2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
	The United Center in Chicago hosted the 2017 Frozen Four
Duration	October 1, 2016–; April 8, 2017
NCAA tournament	2017
National championship	United Center; Chicago, Illinois
NCAA champion	Denver
Hobey Baker Award	Will Butcher; (Denver)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 2015–16	2017–18 →

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game in April 2017.^[1] This was the 70th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 123rd year overall in which an NCAA school iced a team.

Polls

Regular season

Standings

2016–17 ECAC Hockey men's standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Harvard†*	22	16	4	2	34	85	47	36	28	6	2	146	77
#11 Union†	22	16	4	2	34	87	56	38	25	10	3	143	113
#13 Cornell	22	13	4	5	31	70	51	35	21	9	5	99	81
St. Lawrence	22	12	6	4	28	61	44	37	17	13	7	104	88
#20 Quinnipiac	22	13	8	1	27	69	55	40	23	15	2	121	101
Clarkson	22	10	9	3	23	67	62	39	18	16	5	124	112
Princeton	22	8	11	3	19	63	75	34	15	16	3	103	111
Yale	22	7	11	4	18	62	67	33	13	15	5	99	98
Dartmouth	22	7	13	2	16	59	80	31	10	18	3	83	111
Colgate	22	6	13	3	15	40	62	37	9	22	6	78	113
Rensselaer	22	6	16	0	12	52	76	37	8	28	1	83	138
Brown	22	3	18	1	7	47	87	31	4	25	2	66	132
Championship: March 18, 2017 indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017

2017 NCAA tournament

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Regional semifinals			Regional Finals			Frozen Four			National championship

1	Denver	5

4	Michigan Tech	2
			1	Denver	6
Midwest Regional
			3	Penn State	3
2	Union	3

3	Penn State	10
						MW1	Denver	6

						NE4	Notre Dame	1
1	Minnesota	2

4	Notre Dame	3
			4	Notre Dame	3*
Northeast Regional
			2	Massachusetts–Lowell	2
2	Massachusetts–Lowell	5

3	Cornell	0
									MW1	Denver	3

									W1	Minnesota–Duluth	2
1	Harvard	3

4	Providence	1
			1	Harvard	3
East Regional
			3	Air Force	2
2	Western Michigan	4

3	Air Force	5
						E1	Harvard	1

						W1	Minnesota–Duluth	2
1	Minnesota–Duluth	3*

4	Ohio State	2
			1	Minnesota–Duluth	3*
West Regional
			2	Boston University	2
2	Boston University	4**

3	North Dakota	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

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Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Zach Aston-Reese	Senior	Northeastern	38	31	32	63	72
Mike Vecchione	Senior	Union	38	29	34	63	45
Tyler Kelleher	Senior	New Hampshire	40	24	39	63	32
Spencer Foo	Junior	Union	38	26	36	62	24
Brady Ferguson	Junior	Robert Morris	38	24	34	58	18
Dylan Sikura	Junior	Northeastern	38	21	36	57	12
Mason Jobst	Sophomore	Ohio State	39	19	36	55	18
Tyler Sheehy	Sophomore	Minnesota	38	20	33	53	20
Adam Gaudette	Sophomore	Northeastern	37	26	26	52	26
Anders Bjork	Junior	Notre Dame	39	21	31	52	16

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Michael Bitzer	Junior	Bemidji State	39	2355:22	22	14	3	67	6	.932	1.71
Charles Williams	Senior	Canisius	34	2009:57	21	7	5	61	6	.943	1.82
Tanner Jaillet	Junior	Denver	38	2222:06	28	5	4	68	0	.929	1.84
Angus Redmond	Freshman	Michigan Tech	38	2272:40	22	10	5	70	4	.917	1.85
Shane Starrett	Sophomore	Air Force	37	2142:09	26	6	4	71	5	.925	1.99
Parker Gahagen	Senior	Army	35	2097:45	18	13	4	70	5	.934	2.00
Tyler Wall	Freshman	UMass Lowell	37	2095:00	26	10	1	72	2	.918	2.06
Frank Marotte	Freshman	Robert Morris	29	1559:39	17	8	3	54	2	.931	2.08
Andrew Shortridge	Freshman	Quinnipiac	26	1267:41	13	7	0	44	1	.920	2.08
Merrick Madsen	Junior	Harvard	37	2143:12	28	6	2	75	3	.924	2.10

Awards

NCAA

Award		Recipient
Hobey Baker Award		Will Butcher, Denver
Spencer T. Penrose Award		Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame
Tim Taylor Award		Clayton Keller, Boston University
Mike Richter Award		Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award		Aidan Cavallini, Wisconsin
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award		Brendan Harms, Bemidji State
Tournament Most Outstanding Player		Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams^[4]
East First Team	Position	West First Team
Charles Williams, Canisius	G	Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Adam Fox, Harvard	D	Will Butcher, Denver
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University	D	Tucker Poolman, North Dakota
Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern	F	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Spencer Foo, Union	F	Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth
Mike Vecchione, Union	F	Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
East Second Team	Position	West Second Team
Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence	G	Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence	D	Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Jake Walman, Providence	D	Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Dylan Zink, Massachusetts–Lowell	D
Anders Bjork, Notre Dame	F	Mason Jobst, Ohio State
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire	F	Luke Kunin, Wisconsin
Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard	F	Austin Ortega, Omaha

