The 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1975 and concluded in March 1976. This was the 12th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
| 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season | |||||
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| Duration | November 1975– March, 1976 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1976 | ||||
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Regular season
editSeason tournaments
edit| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Thanksgiving Tournament | November 28–29 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Brockport Tournament | December 5–6 | 4 | Ithaca |
| Elmira Tournament | December 6–7 | 4 | Oswego State |
| Codfish Bowl | December 27–28 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Williams Invitational | January 2–3 | 4 | |
| Merrimack Invitational | January 3–4 | 4 | Salem State |
| Wesleyan Invitational | January 15, 17 | 4 | |
| Winter Carnival Tournament | February 27–28 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |
Standings
edit| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Union | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 106 | 41 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Merrimack † | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 157 | 62 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 196 | 111 | |
| Bowdoin * | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 107 | 66 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Salem State | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 108 | 54 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Army | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 108 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 161 | 101 | |
| Buffalo | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | 84 | 67 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Oswego State | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .675 | 131 | 75 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 169 | 101 | |
| American International | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .636 | 124 | 103 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Massachusetts | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 86 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 108 | 132 | |
| Hamilton | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 98 | 76 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Norwich | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .525 | 100 | 103 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 119 | 127 | |
| Lowell | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .523 | 116 | 97 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 116 | 97 | |
| Boston State | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .521 | 91 | 99 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Williams | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | 90 | 86 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | |||
| New Haven | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .500 | 58 | 68 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Saint Anselm | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .478 | 115 | 113 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 116 | 122 | |
| Middlebury | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 74 | 79 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Bryant | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 47 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Brockport | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 43 | 73 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Connecticut | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .395 | 81 | 79 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 91 | 102 | |
| Holy Cross | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 77 | 78 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 92 | |
| North Adams State | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 36 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Ithaca | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | 49 | 79 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||
| New England College | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 40 | 106 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Colby | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .158 | 54 | 127 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Bridgewater State | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .133 | 44 | 84 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Babson | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 42 | 90 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 62 | 97 | |
| Elmira | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .094 | 51 | 91 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Championship: March 13, 1976 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Overall record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
| Brockport State | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 115 | 125 |
| Chicago State | ||||||
| Elmira | 31 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 134 | 161 |
| Geneseo State | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Hillsdale | ||||||
| Illinois-Chicago | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Lake Forest | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 143 | 170 |
| Mankato State | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 152 | 124 |
| Oberlin | ||||||
| Plattsburgh State | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | ||
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 95 | 119 |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Gustavus Adolphus † | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 115 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 206 | 98 | |
| Augsburg | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 105 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 134 | 113 | |
| St. Thomas | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 83 | 61 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 133 | 104 | |
| Concordia (MN) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 84 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 132 | 100 | |
| Saint John's | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 67 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 123 | 130 | |
| Hamline | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 84 | 101 | |
| Saint Mary's | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 110 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 94 | 116 | |
| St. Olaf | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 143 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||