1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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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) | ||||
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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.
Pre-season polls[]
Regular season[]
Season tournaments[]
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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College Hockey Showcase | November 29–30 | 4 | Michigan |
November 29–30 | 4 | New Hampshire | |
November 30–December 1 | 4 | Army | |
December 20–21 | 4 | Maine | |
Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | New Hampshire |
December 27–28 | 4 | Denver | |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Michigan |
Mariucci Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Minnesota |
December 27–28 | 4 | St. Lawrence | |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 27–28 | 4 | Rensselaer |
December 27–28 | 4 | Cornell | |
Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
Beanpot | February 3, 10 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings[]
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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: |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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: |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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: |
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 | - | - | - | 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: |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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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: |
1997 NCAA 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)
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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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 |
Senior | Bowling Green | 37 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 50 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
Sophomore | Miami | 28 | 1645 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 75 | 1 | .895 | 2.74 | |
Senior | Denver | 22 | 2 | .900 | 2.75 | ||||||
Tim Thomas | Senior | Vermont | 36 | 2158 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 101 | 2 | .914 | 2.81 |
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[]
Award[18] | Recipient | |
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Player of the Year | Mike Crowley, Minnesota | |
Defensive Player of the Year | , Colorado College | |
Rookie of the Year | , Minnesota-Duluth | |
Student-Athlete of the Year | , 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 |
, Minnesota | G | Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin |
Mike Crowley, Minnesota | D | , Colorado College |
Curtis Murphy, North Dakota | D | Rick Mrozik, Minnesota-Duluth |
Brian Swanson, Colorado College | F | , 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 |
Denver | G | , Minnesota-Duluth |
, North Dakota | D | Ben Clymer, Minnesota |
Calvin Elfring, Colorado College | D | , Minnesota-Duluth |
, St. Cloud State | F | , Northern Michigan |
Ryan Kraft, Minnesota | F | , Minnesota |
Andre Savage, Michigan Tech | F | Toby Petersen, Colorado College |
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 "1996-97 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "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[]
- 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- 1996–97 in American ice hockey by league