 43 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 42 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Michigan Tech | 43 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 18 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Michigan State | 41 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 54 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Air Force | 26 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 45 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Brown | 30 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 10 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Bowling Green | 21 | 1171 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | .905 | 2.56 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Senior | Minnesota | 12 | 689 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .905 | 2.70 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Saint Louis | 30 | 1767 | - | - | - | 88 | 0 | - | 2.99 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | New Hampshire | 21 | 1230 | - | - | - | 65 | 0 | .886 | 3.17 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Minnesota | 29 | 1766 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 103 | 0 | .893 | 3.50 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | New Hampshire | 11 | 562 | - | - | - | 37 | 0 | .850 | 3.95 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Brown | 29 | 1619 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 0 | .879 | 3.97 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Michigan Tech | 31 | 1860 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 124 | 1 | .898 | 4.00 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Sophomore | Denver | 19 | - | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | .882 | 4.10 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Junior | Lake Superior State | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.13 |
Awards
NCAA
CCHA
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ECAC
WCHA
1976 NHL Amateur Draft
† Incoming freshman.
‡ Shand had left school two years prior.
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See also
References
External links
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