1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
| 1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season | |
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| National Champion 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Champion |
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| Conference | 1st WCHA |
| Home ice | Dane County Coliseum |
| Record | |
| Overall | 37–7–1 |
| Home | 16–5 |
| Road | 13–2–1 |
| Neutral | 8–0 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Bob Johnson |
| Captain(s) | Mike Eaves |
| Alternate captain(s) | Steve Alley, John Taft |
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The 1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in college ice hockey. In its tenth year under head coach Bob Johnson, the team compiled a 37–7–1 record (26–5–1 against Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) opponents) and outscored all opponents 264 to 161.[1] The Badgers received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament by winning the 1977 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the only singular WCHA tournament champion over a 16-year period (1965 to 1981). They defeated the New Hampshire Wildcats in the Frozen Four semifinals and then beat WCHA- and Big Ten-rival Michigan Wolverines by a 6–5 score in overtime to win the national championship in Detroit, Michigan.
Goalie Julian Baretta was chosen as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament. He had two shutouts and a .905 save percentage for the season. The team's leading scorer was junior defenseman Craig Norwich with 18 goals, 65 assists, and 83 points. Norwich is the first and only (as of 2018) defenseman in NCAA history to lead his team in scoring while winning a National Title in the same season.
Schedule
During the season, Wisconsin compiled a 37–7–1 record, the best year the program has ever produced.[2] Its schedule was as follows.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Location |
| Oct. 15, 1976 | Michigan | 6–7 (ot) | Loss | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI |
| Oct. 16, 1976 | Michigan | 7–6 (ot) | Win | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI |
| Oct. 22, 1976 | Western Ontario | 11–2 | Win | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI |
| Oct. 23, 1976 | Western Ontario | 8–4 | Win | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI |
| Nov. 5, 1976 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5–4 | Win | DECC | Duluth, MN |
| Nov. 6, 1976 | Minnesota–Duluth | 7–5 | Win | DECC | Duluth, MN |
| Nov. 12, 1976 | Colorado College | 6–5 | Win | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI |
| Nov. 13, 1976 | Colorado College | 5–4 | Win | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI |
| Nov. 19, 1976 | Michigan State | 2–5 | Loss | Munn Ice Arena | East Lansing, MI |
| Nov. 20, 1976 | Michigan State | 8–0 | Win | Munn Ice Arena | East Lansing, MI |
| Nov. 29, 1963 | Michigan | 9–5 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Nov. 30, 1963 | Queen's | 9–5 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Dec. 13, 1963 | Toronto | 3–5 | Loss | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Dec. 14, 1963 | Toronto | 10–0 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Jan. 7, 1964 | Minn-Duluth | 8–4 | Win | Duluth, MN | |
| Jan. 8, 1964 | Minn-Duluth | 7–2 | Win | Duluth, MN | |
| Jan. 10, 1964 | Minnesota | 5–1 | Win | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Jan. 11, 1964 | Minnesota | 5–6 | Loss | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Jan. 17, 1964 | Loyola (Montreal) | 12–1 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Jan. 18, 1964 | Loyola (Montreal) | 14–2 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Jan. 24, 1964 | Michigan Tech | 6–2 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Jan. 25, 1964 | Michigan Tech | 5–3 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Jan. 31, 1964 | Colorado College | 7–0 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Feb. 1, 1964 | Colorado College | 12–4 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Feb. 7, 1964 | Ohio | 14–0 | Win | Athens, OH | |
| Feb. 8, 1964 | Ohio State | 21–0 | Win | Columbus, OH | |
| Feb. 14, 1964 | Michigan State | 2–0 | Win | East Lansing, MI | |
| Feb. 15, 1964 | Michigan State | 7–2 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Feb. 21, 1964 | Minnesota | 6–3 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Feb. 22, 1964 | Minnesota | 8–2 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Feb. 28, 1964 | Michigan Tech | 1–3 | Loss | Houghton, MI | |
| Feb. 29, 1964 | Michigan Tech | 4–3 | Win | Houghton, MI | |
| March 6, 1964 | Michigan State | 9–4 | Win | East Lansing, MI | |
| March 7, 1964 | Michigan State | 13–4 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| WCHA TOURNAMENT | |||||
| March 12, 1964 | Michigan Tech | 4–3 | Win | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| March 13, 1964 | Michigan Tech | 5–5 | Tie | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| March 14, 1964 | Denver | 2–6 | Loss | Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| NCAA TOURNAMENT | |||||
| March 20, 1964 | Providence | 3–2 | Win | Denver, CO | |
| March 21, 1964 | Denver | 6–3 | Win | Denver, CO | |
| 217–80 | 24–4–1 |
1964 NCAA Tournament
The 1964 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was held at University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado, on March 20 and 21, 1964. The teams invited to participate in the Frozen Four were the Providence Friars and the RPI Engineers from the East and Michigan and the Denver Pioneers from the West.[4]
On March 20, 1964, Michigan defeated Providence by a 3–2 score in a semifinal game. Michigan trailed, 2–1, but tied the game on a goal by Ron Coristine at 12:33 of the third period. Gary Butler scored the winning goal on a pass from Gordon Wilkie at 15:23 of the third period.[5]
On March 21, 1964, the Wolverines faced the Denver Pioneers in the championship game. Michigan had lost to Denver by a 6–2 score in the finals of the WCHA Tournament one week earlier in Ann Arbor. In the NCAA championship game, Michigan took a 1–0 lead after 18 minutes of play on a goal by Wilf Martin. The Wolverines increased the lead to 2–0 with a goal by center Mel Wakabayashi at 2:19 of the second period. One minute later, they extended the lead to 3–0 on a goal by Jack Cole. Denver closed the score to 4–3 in the third period. Michigan scored twice in the final four minutes. Center Mel Wakabayashi and Jack Cole each scored two goals for Michigan.[6][7]
Roster and scoring statistics
| No | Name | Year | Position | Hometown | Goals | Assists | Pts |
| 1 | Bill Bieber | G | |||||
| 1 | Bob Gray | G | |||||
| 2 | Tom Polonic | Soph. | D | 8 | 38 | 46 | |
| 3 | Ted Henderson | D | |||||
| 4 | Rick Day | D | |||||
| 5 | Pierre Dechaine | F | |||||
| 6 | Jack Cole | F | |||||
| 7 | Wilf Martin | Soph. | F | 34 | 24 | 58 | |
| 8 | Alex Hood | F | |||||
| 9 | Mel Wakabayashi | F | |||||
| 10 | Bob Ferguson | F | |||||
| 11 | Roger Galipeau | D | |||||
| 12 | Ron Coristine | F | |||||
| 13 | Barry MacDonald | Soph. | F | 34 | |||
| 14 | George Forrest | F | |||||
| 16 | Marty Read | F | |||||
| 17 | Dave Newton | D | |||||
| 18 | Gary Butler | Jr. | F | 38 | 30 | 68 | |
| 19 | Gordon Wilkie | Sr. | F | 16 | 51 | 67 | |
| 217 |
See also
- 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
References
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