2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2010 and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 9, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 64th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 117th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota hosted the 2011 Frozen Four
Duration	October 2, 2010– April 9, 2011
NCAA tournament	2011
National championship	Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA champion	Minnesota–Duluth
Hobey Baker Award	Andy Miele (Miami)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Pre-season polls

Main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

The top 20 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports, October 4, 2010, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 27, 2010.^[1][2]

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Ranking Team 1 Boston College (45) 2 North Dakota (3) 3 Miami (2) 4 St. Cloud State 5 Michigan 6 Yale 7 Maine 8 Minnesota–Duluth 9 Denver 10 New Hampshire 11 Cornell 12 Alaska 13 Wisconsin 14 Boston University 15 Minnesota 16 Michigan State 17 Notre Dame 18 RIT 19 Union 20 Colorado College

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Ranking Team 1 Boston College (28) 2 North Dakota (4) 3 Miami (2) 4 Michigan 5 Yale 6 St. Cloud State 7 Maine 8 New Hampshire 9 Minnesota–Duluth 10 Cornell 11 Denver 12 Alaska 13 Wisconsin 14 Boston University 15 Minnesota

Regular season

Standings

2010–11 Atlantic Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
RIT†	27	15	5	7	37	95	64		38	19	11	8	128	99
#18 Air Force*	27	14	7	6	34	106	85		38	20	12	6	137	115
Holy Cross	27	14	8	5	33	97	73		38	17	16	5	128	118
Niagara	27	15	10	2	32	99	92		35	18	13	4	124	120
Robert Morris	27	13	9	5	31	89	72		35	18	12	5	107	97
Connecticut	27	13	12	2	28	87	90		37	15	18	4	114	133
Mercyhurst	27	12	13	2	26	98	80		37	15	18	4	131	112
Canisius	27	10	12	5	25	76	83		38	13	19	6	110	135
Army	27	10	13	4	24	69	84		35	11	20	4	86	115
Bentley	27	9	13	5	23	70	88		34	10	18	6	86	117
Sacred Heart	27	5	16	6	16	75	112		37	6	25	6	95	173
American International	27	7	19	1	15	75	113		33	8	24	1	85	140
Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

2010–11 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Michigan †	28	20	7	1	0	61	92	57		44	29	11	4	146	98
#4 Notre Dame	28	18	7	3	2	59	95	69		44	25	14	5	151	121
#8 Miami*	28	16	7	5	2	55	103	58		39	23	10	6	146	85
#13 Western Michigan	28	10	9	9	5	44	77	71		42	19	13	10	116	104
Ferris State	28	12	12	4	4	43	59	62		39	18	16	5	94	86
Northern Michigan	28	12	13	3	0	39	61	87		39	15	19	5	91	117
Alaska	28	0^	28^	0^	0^	38	64	66		38	0^	38^	0^	89	91
Lake Superior State	28	8	12	8	5	37	59	78		39	13	17	9	93	115
Ohio State	28	10	14	4	2	36	66	72		37	15	18	4	95	92
Michigan State	28	11	15	2	0	35	65	75		38	15	19	4	98	107
Bowling Green	28	3	21	4	2	15	41	87		41	10	27	4	74	123
Championship: Miami † Conference regular season champion * Conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and loses due to player ineligibilities.^[3]

2010–11 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alabama–Huntsville	32	4	26	2	61	129
Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

2010–11 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#12 Union†	22	17	3	2	36	75	43		40	26	10	4	144	84
#6 Yale*	22	17	4	1	35	84	46		36	28	7	1	151	74
#15 Dartmouth	22	12	8	2	26	70	48		34	19	12	3	111	87
#20 Cornell	22	11	9	2	24	57	53		34	16	15	3	86	88
#16 Rensselaer	22	11	9	2	24	67	52		38	20	13	5	110	90
Princeton	22	11	9	2	24	69	70		32	17	13	2	105	88
Clarkson	22	9	12	1	19	58	78		36	15	19	2	98	117
Quinnipiac	22	6	9	7	19	49	62		39	16	15	8	95	102
Brown	22	8	12	2	18	55	70		31	10	16	5	83	107
Harvard	22	7	14	1	15	49	61		34	12	21	1	77	98
St. Lawrence	22	6	15	1	13	53	73		40	13	22	5	101	124
Colgate	22	4	15	3	11	51	81		42	11	28	3	107	142
Championship: March 19, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

