U.S. Division I College Hockey, 1996-1997
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Final regular season standings; overall records, including all postseason tournament games, in parentheses.
Central Collegiate Hockey Assn.
| W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Michigan (35-4-4) | 21 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 151 | 64 |
| *Miami-OH (27-12-1) | 19 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 112 | 79 |
| *Michigan St. (23-13-4) | 16 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 99 | 76 |
| Lake Superior St. (19-14-5) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 106 | 98 |
| Bowling Green (17-16-5) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 100 | 104 |
| W. Michigan (14-18-5) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 94 | 99 |
| Ohio St. (12-25-2) | 9 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 95 | 132 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks (14-22-1) | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 92 | 126 |
| Ferris St. (11-23-3) | 7 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 83 | 121 |
| Notre Dame (9-25-1) | 6 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 73 | 106 |
Tiebreaker: Bowling Green was awarded fifth place over W. Michigan based on a 2-0-1 head-to-head record.
Conf. Tourney Final: Michigan 3, Michigan St. 1.
*NCAA Tourney (1-3): Michigan (1-1), Miami-OH (0-1), Michigan St. (0-1).
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conf.
| W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Clarkson (27-10-0) | 17 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 94 | 54 |
| *Cornell (21-9-5) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 63 |
| *Vermont (22-11-3) | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 67 | 60 |
| Rensselaer (20-12-4) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 83 | 71 |
| Union (18-13-3) | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 63 | 54 |
| Princeton (18-12-4) | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 59 |
| Colgate (16-14-3) | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 79 | 79 |
| Harvard (11-18-3) | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 64 | 67 |
| St. Lawrence (10-20-5) | 5 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 78 | 92 |
| Yale (10-19-3) | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 82 |
| Dartmouth (10-17-2) | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 75 | 100 |
| Brown (7-19-3) | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 81 | 114 |
Conf. Tourney Final: Cornell 2, Clarkson 1.
*NCAA Tourney (1-3): Clarkson (0-1), Cornell (1-1), Vermont (0-1).
Hockey East Association
| W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Boston University (26-9-6) | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 116 | 71 |
| *New Hampshire (28-11-0) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 130 | 76 |
| Maine (24-10-1) | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 120 | 76 |
| Providence (15-20-1) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 101 | 88 |
| Merrimack (15-19-2) | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 88 | 98 |
| Boston College (15-19-4) | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 112 |
| UMass-Lowell (15-21-2) | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 113 |
| UMass-Amherst (12-23-0) | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 117 |
| Northeastern (8-25-3) | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 118 |
Note: Maine was ruled ineligible for postseason play.
Conf. Tourney Final: Boston University 4, New Hampshire 2.
*NCAA Tourney (2-2): Boston University (2-1), New Hampshire (0-1).
Western Collegiate Hockey Assn.
| W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *North Dakota (31-10-2) | 21 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 137 | 105 |
| *Minnesota (28-13-1) | 21 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 129 | 94 |
| St. Cloud St. (23-13-4) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 127 | 105 |
| *Colorado College (25-15-4) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 121 | 107 |
| *Denver (24-13-4) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 127 | 99 |
| Minnesota-Duluth (18-16-4) | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 115 | 111 |
| Wisconsin (15-21-2) | 15 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 115 | 115 |
| Northern Michigan (13-24-3) | 9 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 78 | 127 |
| Alaska-Anchorage (9-23-4) | 7 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 109 |
| Michigan Tech (8-27-4) | 5 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 133 |
Conf. Tourney Final: North Dakota 4, Minnesota 3 (OT).
*NCAA Tourney (7-3): North Dakota (3-0), Minnesota (1-1), Colorado College (2-1), Denver (1-1).
USA Today/American Hockey
Magazine Coaches Poll
Taken April 1, 1997 after NCAA Tournament. First place votes are in parentheses. Final Four teams are in bold.
| League | W | L | T | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota (10) | WCHA | 31 | 10 | 2 | 100 |
| 2 | Boston University | HEA | 26 | 9 | 6 | 90 |
| 3 | Michigan | CCHA | 35 | 4 | 4 | 80 |
| 4 | Minnesota | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 1 | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado College | WCHA | 25 | 15 | 4 | 64 |
| 6 | Clarkson | ECAC | 27 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
| 7 | Denver | WCHA | 24 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | HEA | 28 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Cornell | ECAC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Michigan St. | CCHA | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
Also receiving votes: Miami-OH (3 pts), Vermont (2 pts).
Leading Scorers
Including postseason games.
| Cl | Gm | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Morrison, Mich. | Sr. | 42 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 2.02 |
| Todd White, Clarkson | Sr. | 37 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 2.00 |
| Bill Muckalt, Michigan | Jr. | 35 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 1.77 |
| Jason Krog, UNH | So. | 39 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 1.72 |
| Martin St. Louis, Vermont | Sr. | 36 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 1.67 |
| Mike Harder, Colgate | Sr. | 33 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 1.67 |
| Eric Perrin, Vermont | Sr. | 36 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 1.64 |
| Mike Johnson, Bowl. Green | Sr. | 37 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 1.59 |
| Tom Nolan, UNH | Jr. | 32 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 1.59 |
| Eric Boguniecki, UNH | Sr. | 36 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 1.58 |
| Josh Oort, Canisius | Jr. | 26 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 1.58 |
| Eric Healey, Rensselaer | Jr. | 36 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 1.56 |
| Frank Fede, Army | Sr. | 31 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 1.55 |
| Jean-Francois Houle, Clark. | Sr. | 37 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 1.54 |
| Andy Lundbohm, Army | So. | 28 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 1.54 |
| Curtis Fry, Bowl. Green | Sr. | 36 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 1.53 |
| Randy Robitaille, Miami-OH | So. | 37 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 1.51 |
| Chris Drury, BU | Jr. | 41 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 1.51 |
| Mark Mowers, UNH | Jr. | 39 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 1.49 |
| Jay Kasperek, Niagara | Fr. | 27 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 1.48 |
| Jason Botterill, Michigan | Sr. | 41 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 1.46 |
| John Madden, Michigan | Sr. | 41 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 1.46 |
| Mikko Sivonen, Niagara | Fr. | 27 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 1.44 |
| Steve Kariya, Maine | So. | 34 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 1.41 |
| Peter DeSantis, Niagara | Fr. | 27 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 1.41 |
Leading Goaltenders
Including postseason games; minimum 15 games.
| Cl | Record | Sv% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Koenig, Union | Jr. | 15-11-2 | .931 | 2.03 |
| Marty Turco, Michigan | Jr. | 32-4-4 | .894 | 2.29 |
| Aaron Schweitzer, N. Dakota | Fr. | 17-3-0 | .908 | 2.31 |
| Dan Murphy, Clarkson | Jr. | 27-9-0 | .917 | 2.33 |
| Michel Larocque, BU | So. | 16-4-4 | .911 | 2.37 |
| Jason Elliott, Cornell | Jr. | 16-7-2 | .909 | 2.73 |
| Chad Alban, Michigan St. | Jr. | 22-11-4 | .894 | 2.74 |
| Jim Mullin, Denver | Sr. | 11-7-4 | .900 | 2.75 |
| Trevor Prior. Miami-OH | Jr. | 16-10-1 | .893 | 2.78 |
| Tim Thomas, Vermont | Sr. | 22-11-3 | .914 | 2.81 |
| All-Rookie Team | 1996-97 Season | NCAA Division I Tournament |
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