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

1995–96 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
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)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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 101st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

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

1995–96 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	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		42	33	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

1995–96 ECAC Hockey standings
	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 Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1995–96 Hockey East standings
	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

1995–96 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	-	-	-		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

1995–96 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	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 15 Poll

1996 NCAA Tournament^[5]

Regional Quarterfinals March 22-23

Regional Semifinals March 23-24

Frozen Four March 28

National Championship March 30

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)

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
St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis	Junior	Vermont	35	29	56	85	38
Perrin, ÉricÉric Perrin	Junior	Vermont	38	29	56	85	38
Bonin, BrianBrian Bonin	Senior	Minnesota	42	34	47	81	30
Wynne, TeederTeeder Wynne	Senior	North Dakota	37	26	47	73	66
White, ToddTodd White	Junior	Clarkson	38	29	43	72	36
Morrison, BrendanBrendan Morrison	Junior	Michigan	35	28	44	72	41
Geronazzo, PeterPeter Geronazzo	Senior	Colorado College	42	36	33	69	81
Pandolfo, JayJay Pandolfo	Senior	Boston University	39	38	29	67	6
Drury, ChrisChris Drury	Sophomore	Boston University	37	35	32	67	46
Crowley, MikeMike Crowley	Sophomore	Minnesota	42	17	46	63	28

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
Malicke, GreggGregg Malicke	Sophomore	Michigan	10	248	2	0	0	7	0	.919	1.69
Marsh, BlairBlair Marsh	Junior	Maine	11	529	7	1	0	16	2	.923	1.81
Lambert, JuddJudd Lambert	Junior	Colorado College	19	1060	16	1	2	42	1	.912	2.14
Turco, MartyMarty Turco	Sophomore	Michigan	42	2334	34	7	1	84	4	.896	2.16
Chamberlain, DarylDaryl Chamberlain	Sophomore	Army	33	1830	23	9	1	70	9	.907	2.30
Thomas, TimTim Thomas	Junior	Vermont	37	2254	26	7	4	88	3	.924	2.34
Elliott, JasonJason Elliott	Sophomore	Cornell	12	971	12	2	1	38	2	.923	2.35
Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	29	1658	21	4	2	67	2	.904	2.42
Magliarditi, MarcMarc Magliarditi	Freshman	Western Michigan	36	2110	23	11	2	91	5	.910	2.59
Moen, JeffJeff Moen	Senior	Minnesota	21	1227	15	3	2	53	3	.891	2.59

Awards

NCAA

Award[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Brian Bonin, Minnesota Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) Bruce Crowder, Massachusetts-Lowell Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Brendan Morrison, Michigan

AHCA All-American Teams[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Tim Thomas, Vermont G Ryan Bach, Colorado College Jeff Tory, Maine D Keith Aldridge, Lake Superior State Dan McGillis, Northeastern D Mike Crowley, Minnesota Jay Pandolfo, Boston University F Peter Geronozzo, Colorado College Éric Perrin, Vermont F Brendan Morrison, Michigan Martin St. Louis, Vermont F Brian Bonin, Minnesota East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Dan Murphy, Clarkson G Marc Magliarditi, Western Michigan Jon Coleman, Boston University D Andy Roach, Ferris State Brad Dexter, Colgate D Dan Trebil, Minnesota Chris Drury, Boston University F Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior State Todd White, Clarkson F Kevin Hilton, Michigan Burke Murphy, St. Lawrence F Teeder Wynne, North Dakota

CCHA

Awards[9] Recipient Player of the Year Brendan Morrison, Michigan Best Defensive Forward Bates Battaglia, Lake Superior State Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Matteucci, Lake Superior State Best Offensive Defenseman Keith Aldridge, Lake Superior State Rookie of the Year Marc Magliarditi, Western Michigan Coach of the Year Bill Wilkinson, Western Michigan Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Jon Gaskins, Michigan State Most Valuable Player in Tournament John Madden, Michigan

All-CCHA Teams[10][11] First Team   Position   Second Team Marc Magliarditi, Western Michigan G Tom Sakey, Ohio State Keith Aldridge, Lake Superior State D Steven Halko, Michigan Andy Roach, Ferris State D Kelly Perrault, Bowling Green Brendan Morrison, Michigan F Jason Botterill, Michigan Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior State F Anson Carter, Michigan State Kevin Hilton, Michigan F Jeremy Brown, Western Michigan Rookie Team   Position   Marc Magliarditi, Western Michigan G Joe Corvo, Western Michigan D Chris Bogas, Michigan State D Tony Kolozsy, Illinois-Chicago F Mike York, Michigan State F Randy Robitaille, Miami F

ECAC

Award[12] Recipient Player of the Year Éric Perrin, Vermont Rookie of the Year Kyle Knopp, Cornell Coach of the Year Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence Best Defensive Defenseman Jeff Kungle, St. Lawrence Best Defensive Forward Brad Chartrand, Cornell Ken Dryden Award Tim Thomas, Vermont Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Jason Elliott, Cornell

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[13][14] First Team   Position   Second Team Tim Thomas, Vermont G Dan Brenzavich, Colgate Steve Wilson, Cornell D Jeff Kungle, St. Lawrence Brad Dexter, Colgate D Patrick Rochon, Rensselaer Éric Perrin, Vermont F Mike Harder, Colgate Martin St. Louis, Vermont F Chris DeProfio, Colgate Burke Murphy, St. Lawrence F Todd White, Clarkson Rookie Team   Position   Leeor Shtrom, Union G Jan Kloboucek, Vermont D Mikko Ollila, Clarkson D John Poapst, St. Lawrence D Ben Storey, Harvard D Craig Adams, Harvard F Matt Garver, Rensselaer F Kyle Knopp, Cornell F Craig MacDonald, Harvard F Brent Ozarowski, Union F Alain St. Hilaire, Rensselaer F

Hockey East

Award[15] Recipient Player of the Year Jay Pandolfo, Boston University Rookie of the Year Marty Reasoner, Boston College Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Bruce Crowder, Massachusetts-Lowell Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Todd Hall, New Hampshire William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Joe Hulbig, Providence

All-Hockey East Teams[16][17] All Stars*   Position   All Stars* Blair Allison, Maine G Dan Dennis, Providence Todd Hall, New Hampshire D Jon Coleman, Boston University Jeff Tory, Maine D Dan McGillis, Northeastern Chris Drury, Boston University F Tim Lovell, Maine David Hymovitz, Boston College F Mark Mowers, New Hampshire Chris Sbrocca, Massachusetts-Lowell F Jay Pandolfo, Boston University Rookie Team   Position   Michel Larocque, Boston University G Brett Clark, Maine D Darrel Scoville, Merrimack D Marty Reasoner, Boston College F Derek Bekar, New Hampshire F Steve Kariya, Maine F * No Distinction was made between First- and Second-Team All-Stars

WCHA

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 Geronozzo, 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

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External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1995–96 NCAA Standings