2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 6, 2012 and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 13, 2013 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the 66th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 118th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from USCHO.com, October 1, 2012, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 24, 2012.[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports
Ranking Team
1 Boston College (35)
2 Minnesota (12)
3 Michigan (3)
4 North Dakota
5 Union
6 Cornell
7 Massachusetts–Lowell
8 Denver
9 Miami (OH)
10 Western Michigan
11 Ferris State
12 Minnesota–Duluth
13 Boston University
14 Notre Dame
15 Maine
16 Michigan State
17 Harvard
18 Wisconsin
19 Air Force
20 Colorado College
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking Team
1 Boston College (20)
2 Minnesota (12)
3 Michigan (2)
4 North Dakota
5 Union
6 Cornell
7 Massachusetts–Lowell
8 Denver
9 Miami (OH)
10 Notre Dame
11 Western Michigan
12 Minnesota–Duluth
13 Boston University
14 Ferris State
15 Wisconsin

Regular season

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 Niagara dagger 27 20 5 2 42 92 60 37 23 9 5 115 93
Air Force 27 15 7 5 35 92 56 37 17 13 7 120 92
Holy Cross 27 15 9 3 33 83 79 37 20 14 3 111 106
Connecticut 27 14 10 3 31 77 70 37 19 14 4 102 94
Robert Morris 27 13 11 3 29 85 85 38 20 14 4 118 105
Mercyhurst 27 12 11 2 28 90 73 41 19 17 5 128 112
Canisius * 27 12 13 2 26 71 69 42 19 18 5 110 100
RIT 27 11 12 4 26 88 89 38 15 18 5 122 126
American International 27 9 12 6 24 72 78 35 12 17 6 88 112
Bentley 27 10 14 3 23 85 87 35 12 20 3 108 116
Army 27 7 15 5 19 64 92 34 7 22 5 73 121
Sacred Heart 27 2 21 4 8 67 128 36 2 30 4 83 182
Championship: March 23, 2013
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 25, 2013
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Miami (OH) dagger 28 17 7 4 4 59 75 50 40 24 11 5 101 69
#9 Notre Dame * 28 17 8 3 2 56 90 64 40 25 12 3 118 86
#12 Western Michigan 28 15 7 6 3 54 63 55 38 19 11 8 87 78
Ohio State 28 13 10 5 1 45 71 63 40 16 17 7 95 96
Ferris State 28 13 12 3 1 43 67 63 37 16 16 5 96 89
Alaska 28 12 13 3 1 40 73 79 37 17 16 4 95 97
#20 Michigan 28 10 15 3 3 36 81 96 40 18 19 3 129 130
Lake Superior State 28 11 16 1 1 35 65 77 39 17 21 1 92 109
Bowling Green 28 10 15 3 1 34 65 75 41 15 21 5 100 105
Northern Michigan 28 9 15 4 1 32 64 79 38 15 19 4 90 109
Michigan State 28 9 18 1 0 28 57 70 42 14 25 3 87 115
Championship: March 24, 2013
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 25, 2013
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alabama–Huntsville 25 3 21 1 36 103
Penn State 27 13 14 0 74 80
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 3, 2013
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Quinnipiac dagger 22 17 2 3 37 73 32 39 27 7 5 117 63
#19 Rensselaer 22 12 7 3 27 61 49 37 18 14 5 106 88
#11 Yale 22 12 9 1 25 60 62 33 18 12 3 93 91
#18 Union * 22 10 8 4 24 64 52 38 21 12 5 117 79
Dartmouth 22 9 9 4 22 56 57 34 15 14 5 94 88
St. Lawrence 22 9 9 4 22 60 68 38 18 16 4 107 109
Brown 22 7 9 6 20 54 51 36 16 14 6 90 85
Princeton 22 8 10 4 20 52 60 31 10 16 5 72 89
Cornell 22 8 11 3 19 49 55 34 15 16 3 83 91
Clarkson 22 8 11 3 19 58 67 36 9 20 7 89 113
Colgate 22 6 13 3 15 52 66 36 14 18 4 109 102
Harvard 22 6 14 2 14 45 65 32 10 19 3 73 101
Championship: March 23, 2013
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 25, 2013
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 UMass Lowell dagger * 27 16 9 2 34 81 63 38 26 10 2 113 79
#4 Boston College 27 15 9 3 33 88 72 37 22 11 4 127 102
#17 Boston University 27 15 10 2 32 82 73 39 21 16 2 120 110
#16 Providence 27 13 8 6 32 75 63 38 17 14 7 105 90
#10 New Hampshire 27 13 8 6 32 81 58 37 19 11 7 117 86
Merrimack 27 13 11 3 29 68 66 38 15 17 6 91 98
Maine 27 7 12 8 22 57 72 38 11 19 8 77 104
Vermont 27 8 13 6 22 60 80 36 11 19 6 82 110
Massachusetts 27 9 16 2 20 72 79 34 12 19 3 93 102
Northeastern 27 5 18 4 14 59 97 34 9 21 4 81 118
Championship: March 23, 2013
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 25, 2013
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 St. Cloud State dagger 28 18 9 1 37 94 66 42 25 16 1 141 103
#6 Minnesota dagger 28 16 7 5 37 94 65 40 26 9 5 139 80
#7 North Dakota 28 14 7 7 35 93 71 42 22 13 7 135 103
#12 Wisconsin * 28 13 8 7 33 69 64 42 22 13 7 112 89
#14 Denver 28 14 9 5 33 92 81 39 20 14 5 131 108
#13 Minnesota State 28 16 11 1 33 90 68 41 24 14 3 127 99
Nebraska–Omaha 28 14 12 2 30 92 91 39 19 18 2 127 117
Colorado College 28 11 13 4 26 88 98 42 18 19 5 133 141
Minnesota–Duluth 28 10 13 5 25 75 83 38 14 19 5 99 109
Michigan Tech 28 8 16 4 20 75 92 37 13 20 4 107 116
Bemidji State 28 5 16 7 17 58 87 36 6 22 8 74 110
Alaska–Anchorage 28 2 20 6 10 52 106 36 4 25 7 67 133
Championship: March 23, 2013
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 25, 2013

