2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 6, 2012, and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 13, 2013, at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the 66th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 119th 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.

USCHO Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (35)
2 Minnesota (12)
3 Michigan (3)
4 North Dakota
5 Union
6 Cornell
7 Massachusetts–Lowell
8 Denver
9 Miami
10 Western Michigan
11 Ferris State
12 Minnesota–Duluth
13 Boston University
14 Notre Dame
15 Maine
16 Michigan State
17 Harvard
18 Wisconsin
19 Air Force
20 Colorado College
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (20)
2 Minnesota (12)
3 Michigan (2)
4 North Dakota
5 Union
6 Cornell
7 Massachusetts–Lowell
8 Denver
9 Miami
10 Notre Dame
11 Western Michigan
12 Minnesota–Duluth
13 Boston University
14 Ferris State
15 Wisconsin

Regular season

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 Niagara 27 20 5 2 42 92 60 38 23 10 5 116 95
Air Force 27 15 7 5 35 92 56 37 17 13 7 120 92
Holy Cross 27 15 9 3 33 83 79 37 20 14 3 111 106
Connecticut 27 14 10 3 31 77 70 37 19 14 4 102 94
Robert Morris 27 13 11 3 29 85 85 38 20 14 4 118 105
Mercyhurst 27 12 11 4 28 90 73 41 19 17 5 128 112
#19 Canisius * 27 12 13 2 26 71 69 43 19 19 5 113 104
RIT 27 11 12 4 26 88 89 38 15 18 5 122 126
American International 27 9 12 6 24 72 78 35 12 17 6 88 112
Bentley 27 10 14 3 23 85 87 35 12 20 3 108 116
Army 27 7 15 5 19 64 92 34 7 22 5 73 121
Sacred Heart 27 2 21 4 8 67 128 36 2 30 4 83 182
Championship: March 23, 2013
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Miami 28 17 7 4 4 59 75 50 42 25 12 5 106 73
#8 Notre Dame * 28 17 8 3 2 56 90 64 41 25 13 3 119 91
#16 Western Michigan 28 15 7 6 3 54 63 55 38 19 11 8 87 78
Ohio State 28 13 10 5 1 45 71 63 40 16 17 7 95 96
Ferris State 28 13 12 3 1 43 67 63 37 16 16 5 96 89
Alaska 28 12 13 3 1 40 73 79 37 17 16 4 95 97
#20 Michigan 28 10 15 3 3 36 81 96 40 18 19 3 129 130
Lake Superior State 28 11 16 1 1 35 65 77 39 17 21 1 92 109
Bowling Green 28 10 15 3 1 34 65 75 41 15 21 5 100 105
Northern Michigan 28 9 15 4 1 32 64 79 38 15 19 4 90 109
Michigan State 28 9 18 1 0 28 57 70 42 14 25 3 87 115
Championship: March 24, 2013
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alabama–Huntsville 25 3 21 1 36 103
Penn State 27 13 14 0 74 80
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Quinnipiac 22 17 2 3 37 73 32 43 30 8 5 130 72
Rensselaer 22 12 7 3 27 61 49 37 18 14 5 106 88
#1 Yale 22 12 9 1 25 60 62 37 22 12 3 107 96
#10 Union * 22 10 8 4 24 64 52 40 22 13 5 123 85
Dartmouth 22 9 9 4 22 56 57 34 15 14 5 94 88
St. Lawrence 22 9 9 4 22 60 68 38 18 16 4 107 109
Brown 22 7 9 6 20 54 51 36 16 14 6 90 85
Princeton 22 8 10 4 20 52 60 31 10 16 5 72 89
Cornell 22 8 11 3 19 49 55 34 15 16 3 83 91
Clarkson 22 8 11 3 19 58 67 36 9 20 7 89 113
Colgate 22 6 13 3 15 52 66 36 14 18 4 109 102
Harvard 22 6 14 2 14 45 65 32 10 19 3 73 101
Championship: March 23, 2013
indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Massachusetts–Lowell † * 27 16 9 2 34 81 63 41 28 11 2 123 83
#9 Boston College 27 15 9 3 33 88 72 38 22 12 4 128 107
#17 Boston University 27 15 10 2 32 82 73 39 21 16 2 120 110
#11 New Hampshire 27 13 8 6 32 81 58 39 20 12 7 122 90
#18 Providence 27 13 8 6 32 75 63 38 17 14 7 105 90
Merrimack 27 13 11 3 29 68 66 38 15 17 6 91 98
Vermont 27 8 13 6 22 60 80 36 11 19 6 82 110
Maine 27 7 12 8 22 57 72 38 11 19 8 77 104
Massachusetts 27 9 16 2 20 72 79 34 12 19 3 93 102
Northeastern 27 5 18 4 14 59 97 34 9 21 4 81 118
Championship: March 23, 2013
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 St. Cloud State 28 18 9 1 37 94 66 42 25 16 1 141 103
#6 Minnesota 28 16 7 5 37 94 65 40 26 9 5 139 80
#7 North Dakota 28 14 7 7 35 93 71 42 22 13 7 135 103
#12 Wisconsin * 28 13 8 7 33 69 64 42 22 13 7 112 89
#14 Denver 28 14 9 5 33 92 81 39 20 14 5 131 108
#13 Minnesota State 28 16 11 1 33 90 68 41 24 14 3 127 99
Omaha 28 14 12 2 30 92 91 39 19 18 2 127 117
Colorado College 28 11 13 4 26 88 98 42 18 19 5 133 141
Minnesota–Duluth 28 10 13 5 25 75 83 38 14 19 5 99 109
Michigan Tech 28 8 16 4 20 75 92 37 13 20 4 107 116
Bemidji State 28 5 16 7 17 58 87 36 6 22 8 74 110
Alaska–Anchorage 28 2 20 6 10 52 106 36 4 25 7 67 133
Championship: March 23, 2013
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

