Teams 4 | Champions Minnesota (2nd title) | |
Finals Site University of Denver Arena
Denver, Colorado Runner-Up Michigan Tech (7th title game) Semifinalists Brown (3rd Frozen Four)
Boston University (11th Frozen Four) Winning coach Herb Brooks (2nd title) | ||
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.
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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.
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
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All-Tournament Team
None Selected
Most Outstanding Player(s)
Tom Vannelli