1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The Bradley Center served as the host for the 1997 Frozen Four

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)

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1995–96	1997–98 →

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 102nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Standings^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

1996–97 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	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: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	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 Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 Hockey East standings
	Conference							Overall
	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: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	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: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1996–97 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	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: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

1997 NCAA Tournament^[5]

Main article: 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Regional Quarterfinals
March 21-22

Regional Semifinals
March 22-23

Frozen Four
March 27

National Championship
March 29

Clarkson

–

bye

–

Clarkson

East Regional

Colorado College

New Hampshire

Colorado College

Colorado College

North Dakota

–

bye

–

North Dakota

West Regional

Cornell

Miami

Cornell

North Dakota

Boston University

Michigan

–

bye

–

Michigan

West Regional

Minnesota

Minnesota

Michigan State

Michigan

Boston University

–

bye

–

Boston University

East Regional

Denver

Vermont

Denver

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[6]

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
Morrison, BrendanBrendan Morrison	Senior	Michigan	43	31	57	88	52
White, ToddTodd White	Senior	Clarkson	37	38	36	74	22
Krog, JasonJason Krog	Sophomore	New Hampshire	39	23	44	67	28
Muckalt, BillBill Muckalt	Junior	Michigan	36	26	38	64	69
Madden, JohnJohn Madden	Senior	Michigan	42	26	37	63	56
Drury, ChrisChris Drury	Junior	Boston University	41	38	24	62	64
Johnson, MikeMike Johnson	Senior	Bowling Green	38	30	32	62	46
Botterill, JasonJason Botterill	Senior	Michigan	42	37	24	61	129
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille	Sophomore	Miami	39	27	34	61	44
Fry, CurtisCurtis Fry	Senior	Bowling Green	37	21	40	61	50

Leading goaltenders^[6]

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
Koenig, TrevorTrevor Koenig	Junior	Union	28	1681	15	11	2	57	4	.931	2.03
Malicke, GreggGregg Malicke	Junior	Michigan	11	287	2	0	0	10	0	.899	2.09
Turco, MartyMarty Turco	Junior	Michigan	41	2296	33	4	4	87	4	.894	2.27
Schweitzer, AaronAaron Schweitzer	Freshman	North Dakota	23	1170	17	3	0	45	4	.908	2.31
Murphy, DanDan Murphy	Junior	Clarkson	37	2162	27	9	0	84	3	.917	2.33
Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	Sophomore	Boston University	24	1466	16	4	4	58	0	.911	2.37
Pelletier, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Pelletier	Sophomore	Cornell	11	678	5	2	3	28	1	.917	2.47
Alban, ChadChad Alban	Junior	Michigan State	39	2272	23	11	4	103	3	.894	2.72
Elliott, JasonJason Elliott	Junior	Cornell	27	1475	16	7	2	67	0	.909	2.73
Prior, TrevorTrevor Prior	Sophomore	Miami	28	1645	17	10	1	75	1	.895	2.74

Awards

NCAA

Award^[7]		Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award		Brendan Morrison, Michigan
Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Dean Blais, North Dakota
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Matt Henderson, North Dakota

AHCA All-American Teams^[8]
East First Team	Position	West First Team
Trevor Koenig, Union	G	Marty Turco, Michigan
Jon Coleman, Boston University	D	Dan Boyle, Miami
Matt Pagnutti, Clarkson	D	Mike Crowley, Minnesota
Chris Drury, Boston University	F	Randy Robitaille, Miami
Todd White, Clarkson	F	Brendan Morrison, Michigan
Martin St. Louis, Vermont	F	John Madden, Michigan
East Second Team	Position	West Second Team
Dan Murphy, Clarkson	G	Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin
Chris Kelleher, Boston University	D	Andy Roach, Ferris State
Tim Murray, New Hampshire	D	Curtis Murphy, North Dakota
Mike Harder, Colgate	F	Jason Botterill, Michigan
Eric Healey, Rensselaer	F	David Hoogsteen, North Dakota
Jason Krog, New Hampshire	F	Mark Parrish, St. Cloud State

CCHA

Awards^[9]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Brendan Morrison, Michigan
Best Defensive Forward		John Madden, Michigan
Best Defensive Defenseman		Tyler Harlton, Michigan State
Best Offensive Defenseman		Andy Roach, Ferris State
Rookie of the Year		Daryl Andrews, Western Michigan
Coach of the Year		Mark Mazzoleni, Miami
Terry Flanagan Memorial Award		Steve Noble, Notre Dame
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Brendan Morrison, Michigan

