1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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![]() The Riverfront Coliseum served as the host for the 1996 Frozen Four | |||||
Duration | October 1995– March 30, 1996 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 1996 | ||||
National championship | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||
NCAA champion | Michigan | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Brian Bonin (Minnesota) | ||||
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The 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1995 and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 30, 1996, at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was the 49th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 102nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Pre-season polls[]
Regular season[]
Season tournaments[]
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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October 13–15, 1995 | 4 | Maine | |
November 24–25, 1995 | 4 | Army | |
College Hockey Showcase | November 24–25, 1995 | 4 | |
November 24–25, 1995 | 4 | Maine | |
November 24–25, 1995 | 4 | Princeton | |
December 22–23, 1995 | 4 | Sweden Junior Team | |
December 22–23, 1995 | 4 | Finland Junior Team | |
December 27–28, 1995 | 4 | Denver | |
December 27–29, 1995 | 4 | ||
Badger Showdown | December 28–29, 1995 | 4 | Boston University |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30, 1995 | 4 | Michigan |
Mariucci Classic | December 29–30, 1995 | 4 | Minnesota |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 29–30, 1995 | 4 | Clarkson |
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic | December 29–30, 1995 | 4 | Minnesota–Duluth |
December 29–30, 1995 | 4 | Western Michigan | |
Beanpot | February 5,12, 1996 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings[]
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Lake Superior State† | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 136 | 89 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 184 | 109 | |
Michigan†* | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 178 | 71 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 239 | 93 | |
Michigan State | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 115 | 86 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 154 | 129 | |
Western Michigan | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 125 | 71 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 172 | 111 | |
Bowling Green | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 126 | 106 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 172 | 138 | |
Ferris State | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 120 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 126 | 196 | |
Miami | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 99 | 142 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 119 | 168 | |
Ohio State | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 82 | 105 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 94 | 118 | |
Alaska-Fairbanks | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 101 | 142 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 114 | 152 | |
Notre Dame | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 87 | 136 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 110 | 159 | |
Illinois-Chicago | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 73 | 155 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 97 | 177 | |
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Vermont† | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 86 | 45 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 149 | 91 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 97 | 59 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 152 | 105 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 107 | 74 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 144 | 132 | |
Cornell* | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 94 | 66 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 139 | 108 | |
Colgate | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 95 | 60 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 136 | 117 | |
Harvard | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 71 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 111 | 114 | |
Brown | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 60 | 81 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 99 | 124 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 116 | 131 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 88 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 83 | 130 | |
Princeton | 22 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 59 | 81 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 78 | 117 | |
Union | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 83 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 83 | 100 | |
Yale | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 109 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 80 | 145 | |
Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Boston University† | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 132 | 79 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 125 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 114 | 96 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 200 | 156 | |
Maine | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 102 | 75 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 164 | 112 | |
Providence* | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 83 | 83 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 142 | 135 | |
Boston College | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 89 | 102 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 126 | 147 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 99 | 103 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 139 | 150 | |
Northeastern | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 79 | 93 | 36 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 118 | 145 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 81 | 120 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 119 | 161 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 83 | 111 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 123 | 130 | |
Championship: Providence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 33 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 83 | 166 | |
Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 81 | |
Final rankings: |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Colorado College† | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 178 | 78 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 225 | 104 | |
Minnesota* | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 155 | 95 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 204 | 121 | |
Denver | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 120 | 112 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 149 | 131 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 116 | 109 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 139 | 125 | |
North Dakota | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 127 | 126 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 162 | 155 | |
Wisconsin | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 110 | 123 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 145 | 160 | |
Michigan Tech | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 108 | 118 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 145 | 159 | |
St. Cloud State | 32 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 106 | 132 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 135 | 153 | |
Alaska-Anchorage | 32 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 130 | 37 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 103 | 153 | |
Northern Michigan | 32 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 64 | 147 | 39 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 83 | 174 | |
Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: |
1996 NCAA Tournament[]
Regional Quarterfinals March 22–23, 1996 | Regional Semifinals March 23–24, 1996 | Frozen Four March 28, 1996 | National Championship March 30, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
E5 | Clarkson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Clarkson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston University | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Michigan | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Colorado College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Colorado College | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Colorado College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Colorado College | 4** | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Vermont | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Vermont | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Vermont | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Lake Superior State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Lake Superior State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Cornell | 4 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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 |
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Martin St. Louis | Junior | Vermont | 35 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 38 |
Éric Perrin | Junior | Vermont | 38 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 38 |
Brian Bonin | Senior | Minnesota | 42 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 30 |
Teeder Wynne | Senior | North Dakota | 37 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 66 |
Todd White | Junior | Clarkson | 38 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 36 |
Brendan Morrison | Junior | Michigan | 35 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 41 |
Peter Geronazzo | Senior | Colorado College | 42 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 81 |
Jay Pandolfo | Senior | Boston University | 39 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 6 |
Chris Drury | Sophomore | Boston University | 37 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 46 |
Mike Crowley | Sophomore | Minnesota | 42 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 28 |
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; 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 |
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Junior | Colorado College | 19 | 1060 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | .912 | 2.14 | |
Marty Turco | Sophomore | Michigan | 42 | 2334 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 84 | 4 | .896 | 2.16 |
Sophomore | Army | 33 | 1830 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 9 | .907 | 2.30 | |
Tim Thomas | Junior | Vermont | 37 | 2254 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 88 | 3 | .924 | 2.34 |
Jason Elliott | Sophomore | Cornell | 19 | 971 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 2 | .923 | 2.35 |
John Grahame | Sophomore | Lake Superior State | 29 | 1658 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 2 | .904 | 2.42 |
Marc Magliarditi | Freshman | Western Michigan | 36 | 2110 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 91 | 5 | .910 | 2.59 |
Senior | Minnesota | 21 | 1227 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 3 | .891 | 2.59 | |
Ryan Bach | Senior | Colorado College | 23 | 1390 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 2 | .895 | 2.68 |
Dan Murphy | Sophomore | Clarkson | 38 | 2224 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 100 | 1 | .912 | 2.70 |
Awards[]
NCAA[]
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CCHA[]
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ECAC[]
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Hockey East[]
* No Distinction was made between First- and Second-Team All-Stars |
WCHA[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "1995-96 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links[]
- 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- 1995–96 in American ice hockey by league