Atlantic Hockey

Award		Recipient^[5]
Player of the Year		Charles Williams, Canisius
Rookie of the Year		Adam Brubacher, RIT
Best Defensive Forward		Ryan Schmelzer, Canisius
Best Defenseman	Cameron Heath, Canisius
Best Defenseman	Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst
Individual Sportsmanship		Ryan Nick, Army
Regular Season Scoring Trophy		Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris
Regular Season Goaltending Award		Charles Williams, Canisius
Team Sportsmanship Award		Holy Cross
Coach of the Year		Dave Smith, Canisius
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Shane Starrett, Air Force
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams^[6]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Charles Williams, Canisius	G	Parker Gahagen, Army
Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst	D	Cameron Heath, Canisius
Phil Boje, Air Force	D	Brady Norrish, RIT
Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris	F	Ryan Schmelzer, Canisius
Max French, Bentley	F	Derek Barach, Mercyhurst
Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart	F	Jordan Himley, Air Force
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Shane Starrett, Air Force	G
Spencer Trapp, Holy Cross	D
Eric Israel, Robert Morris	D
Danny Lopez, Holy Cross	F
Daniel Leavens, Robert Morris	F
Dylan McLaughlin, Canisius	F

Big Ten

Award		Recipient
Player of the Year		Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year		Jake Bischoff, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year		Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year		Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Scoring Champion	Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
Scoring Champion	Mason Jobst, Ohio State
Coach of the Year		Tony Granato, Wisconsin
Tournament Most Outstanding Player		Peyton Jones, Penn State
All-Big Ten Teams^[7]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota	G	Christian Frey, Ohio State
Jake Bischoff, Minnesota	D	Josh Healey, Ohio State
Vince Pedrie, Penn State	D	Jake Linhart, Wisconsin
Justin Kloos, Minnesota	F	Nick Schilkey, Ohio State
Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota	F	Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Mason Jobst, Ohio State	F	Luke Kunin, Wisconsin
Honorable Mention	Position	Freshman Team
Peyton Jones, Penn State	G	Peyton Jones, Penn State
Jack Berry, Wisconsin	G
Sam Piazza, Michigan	D	Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota
Carson Gatt, Michigan State	D	Kris Myllari, Penn State
Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota	D
Peter Tischke, Wisconsin	D
Vinni Lettieri, Minnesota	F	Rem Pitlick, Minnesota
Dakota Joshua, Ohio State	F	Denis Smirnov, Penn State
David Goodwin, Penn State	F	Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Denis Smirnov, Penn State	F

ECAC

Award		Recipient
Player of the Year		Mike Vecchione, Union
Best Defensive Forward		Jake Weidner, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman		James de Haas, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year		Adam Fox, Harvard
Ken Dryden Award		Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Sportmanship Award
Student-Athlete of the Year		Derek Smith, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award		Rick Bennett, Union
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Merrick Madsen, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[8]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence	G	Alex Sakellaropoulos, Union
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence	D	James de Haas, Clarkson
Adam Fox, Harvard	D	Jeff Taylor, Union
Spencer Foo, Union	F	Ryan Donato, Harvard
Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard	F	John Hayden, Yale
Mike Vecchione, Union	F	Max Véronneau, Princeton
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Merrick Madsen, Harvard	G	Jake Kielly, Clarkson
Jake Kulevich, Colgate	D	Adam Fox, Harvard
Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac	D	Yanni Kaldis, Cornell
Troy Crema, Dartmouth	F	Jackson Cressey, Princeton
Sam Lafferty, Brown	F	Sheldon Rempal, Clarkson
Sam Vigneault, Clarkson	F	Nico Sturm, Clarkson