All-CCHA Teams^[10]^[11]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Marty Turco, Michigan	G	Trevor Prior, Miami
Dan Boyle, Miami	D	Joe Corvo, Western Michigan
Andy Roach, Ferris State	D	Harold Schock, Michigan
Brendan Morrison, Michigan	F	Sean Berens, Michigan State
Randy Robitaille, Miami	F	Joe Blaznek, Lake Superior State
John Madden, Michigan	F	Jason Sessa, Lake Superior State
Rookie Team	Position
Chris Marvel, Alaska-Fairbanks	G
Daryl Andrews, Western Michigan	D
Josh Mizerek, Miami	D
Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State	F
Joe Dusbabek, Notre Dame	F
Adam Edinger, Bowling Green	F

ECAC

Award^[12]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Todd White, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year		J. R. Prestifilippo, Harvard
Coach of the Year		Stan Moore, Union
Best Defensive Defenseman		Matt Pagnutti, Clarkson
		Andrew Will, Union
Best Defensive Forward		Joel Prpic, St. Lawrence
Ken Dryden Award		Trevor Koenig, Union
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Jason Elliott, Cornell

All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[13]^[14]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Trevor Koenig, Union	G	Dan Murphy, Clarkson
Matt Pagnutti, Clarkson	D	Ray Giroux, Yale
Steve Wilson, Cornell	D	Andrew Will, Union
Mike Harder, Colgate	F	Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence
Martin St. Louis, Vermont	F	Eric Healey, Rensselaer
Todd White, Clarkson	F	Éric Perrin, Vermont
Rookie Team	Position
J. R. Prestifilippo, Harvard	G
Cory Murphy, Colgate	D
Dominique Auger, Princeton	D
Ryan Campbell, Union	F
Pete Gardiner, Rensselaer	F
Jeff Hamilton, Yale	F
Ryan Moynihan, Cornell	F

Hockey East

Award^[15]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Chris Drury, Boston University
Rookie of the Year		Greg Koehler, Massachusetts-Lowell
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award		Dick Umile, New Hampshire
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award		Steve Kariya, Maine
Best Defensive Forward		Travis Dillabough, Providence
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player		Michel Larocque, Boston University

All-Hockey East Teams^[16]^[17]
All Stars*	Position	All Stars*
Martin Legault, Merrimack	G	Tom Noble, Boston University
Jason Mansoff, Maine	D	Jon Coleman, Boston University
Mike Nicholishen, Massachusetts-Lowell	D	Tim Murray, New Hampshire
Chris Drury, Boston University	F	Neil Donovan, Massachusetts-Lowell
Eric Boguniecki, New Hampshire	F	Marty Reasoner, Boston College
Jason Krog, New Hampshire	F	Mark Mowers, New Hampshire
Rookie Team	Position
Sean Matile, New Hampshire	G
Tom Poti, Boston University	D
Mike Mottau, Boston College	D
Greg Koehler, Massachusetts-Lowell	F
Michael Souza, New Hampshire	F
Cory Larose, Maine	F

* No Distinction was made between First- and Second-Team All-Stars

WCHA

Award^[18]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Mike Crowley, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year		Eric Rud, Colorado College
Rookie of the Year		Brant Nicklin, Minnesota-Duluth
Student-Athlete of the Year		Petri Gunther, 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
Steve DeBus, Minnesota	G	Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin
Mike Crowley, Minnesota	D	Eric Rud, Colorado College
Curtis Murphy, North Dakota	D	Rick Mrozik, Minnesota-Duluth
Brian Swanson, Colorado College	F	Dave Paradise, 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
Jim Mullin Denver	G	Brant Nicklin, Minnesota-Duluth
Dane Litke, North Dakota	D	Ben Clymer, Minnesota
Calvin Elfring, Colorado College	D	Curtis Doell, Minnesota-Duluth
Sacha Molin, St. Cloud State	F	Buddy Smith, Northern Michigan
Ryan Kraft, Minnesota	F	Dave Spehar, Minnesota
Andre Savage, Michigan Tech	F	Toby Petersen, Colorado College

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1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

Regular season

Standings[1][2][3][4]

1997 NCAA Tournament[5]

Player stats

Scoring leaders[6]

Leading goaltenders[6]

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

Hockey East

WCHA

References

External links

Standings^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

1997 NCAA Tournament^[5]

Scoring leaders^[6]

Leading goaltenders^[6]