2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2016 and will conclude with the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2017.[1] This is the 70th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship will be held, and the 122st year overall in which an NCAA school has iced a team.

Regular season

Standings

2016–17 Atlantic Hockey men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Canisiusdagger 28 18 4 6 42 90 53 39 21 11 7 107 85
#12 Air Force 28 19 6 3 41 91 56 42 27 10 5 133 93
Army 28 15 10 3 33 77 56 37 18 14 5 100 78
Robert Morris 28 15 10 3 33 86 73 38 22 12 4 123 95
Holy Cross 28 11 10 7 29 78 78 36 14 15 7 99 106
RIT 28 13 15 0 26 90 79 37 14 22 1 108 111
Mercyhurst 28 11 13 4 26 82 83 39 15 20 4 106 123
Bentley 28 10 12 6 26 78 82 39 13 19 7 101 120
Sacred Heart 28 10 15 3 23 67 87 37 13 19 5 88 116
American International 28 7 14 7 21 63 91 36 8 20 8 82 122
Niagara 28 3 23 2 8 55 119 39 5 31 3 76 168
Championship: March 18, 2017
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Minnesota† 20 14 5 1 0 43 79 58 38 23 12 3 141 104
#17 Wisconsin 20 12 8 0 0 36 72 66 36 20 15 1 122 118
#14 Ohio State 20 11 8 1 1 35 76 62 39 21 12 6 154 113
#8 Penn State* 20 10 9 1 0 31 71 63 39 25 12 2 160 108
Michigan 20 6 12 2 2 22 53 75 35 13 19 3 92 111
Michigan State 20 3 14 3 0 13 47 74 35 7 24 4 84 134
Championship: March 18, 2017
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Arizona State 32 10 19 3 91 130
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 20, 2017
2016–17 ECAC Hockey men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Harvard†* 22 16 4 2 34 85 47 36 28 6 2 146 77
#11 Union† 22 16 4 2 34 87 56 38 25 10 3 143 113
#13 Cornell 22 13 4 5 31 70 51 35 21 9 5 99 81
St. Lawrence 22 12 6 4 28 61 44 37 17 13 7 104 88
#20 Quinnipiac 22 13 8 1 27 69 55 40 23 15 2 121 101
Clarkson 22 10 9 3 23 67 62 39 18 16 5 124 112
Princeton 22 8 11 3 19 63 75 34 15 16 3 103 111
Yale 22 7 11 4 18 62 67 33 13 15 5 99 98
Dartmouth 22 7 13 2 16 59 80 31 10 18 3 83 111
Colgate 22 6 13 3 15 40 62 37 9 22 6 78 113
Rensselaer 22 6 16 0 12 52 76 37 8 28 1 83 138
Brown 22 3 18 1 7 47 87 31 4 25 2 66 132
Championship: March 18, 2017
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017
2016–17 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 UMass Lowelldagger 22 14 7 1 29 76 51 41 27 11 3 151 95
#6 Boston Universitydagger 22 13 6 3 29 64 47 39 24 12 3 123 90