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2013.[3]

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

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Walters, RyanRyan Walters Junior Nebraska–Omaha 39 22 30 52 20
Carey, GregGreg Carey Junior St. Lawrence 38 28 23 51 40
Kristo, DannyDanny Kristo Senior North Dakota 37 24 26 50 22
LeBlanc, DrewDrew LeBlanc Senior St. Cloud State 38 13 37 50 14
Gaudreau, JohnnyJohnny Gaudreau Sophomore Boston College 33 20 29 49 22
Haula, ErikErik Haula Junior Minnesota 35 16 33 49 14
Schwartz, RylanRylan Schwartz Senior Colorado College 38 17 31 48 35
Knight, CorbanCorban Knight Senior North Dakota 38 15 33 48 40
Flanagan, KyleKyle Flanagan Senior St. Lawrence 35 15 32 47 42
Leitner, MattMatt Leitner Sophomore Minnesota State 39 17 28 45 47
Whitney, StevenSteven Whitney Senior Boston College 38 26 19 45 54

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2013 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.[3]

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
McKay, RyanRyan McKay Freshman Miami (OH) 20 1150:04 12 5 2 23 4 .954 1.20
Hellebuyck, ConnorConnor Hellebuyck Freshman Massachusetts–Lowell 19 1090:12 16 2 0 27 4 .944 1.49
Hartzell, EricEric Hartzell Senior Quinnipiac 36 2163:14 26 5 5 54 5 .935 1.50
Kasdorf, JasonJason Kasdorf Freshman Rensselaer 23 1329:43 14 5 2 36 4 .935 1.62
Chubak, CarsenCarsen Chubak Junior Niagara 33 1984:38 23 5 5 60 6 .941 1.81