2010–11 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Boston College†*	27	20	6	1	41	101	58		39	30	8	1	153	94
#9 New Hampshire	27	17	6	4	38	90	59		39	22	11	6	131	98
#17 Boston University	27	15	6	6	36	76	67		39	19	12	8	116	112
#10 Merrimack	27	16	8	3	35	89	67		39	25	10	4	143	97
#19 Maine	27	14	8	5	33	92	73		36	17	12	7	122	105
Northeastern	27	10	10	7	27	73	69		38	14	16	8	108	104
Vermont	27	6	14	7	19	60	85		36	8	20	8	82	116
Massachusetts	27	5	16	6	16	68	88		35	6	23	6	88	122
Providence	27	4	16	7	15	53	94		34	8	18	8	75	116
Massachusetts–Lowell	27	4	21	2	10	60	102		34	5	25	4	83	136
Championship: Boston College Eagles † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 North Dakota†*	28	21	6	1	43	112	62		44	32	9	3	178	94
#7 Denver	28	17	8	3	37	93	75		42	25	12	5	136	113
#14 Nebraska–Omaha	28	17	9	2	36	94	69		39	21	16	2	128	99
#1 Minnesota–Duluth	28	15	8	5	35	91	73		42	26	10	6	143	108
Minnesota	28	13	10	5	31	91	78		36	16	14	6	113	102
#11 Colorado College	28	13	13	2	28	83	84		45	23	19	3	143	131
Wisconsin	28	12	13	3	27	75	72		41	21	16	4	129	98
Alaska–Anchorage	28	12	14	2	26	62	78		37	16	18	3	89	106
St. Cloud State	28	11	13	4	26	84	80		38	15	18	5	112	113
Bemidji State	28	8	15	5	21	62	78		38	15	18	5	89	102
Minnesota State	28	8	16	4	20	67	90		38	14	18	6	105	116
Michigan Tech	28	2	24	2	6	49	124		38	4	30	4	75	169
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

2011 NCAA tournament

Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

	Regional semifinals					Regional Finals					Frozen Four					National championship
	1	Yale	2*
	4	Air Force	1
						1	Yale	3
	East Regional
						3	Minnesota–Duluth	5
	2	Union	0
	3	Minnesota–Duluth	2
											E3	Minnesota–Duluth	4
											NE3	Notre Dame	3
	1	Miami	1
	4	New Hampshire	3
						4	New Hampshire	1
	Northeast Regional
						3	Notre Dame	2
	2	Merrimack	3
	3	Notre Dame	4*
																E3	Minnesota–Duluth	3*
																W2	Michigan	2
	1	North Dakota	6
	4	Renssealer	0
						1	North Dakota	6
	Midwest Regional
						2	Denver	1
	2	Denver	3**
	3	Western Michigan	2
											MW1	North Dakota	0
											W2	Michigan	2
	1	Boston College	4
	4	Colorado College	8
						4	Colorado College	1
	West Regional
						2	Michigan	2
	2	Michigan	4*
	3	Nebraska–Omaha	3

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 regular season.^[5]

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

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andy Miele	Senior	Miami	39	24	47	71	35
Matt Frattin	Senior	North Dakota	44	36	24	60	46
Jack Connolly	Junior	Minnesota–Duluth	42	18	41	59	34
Justin Fontaine	Senior	Minnesota–Duluth	42	22	36	58	42
Carter Camper	Senior	Miami	39	19	38	57	27
Paul Zanette	Senior	Niagara	35	29	26	55	45
Reilly Smith	Sophomore	Miami	38	28	26	54	18
Mike Connolly	Junior	Minnesota–Duluth	42	28	26	54	67
T. J. Tynan	Freshman	Notre Dame	44	23	31	54	36
Cam Atkinson	Junior	Boston College	39	31	21	52	28
Paul Thompson	Senior	New Hampshire	39	28	24	52	32

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.^[5]

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
Aaron Dell	Sophomore	North Dakota	40	2349:02	30	7	2	70	6	.924	1.79
Ryan Rondeau	Senior	Yale	34	2002:15	27	6	1	64	6	.928	1.92
Shane Madolora	Sophomore	RIT	28	1675:50	17	3	7	54	6	.935	1.93
Keith Kinkaid	Sophomore	Union	38	2265:30	25	10	3	75	5	.920	1.99
Pat Nagle	Senior	Ferris State	37	2192:41	18	14	5	74	3	.923	2.02
Connor Knapp	Junior	Miami	17	975:36	8	5	4	33	2	.909	2.03
Cody Reichard	Junior	Miami	24	1374:31	15	5	2	47	3	.912	2.05
Will Yanakeff	Freshman	Michigan State	14	794:36	6	5	1	28	3	.927	2.11
Allen York	Junior	Rensselaer	34	2050:46	18	11	4	74	2	.924	2.17
Sean Bonar	Freshman	Princeton	15	899:57	8	6	1	33	1	.912	2.20

