2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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![]() The Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri hosted the 2007 Frozen Four | |||||
Duration | October 2006– April 7, 2007 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 2007 | ||||
National championship | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
NCAA champion | Michigan State | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Ryan Duncan (North Dakota) | ||||
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The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October, 2006 and ended with the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2007 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Michigan State won the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship, defeating Boston College 3–1 in the national championship game. This was the 60th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 113th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Pre-season polls[]
The top 20 from USCHO.com/CSTV and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.
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Regular season[]
Season tournaments[]
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Ice Breaker Tournament | October 6–7 | 4 | Vermont |
October 13–14 | 4 | Alaska–Anchorage | |
October 20–21 | 4 | Northern Michigan | |
October 27–28 | 4 | Notre Dame | |
Governor's Cup | October 28–29 | 4 | Rensselaer |
College Hockey Showcase | November 24–25 | 4 | |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | November 26–27 | 4 | Niagara |
Badger Showdown | December 29–30 | 4 | Clarkson |
Catamount Cup | December 29–30 | 4 | St. Cloud State |
December 29–30 | 4 | Denver | |
Ledyard Bank Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | North Dakota |
Dodge Holiday Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Minnesota |
Florida College Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Maine |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Michigan State |
Ohio Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Ohio State |
December 29–30 | 4 | Colgate | |
Beanpot | February 5, 12 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings[]
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
RIT†^ | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 116 | 71 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 132 | 93 | |
Sacred Heart | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 91 | 74 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 118 | 99 | |
Army | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 82 | 69 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 94 | 87 | |
Connecticut | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 90 | 89 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 108 | 126 | |
Air Force* | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 94 | 70 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 132 | 107 | |
Holy Cross | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 87 | 94 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 96 | 123 | |
Bentley | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 75 | 101 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 90 | 136 | |
Mercyhurst | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 98 | 106 | 35 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 114 | 134 | |
Canisius | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 76 | 95 | 35 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 86 | 130 | |
American International | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 108 | 34 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 74 | 134 | |
Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ RIT was ineligible for the postseason Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 90 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 143 | 70 | |
#10 Michigan | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 119 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 174 | 129 | |
#11 Miami | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 93 | 70 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 135 | 107 | |
#1 Michigan State | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 81 | 65 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 137 | 102 | |
Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 100 | 85 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 153 | 128 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 85 | 93 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 120 | 126 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 89 | 86 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 120 | 120 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 65 | 74 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 111 | 110 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 107 | 126 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 80 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 96 | 123 | |
Alaska | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 90 | 39 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 100 | 128 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 108 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 147 | |
Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Niagara† | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 70 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 126 | 128 | |
Bemidji State | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 109 | |
Robert Morris | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 72 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 110 | 129 | |
Wayne State | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 97 | 125 | |
Alabama–Huntsville* | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 69 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 112 | 137 | |
Championship: Alabama–Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#14 St. Lawrence† | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 73 | 55 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 122 | 104 | |
#7 Clarkson* | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 74 | 53 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 136 | 93 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 69 | 60 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 105 | 93 | |
Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 55 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 78 | |
Quinnipiac | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 74 | 63 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 140 | 106 | |
Harvard | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 67 | 65 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 88 | 90 | |
Princeton | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 69 | 63 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 102 | 100 | |
Colgate | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 60 | 40 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 100 | 105 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 55 | 84 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 88 | 130 | |
Yale | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 72 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 78 | 98 | |
Brown | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 69 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 96 | 95 | |
Union | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 54 | 74 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 103 | 119 | |
Championship: Clarkson † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#9 New Hampshire† | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 96 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 139 | 89 | |
#2 Boston College* | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 89 | 65 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 142 | 94 | |
#13 Boston University | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 69 | 51 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 99 | 78 | |
#12 Massachusetts | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 71 | 63 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 109 | 91 | |
#6 Maine | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 80 | 69 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 133 | 99 | |
Vermont | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 87 | 78 | |
Northeastern | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 60 | 66 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 84 | 94 | |
Providence | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 76 | 108 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 76 | 36 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 74 | 104 | |
Merrimack | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 86 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 37 | 111 | |
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 Minnesota†* | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 91 | 67 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 139 | 89 | |
#8 St. Cloud State | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 89 | 70 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 127 | 99 | |
#3 North Dakota | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 93 | 75 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 153 | 116 | |
#15 Denver | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 73 | 73 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 107 | 95 | |
Colorado College | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 79 | 74 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 111 | 98 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 69 | 64 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 90 | 87 | |
Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 59 | 53 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 93 | 83 | |
Minnesota State | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 81 | 99 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 106 | 132 | |
Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 64 | 84 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 103 | 121 | |
Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 101 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 90 | 124 | |
Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
2007 NCAA Tournament[]
Regional Semifinals | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Clarkson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Massachusetts | 1* | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Massachusetts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Maine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Maine | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Maine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MW3 | Michigan State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 3** | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Alabama-Huntsville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Boston University | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
MW3 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Boston College | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Miami | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Miami | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Northeast Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | St. Lawrence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Boston College | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Air Force | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Dakota | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Dakota | 8 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats[]
Scoring leaders[]
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.[4]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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T. J. Hensick | Senior | Michigan | 41 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 38 |
Eric Ehn | Junior | Air Force | 40 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 24 |
Kevin Porter | Junior | Michigan | 41 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 16 |
Ryan Duncan | Sophomore | North Dakota | 43 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 34 |
Brian Boyle | Senior | Boston College | 42 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 104 |
Scott Parse | Senior | Nebraska–Omaha | 40 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 36 |
T. J. Oshie | Sophomore | North Dakota | 43 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 30 |
Andrew Cogliano | Sophomore | Michigan | 38 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 12 |
Nathan Davis | Junior | Miami | 42 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 24 |
Sophomore | Niagara | 37 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 56 | |
Ryan Jones | Junior | Miami | 42 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 88 |
Senior | Air Force | 36 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 61 | |
Erik Condra | Sophomore | Notre Dame | 42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 18 |
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.[4]
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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David Brown | Senior | Notre Dame | 39 | 2,389:40 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 6 | .931 | 1.58 |
Joe Fallon | Junior | Vermont | 34 | 1,996:59 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 62 | 6 | .920 | 1.86 |
Sophomore | Michigan Tech | 22 | 1,258:33 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 4 | .916 | 2.00 | |
John Curry | Senior | Boston University | 36 | 2,154:20 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 7 | .928 | 2.01 |
Kevin Regan | Junior | New Hampshire | 35 | 2,065:55 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 3 | .935 | 2.06 |
Brian Elliott | Senior | Wisconsin | 36 | 2,053:16 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 72 | 5 | .923 | 2.10 |
Kellen Briggs | Senior | Minnesota | 26 | 1,518:37 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 2 | .917 | 2.13 |
Ben Bishop | Sophomore | Maine | 34 | 1,906:40 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 3 | .923 | 2.14 |
Senior | Minnesota–Duluth | 18 | 1,065:06 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 2 | .922 | 2.14 | |
Cory Schneider | Junior | Boston College | 42 | 2,516:33 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 6 | .925 | 2.15 |
Awards[]
NCAA[]
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Atlantic Hockey[]
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CCHA[]
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CHA[]
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ECAC[]
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Hockey East[]
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WCHA[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Preseason USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll". USCHO.com. 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2006-2007". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "AHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "AHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "AHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "CHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "CHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "CHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
External links[]
- 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- 2006–07 in American ice hockey by league