1976 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Michigan Tech Huskies (7th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Herb Brooks (2nd title) |
| MOP | Tom Vannelli (Minnesota) |
| Attendance | 17,410 |
The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, the 29th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 25 and 27, 1976, and concluded with Minnesota defeating Michigan Tech 6-4. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado.
Qualifying teams
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the two WCHA tournament co-champions received automatic bids into the tournament. An at-large bid was offered to a second eastern team based upon both their ECAC tournament finish as well as their regular season record.
| East | West | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Boston University | ECAC Hockey | 25–3–0 | Tournament champion | 11th | 1975 | 1 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 33–8–0 | Tournament co-champion | 9th | 1975 |
| 2 | Brown | ECAC Hockey | 22–6–0 | At-Large | 3rd | 1965 | 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 26–14–2 | Tournament co-champion | 7th | 1975 |
Format
The ECAC champion was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA co-champion with the better regular season record was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the University of Denver Arena. 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
[2] Template:4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinal
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (E2) Brown
| March 25 | Michigan Tech | 7 – 6 | OT | Brown | University of Denver Arena | |||
(E1) Boston University vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 26 | Boston University | 2 – 4 | Minnesota | University of Denver Arena | ||||
Third Place Game
(E1) Boston University vs. (E2) Brown
| March 27 | Boston University | 7 – 8 | Brown | University of Denver Arena | ||||
National Championship
(W1) Michigan Tech vs. (W2) Minnesota
| March 27 | Michigan Tech | 4 – 6 | Minnesota | University of Denver Arena | ||||
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MTU | Warren Young | Joelson, Dempsey | 7:55 | 1–0 MTU |
| MTU | Warren Young | Joelson and Decker | 10:36 | 2–0 MTU | |
| MTU | Jim Murray | Jessee | 11:31 | 3–0 MTU | |
| MIN | Tom Vannelli – PP | Younghans and Phippen | 17:05 | 3–1 MTU | |
| 2nd | MIN | Joe Micheletti | Larson and Vannelli | 22:55 | 3–2 MTU |
| MIN | Bill Baker | Vannelli and Phippen | 30:26 | 3–3 | |
| MIN | Tom Gorence | Larson | 32:47 | 4–3 MIN | |
| MTU | Nels Goddard | Roberts and Zuke | 39:24 | 4–4 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Pat Phippen – GW | Vannelli and Larson | 48:37 | 5–4 MIN |
| MIN | Warren Miller | Phippen and Vannelli | 59:30 | 6–4 MIN | |
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