1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1995 and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on March 30, 1996, at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was the 49th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 102nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The WMPL poll expanded its poll to 13 teams and branded it "WMPL Baker's Dozen." The WMEB was voted on by media. The Record poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

USA Today and American Hockey Magazine started a poll for the 1995-96 season. The poll was voted on by coaches and media.

This was the 3rd and last season The Record published a poll.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (1)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Maine (1)
4 Colorado College
5 Minnesota
6 Lake Superior State
7 Vermont
8 Michigan State
9 New Hampshire
10 North Dakota
11 Bowling Green
12 Colgate
13 Minnesota Duluth
WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 Michigan (1)
2 Boston University (4)
3 Maine (3)
4 Colorado College (1)
5 Minnesota
6 Lake Superior State
7 Vermont
8 Colgate
9 Denver
10 Bowling Green
The Record Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (20)
2 Michigan (4)
3 Maine (3)
4 Colorado College
5 Minnesota (1)
6 Lake Superior State
7 Vermont
8 Michigan State
9 New Hampshire
10 Colgate
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (9)
2 Michigan (1)
4 Colorado College
3 Maine
6 Lake Superior State
7 Vermont
8 Minnesota
9 Colgate
10 Bowling Green

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Great Western Freeze–Out October 13–15, 1995 4 Maine
Cardinal Classic November 24–25, 1995 4 Army
College Hockey Showcase November 24–25, 1995 4
Governor's Cup November 24–25, 1995 4 Maine
National Capital Tournament November 24–25, 1995 4 Princeton
JCPenney Classic December 22–23, 1995 4 Sweden Junior Team
UMass International Holiday Classic December 22–23, 1995 4 Finland Junior Team
Denver Cup December 27–28, 1995 4 Denver
Chill Out at Saskatoon December 27–29, 1995 4
Badger Showdown December 28–29, 1995 4 Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30, 1995 4 Michigan
Mariucci Classic December 29–30, 1995 4 Minnesota
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30, 1995 4 Clarkson
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic December 29–30, 1995 4 Minnesota–Duluth
Syracuse Invitational December 29–30, 1995 4 Western Michigan
Beanpot February 5,12, 1996 4 Boston University

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Lake Superior State 30 22 6 2 46 136 89 40 30 8 2 184 109
Michigan†* 30 22 6 2 46 178 71 43 34 7 2 239 93
Michigan State 30 22 7 1 45 115 86 42 28 13 1 154 129
Western Michigan 30 21 6 3 45 125 71 41 27 11 3 172 111
Bowling Green 30 18 11 1 37 126 106 41 26 14 1 172 138
Ferris State 30 10 17 3 23 101 120 38 13 22 3 126 196
Miami 30 9 17 4 22 99 142 36 10 22 4 119 168
Ohio State 30 8 17 5 21 82 105 34 10 19 5 94 118
Alaska-Fairbanks 30 8 22 0 16 101 142 34 10 23 1 114 152
Notre Dame 30 6 20 4 16 87 136 36 9 23 4 110 159
Illinois-Chicago 30 6 23 1 13 73 155 36 9 24 3 97 177
Championship: Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Vermont 22 17 2 3 37 86 45 38 27 7 4 149 91
Clarkson 22 16 4 2 34 97 59 38 25 10 3 152 105
St. Lawrence 22 15 4 3 33 107 74 35 20 12 3 144 132
Cornell* 22 14 4 4 31 94 66 34 21 9 4 139 108
Colgate 22 13 5 4 30 95 60 34 17 13 4 136 117
Harvard 22 9 12 1 19 76 71 34 13 20 1 111 114
Brown 22 5 11 6 16 60 81 32 9 15 8 99 124
Rensselaer 22 7 13 2 16 63 77 35 10 22 3 116 131
Dartmouth 22 6 14 2 14 57 88 30 7 20 3 83 130
Princeton 22 5 14 2 13 59 81 30 7 19 4 78 117
Union 22 4 15 3 11 55 83 30 7 19 4 83 100
Yale 22 4 17 1 9 53 109 31 7 23 1 80 145
Championship: Cornell
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University 24 17 5 2 1 90 132 79 40 30 7 3 236 125
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 16 6 2 1 85 114 96 40 26 10 4 200 156
Maine 24 14 6 4 2 80 102 75 39 26 9 4 164 112
Providence* 24 12 9 3 0 66 83 83 39 21 15 3 142 135
Boston College 24 12 10 2 1 65 89 102 36 16 17 3 126 147
New Hampshire 24 8 12 4 1 49 99 103 34 12 18 4 139 150
Northeastern 24 6 13 5 5 45 79 93 36 10 21 5 118 145
Massachusetts 24 4 16 6 4 36 81 120 35 10 19 6 119 161
Merrimack 24 4 18 2 0 24 83 111 34 10 19 5 123 130
Championship: Providence
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 33 4 24 5 83 166
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 24 9 1 164 81
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colorado College 32 26 2 4 56 178 78 42 33 5 4 225 104
Minnesota* 32 21 9 2 44 155 95 42 30 10 2 204 121
Denver 32 17 12 3 37 120 112 39 22 14 3 149 131
Minnesota-Duluth 32 16 15 1 33 116 109 38 20 17 1 139 125
North Dakota 32 16 15 1 33 127 126 38 19 18 1 162 155
Wisconsin 32 14 15 3 31 110 123 40 17 20 3 145 160
Michigan Tech 32 12 14 6 30 108 118 42 18 18 6 145 159
St. Cloud State 32 10 18 4 24 106 132 39 13 22 4 135 153
Alaska-Anchorage 32 8 20 5 20 86 130 37 9 23 5 103 153
Northern Michigan 32 5 25 2 12 64 147 39 7 30 2 83 174
Championship: Minnesota
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 10 Poll

