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.
| 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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 The Riverfront Coliseum served as the host for the 1996 Frozen Four | |||||
| Duration | October 1995– March 30, 1996 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1996 | ||||
| National championship | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||
| NCAA champion | Michigan | ||||
| Hobey Baker Award | Brian Bonin (Minnesota) | ||||
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Season Outlook
Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by writers and broadcasters. The Record poll was voted on by coaches, the media, and NHL scouts.
USA Today started a poll for the 1995-96 season. The poll was voted on by coaches and journalists. The WMPL poll expanded its poll to 13 teams and branded it as "WMPL Baker's Dozen."
This was the last season for The Record poll.
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Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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| 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
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Final regular season polls
The WMPL, WMEB, and The Record polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today poll was released before the conference tournament finals.
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1996 NCAA tournament
| 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 | – | |||||||||||||||||
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| W2 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| W3 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Minnesota | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Michigan | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | – | |||||||||||||||||
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| W1 | Colorado College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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| W4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Colorado College | 4** | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Vermont | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| E2 | Vermont | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| E3 | Lake Superior State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Lake Superior State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Cornell | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
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 |
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| 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 |
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.
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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| 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 |
Awards
ECAC
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Hockey East
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WCHA
| Award[18] | Recipient | |
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| 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 |
1996 NHL Entry Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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| 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 |
| 3 | 59 | Tom Poti | Boston University | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | 117 | Brendan Buckley | Boston College | Hockey East | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 6 | 137 | Michael Larocque | Boston University | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
| 7 | 167 | Dan Hinote | Army | Independent | Colorado Avalanche |
| 8 | 203 | Tony Hutchins † | Boston College | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues |
† incoming freshman
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See also
References
- "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "1995-96 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "1996 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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