Awards

NCAA Award Recipient Hobey Baker Award Andy Miele, Miami Spencer T. Penrose Award Nate Leaman, Union National Rookie of the Year T. J. Tynan, Notre Dame Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Kyle Schmidt, Minnesota–Duluth Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force Tournament Most Outstanding Player J. T. Brown, Minnesota–Duluth AHCA All-American Teams^[6] East First Team   Position   West First Team Keith Kinkaid, Union G Pat Nagle, Ferris State Brian Dumoulin, Boston College D Chay Genoway, North Dakota Blake Kessel, New Hampshire D Justin Schultz, Wisconsin Cam Atkinson, Boston College F Jack Connolly, Minnesota–Duluth Chase Polacek, Rensselaer F Matt Frattin, North Dakota Paul Thompson, New Hampshire F Andy Miele, Miami East Second Team   Position   West Second Team John Muse, Boston College G Aaron Dell, North Dakota Nick Bailen, Rensselaer D Jake Gardiner, Wisconsin Taylor Fedun, Princeton D Zach Redmond, Ferris State Stéphane Da Costa, Merrimack F Carter Camper, Miami Gustav Nyquist, Maine F Mike Connolly, Minnesota–Duluth Paul Zanette, Niagara F Carl Hagelin, Michigan

Atlantic Hockey Award^[7] Recipient Player of the Year Paul Zanette, Niagara Best Defensive Forward Rob Linsmayer, Holy Cross Best Defenseman Denny Urban, Robert Morris Rookie of the Year Taylor Holstrom, Mercyhurst Regular Season Goaltending Award Shane Madolora, RIT Coach of the Year Paul Pearl, Holy Cross Most Valuable Player in Tournament Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force Individual Sportsmanship Furman South, Robert Morris Regular Season Scoring Trophy Paul Zanette, Niagara All-Atlantic Hockey Teams^[8]^[9] First Team   Position   Second Team Shane Madolora, RIT G Ryan Zapolski, Mercyhurst Scott Mathis, Air Force D Marcel Alvarez, Army Denny Urban, Robert Morris D Chris Saracino, RIT Bryan Haczyk, Niagara F Tyler Brenner, RIT Nathan Longpre, Robert Morris F Cory Conacher, Canisius Paul Zanette, Niagara F Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Brooks Ostergard, Robert Morris G Jason Torf, Air Force Tim Kirby, Air Force D Jeffrey Reppucci, Holy Cross Ryan Annesley, Niagara D Adam McKenzie, Air Force Jeff Terminesi, Mercyhurst D Andrew Favot, RIT F Taylor Holstrom, Mercyhurst Cody Omilusik, Army F Ryan Rashid, Niagara Scott Pitt, Mercyhurst F Cole Schneider, Connecticut

CCHA Awards^[10] Recipient Player of the Year Andy Miele, Miami Best Defensive Forward Carl Hagelin, Michigan Best Defensive Defenseman Sean Lorenz, Notre Dame Best Offensive Defenseman Torey Krug, Michigan Rookie of the Year T. J. Tynan, Notre Dame Best Goaltender Shawn Hunwick, Michigan Coach of the Year Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Kevin Petovello, Alaska Ilitch Humanitarian Award Trevor Nill, Michigan State Perani Cup Champion Andy Miele, Miami Scholar-Athlete of the Year Carter Camper, Miami Most Valuable Player in Tournament Andy Miele, Miami All-CCHA Teams^[11]^[12] First Team   Position   Second Team Pat Nagle, Ferris State G Scott Greenham, Alaska Zach Redmond, Ferris State D Chris Wideman, Miami Torey Krug, Michigan State D John Merrill, Michigan Andy Miele, Miami F T. J. Tynan, Notre Dame Carl Hagelin, Michigan F Anders Lee, Notre Dame Carter Camper, Miami F Reilly Smith, Miami F Rookie Team   Position   Kevin Kapalka, Lake Superior State G Danny DeKeyser, Western Michigan D John Merrill, Michigan D Chase Balisy, Western Michigan F Anders Lee, Notre Dame F T. J. Tynan, Notre Dame F

