The 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 30th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 20 and 26, 1977, and concluded with Wisconsin defeating Michigan 6-5 in overtime. The first round game were held at the home team venue while all succeeding games were played at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan.
For the first time the tournament was expanded beyond 4 teams. The NCAA selection committee granted themselves the ability to add an additional 4 teams to the tournament beyond the two tournament finalists from both the ECAC and WCHA.[1]
The four automatic qualifiers were seeded according to pre-tournament finish. The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. Because an at-large bid was offered to a western school they were placed in a first round game with the second western seed to determine the final semifinalist. The first round game was played at the home venue of the second seed while all succeeding games were played at the Olympia in Detroit, Michigan. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.
Tournament Bracket[3]
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First Round March 20 |
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Semifinals March 24–25 |
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National Championship March 26 |
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E1 |
Boston University |
4 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
7 |
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Michigan |
6 |
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Bowling Green |
5 |
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W2 |
Michigan |
5 |
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W1 |
Wisconsin |
6* |
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W1 |
Wisconsin |
4* |
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E2 |
New Hampshire |
3 |
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Third Place Game |
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E1 |
Boston University |
6 |
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New Hampshire |
5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(W2) Michigan vs. (A) Bowling Green
Semifinal
(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Michigan
(W1) Wisconsin vs. (E2) New Hampshire
Third Place Game
(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) New Hampshire
National Championship
(W1) Wisconsin vs. (W2) Michigan
Scoring summary |
Period |
Team |
Goal |
Assist(s) |
Time |
Score |
1st |
WIS |
Steve Alley – PP |
Norwich and Eaves |
2:29 |
1–0 WIS |
WIS |
Dave Herbst |
Norwich and Lundeen |
9:27 |
2–0 WIS |
WIS |
Mark Johnson – PP |
Eaves and Alley |
15:12 |
3–0 WIS |
UM |
Kip Maurer – PP |
Manery and Palmer |
16:13 |
3–1 WIS |
2nd |
UM |
Dave Debol – PP |
Maurer and Palmer |
1:33 |
3–2 WIS |
WIS |
Mike Meeker |
Johnson and Suter |
2:54 |
4–2 WIS |
3rd |
WIS |
Mark Johnson |
Grauer and Meeker |
1:10 |
5–2 WIS |
UM |
Mark Miller |
Debol and Todd |
1:36 |
5–3 WIS |
UM |
Dave Debol |
Thayer |
2:14 |
5–4 WIS |
UM |
John Wayman |
Maurer |
14:22 |
5–5 |
1st Overtime |
WIS |
Steve Alley – GW |
Eaves and Ulseth |
0:23 |
6–5 WIS |
Penalty summary |
Period |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Time |
PIM |
1st |
UM |
Kris Manery |
Hooking |
1:12 |
2:00 |
WIS |
Dave Herbst |
Hooking |
5:48 |
2:00 |
UM |
Dane Hoene |
Tripping |
15:01 |
2:00 |
WIS |
Murray Johnson |
Elbowing |
15:21 |
2:00 |
WIS |
Craig Norwich |
High–Sticking |
19:20 |
2:00 |
UM |
John Wayman |
High–Sticking |
19:20 |
2:00 |
2nd |
WIS |
Steve Alley |
Hooking |
:30 |
2:00 |
WIS |
Dave Herbst |
Tripping |
2:54 |
2:00 |
UM |
Dean Turner |
Interference |
8:44 |
2:00 |
WIS |
Bob Suter |
Roughing |
14:44 |
2:00 |
WIS |
Craig Norwich |
Roughing |
17:13 |
2:00 |
3rd |
WIS |
Craig Norwich |
High–Sticking |
1:55 |
2:00 |
UM |
Dane Hoene |
High–Sticking |
1:55 |
2:00 |
UM |
John McCahill |
Hooking |
5:03 |
2:00 |
WIS |
John Taft |
Tripping |
8:41 |
2:00 |
Shots by period |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
T |
Michigan | 11 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 39 |
Wisconsin | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
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Goaltenders |
Team |
Name |
Saves |
Goals against |
Time on ice |
UM | Rick Palmer | 24 | 6 | |
WIS | Julian Baretta | 34 | 5 | |
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References
1976–77 NCAA Division I championships |
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Until 1981–82, all championships for men only |