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

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. This was the 29th

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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

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Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

Final regular season polls

The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

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''

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in

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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% =

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; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

WCHA

1976 NHL Amateur Draft

† Incoming freshman.
‡ Clippingdale and Shand had both left school two years prior.

References

External links

College Hockey Historical Archives1975–76 NCAA Standings
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