#16 Boston Collegedagger 22 13 6 3 29 74 56 40 21 15 4 132 104
#5 Notre Dame 22 12 6 4 28 67 51 40 23 12 5 128 93
#15 Providence 22 12 7 3 27 66 57 39 22 12 5 116 92
#18 Vermont 22 10 8 4 24 61 63 38 20 13 5 122 106
Merrimack 22 8 8 6 22 57 60 37 15 16 6 90 96
Northeastern 22 9 10 3 21 73 71 38 18 15 5 140 113
Connecticut 22 8 10 4 20 55 61 36 12 16 8 96 104
New Hampshire 22 7 11 4 18 69 77 40 15 20 5 124 136
Maine 22 5 15 2 12 57 79 36 11 21 4 102 125
Massachusetts 22 2 19 1 5 42 88 36 5 29 2 66 132
Championship: March 18, 2017
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Denverdagger 24 18 3 3 2 59 82 42 36 26 6 4 121 69
#2 Minnesota–Duluth 24 15 5 4 3 52 83 56 34 21 6 7 111 75
#10 Western Michigan 24 13 9 2 1 42 79 75 34 20 9 5 118 96
#9 North Dakota 24 11 12 1 1 35 69 63 35 18 14 3 109 89
St. Cloud State 24 10 13 1 0 31 64 69 34 16 17 1 98 98
Omaha 24 9 13 2 0 29 74 89 36 16 15 5 117 120
Miami (OH) 24 5 14 5 3 23 57 80 34 9 18 7 84 103
Colorado College 24 4 16 4 1 17 43 77 34 8 22 4 69 112
Championship: March 18, 2017
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji Statedagger 28 20 6 2 2 64 71 44 39 22 14 3 90 73
#19 Michigan Tech 28 15 7 6 3 54 80 59 40 20 13 7 117 90
Minnesota State 28 15 9 4 2 51 89 68 36 21 11 4 116 86
Bowling Green 28 14 13 1 1 44 79 65 38 19 17 2 112 95
Ferris State 28 12 12 4 2 42 78 74 37 13 19 5 95 101
Alaska 28 11 13 4 3 40 67 84 36 12 20 4 79 113
Lake Superior State 28 8 13 7 4 35 78 87 36 11 18 7 103 119
Northern Michigan 28 10 15 3 1 34 69 75 39 13 22 4 93 108
Alabama–Huntsville 28 9 16 3 0 30 68 95 34 9 22 3 74 120
Alaska Anchorage 28 6 16 6 2 26 52 80 34 7 21 6 59 102
Championship: March 18, 2017
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on April 8, 2017.[2]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Aston-Reese, ZachZach Aston-Reese Senior Northeastern 38 31 32 63 72
Vecchione, MikeMike Vecchione Senior Union 38 29 34 63 45
Kelleher, TylerTyler Kelleher Senior New Hampshire 40 24 39 63 32
Foo, SpencerSpencer Foo Junior Union 38 26 36 62 24
Ferguson, BradyBrady Ferguson Junior Robert Morris 38 24 34 58 18
Sikura, DylanDylan Sikura Junior Northeastern 38 21 36 57 12
Jobst, MasonMason Jobst Sophomore Ohio State 39 19 36 55 18
Sheehy, TylerTyler Sheehy Sophomore Minnesota 38 20 33 53 20
Gaudette, AdamAdam Gaudette Sophomore Northeastern 37 26 26 52 26
Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork Junior Notre Dame 39 21 31 52 16

