2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 2011 and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament 's championship game on April 7, 2012 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida . This was the 65th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 118th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Season Outlook
Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts . The USA Today /USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
Regular season
Standings
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#16 Air Force †*
27
15
6
6
36
85
52
39
21
11
7
119
83
Niagara
27
14
6
7
35
80
53
37
17
11
9
101
81
RIT
27
14
7
6
34
72
52
39
20
13
6
99
86
Mercyhurst
27
15
8
4
34
79
68
40
20
16
4
111
116
Holy Cross
27
15
8
4
34
93
70
39
20
15
4
120
107
Bentley
27
13
7
7
33
81
59
40
16
16
8
114
109
Robert Morris
27
13
9
5
31
72
58
39
17
17
5
102
103
Connecticut
27
12
12
3
27
78
67
39
16
19
4
112
105
Canisius
27
10
14
3
23
54
74
36
10
22
4
66
111
American International
27
6
18
3
15
57
98
37
8
26
3
82
137
Sacred Heart
27
4
20
3
11
66
122
37
6
28
3
84
173
Army
27
3
19
5
11
52
96
34
4
23
7
65
120
Championship: Air Force 4 , RIT 0 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#2 Ferris State †
28
16
7
5
1
54
80
62
43
26
12
5
124
94
#7 Michigan
28
15
9
4
1
50
85
60
41
24
13
4
132
89
#14 Western Michigan *
28
14
10
4
4
50
72
61
41
21
14
6
114
92
#8 Miami
28
15
11
2
1
48
74
55
41
24
15
2
122
86
#15 Michigan State
28
14
11
3
2
47
80
68
39
19
16
4
111
103
#20 Northern Michigan
28
11
11
6
3
42
76
79
37
17
14
6
106
102
Lake Superior State
28
11
13
4
4
41
71
79
40
18
17
5
102
108
#19 Notre Dame
28
12
13
3
0
39
65
73
40
19
18
3
101
107
Ohio State
28
11
12
5
1
39
74
79
35
15
15
5
91
92
Alaska
28
0^
28^
0^
0^
30
63
76
36
0^
36^
0^
84
94
Bowling Green
28
5
19
4
3
22
40
88
44
14
25
5
85
129
Championship: Michigan 2, Western Michigan 3 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[ 1]
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#3 Union †*
22
14
4
4
32
76
38
41
26
8
7
143
75
#10 Cornell
22
12
4
6
30
66
46
35
19
9
7
100
79
#18 Harvard
22
8
5
9
25
61
59
34
13
10
11
106
100
Colgate
22
11
10
1
23
60
57
39
19
17
3
121
113
Quinnipiac
22
9
8
5
23
60
57
40
20
14
6
122
98
Yale
22
10
10
2
22
74
61
35
16
16
3
123
106
Clarkson
22
9
9
4
22
57
60
39
16
17
6
105
109
St. Lawrence
22
10
11
1
21
50
64
36
14
19
3
88
120
Dartmouth
22
8
11
3
19
63
74
33
13
16
4
93
102
Rensselaer
22
7
12
3
17
43
61
39
12
24
3
78
111
Princeton
22
6
12
4
16
58
72
32
9
16
7
85
105
Brown
22
5
13
4
14
54
75
32
9
18
5
75
97
Championship: Union 3 , Harvard 1 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup ) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup ) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
2012 NCAA tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
[ 2]
Player stats
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
[ 3]
Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage ; GAA = Goals against average
Awards
NCAA
Award
Recipient
Hobey Baker Award
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Spencer T. Penrose Award
Bob Daniels , Ferris State
National Rookie of the Year
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award
Bobby Farnham , Brown
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Parker Milner , Boston College
AHCA All-American Teams [ 4]
East First Team
Position
West First Team
Troy Grosenick , Union
G
Taylor Nelson , Ferris State
Danny Biega , Harvard
D
Torey Krug , Michigan State
Brian Dumoulin , Boston College
D
Justin Schultz , Wisconsin
Spencer Abbott , Maine
F
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Alex Killorn , Harvard
F
Jaden Schwartz , Colorado College
Austin Smith , Colgate
F
Reilly Smith , Miami
East Second Team
Position
West Second Team
Joe Cannata , Merrimack
G
Kent Patterson , Minnesota
Mathew Bodie , Union
D
Chad Billins , Ferris State
Tim Kirby , Air Force
D
Danny DeKeyser , Western Michigan
Barry Almeida , Boston College
F
Nick Bjugstad , Minnesota
Brian O'Neill , Yale
F