Hockey East

Award		Recipient
Player of the Year		Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern
Best Defensive Forward		Austin Cangelosi, Boston College
Best Defensive Defenseman		Dennis Gilbert, Notre Dame
Rookie of the Year		Clayton Keller, Boston University
Goaltender of the Year		Collin Delia, Merrimack
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award		Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell
Three Stars Award	Anders Bjork, Notre Dame
	Clayton Keller, Boston University
	Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Scoring Champion		Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award		Notre Dame
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year)		Norm Bazin, Massachusetts–Lowell
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player		C.J. Smith, Massachusetts-Lowell
All-Hockey East Teams^[9]^[10]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Cal Petersen, Notre Dame	G	Jake Oettinger, Boston University
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University	D	Michael Kapla, Massachusetts–Lowell
Jake Walman, Providence	D	Dylan Zink, Massachusetts–Lowell
Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern	F	Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell
Anders Bjork, Notre Dame	F	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire	F	Dylan Sikura, Northeastern
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Collin Delia, Merrimack	G	Joseph Woll, Boston College
—	G	Jake Oettinger, Boston University
Dennis Gilbert, Notre Dame	D	Andrew Peeke, Notre Dame
Scott Savage, Boston College	D	—
Austin Cangelosi, Boston College	F	Ross Colton, Vermont
Adam Gaudette, Northeastern	F	Patrick Grasso, New Hampshire
Tage Thompson, Connecticut	F	Patrick Harper, Boston University
—	F	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Honorable Mention	Position
Joseph Woll, Boston College	G
Mattias Cleland, New Hampshire	D
Jordan Gross, Notre Dame	D
Blain Byron, Maine	F
C.J. Smith, Massachusetts–Lowell	F

NCHC

Award		Recipient^[11]
Player of the Year		Will Butcher, Denver
Rookie of the Year		Henrik Borgström, Denver
Goaltender of the Year		Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Forward of the Year		Anthony Louis, Miami
Defensive Defenseman of the Year		Tucker Poolman, North Dakota
Offensive Defenseman of the Year		Will Butcher, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year		Dominic Toninato, Minnesota–Duluth
Scholar-Athlete of the Year		Justin Parizek, Omaha
Three Stars Award		Ben Blacker, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award	Matt Hrynkiw, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award	Tyler Vesel, Omaha
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year		Andy Murray, Western Michigan
Tournament MVP		Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth
All-NCHC Teams^[12]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Tanner Jaillet, Denver	G	Hunter Miska, Minnesota–Duluth
Will Butcher, Denver	D	Neal Pionk, Minnesota–Duluth
Tucker Poolman, North Dakota	D	Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth	F	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Anthony Louis, Miami	F	Dylan Gambrell, Denver
Austin Ortega, Omaha	F	Sheldon Dries, Western Michigan
Honorable Mention	Position	Rookie Team
Ben Blacker, Western Michigan	G	Ben Blacker, Western Michigan
Louie Belpedio, Miami	D	Jack Ahcan, St. Cloud State
Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State	D	Michael Davies, Denver
Troy Terry, Denver	F	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Shane Gersich, North Dakota	F	Tyson Jost, North Dakota
Mikey Eyssimont, St. Cloud State	F	Joey Anderson, Minnesota–Duluth

WCHA

Award		Recipient
Player of the Year		Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Student-Athlete of the Year		Chad McDonald, Ferris State
Defensive Player of the Year		Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Rookie of the Year		Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
Scoring Champion		Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State
Goaltending Champion		Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year		Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams^[13]^[14]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State	G	Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan
Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State	D	Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech
Matt Roy, Michigan Tech	D	Sean Walker, Bowling Green
Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State	F	C. J. Franklin, Minnesota State
Mitchell McLain, Bowling Green	F	Mitch Hults, Lake Superior State
Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State	F	Phillip Marinaccio, Bemidji State
	F	Corey Mackin, Ferris State
Third Team	Position	Rookie Team
Justin Kapelmaster, Ferris State	G	Angus Redmond, Michigan Tech
Mark Friedman, Bowling Green	D	Ian Scheid, Minnesota State
Kurt Gosselin, Alabama–Huntsville	D	Alec Rauhauser, Bowling Green
–	D	Mitch Reinke, Michigan Tech
–	D	Zach Whitecloud, Bemidji State
Brad McClure, Minnesota State	F	Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
Dominik Shine, Northern Michigan	F	Darien Craighead, Northern Michigan
Gerry Fitzgerald, Bemidji State	F	Max Humitz, Lake Superior State
Tyler Heinonen, Michigan Tech	F	–

Hobey Baker Award

Hobey Baker Award Finalists^[15]
Player	Position	School
Zach Aston-Reese	Forward	Northeastern
Michael Bitzer	Goaltender	Bemidji State
Anders Bjork	Forward	Notre Dame
Will Butcher	Defenseman	Denver
Spencer Foo	Forward	Union
Tyler Kelleher	Forward	New Hampshire
Alexander Kerfoot	Forward	Harvard
Tyler Sheehy	Forward	Minnesota
Mike Vecchione	Forward	Union
Charles Williams	Goaltender	Canisius

Mike Richter Award

Mike Richter Award Finalists^[16]
Player	School
Michael Bitzer	Bemidji State
Tanner Jaillet	Denver
Hunter Miska	Minnesota–Duluth
Cal Petersen	Notre Dame
Charles Williams	Canisius

References

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2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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Polls

Regular season

Standings

2017 NCAA tournament

Player stats

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Awards

NCAA

Atlantic Hockey

Big Ten

ECAC

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NCHC

WCHA

Hobey Baker Award

Mike Richter Award

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