1976 NAIA ice hockey championship
Appearance
1976 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | ice hockey |
Location | Superior, Wisconsin |
Dates | February 27, 1976–March 1, 1976 |
Host(s) | Wisconsin–Superior |
Venue(s) | Wessman Arena |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Wisconsin-Superior |
Runner-up | St. Scholastica |
Tournament statistics | |
Winning coach | Wally Akervik[1] |
The 1976 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1976 tournament was the ninth men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA.[2] The tournament began on February 27, 1976 and ended with the championship game on March 1, 1976.[3]
Bracket
[edit]Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
First Round February 27 | Semifinals February 28 | National Championship March 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bemidji State | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | Wisconsin-Stout | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bemidji State | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 10 | ||||||||||||
5 | Wisconsin-River Falls# | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Superior | 8 | ||||||||||||
3 | St. Scholastica | 5 | ||||||||||||
3 | St. Scholastica | 8 | ||||||||||||
6 | Augsburg | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | St. Scholastica | 6* | ||||||||||||
2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 22 | 1 | Bemidji State | 4 | |||||||||
7 | Maine at Portland-Gorham | 1 | 2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: # Wisconsin-River Falls replaced Chicago State, who had a previously scheduled series with Air Force, February 27-28
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisconsin Hockey Wall of Fame". UMAC. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVERS (1947-PRESENT)". Vintage Minnesota Hockey. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "NAIA history and records". Retrieved 2017-07-07.