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Final regular season polls

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The WMPL, WMEB, and The Record polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today poll was released before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Colorado College (9)
2 Boston University (1)
3 Lake Superior State
4 Michigan State
5 Western Michigan
6 Michigan
7 Minnesota
8 Vermont
9 Massachusetts Lowell
10 Maine
WMEB Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Colorado College (11)
2 Boston University
3 Lake Superior State
4 Michigan
5 Minnesota
6 Massachusetts Lowell
7 Michigan State
8 Western Michigan
9 Vermont
10 Maine
(tie) Denver
The Record Poll
Ranking Team
1 Colorado College (29)
2 Boston University
3 Lake Superior State
4 Michigan
5 Minnesota
6 Michigan State
7 Western Michigan
8 Massachusetts Lowell
9 Vermont
10 Maine
USA Today / American Hockey Magazine Poll
Ranking Team
1 Colorado College (8)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Boston University
4 Lake Superior State
5 Minnesota
6 Vermont
7 Massachusetts Lowell
8 Michigan State
9 Clarkson
10 Cornell

1996 NCAA tournament

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Regional Quarterfinals
March 22–23, 1996
Regional semifinals
March 23–24, 1996
Frozen Four
March 28, 1996
National championship
March 30, 1996
            
E1 Boston University
bye
E1 Boston University 3
East Regional
E5 Clarkson 2
E4 Western Michigan 1
E5 Clarkson 6
E1 Boston University 0
W2 Michigan 4
W2 Michigan
bye
W2 Michigan 4
West Regional
W3 Minnesota 3
W3 Minnesota 5
W6 Providence 1
W2 Michigan 3*
W1 Colorado College 2
W1 Colorado College
bye
W1 Colorado College 5
West Regional
W4 Massachusetts-Lowell 3
W4 Massachusetts-Lowell 6
W5 Michigan State 2
W1 Colorado College 4**
E2 Vermont 3
E2 Vermont
bye
E2 Vermont 2
East Regional
E3 Lake Superior State 1
E3 Lake Superior State 5
E6 Cornell 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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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
Martin St. Louis Junior Vermont 35 29 56 85 38
Éric Perrin Junior Vermont 38 29 56 85 38
Brian Bonin Senior Minnesota 42 34 47 81 30
Teeder Wynne Senior North Dakota 37 26 47 73 66
Todd White Junior Clarkson 38 29 43 72 36
Brendan Morrison Junior Michigan 35 28 44 72 41
Peter Geronazzo Senior Colorado College 42 36 33 69 81
Jay Pandolfo Senior Boston University 39 38 29 67 6
Chris Drury Sophomore Boston University 37 35 32 67 46
Mike Crowley Sophomore Minnesota 42 17 46 63 28

