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

The 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1976 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 13th season of second-tier college ice hockey.

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Oswego Invitational November 13–14 4 Oswego State
Skate 3 Tournament November 24–25 4 Merrimack
Pilgrim Hockey Festival November 27–28 4 Holy Cross
Elmira Tournament December 4–5 4 Elmira
Codfish Bowl December 28–29 4 Lowell
Salem State Tournament January 8–9 4 Salem State
Wesleyan Invitational January 18, 20 4

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
East Region
Merrimack * 23 20 2 1 .891 123 51 35 23 11 1 175 114
Bowdoin 15 13 2 0 .867 102 47 23 16 7 0
Salem State 22 16 6 0 .727 107 78 27 22 5 0
Lowell 25 16 8 1 .660 111 84 27 17 9 1 117 92
New Haven 15 7 6 2 .533 56 58 24 16 6 2
Holy Cross 22 10 12 0 .455 97 88 27 15 12 0 145 100
Saint Anselm 20 8 11 1 .425 87 88 21 8 12 1 88 95
Bryant 17 7 10 0 .412 69 107 30 17 13 0
Bridgewater State 14 4 10 0 .286 50 81 22 11 11 0
Babson 18 4 12 2 .278 46 63 22 8 12 2 78 72
Connecticut 20 5 14 1 .275 65 75 24 8 14 2 103 107
Boston State 22 6 16 0 .273 75 115 28 10 18 0
Colby 21 5 16 0 .238 51 113 24 8 16 0
New England College 17 4 13 0 .235 45 97 23 8 15 0
West Region
Union 12 11 1 0 .917 106 39 26 22 3 1
Elmira 21 19 2 0 .905 154 57 25 22 3 0 180 67
Army 17 14 2 1 .853 111 51 29 22 6 1 202 101
American International 19 14 5 0 .737 113 70 24 18 6 0
Middlebury 16 11 4 1 .719 91 56 22 15 6 1
Buffalo 15 11 4 0 .733 113 54 25 14 11 0
Hamilton 16 10 6 0 .625 101 73 21 15 5 1
Oswego State 23 14 9 0 .609 97 109 25 13 12 0 106 121
Norwich 23 11 12 0 .478 111 115 25 12 13 0 123 131
Cortland State 17 8 9 0 .471 88 100
Massachusetts 20 8 11 1 .425 69 92 22 8 13 1 72 107
North Adams State 17 6 10 1 .382 75 95 26 14 11 1
Plattsburgh State 18 5 13 0 .278 55 132 23 9 14 0 85 144
Brockport State 12 3 9 0 .250 43 76 20 8 12 0 89 121
Williams 17 4 13 0 .235 58 96 22 9 13 0
Potsdam State 13 1 12 0 .077 25 82 22 5 17 0
Geneseo State 6 0 6 0 .000 22 48 28 17 9 2
Championship: March 16, 1977
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Chicago State
Hillsdale
Illinois-Chicago 26 14 12 0
Lake Forest 24 12 12 0 122 110
Mankato State 28 17 10 1 150 118
Oberlin
St. Cloud State 24 10 13 1 125 133
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Gustavus Adolphus 14 12 2 0 24 24 19 4 1
Augsburg 14 12 2 0 24 27 19 7 1
Concordia (MN) 14 8 5 1 17 24 13 19 1
St. Thomas 14 8 6 0 16 24 8 16 0
Saint John's 14 6 7 1 13 22 7 14 1
Hamline 14 6 8 0 12
Saint Mary's 14 3 11 0 6 23 4 19 0
St. Olaf 14 0 14 0 0 20 1 19 0
indicates conference regular season champion

1977 NHL Amateur Draft

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Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
15 183 John Costello Lowell ECAC 2 Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1978 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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