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1976 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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FieldValue
Year1976
Gendermen's
DivisionDivision I
Teams4
FrozenFourArenaUniversity of Denver Arena
FrozenFourCityDenver, Colorado
Champions[Minnesota Golden Gophers](1975-76-minnesota-golden-gophers-men-s-ice-hockey-season)
TitleCount2nd
ChampGameCount6th
ChampFFCount7th
RunnerUpMichigan Tech Huskies
GameCount7th
RunnerFFCount9th
Semifinal1Brown Bears
FrozenFourCount3rd
Semifinal2Boston University Terriers
FrozenFourCount211th
CoachHerb Brooks
CoachCount2nd
MOPTom Vannelli
MOPTeamMinnesota
Attendance17,410

The 1976 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 29th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 25 and 27, 1976, and concluded with Minnesota defeating Michigan Tech 6–4. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.

EastWestSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1Boston UniversityECAC Hockey25–3–0[Tournament champion](1976-ecac-hockey-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)11th19751Michigan TechWCHA33–8–0[Tournament co-champion](1976-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)9th1975
2BrownECAC Hockey22–6–0At-Large3rd19652MinnesotaWCHA26–14–2[Tournament co-champion](1976-wcha-men-s-ice-hockey-tournament)7th1975

Format

The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game. Minnesota and Michigan Tech squared off in the championship game for the third straight year, with Michigan Tech having won in '75 and Minnesota in '74.

Bracket

March 25–26 March 27

| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Boston University | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Minnesota | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=W1 | RD1-team3=Michigan Tech | RD1-score3=7* | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Brown | RD1-score4=6

| RD2-seed1=W2 | RD2-team1=Minnesota | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=W1 | RD2-team2=Michigan Tech | RD2-score2=4

| RD2b-seed1=E1 | RD2b-team1=Boston University | RD2b-score1=7 | RD2b-seed2=E2 | RD2b-team2=Brown | RD2b-score2=8 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinal

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Brown

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(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota

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Third-place game

(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Brown

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National Championship

(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Minnesota

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Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
**1st**Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Warren YoungJoelson, Dempsey7:551–0 MTU
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Warren YoungJoelson and Decker10:362–0 MTU
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Jim MurrayJessee11:313–0 MTU
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Tom Vannelli – *PP*Younghans and Phippen17:053–1 MTU
**2nd**a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Joe MichelettiLarson and Vannelli22:553–2 MTU
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Bill BakerVannelli and Phippen30:263–3
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Tom GorenceLarson32:474–3 MIN
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Nels GoddardRoberts and Zuke39:244–4
**3rd**a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Pat Phippen – *GW*Vannelli and Larson48:375–4 MIN
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Warren MillerPhippen and Vannelli59:306–4 MIN
Shots by periodTeam123T
a#FBB93C2px}}"**Minnesota**8161135
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**Michigan Tech**123924
GoaltendersTeamNameSavesGoals againstTime on ice
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Jeff Tscherne93
a#FBB93C2px}}"**MIN**Tom Mohr111
Michigan Tech Huskiescolor=#FFFFFF}};"**MTU**Bruce Horsch296

[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]

None Selected

[[List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player(s)]]

Tom Vannelli

References

References

  1. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  2. "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
  3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
  4. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
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