Baretta paced the Badgers as they swept through the WCHA tournament , winning all 6 of their games and posted a shutout against Michigan in the championship series . As the WCHA did not name an All-Tournament Team or Tournament MVP until 1988 Baretta has to accept only being named to the All-WCHA First Team and an All-American . As the WCHA champion , Wisconsin received the top western seed and played New Hampshire in the semifinals . The two teams played into overtime and Baretta kept everying out of the net in the extra frame , allowing Mike Eaves to score the winning goals and send Wisconsin to the title tile against Michigan . Despite twice holding 3-goal leads , Michigan battled back and scored 5 times on 39 shots to tie the championship game and sent it into overtime . Steve Alley scored on the first shot of the extra frame and gave the Badgers the 1977 National Championship . Baretta was named to the All-Tournament Team and named as Most Outstanding Player
Most Outstanding Player
List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Julian Baretta