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.
| 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | November 1976– March, 1977 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1977 | ||||
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Regular season
Season tournaments
| 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
| 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
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 183 | John Costello | Lowell | ECAC 2 | Montreal Canadiens |
† incoming freshman
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