1976 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 1976 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 18–21, 1976 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | St. Louis (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Selman[1] (3rd title) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1976 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 18 and March 21, 1976. All games were played at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home venue of the St. Louis Billikens.
Format
The tournament featured two rounds of play. Only the top four teams in the conference standings were eligible for postseason play. In the semifinal the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched as opponents in single game series with the winners advancing to the Championship. In the finals the teams played a 2 game series where the squad that score the most combined goals would be crowned champion.
Conference Standings[2]
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Bowling Green† | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 80 | 44 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 198 | 90 | |
| Saint Louis* | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 76 | 51 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 193 | 139 | |
| Lake Superior State | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 59 | 55 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 185 | 172 | |
| Western Michigan | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 75 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 176 | 158 | |
| Ohio State | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 101 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 213 | 155 | |
| Championship: Saint Louis † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Template:4TeamBracket-CCHA-2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals
(1) Bowling Green vs. (4) Western Michigan
| March 18 | Bowling Green | 2 – 3 | OT | Western Michigan | St. Louis Arena | |||
(2) St. Louis vs. (3) Lake Superior State
| March 18 | St. Louis | 9 – 1 | Lake Superior State | St. Louis Arena | ||||
Championship
(2) St. Louis vs. (4) Western Michigan
| March 20 | St. Louis | 2 – 2 | Western Michigan | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| March 21 | St. Louis | 13 – 2 | Western Michigan | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| St. Louis won series 15-4 | |
Tournament awards
MVP[3]
- None
References
- ^ "Bill Selman Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.