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Leading goaltenders

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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
Judd Lambert Junior Colorado College 19 1060 16 1 2 42 1 .912 2.14
Marty Turco Sophomore Michigan 42 2334 34 7 1 84 4 .896 2.16
Daryl Chamberlain Sophomore Army 33 1830 23 9 1 70 9 .907 2.30
Tim Thomas Junior Vermont 37 2254 26 7 4 88 3 .924 2.34
Jason Elliott Sophomore Cornell 19 971 12 2 1 38 2 .923 2.35
John Grahame Sophomore Lake Superior State 29 1658 21 4 2 67 2 .904 2.42
Marc Magliarditi Freshman Western Michigan 36 2110 23 11 2 91 5 .910 2.59
Jeff Moen Senior Minnesota 21 1227 15 3 2 53 3 .891 2.59
Ryan Bach Senior Colorado College 23 1390 17 4 2 62 2 .895 2.68
Dan Murphy Sophomore Clarkson 38 2224 25 10 3 100 1 .912 2.70

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Awards

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WCHA

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Award[18] Recipient
Player of the Year Brian Bonin, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year Eric Rud, Colorado College
Rookie of the Year Brian Swanson, Colorado College
Student-Athlete of the Year Dan Trebil, Minnesota
Coach of the Year Don Lucia, Colorado College
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Brian Bonin, Minnesota
All-WCHA Teams[19][20]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Ryan Bach, Colorado College G Judd Lambert, Colorado College
Mike Crowley, Minnesota D Scott Swanson, Colorado College
Nick Naumenko, North Dakota D Dan Trebil, Minnesota
Brian Bonin, Minnesota F Brian Swanson, Colorado College
Peter Geronazzo, Colorado College F Colin Schmidt, Colorado College
Teeder Wynne, North Dakota F Antti Laaksonen, Denver
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Teras Lendzyk, Minnesota-Duluth G Steve DeBus, Minnesota
Taj Melson, St. Cloud State D Scott Swanson, Colorado College
Eric Rud, Colorado College D Darrin Bradley, Alaska-Anchorage
Jay McNeill, Colorado College F Brian Swanson, Colorado College
David Vallieres, Alaska-Anchorage F Matt Cullen, St. Cloud State
Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth F Erik Rasmussen, Minnesota
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 7 Erik Rasmussen Minnesota WCHA Buffalo Sabres
1 14 Marty Reasoner Boston College Hockey East St. Louis Blues
1 25 Peter Ratchuk Bowling Green CCHA Colorado Avalanche
2 29 Dan LaCouture Boston University Hockey East New York Islanders
2 35 Matt Cullen St. Cloud State WCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2 41 Josh DeWolf St. Cloud State WCHA New Jersey Devils
3 59 Tom Poti Boston University Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
3 74 David Weninger Michigan Tech WCHA Washington Capitals
3 79 Mark Parrish St. Cloud State WCHA Colorado Avalanche
4 86 Jason Sessa Lake Superior State CCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
4 88 Craig MacDonald Harvard ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
4 98 Ben Storey Harvard ECAC Hockey Colorado Avalanche
4 101 Josh MacNevin Providence Hockey East New Jersey Devils
5 109 Andrew Berenzweig Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
5 114 Brian Urick Notre Dame CCHA Edmonton Oilers
5 117 Brendan Buckley Boston College Hockey East Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
6 137 Michael Larocque Boston University Hockey East Ottawa Senators
6 145 Sean Ritchlin Michigan CCHA New Jersey Devils
6 147 Nolan McDonald Vermont ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
6 148 Chris Bogas Michigan State CCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
6 153 A. J. Van Bruggen Northern Michigan WCHA Washington Capitals
6 154 Brett Clark Maine Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
6 156 Gaetan Poirier Merrimack Hockey East Florida Panthers
6 159 Stephen Wagner Denver WCHA St. Louis Blues
7 165 J. R. Prestifilippo Harvard ECAC Hockey New York Islanders
7 167 Dan Hinote Army Independent Colorado Avalanche
7 170 Brandon Lafrance Ohio State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
7 173 Daryl Andrews Western Michigan CCHA New Jersey Devils
7 178 Reggie Berg Minnesota WCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
7 180 Mike Anderson Minnesota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
7 185 Jeff Dessner Wisconsin WCHA New York Rangers
7 186 Éric Meloche Ohio State CCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
8 195 Fernando Pisani Providence Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
8 199 Willie Mitchell Clarkson ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
8 200 Nick Lent Providence Hockey East Phoenix Coyotes
8 201 Jeff Scissons Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Vancouver Canucks
8 203 Tony Hutchins Boston College Hockey East St. Louis Blues
8 208 Bob Prier St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
8 214 Matt Scorsune Harvard ECAC Hockey Colorado Avalanche
9 223 Craig Adams Harvard ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
9 240 Justin Clark Michigan CCHA Colorado Avalanche

† incoming freshman
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "1995-96 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  17. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  19. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  20. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  21. ^ "1996 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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