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1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1977 and concluded with the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 25, 1978 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 31st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 84th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1978 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 1977–
March 25, 1978
NCAA tournament1978
National championshipProvidence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA championBoston University
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Season Outlook

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Pre-season poll

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The top teams in the nation voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The poll was compiled by radio station WMPL.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Michigan
2 Wisconsin
3 Boston University
4 Colorado College
5 (tie) Minnesota
5 (tie) Denver
7 Michigan Tech
8 Saint Louis
9 Bowling Green
10 Clarkson

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
North Country Thanksgiving Festival November 24–26 4 Clarkson
Blue–Green Invitational December 16–17 4 Dartmouth
Old Colony Invitational December 19–21 4 Saint Louis
Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan Tech
Broadmoor Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Denver
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–30 4 Rensselaer
Cornell Holiday Festival December 29–30 4 Cornell
Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Clarkson
Down East Classic January 4–5 4 Bowdoin
Beanpot February 6, March 1 4 Boston University

Standings

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1977–78 Big Ten standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin† 12 8 3 1 17 59 44 43 28 12 3 214 149
Michigan 12 6 5 1 13 65 59 36 15 20 1 169 192
Minnesota 12 6 6 0 12 48 41 38 22 14 2 171 150
Michigan State 12 2 8 2 6 42 70 36 7 27 2 130 201
† indicates conference regular season champion
1977–78 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green†* 18 15 3 0 30 96 42 39 31 8 0 196 108
Saint Louis 20 10 10 0 20 73 71 40 21 17 2 134 99
Northern Michigan 20 8 10 2 18 77 84 34 19 13 2 150 129
Ohio State 20 9 11 0 18 73 89 35 16 18 1 144 154
Lake Superior State 18 7 10 1 15 73 101 32 18 13 1 144 148
Western Michigan 20 7 12 1 15 83 88 33 15 17 1 175 140
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1977–78 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University† 22 21 1 0 .955 135 85 32 30 2 0 199 126
Cornell 22 16 5 1 .750 161 79 27 20 6 1 195 100
Clarkson 23 16 7 0 .696 139 109 30 19 11 0 174 145
Rensselaer 21 13 8 0 .619 100 83 29 19 9 1 162 117
Boston College* 23 14 9 0 .609 117 116 34 24 10 0 186 147
Brown 23 13 9 1 .587 101 78 29 14 14 1 117 102
Providence 23 12 9 2 .565 116 95 34 17 15 2 172 146
New Hampshire 25 14 11 0 .560 154 124 30 18 12 0 197 150
Yale 26 12 13 1 .481 92 114 26 12 13 1 92 114
Harvard 23 10 13 0 .435 87 112 26 12 14 0 99 122
Dartmouth 23 9 14 0 .391 97 114 26 11 15 0 107 129
Vermont 23 9 14 0 .391 94 108 31 15 16 0 139 137
St. Lawrence 22 8 14 0 .364 91 124 30 12 18 0 124 152
Princeton 21 7 13 1 .357 83 89 25 9 14 2 102 102
Northeastern 24 7 16 1 .313 131 128 28 10 17 1 155 142
Pennsylvania 21 5 14 2 .286 82 123 26 7 17 2 98 145
Colgate 25 4 20 1 .180 81 180 28 5 22 1 91 187
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1977–78 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 28 9 17 0 121 144
1977–78 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver† 32 27 5 0 54 192 112 40 33 6 1 235 140
Wisconsin* 32 21 9 2 44 127 113 43 28 12 3 214 149
Michigan Tech 32 21 11 0 42 150 123 40 25 14 1 184 157
Minnesota 32 18 13 1 37 143 134 38 22 14 2 171 150
Colorado College* 32 13 19 0 26 162 172 41 18 22 1 212 218
North Dakota 32 13 19 0 26 146 167 38 15 22 1 172 192
Minnesota-Duluth 32 12 19 1 25 135 155 37 14 22 1 155 182
Notre Dame 32 12 19 1 25 117 147 38 12 24 2 137 186
Michigan 32 12 19 1 25 149 175 36 15 20 1 169 192
Michigan State 32 7 23 2 16 119 182 36 7 27 2 130 201
Championship: Wisconsin, Colorado College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

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The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Denver
2 Boston University
3 Wisconsin
4 Michigan Tech
5 Cornell
6 Bowling Green State
7 Minnesota
8 Clarkson
9 Rensselaer
10 Boston College

1978 NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
First Round
March 18–19 		Semifinals
March 23–24 		National Championship
March 25
E1 Boston College 6
W2 Colorado College 3 A1 Bowling Green 2
A1 Bowling Green 5 E1 Boston College 3
A2 Boston University 5
W1 Wisconsin 2
E2 Providence 3 A2 Boston University 5
A2 Boston University 5 Third Place Game
W1 Wisconsin 3
A1 Bowling Green 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [4]

Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Eaves Senior Wisconsin 43 31 58 89 16
Mark Johnson Sophomore Wisconsin 42 48 38 86 24
Lance Nethery Junior Cornell 26 23 60 83 12
Doug Berry Junior Denver 40 36 46 82 36
Greg Whyte Freshman Colorado College 41 28 54 82 42
Dave Delich Junior Colorado College 41 27 53 80 20
Ralph Cox Junior New Hampshire 30 31 39 70 44
Perry Schnarr Sophomore Denver 37 35 33 68 35
Joe Mullen Junior Boston College 34 34 34 68 12
Jim Warner Senior Colorado College 38 27 41 68 50