J. T. Brown , Minnesota–Duluth
Jeremy Welsh , Union
F
Jason Zucker , Denver
Atlantic Hockey
Award [ 5]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Tim Kirby , Air Force
Best Defensive Forward
Nick Chiavetta , Robert Morris
Best Defenseman
Tim Kirby , Air Force
Rookie of the Year
Alex Grieve, Bentley
Individual Sportsmanship
Mark Cornacchia , Rochester
Regular Season Scoring Trophy
Brett Gensler, Bentley
Regular Season Goaltending Award
Chris Noonan, Niagara
Coach of the Year
Ryan Soderquist , Bentley
Most Valuable Player in Tournament
Jason Torf , Air Force
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams [ 6] [ 7]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Shane Madolora, RIT
G
Chris Noonan, Niagara
Tim Kirby , Air Force
D
Alex Gerke , Connecticut
Scott Mathis, Air Force
D
Chris Haltigin , RIT
Kyle De Laurell, Air Force
F
Michael Colavecchia , RIT
Brett Gensler, Bentley
F
John Kruse , Air Force
Cole Schneider , Connecticut
F
Adam Schmidt , Holy Cross
Third Team
Position
Rookie Team
Branden Komm , Bentley
G
Matt Ginn, Holy Cross
Trent Bonnett , Bentley
D
Tyson Wilson , Robert Morris
Nick Jones , Mercyhurst
D
Tyler Shiplo , Mercyhurst
Matt Gingera , Sacred Heart
F
Alex Grieve, Bentley
Adam Pleskach , American International
F
Dan Bahntge , Mercyhurst
Cody Crichton , Robert Morris
F
Brett Switzer , Bentley
CCHA
Awards [ 8]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Torey Krug , Michigan State
Best Defensive Forward
Luke Glendening , Michigan
Best Defensive Defenseman
Danny DeKeyser , Western Michigan
Best Offensive Defenseman
Torey Krug , Michigan
Rookie of the Year
Alex Guptill, Michigan
Best Goaltender
Connor Knapp , Miami
Coach of the Year
Bob Daniels , Ferris State
Terry Flanagan Memorial Award
Domenic Monardo , Lake Superior State
Ilitch Humanitarian Award
Cody Reichard , Miami
Perani Cup Champion
Reilly Smith , Miami
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Chad Billins , Ferris State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament
Frank Slubowski , Western Michigan
All-CCHA Teams [ 9] [ 10]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Taylor Nelson , Ferris State
G
Shawn Hunwick , Michigan
Chad Billins , Ferris State
D
Dan DeKeyser , Western Michigan
Torey Krug , Michigan State
D
Matt Tennyson , Western Michigan
Tyler Gron , Northern Michigan
F
Justin Florek , Northern Michigan
Reilly Smith , Miami
F
Jordie Johnston , Ferris State
T. J. Tynan , Notre Dame
F
Cody Kunyk , Alaska
Rookie Team
Position
Frank Slubowski , Western Michigan
G
Garrett Haar , Western Michigan
D
Robbie Russo , Notre Dame
D
Austin Czarnik , Miami
F
Alex Guptill, Michigan
F
Max McCormick , Ohio State
F
ECAC
Award[ 11]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Austin Smith , Colgate
Best Defensive Forward
Kelly Zajac , Union
Best Defensive Defenseman
Danny Biega , Harvard
Rookie of the Year
Brian Ferlin , Cornell
Ken Dryden Award
Troy Grosenick , Union
Tim Taylor Award
Rick Bennett , Union
Student-Athlete of the Year
Keir Ross , Cornell
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
Jeremy Welsh , Union
All-ECAC Hockey Teams [ 12] [ 13]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Troy Grosenick , Union
G
Andy Iles, Cornell
Danny Biega , Harvard
D
Nick D'Agostino , Cornell
Mat Bodie , Union
D
Michael Sdao, Princeton
Alex Killorn , Harvard
F
Jack MacLellan, Brown
Brian O'Neill , Yale
F
Chris Wagner , Colgate
Austin Smith , Colgate
F
Jeremy Welsh , Union
Third Team
Position
Rookie Team
Paul Karpowich, Clarkson
G
Steve Michalek , Harvard
Thomas Larkin , Colgate
D
Patrick McNally, Harvard
Patrick McNally, Harvard
D
Shayne Gostisbehere , Union
Connor Jones , Quinnipiac
F
Matthew Peca , Quinnipiac
Kyle Flanagan , St. Lawrence
F
Brian Ferlin , Cornell
Kelly Zajac , Union
F
Chris Martin , St. Lawrence
Hockey East
Award [ 14]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Spencer Abbott , Maine
Rookie of the Year
Scott Wilson , Massachusetts-Lowell
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award
Norm Bazin , Massachusetts-Lowell
