1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1996 and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on March 29, 1997, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the 50th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 103rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Bradley Center served as the host for the 1997 Frozen Four
Duration	October 1996– March 29, 1997
NCAA tournament	1997
National championship	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA champion	North Dakota
Hobey Baker Award	Brendan Morrison (Michigan)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by media. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.

Adam Wodon, host of national college hockey talk show Around The Rinks, took over The Record poll. The poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. It was published by U.S. College Hockey Online.

WMPL Poll Rank Team 1 Michigan (8) 2 Boston University 3 Vermont 4 Minnesota 5 Colorado College 6 Bowling Green 7 Michigan State 8 North Dakota 9 Clarkson 10 Lake Superior State 11 Maine 12 New Hampshire 13 (tie) Wisconsin 13 (tie) Denver

WMEB Poll Rank Team 1 Michigan (8) 2 Vermont 3 Boston University 4 Colorado College 5 Minnesota 6 Bowling Green 7 Michigan State 8 Clarkson 9 New Hampshire 10 North Dakota

USCHO Poll Rank Team 1 Michigan (29) 2 Vermont (1) 3 Boston University 4 Minnesota 5 Colorado College 6 Bowling Green 7 Michigan State 8 Clarkson 9 North Dakota 10 New Hampshire

USA Today Poll Rank Team 1 Michigan (9) 2 Vermont 3 Boston University 4 Michigan State (1) 5 Minnesota 6 Colorado College 7 Denver 8 Bowling Green 9 Clarkson 10 New Hampshire

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
College Hockey Showcase	November 29–30	4	Michigan
Governor's Cup	November 29–30	4	New Hampshire
Williams Tournament	November 30–December 1	4	Army
J. C. Penney Classic	December 20–21	4	Maine
Badger Showdown	December 27–28	4	New Hampshire
Denver Cup	December 27–28	4	Denver
Great Lakes Invitational	December 27–28	4	Michigan
Mariucci Classic	December 27–28	4	Minnesota
Pepsi Cola Tournament	December 27–28	4	St. Lawrence
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 27–28	4	Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational	December 27–28	4	Cornell
Auld Lang Syne Classic	December 30–31	4	St. Lawrence
Beanpot	February 3, 10	4	Boston University

Standings

1996–97 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan†*	27	21	3	3	46	151	64		43	35	4	4	242	98
Miami	27	19	7	1	39	112	79		40	27	12	1	174	119
Michigan State	27	16	7	4	36	99	76		40	23	13	4	145	118
Lake Superior State	27	15	8	4	34	106	98		38	19	14	5	154	142
Bowling Green	27	10	12	5	25	100	104		38	17	16	5	158	142
Western Michigan	27	10	12	5	25	94	99		37	14	18	5	125	134
Ohio State	27	9	16	2	20	95	132		39	12	25	2	135	190
Alaska-Fairbanks	27	8	18	1	17	92	126		37	14	22	1	135	169
Ferris State	27	7	18	2	16	83	121		37	11	23	3	125	166
Notre Dame	27	6	20	1	13	73	106		35	9	25	1	92	131
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Clarkson†	22	17	5	0	34	94	54		37	27	10	0	154	91
Cornell*	22	14	6	2	30	80	63		35	21	9	5	123	100
Vermont	22	13	6	3	29	67	60		36	22	11	3	125	105
Rensselaer	22	12	7	3	27	83	71		36	20	12	4	137	112
Union	22	11	8	3	25	63	54		34	18	13	3	106	79
Princeton	22	11	8	3	25	70	59		34	18	12	4	111	103
Colgate	22	10	9	3	23	79	79		33	16	14	3	126	124
Harvard	22	9	11	2	20	64	67		32	11	18	3	85	106
St. Lawrence	22	5	12	5	15	78	92		35	10	20	5	121	148
Yale	22	6	14	2	14	61	82		32	10	19	3	90	114
Dartmouth	22	5	15	2	12	75	100		29	10	17	2	105	121
Brown	22	4	16	2	10	81	114		29	7	19	3	108	148
Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Boston University†*	24	16	4	4	36	116	71		41	26	9	6	178	115
New Hampshire†	24	18	6	0	36	130	76		39	28	11	0	204	129
Maine^	24	16	7	1	33	120	76		35	24	10	1	162	109
Providence	24	12	11	1	25	101	88		36	15	20	1	141	137
Merrimack	24	11	11	2	24	88	98		36	15	19	2	127	146
Boston College	24	9	12	3	21	96	112		38	15	19	4	145	170
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	9	14	1	19	83	113		38	15	21	2	126	163
Massachusetts	24	7	17	0	14	69	117		35	12	23	0	119	167
Northeastern	24	3	19	2	8	66	118		36	8	25	3	103	160
Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Maine was ineligible for the post season due to NCAA investigations Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		31	8	21	2	109	140
Army	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		34	19	13	2	158	119
Mankato State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		34	17	14	3	141	123
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North Dakota†*	32	21	10	1	43	137	105		43	31	10	2	190	130
Minnesota†	32	21	10	1	43	129	94		42	28	13	1	179	128
St. Cloud State	32	18	10	4	40	127	105		40	23	13	4	152	130
Colorado College	32	17	11	4	38	121	107		44	25	15	4	169	141
Denver	32	17	11	4	38	127	99		41	24	13	4	163	122
Minnesota-Duluth	32	15	13	4	34	115	111		38	18	16	4	133	131
Wisconsin	32	15	15	2	32	115	115		38	15	21	2	132	151
Northern Michigan	32	9	21	2	20	78	127		40	13	24	3	108	152
Alaska-Anchorage	32	7	21	4	18	75	109		36	9	23	4	86	126
Michigan Tech	32	5	23	4	14	81	133		39	8	27	4	98	155
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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Final regular season polls