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Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Brian Stankiewicz Freshman Bowling Green 30 1718 - - - 74 2 .907 2.58
Ernie Glanville Senior Denver 17 1084 15 1 1 45 2 .908 2.67
Steve Napier Sophomore Cornell 16 - - - - - - .899 3.19
Steve Weeks Sophomore Northern Michigan 19 1015 10 5 2 56 1 .901 3.31
Mark Holden Sophomore Brown 10 590 4 6 0 33 1 - 3.36
Julian Baretta Junior Wisconsin 33 1976 20 10 3 114 0 .893 3.46
John Rockwell Junior Michigan Tech 21 1235 - - - 72 1 .903 3.49
Brian O'Connell Senior Saint Louis 39 2364 - - - 139 2 - 3.53
Jim Craig Sophomore Boston University 16 967 16 0 0 60 0 - 3.72
Paul Skidmore Sophomore Boston College 25 1417 18 7 0 88 2 - 3.73

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Awards

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1978 NHL Amateur Draft

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Main article: 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
2 24 Steve Christoff Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
2 25 Mike Meeker Wisconsin WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
3 37 Gord Salt Michigan Tech WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
3 41 Paul Messier Denver WCHA Colorado Rockies
3 44 Dean Turner Michigan WCHA New York Rangers
3 49 Rob McClanahan Minnesota WCHA Buffalo Sabres
4 54 Curt Giles Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota North Stars
4 59 Dave Silk Boston University ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
5 70 Roy Kerling Cornell ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
5 84 Greg Hay Michigan Tech WCHA New York Islanders
5 85 Daryl MacLeod Boston University ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
6 87 Bob Bergloff Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
6 88 Vince Magnan Denver WCHA Washington Capitals
6 91 John Hynes Harvard ECAC Hockey Colorado Rockies
6 93 Tom Laidlaw Northern Michigan CCHA New York Rangers
6 96 Dave Feamster Colorado College WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
6 97 Greg Meredith Notre Dame WCHA Atlanta Flames
6 100 Mark Taylor North Dakota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
6 102 Jeff Brubaker ‡ Michigan State WCHA Boston Bruins
7 108 Andy Clark Lake Superior State CCHA Colorado Rockies
7 111 Don Waddell Northern Michigan CCHA Los Angeles Kings
7 117 Mike Ewanouski Boston College ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
7 119 Murray Skinner Lake Superior State CCHA Boston Bruins
7 120 Jim Lawson Brown ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
8 121 Mike Cotter Bowling Green CCHA Minnesota North Stars
8 124 Steve O'Neill Providence ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
8 125 John Olver Michigan WCHA Colorado Rockies
8 127 Greg Kostenko Ohio State CCHA New York Rangers
8 130 Sandy Ross Colgate ECAC Hockey Chicago Black Hawks
8 133 Eric Strobel Minnesota WCHA Buffalo Sabres
8 136 Bobby Hehir Boston College ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
8 137 Larry Landon Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
9 140 Tony Meagher Boston University ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
9 141 Charlie Antetomaso Boston College ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
9 145 Rick Scully Brown ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
9 148 Doug Todd Michigan WCHA Atlanta Flames
9 149 Mike Waghorne New Hampshire ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
9 151 Greg Francis St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
9 152 Paul Joswiak Minnesota WCHA New York Islanders
9 154 Kevin Constantine Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
10 155 Mike Seide † Northern Michigan CCHA Minnesota North Stars
10 159 Jeff Jensen Lake Superior State CCHA Colorado Rockies
10 161 Mark Rodrigues Yale ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
10 164 Glenn Van Colorado College WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
10 168 Don Lucia Notre Dame WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
10 169 Scott Cameron Notre Dame WCHA New York Islanders
10 170 Dan Lerg Michigan WCHA St. Louis Blues
11 176 Steve Weeks Northern Michigan CCHA New York Rangers
11 177 Jim Armstrong Clarkson ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
11 182 Mark Berge North Dakota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
11 183 Ken Moore Clarkson ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
11 185 John Sullivan Providence ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
12 187 Paul Hogan ‡ Denver WCHA Washington Capitals
12 189 Steve Barger Boston College ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
12 191 Don Boyd Rensselaer ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
12 195 Jim Olson † Western Michigan CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
12 197 Paul Stasiuk Providence ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
13 202 Rod Pacholzuk Michigan WCHA Washington Capitals
13 206 Chris McLaughlin Dartmouth ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
13 212 Jeff Mars Michigan WCHA Montreal Canadiens
14 214 John Cochrane Harvard ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
14 216 Joe Casey Boston College ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
14 217 Todd Johnson Boston University ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
14 218 Jim Farrell Princeton ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
14 220 Frank Johnson Providence ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
14 221 Blair Wheeler Yale ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
14 222 Greg Tignanelli Northern Michigan CCHA Montreal Canadiens
15 225 George Goulakos St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
16 226 Brian Crawley St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Detroit Red Wings
16 227 Ken Moodie Colgate ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
17 229 Serge Leblanc Vermont ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
19 231 Chris Nilan Northeastern ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
20 232 Rick Wilson St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman
‡ Hogan and Brubaker had already left school prior to this season.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "1977-78 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "1978 NHL Amateur Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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