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	Saint Louis (3rd title)
Winning coach	Bill Selman[1] (3rd title)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the fifth 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

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1975–76 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	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

[2]

Bracket

	Semifinals March 18					Championship March 20–21
	1	Bowling Green	2
	4	Western Michigan	3*
						2	Saint Louis	2	13
						4	Western Michigan	2	2
	2	Saint Louis	9
	3	Lake Superior State	1

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) Saint Louis vs. (3) Lake Superior State

March 18

Saint Louis

9 – 1

Lake Superior State

St. Louis Arena

Championship

(2) Saint Louis vs. (4) Western Michigan

March 20

Saint Louis

2 – 2

Western Michigan

St. Louis Arena

March 21

Saint Louis

13 – 2

Western Michigan

St. Louis Arena

Saint Louis won series 15-4

Tournament awards

MVP

• None

[3]

References

1. "Bill Selman Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
2. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
3. "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

External links

• CCHA Champions
• 1975–76 CCHA Standings
• 1975–76 NCAA Standings