The WMPL, WMEB, and Around The Rinks/USCHO polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today poll was released before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll Ranking Team 1 Michigan (9) 2 Clarkson 3 Minnesota 4 New Hampshire 5 Boston University (tie) North Dakota 7 Miami 8 Vermont 9 Cornell 10 Michigan State 11 Denver 12 St. Cloud State 13 Lake Superior State

WMEB Media Poll Ranking Team 1 Michigan (6) 2 North Dakota 3 Clarkson 4 New Hampshire 5 Minnesota 6 Miami 7 Boston University 8 Maine 9 Michigan State 10 Vermont

USA Today / American Hockey Magazine Poll Ranking Team 1 Michigan (10) 2 Clarkson 3 Minnesota 4 Boston University 5 North Dakota 6 New Hampshire 7 Miami 8 Michigan State 9 Cornell 10 Denver

Around The Rinks / USCHO Poll Ranking Team 1 Michigan (30) 2 Clarkson 3 Minnesota 4 North Dakota 5 Miami 6 New Hampshire 7 Boston University 8 Vermont 9 Maine 10 Denver

1997 NCAA tournament

Main article: 1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Regional Quarterfinals March 21–22

Regional semifinals March 22–23

Frozen Four March 27

National championship March 29

E1

Clarkson

–

–

bye

–

E1

Clarkson

4

East Regional

E5

Colorado College

5

E4

New Hampshire

2

E5

Colorado College

3

E5

Colorado College

2

W2

North Dakota

6

W2

North Dakota

–

–

bye

–

W2

North Dakota

6

West Regional

W6

Cornell

2

W3

Miami

2

W6

Cornell

4

W2

North Dakota

6

E2

Boston University

4

W1

Michigan

–

–

bye

–

W1

Michigan

7

West Regional

W4

Minnesota

4

W4

Minnesota

6

W5

Michigan State

3

W1

Michigan

2

E2

Boston University

3

E2

Boston University

–

–

bye

–

E2

Boston University

4*

East Regional

E6

Denver

3

E3

Vermont

3

E6

Denver

6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

Scoring leaders

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
Brendan Morrison	Senior	Michigan	43	31	57	88	52
Todd White	Senior	Clarkson	37	38	36	74	22
Jason Krog	Sophomore	New Hampshire	39	23	44	67	28
Bill Muckalt	Junior	Michigan	36	26	38	64	69
John Madden	Senior	Michigan	42	26	37	63	56
Chris Drury	Junior	Boston University	41	38	24	62	64
Mike Johnson	Senior	Bowling Green	38	30	32	62	46
Jason Botterill	Senior	Michigan	42	37	24	61	129
Randy Robitaille	Sophomore	Miami	39	27	34	61	44
Curtis Fry	Senior	Bowling Green	37	21	40	61	50

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Leading goaltenders

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; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Trevor Koenig	Junior	Union	28	1681	15	11	2	57	4	.931	2.03
Marty Turco	Junior	Michigan	41	2296	33	4	4	87	4	.894	2.27
Aaron Schweitzer	Freshman	North Dakota	23	1170	17	3	0	45	4	.908	2.31
Dan Murphy	Junior	Clarkson	37	2162	27	9	0	84	3	.917	2.33
Michel Larocque	Sophomore	Boston University	24	1466	16	4	4	58	0	.911	2.37
Chad Alban	Junior	Michigan State	39	2272	23	11	4	103	3	.894	2.72
Jason Elliott	Junior	Cornell	27	1475	16	7	2	67	0	.909	2.73
Trevor Prior	Sophomore	Miami	28	1645	17	10	1	75	1	.895	2.74
Jim Mullin	Senior	Denver	22						2	.900	2.75
Tim Thomas	Senior	Vermont	36	2158	22	11	3	101	2	.914	2.81