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on April 8, 2017, while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Bitzer, MichaelMichael Bitzer Junior Bemidji State 39 2355:22 22 14 3 67 6 .932 1.71
Williams, CharlesCharles Williams Senior Canisius 34 2009:57 21 7 5 61 6 .943 1.82
Jaillet, TannerTanner Jaillet Junior Denver 38 2222:06 28 5 4 68 0 .929 1.84
Redmond, AngusAngus Redmond Freshman Michigan Tech 38 2272:40 22 10 5 70 4 .917 1.85
Starrett, ShaneShane Starrett Sophomore Air Force 37 2142:09 26 6 4 71 5 .925 1.99
Gahagen, ParkerParker Gahagen Senior Army 35 2097:45 18 13 4 70 5 .934 2.00
Wall, TylerTyler Wall Freshman UMass Lowell 37 2095:00 26 10 1 72 2 .918 2.06
Marotte, FrancisFrancis Marotte Freshman Robert Morris 29 1559:39 17 8 3 54 2 .931 2.08
Shortridge, AndrewAndrew Shortridge Freshman Quinnipiac 26 1267:41 13 7 0 44 1 .920 2.08
Madsen, MerrickMerrick Madsen Junior Harvard 37 2143:12 28 6 2 75 3 .924 2.10

Awards

Hockey East

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern
Best Defensive Forward Austin Cangelosi, Boston College
Best Defensive Defenseman Dennis Gilbert, Notre Dame
Rookie of the Year Clayton Keller, Boston University
Goaltender of the Year Collin Delia, Merrimack
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award Joe Gambardella, UMass Lowell
Three Stars Award Anders Bjork, Notre Dame
Clayton Keller, Boston University
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Scoring Champion Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award Notre Dame
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) Norm Bazin, UMass Lowell
Hockey East All-Star Teams[3][4]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Cal Petersen, Notre Dame G Jake Oettinger, Boston University
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University D Michael Kapla, UMass Lowell
Jake Walman, Providence D Dylan Zink, UMass Lowell
Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern F Joe Gambardella, UMass Lowell
Anders Bjork, Notre Dame F Clayton Keller, Boston University
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire F Dylan Sikura, Northeastern
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Collin Delia, Merrimack G Joseph Woll, Boston College
— G Jake Oettinger, Boston University
Dennis Gilbert, Notre Dame D Andrew Peeke, Notre Dame
Scott Savage, Boston College D —
Austin Cangelosi, Boston College F Ross Colton, Vermont
Adam Gaudette, Northeastern F Patrick Grasso, New Hampshire
Tage Thompson, Connecticut F Patrick Harper, Boston University
— F Clayton Keller, Boston University
Honorable Mention   Position  
Joseph Woll, Boston College G
Mattias Cleland, New Hampshire D
Jordan Gross, Notre Dame D
Blain Byron, Maine F
C.J. Smith, UMass Lowell F

Big Ten

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year Jake Bischoff, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Scoring Champion Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
Mason Jobst, Ohio State
Coach of the Year Tony Granato, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten Teams[5]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota G Christian Frey, Ohio State
Jake Bischoff, Minnesota D Josh Healey, Ohio State
Vince Pedrie, Penn State D Jake Linhart, Wisconsin
Justin Kloos, Minnesota F Nick Schilkey, Ohio State
Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota F Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Mason Jobst, Ohio State F Luke Kunin, Wisconsin
Honorable Mention   Position   All-Freshman Team
Peyton Jones, Penn State G Peyton Jones, Penn State
Jack Berry, Wisconsin G –
Sam Piazza, Michigan D Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota
Carson Gatt, Michigan State D Kris Myllari, Penn State
Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota D –
Peter Tischke, Wisconsin D –
Vinni Lettieri, Minnesota F Rem Pitlick, Minnesota
Dakota Joshua, Ohio State F Denis Smirnov, Penn State
David Goodwin, Penn State F Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Denis Smirnov, Penn State F –

NCHC

Award Recipient[6]
Player of the Year Will Butcher, Denver
Rookie of the Year Henrik Borgström, Denver
Goaltender of the Year Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Forward of the Year Anthony Louis, Miami (OH)
Defensive Defenseman of the Year Tucker Poolman, North Dakota
Offensive Defenseman of the Year Will Butcher, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year Dominic Toninato, Minnesota–Duluth
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Justin Parizek, Omaha
Three Stars Award Brock Boeser, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award Matt Hrynkiw, North Dakota
Tyler Vesel, Omaha
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Andy Murray, Western Michigan
All-NCHC Teams[7]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Tanner Jaillet, Denver G Hunter Miska, Minnesota–Duluth
Will Butcher, Denver D Neal Pionk, Minnesota–Duluth
Tucker Poolman, North Dakota D Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth F Henrik Borgström, Denver
Anthony Louis, Miami (OH) F Dylan Gambrell, Denver
Austin Ortega, Omaha F Sheldon Dries, Western Michigan
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Ben Blacker, Western Michigan G
Louie Belpedio, Miami (OH) D
Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State D
Troy Terry, Denver F
Shane Gersich, North Dakota F
Mikey Eyssimont, St. Cloud State F

ECAC

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Mike Vecchione, Union
Best Defensive Forward Jake Weidner, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman James de Haas, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year Adam Fox, Harvard
Goaltender of the Year Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Sportmanship Award
Student-Athlete of the Year Derek Smith, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) Rick Bennett, Union
All-ECAC Teams[8]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence G Alex Sakellaropoulos, Union
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence D James de Haas, Clarkson
Adam Fox, Harvard D Jeff Taylor, Union
Spencer Foo, Union F Ryan Donato, Harvard
Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard F John Hayden, Yale
Mike Vecchione, Union F Max Veronneau, Princeton
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Merrick Madsen, Harvard G Jake Kielly, Clarkson
Jake Kulevich, Colgate D Adam Fox, Harvard
Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac D Yanni Kaldis, Cornell
Troy Crema, Dartmouth F Jackson Cressey, Princeton
Sam Lafferty, Brown F Sheldon Rempal, Clarkson
Sam Vigneault, Clarkson F Nico Sturm, Clarkson