Len Ceglarski Award
Chris Connolly , Boston University
Best Defensive Forward
Chris Connolly , Boston University
Best Defensive Defenseman
Brian Dumoulin , Boston College
Three-Stars Award
Kieran Millan , Boston University
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
Johnny Gaudreau , Boston College
All-Hockey East Teams [ 15] [ 16]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Joe Cannata , Merrimack
G
Doug Carr , Massachusetts-Lowell
Adam Clendening , Boston University
D
Garrett Noonan, Boston University
Brian Dumoulin , Boston College
D
Karl Stollery , Merrimack
Spencer Abbott , Maine
F
Chris Connolly , Boston University
Barry Almeida , Boston College
F
Joey Diamond , Maine
Brian Flynn , Maine
F
Chris Kreider , Boston College
Rookie Team
Position
Casey DeSmith , New Hampshire
G
Zack Kamrass , Massachusetts-Lowell
D
Alexx Privitera , Boston University
D
Trevor van Riemsdyk , New Hampshire
D
Johnny Gaudreau , Boston College
F
Ross Mauermann , Providence
F
Ludwig Karlsson , Northeastern
F
Kyle Reynolds , Vermont
F
Scott Wilson , Massachusetts-Lowell
F
WCHA
Award[ 17]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Student-Athlete of the Year
Brad Eidsness , North Dakota
Defensive Player of the Year
Justin Schultz , Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
Scoring Champion
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Goaltending Champion
Kent Patterson , Minnesota
Coach of the Year
Mel Pearson , Michigan Tech
Most Valuable Player in Tournament
Aaron Dell , North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams [ 18] [ 19]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Kent Patterson , Minnesota
G
Kenny Reiter , Minnesota–Duluth
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
D
Gabe Guentzel , Colorado College
Justin Schultz , Wisconsin
D
Nate Schmidt , Minnesota
Nick Bjugstad , Minnesota
F
Jaden Schwartz , Colorado College
J. T. Brown , Minnesota–Duluth
F
Drew Shore , Denver
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
F
Jason Zucker , Denver
Third Team
Position
Rookie Team
Josh Thorimbert , Colorado College
G
Juho Olkinuora , Denver
Ben Blood, North Dakota
D
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
Nick Jensen , St. Cloud State
D
Andrew Prochno , St. Cloud State
Brock Nelson , North Dakota
F
Jean-Paul LaFontaine , Minnesota State
Travis Oleksuk , Minnesota–Duluth
F
Jayson Megna , Nebraska–Omaha
Mark Zengerle , Wisconsin
F
Kyle Rau , Minnesota
† incoming freshman
[ 20]
See also
References
^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories" . Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
^ "NCAA Tournament" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2011-2012" . USCHO.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011 .
^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF) . NCAA.org. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "AHA Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "AHA All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "AHA All-Rookie Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013 .
^ "CCHA Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "CCHA All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "League Announces Regular-season Awards" . ECAC Hockey . March 17, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2012 .
^ "ECAC All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "Hockey East Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "Hockey East All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "UMD's Jack Connolly Named WCHA Player of the Year, UND's Brad Eidsness is WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year to Highlight 2011-12 Men's Individual Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Western Collegiate Hockey Association . March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012 .
^ "WCHA All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .
^ "2012 NHL Entry Draft" . Hockey DB . Retrieved October 25, 2023 .
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