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Awards

NCAA Award^[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Brendan Morrison, Michigan Spencer T. Penrose Award Dean Blais, North Dakota Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Matt Henderson, North Dakota AHCA All-American Teams^[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Trevor Koenig, Union G Marty Turco, Michigan Jon Coleman, Boston University D Dan Boyle, Miami Matt Pagnutti, Clarkson D Mike Crowley, Minnesota Chris Drury, Boston University F Randy Robitaille, Miami Todd White, Clarkson F Brendan Morrison, Michigan Martin St. Louis, Vermont F John Madden, Michigan East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Dan Murphy, Clarkson G Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin Chris Kelleher, Boston University D Andy Roach, Ferris State Tim Murray, New Hampshire D Curtis Murphy, North Dakota Mike Harder, Colgate F Jason Botterill, Michigan Eric Healey, Rensselaer F David Hoogsteen, North Dakota Jason Krog, New Hampshire F Mark Parrish, St. Cloud State

CCHA Awards^[9] Recipient Player of the Year Brendan Morrison, Michigan Best Defensive Forward John Madden, Michigan Best Defensive Defenseman Tyler Harlton, Michigan State Best Offensive Defenseman Andy Roach, Ferris State Rookie of the Year Daryl Andrews, Western Michigan Coach of the Year Mark Mazzoleni, Miami Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Steve Noble, Notre Dame Most Valuable Player in Tournament Brendan Morrison, Michigan All-CCHA Teams^[10]^[11] First Team   Position   Second Team Marty Turco, Michigan G Trevor Prior, Miami Dan Boyle, Miami D Joe Corvo, Western Michigan Andy Roach, Ferris State D Harold Schock, Michigan Brendan Morrison, Michigan F Sean Berens, Michigan State Randy Robitaille, Miami F Joe Blaznek, Lake Superior State John Madden, Michigan F Jason Sessa, Lake Superior State Rookie Team   Position   Chris Marvel, Alaska-Fairbanks G Daryl Andrews, Western Michigan D Josh Mizerek, Miami D Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State F Joe Dusbabek, Notre Dame F Adam Edinger, Bowling Green F

ECAC Award^[12] Recipient Player of the Year Todd White, Clarkson Rookie of the Year J. R. Prestifilippo, Harvard Coach of the Year Stan Moore, Union Best Defensive Defenseman Matt Pagnutti, Clarkson Andrew Will, Union Best Defensive Forward Joel Prpic, St. Lawrence Ken Dryden Award Trevor Koenig, Union Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Jason Elliott, Cornell All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[13]^[14] First Team   Position   Second Team Trevor Koenig, Union G Dan Murphy, Clarkson Matt Pagnutti, Clarkson D Ray Giroux, Yale Steve Wilson, Cornell D Andrew Will, Union Mike Harder, Colgate F Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence Martin St. Louis, Vermont F Eric Healey, Rensselaer Todd White, Clarkson F Éric Perrin, Vermont Rookie Team   Position   J. R. Prestifilippo, Harvard G Cory Murphy, Colgate D Dominique Auger, Princeton D Ryan Campbell, Union F Pete Gardiner, Rensselaer F Jeff Hamilton, Yale F Ryan Moynihan, Cornell F

Hockey East Award^[15] Recipient Player of the Year Chris Drury, Boston University Rookie of the Year Greg Koehler, Massachusetts-Lowell Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Dick Umile, New Hampshire Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Steve Kariya, Maine Best Defensive Forward Travis Dillabough, Providence William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Michel Larocque, Boston University All-Hockey East Teams^[16]^[17] All Stars*   Position   All Stars* Martin Legault, Merrimack G Tom Noble, Boston University Jason Mansoff, Maine D Jon Coleman, Boston University Mike Nicholishen, Massachusetts-Lowell D Tim Murray, New Hampshire Chris Drury, Boston University F Neil Donovan, Massachusetts-Lowell Eric Boguniecki, New Hampshire F Marty Reasoner, Boston College Jason Krog, New Hampshire F Mark Mowers, New Hampshire Rookie Team   Position   Sean Matile, New Hampshire G Tom Poti, Boston University D Mike Mottau, Boston College D Greg Koehler, Massachusetts-Lowell F Michael Souza, New Hampshire F Cory Larose, Maine F * No Distinction was made between First- and Second-Team All-Stars