Awards

WCHA

Award[4] Recipient
Player of the Year Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
Defensive Player of the Year Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State
Rookie of the Year Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Scoring Champion Ryan Walters, Nebraska–Omaha
Goaltending Champion Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Stephon Williams, Minnesota State G Juho Olkinuora, Denver
Nate Schmidt, Minnesota D Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State D Mike Boivin, Colorado College
Ryan Walters, Nebraska–Omaha F Corban Knight, North Dakota
Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State F Erik Haula, Minnesota
Danny Kristo, North Dakota F Rylan Schwartz, Colorado College
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Adam Wilcox, Minnesota G Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Andrej Sustr, Nebraska–Omaha D Nolan Zajac, Denver
Jake McCabe, Wisconsin D Andrew Welinski, Minnesota–Duluth
Matt Leitner, Minnesota State F Tony Cameranesi, Minnesota–Duluth
Nick Bjugstad, Minnesota F Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
Eriah Hayes, Minnesota State F Rocco Grimaldi, North Dakota

ECAC

Award[5] Recipient
Player of the Year Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Forward Greg Miller, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman Zach Davies, Quinnipiac
Rookie of the Year Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Goaltender of the Year Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
All-ECAC Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac G Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Nick Bailen, Rensselaer D Mike Keenan, Dartmouth
George Hughes, St. Lawrence D Shayne Gostisbehere, Union
Greg Carey, St. Lawrence F Kenny Agostino, Yale
Kyle Flanagan, St. Lawrence F Andrew Calof, Princeton
Andrew Miller, Yale F Matt Lorito, Brown
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Anthony Borelli, Brown G Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Mat Bodie, Union D Paul Geiger, Clarkson
Zach Davies, Quinnipiac D Ryan Obuchowski, Yale
Daniel Carr, Union F Kyle Baun, Colgate
Jeremy Langlois, Quinnipiac F Tylor Spink, Colgate
Greg Miller, Cornell F Jimmy Vesey, Harvard

CCHA

All-CCHA Teams[6]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Brady Hjelle, Ohio State G Frank Slubowski, Western Michigan
Jacob Trouba, Michigan D Luke Witkowski, Western Michigan
Dan DeKeyser, Western Michigan D Bobby Shea, Bowling Green
Austin Czarnik, Miami (OH) F Tanner Fritz, Ohio State
Anders Lee, Notre Dame F Ryan Carpenter, Ferris State
Riley Barber, Miami (OH) F Andy Taranto, Alaska

Hockey East

Hockey East All-Star Teams[7]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jon Gillies, Providence G Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell
Chad Ruhwedel, UMass Lowell D Jordan Heywood, Merrimack
Trevor van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire D Patrick Wey, Boston College
Mike Collins, Merrimack F Joseph Pendenza, UMass Lowell
John Gaudreau, Boston College F Evan Rodrigues, Boston University
Steven Whitney, Boston College F Riley Wetmore, UMass Lowell

Atlantic Hockey

Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams[8]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Carsen Chubak, Niagara G Ben Meisner, American International
Nick Jones, Mercyhurst D Dan Weiss, Niagara
Chris Saracino, RIT D Steve Weinstein, Bentley
Kyle De Laurell, Air Force F Ryan Misiak, Mercyhurst
Giancarlo Iuorio, Niagara F Adam Pleskach, American International
Brett Gensler, Bentley F Adam Brace, Robert Morris

References

  1. ↑ "USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll - October 1, 2012". USCHO.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Preseason: Men's College Hockey Poll". USA Hockey. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2012-2013". USCHO.com. 2013-03-17.
  4. ↑ "ST. CLOUD STATE'S DREW LEBLANC HONORED AS BOTH WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT 2012-13 MEN'S AWARD WINNERS" (Press release). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Quinnipiac Cleans Up ECAC Awards". College Hockey News. March 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "News - CCHA Announces All-Conference Teams". Central Collegiate Hockey Association. March 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "HOCKEY EAST ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Atlantic Hockey Names All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Hockey. March 19, 2013.

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