WCHA

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Rookie of the Year Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
Scoring Champion
Goaltending Champion
Coach of the Year Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
All-WCHA Teams[9][10]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State G Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan
Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State D Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech
Matt Roy, Michigan Tech D Sean Walker, Bowling Green
Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State F C. J. Franklin, Minnesota State
Mitchell McLain, Bowling Green F Mitch Hults, Lake Superior State
Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State F Phillip Marinaccio, Bemidji State
F Corey Mackin, Ferris State
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Justin Kapelmaster, Ferris State G Angus Redmond, Michigan Tech
Mark Friedman, Bowling Green D Ian Scheid, Minnesota State
Kurt Gosselin, Alabama Huntsville D Alec Rauhauser, Bowling Green
– D Mitch Reinke, Michigan Tech
– D Zach Whitecloud, Bemidji State
Brad McClure, Minnesota State F Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
Dominik Shine, Northern Michigan F Darien Craighead, Northern Michigan
Gerry Fitzgerald, Bemidji State F Max Humitz, Lake Superior State
Tyler Heinonen, Michigan Tech F –

Atlantic Hockey

Award Recipient[11]
Player of the Year Charles Williams, Canisius
Rookie of the Year Adam Brubacher, RIT
Best Defensive Forward Ryan Schmelzer, Canisius
Best Defenseman Cameron Heath, Canisius
Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst
Individual Sportmanship Award Ryan Nick, Army
Scoring Trophy Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris
Goaltending Trophy Charles Williams, Canisius
Team Sportsmanship Award Holy Cross
Coach of the Year Dave Smith, Canisius
Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams[12]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Charles Williams, Canisius G Parker Gahagen, Army
Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst D Cameron Heath, Canisius
Phil Boje, Air Force D Brady Norrish, RIT
Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris F Ryan Schmelzer, Canisius
Max French, Bentley F Derek Barach, Mercyhurst
Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart F Jordan Himley, Air Force
Third Team   Position   All-Rookie Team
Shane Starrett, Air Force G
Spencer Trapp, Holy Cross D
Eric Israel, Robert Morris D
Danny Lopez, Holy Cross F
Daniel Leavens, Robert Morris F
Dylan McLaughlin, Canisius F

Hobey Baker Award

Hobey Baker Award Finalists[13]
Player Position School
Aston-Reese, ZachZach Aston-Reese Forward Northeastern
Bitzer, MichaelMichael Bitzer Goaltender Bemidji State
Bjork, AndersAnders Bjork Forward Notre Dame
Butcher, WillWill Butcher Defenseman Denver
Foo, SpencerSpencer Foo Forward Union
Kelleher, TylerTyler Kelleher Forward New Hampshire
Kerfoot, AlexanderAlexander Kerfoot Forward Harvard
Sheehy, TylerTyler Sheehy Forward Minnesota
Vecchione, MikeMike Vecchione Forward Union
Williams, CharlesCharles Williams Goaltender Canisius

Mike Richter Award

Mike Richter Award Finalists[14]
Player School
Bitzer, MichaelMichael Bitzer Bemidji State
Jaillet, TannerTanner Jaillet Denver
Miska, HunterHunter Miska Minnesota–Duluth
Petersen, CalCal Petersen Notre Dame
Williams, CharlesCharles Williams Canisius

References

  1. ↑ "DI Men's Ice Hockey Tickets". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Overall Division I Men's Hockey Statistics: 2016–2017". USCHO.com. 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Hockey East Honors 2016-17 All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Hockey East Names 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  5. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2016-17/release/release_final.pdf
  6. ↑ "Denver, WMU Take Home Top Honors at 2017 NCHC Awards Celebration". Nchchockey.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Denver, UMD Pace 2016-17 NCHC All-Conference Teams". Nchchockey.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  8. ↑ "League Announces Postseason Award Winners". ECAC Hockey. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  9. ↑ "WCHA Announces End-Of-Year Awards". WCHA.com. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  10. ↑ "WCHA Announces 2016-17 All-League Teams". WCHA.com. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  11. ↑ "Atlantic Hockey - Regular Season Awards Announced in Rochester". Atlantichockeyonline.com. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  12. ↑ "Atlantic Hockey - Nine of 11 Teams Represented on All-Conference Teams". Atlantichockeyonline.com. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  13. ↑ Wally Shaver | HobeyBaker.com (2017-03-15). "NCAA hockey: Hobey Baker Memorial Award announces top 10 finalists". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  14. ↑ "Five finalists named for 2017 Mike Richter Award as top goalie in Division I :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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