WCHA

Award^[18]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Mike Crowley, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year		Eric Rud, Colorado College
Rookie of the Year		Brant Nicklin, Minnesota-Duluth
Student-Athlete of the Year		Petri Gunther, Denver
Coach of the Year		Dean Blais, North Dakota
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		David Hoogsteen, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams^[19]^[20]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Steve DeBus, Minnesota	G	Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin
Mike Crowley, Minnesota	D	Eric Rud, Colorado College
Curtis Murphy, North Dakota	D	Rick Mrozik, Minnesota-Duluth
Brian Swanson, Colorado College	F	Dave Paradise, St. Cloud State
Jason Blake, North Dakota	F	Matt Cullen, St. Cloud State
David Hoogsteen, North Dakota	F	Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Jim Mullin Denver	G	Brant Nicklin, Minnesota-Duluth
Dane Litke, North Dakota	D	Ben Clymer, Minnesota
Calvin Elfring, Colorado College	D	Curtis Doell, Minnesota-Duluth
Sacha Molin, St. Cloud State	F	Buddy Smith, Northern Michigan
Ryan Kraft, Minnesota	F	Dave Spehar, Minnesota
Andre Savage, Michigan Tech	F	Toby Petersen, Colorado College

1997 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 1997 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
2	27	Ben Clymer	Minnesota	WCHA	Boston Bruins
2	28	Brad DeFauw	North Dakota	WCHA	Carolina Hurricanes
2	30	Jean-Marc Pelletier	Cornell	ECAC Hockey	Philadelphia Flyers
2	44	Brian Gaffaney ^†	St. Cloud State	WCHA	Pittsburgh Penguins
3	57	Jeff Farkas	Boston College	Hockey East	Toronto Maple Leafs
3	63	Lee Goren ^†	North Dakota	WCHA	Boston Bruins
3	66	Josh Langfeld ^†	Michigan	CCHA	Ottawa Senators
3	67	Michael Souza	New Hampshire	Hockey East	Chicago Blackhawks
3	70	Erik Andersson ^‡	Denver	WCHA	Calgary Flames
4	83	Joe Corvo	Western Michigan	CCHA	Los Angeles Kings
5	110	Ben Simon	Notre Dame	CCHA	Chicago Blackhawks
5	115	Adam Edinger	Bowling Green	CCHA	New York Islanders
5	116	Kevin Caulfield	Boston College	Hockey East	Washington Capitals
5	120	Pete Gardiner	Rensselaer	ECAC Hockey	Chicago Blackhawks
5	133	Aaron Miskovich ^†	Minnesota	WCHA	Colorado Avalanche
6	136	Mike York	Michigan State	CCHA	New York Rangers
6	147	Heath Gordon ^†	Providence	Hockey East	Chicago Blackhawks
7	163	Joe Dusbabek	Notre Dame	CCHA	San Jose Sharks
7	169	Andrew Merrick	Michigan	CCHA	Carolina Hurricanes
7	172	Ben Guité	Maine	Hockey East	Montreal Canadiens
7	179	Mark Moore	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	Pittsburgh Penguins
7	181	Mat Snesrud ^†	Michigan Tech	WCHA	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
7	182	Mike Mottau	Boston College	Hockey East	New York Rangers
7	183	Tyler Palmer	Lake Superior State	CCHA	Florida Panthers
8	191	Antti Laaksonen	Denver	WCHA	Boston Bruins
8	193	Jay Kopischke ^†	Notre Dame	CCHA	Los Angeles Kings
8	194	Russ Bartlett ^†	Boston University	Hockey East	Toronto Maple Leafs
8	196	Jeremy Symington ^†	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	New York Islanders
8	203	Nick Gillis ^†	Boston University	Hockey East	Ottawa Senators
8	206	Bob Haglund ^†	Northeastern	Hockey East	St. Louis Blues
8	211	Doug Schueller ^†	Bowling Green	CCHA	Florida Panthers
8	215	Scott Clemmensen ^†	Boston College	Hockey East	New Jersey Devils
8	217	Doug Schmidt ^†	Northern Michigan	WCHA	Colorado Avalanche
9	222	Ryan Clark ^†	Notre Dame	CCHA	New York Islanders
9	224	Paul Comrie	Denver	WCHA	Tampa Bay Lightning
9	226	Matt Oikawa	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	Washington Capitals
9	227	Peter Brady ^†	Alaska–Anchorage	WCHA	Vancouver Canucks
9	230	Chris Feil	Ohio State	CCHA	Chicago Blackhawks
9	233	Wyatt Smith	Minnesota	WCHA	Phoenix Coyotes
9	234	Eric Lind ^†	New Hampshire	Hockey East	Pittsburgh Penguins
9	235	Tommi Degerman	Boston University	Hockey East	New York Islanders
9	236	Richard Miller	Providence	Hockey East	New York Rangers
9	243	Kyle Kidney ^†	Massachusetts–Lowell	Hockey East	Colorado Avalanche

† incoming freshman
‡ Andersson had previous been selected by the Los Angeles Kings in 1990.
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See also

• 1996–97 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 1996–97 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

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External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1996–97 NCAA Standings