ECAC Award^[13] Recipient Player of the Year Chase Polacek, Rensselaer Rookie of the Year Andrew Calof, Princeton Tim Taylor Award Nate Leaman, Union Best Defensive Forward Adam Presiznuik, Union Best Defensive Defenseman Brock Matheson, Union Ken Dryden Award Keith Kinkaid, Union Student-Athlete of the Year Stéphane Boileau, Union Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Ryan Rondeau, Yale All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[14]^[15] First Team   Position   Second Team Keith Kinkaid, Union G James Mello, Dartmouth Nick Bailen, Rensselaer D Brock Matheson, Union Taylor Fedun, Princeton D Danny Biega, Harvard Chase Polacek, Rensselaer F Jack Maclellan, Brown Brian O'Neill, Yale F Joe Devin, Cornell Andrew Miller, Yale F Kelly Zajac, Union Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Allen York, Rensselaer G Andy Iles, Cornell Mike Devin, Cornell D Mathew Bodie, Union Joe Stejskal, Dartmouth D Dennis Robertson, Brown Andrew Calof, Princeton F Andrew Calof, Princeton Chris Cahill, Yale F Greg Carey, St. Lawrence Jeremy Welsh, Union F Daniel Carr, Union

Hockey East Award^[16] Recipient Player of the Year Paul Thompson, New Hampshire Rookie of the Year Charlie Coyle, Boston University Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Jerry York, Boston College Len Ceglarski Award Brian Flynn, Maine Best Defensive Forward Tanner House, Maine Best Defensive Defenseman Brian Dumoulin, Boston College Three-Stars Award Paul Thompson, New Hampshire William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Cam Atkinson, Boston College All-Hockey East Teams^[17]^[18] First Team   Position   Second Team John Muse, Boston College G Kieran Millan, Boston University Brian Dumoulin, Boston College D Josh Van Dyk, Maine Blake Kessel, New Hampshire D David Warsofsky, Boston University Cam Atkinson, Boston College F Stéphane Da Costa, Merrimack Gustav Nyquist, Maine F Brian Gibbons, Boston College Paul Thompson, New Hampshire F Wade MacLeod, Northeastern Rookie Team   Position   Dan Sullivan, Maine G Anthony Bitetto, Northeastern D Adam Clendening, Boston University D Bill Arnold, Boston College F Charlie Coyle, Boston University F Mike Collins, Merrimack F Michael Pereira, Massachusetts F Brodie Reid, Northeastern F

WCHA Award^[19] Recipient Player of the Year Matt Frattin, North Dakota Defensive Player of the Year Justin Schultz, Wisconsin Rookie of the Year Jason Zucker, Denver Student-Athlete of the Year Chay Genoway, North Dakota Coach of the Year Dean Blais, Nebraska-Omaha Most Valuable Player in Tournament Matt Frattin, North Dakota All-WCHA Teams^[20]^[21] First Team   Position   Second Team Aaron Dell, North Dakota G Kent Patterson, Minnesota Justin Schultz, Wisconsin D Jake Gardiner, Wisconsin Chay Genoway, North Dakota D Matt Donovan, Denver Matt Frattin, North Dakota F Jason Zucker, Denver Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth F Drew Shore, Denver Mike Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth F Justin Fontaine, Minnesota-Duluth Third Team   Position   Rookie Team John Faulkner, Nebraska-Omaha G Sam Brittain, Denver Kurt Davis, Minnesota State D Justin Faulk, Minnesota-Duluth Justin Faulk, Minnesota-Duluth D David Makowski, Denver Jason Gregoire, North Dakota F Jason Zucker, Denver Jaden Schwartz, Colorado College F Jaden Schwartz, Colorado College Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State F J. T. Brown, Minnesota-Duluth

2011 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
2	36	Adam Clendening	Boston University	Hockey East	Chicago Blackhawks
2	47	Matt Nieto	Boston University	Hockey East	San Jose Sharks
4	104	Johnny Gaudreau ^†	Boston College	Hockey East	Calgary Flames
4	112	Garrett Noonan	Boston University	Hockey East	Nashville Predators
6	173	Dennis Robertson	Brown	ECAC Hockey	Toronto Maple Leafs
7	198	Colin Sullivan ^†	Boston College	Hockey East	Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman
^[22]

See also

• 2010–11 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 2010–11 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
• 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

References

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External links

• USCHO.com 2011-11-07 at the Wayback Machine