2013 NCAA Tournament

Regional Semi-finals Regional Finals Frozen Four National Championship
            
1 Quinnipiac 4
4 Canisius 3
1 Quinnipiac 5
East Regional
3 Union 1
2 Boston College 1
3 Union 5
E1 Quinnipiac 4
MW4 St. Cloud State 1
1 Notre Dame 1
4 St. Cloud State 5
4 St. Cloud State 4
Midwest Regional
2 Miami 1
2 Miami 4
3 Minnesota State 0
E1 Quinnipiac 0
W4 Yale 4
1 Minnesota 2
4 Yale 3*
4 Yale 4
West Regional
2 North Dakota 1
2 North Dakota 2
3 Niagara 1
W4 Yale 3*
NE1 Massachusetts–Lowell 2
1 Massachusetts–Lowell 6
4 Wisconsin 1
1 Massachusetts–Lowell 2
Northeast Regional
3 New Hampshire 0
2 New Hampshire 5
3 Denver 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders

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

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Rylan Schwartz Senior Colorado College 41 20 33 53 35
Danny Kristo Senior North Dakota 40 26 26 52 24
Ryan Walters Junior Nebraska–Omaha 39 22 30 52 20
Erik Haula Junior Minnesota 37 16 35 51 14
Greg Carey Junior St. Lawrence 38 28 23 51 40
Johnny Gaudreau Sophomore Boston College 35 21 30 51 29
Drew LeBlanc Senior St. Cloud State 42 13 37 50 14
Corban Knight Senior North Dakota 41 16 33 49 40
Matt Leitner Sophomore Minnesota State 41 17 30 47 47
Kyle Flanagan Senior St. Lawrence 35 15 32 47 42

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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

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Connor Hellebuyck Freshman Massachusetts–Lowell 24 1397:11 20 3 0 32 6 .952 1.37
Ryan McKay Freshman Miami 23 1299:28 13 7 2 30 4 .946 1.39
Eric Hartzell Senior Quinnipiac 42 2522:02 30 7 5 66 5 .933 1.57
Jason Kasdorf Freshman Rensselaer 23 1329:43 14 5 2 36 3 .935 1.62
Anthony Borelli Senior Brown 28 1596:53 14 9 5 49 4 .942 1.84
Adam Wilcox Freshman Minnesota 39 2331:00 25 8 5 73 3 .921 1.88
Carsen Chubak Junior Niagara 35 2100:46 23 7 5 67 6 .939 1.91
Matt Grogan Senior Connecticut 23 1274:35 14 4 3 41 2 .937 1.93
Jay Williams Freshman Miami 21 1235:20 12 5 3 40 2 .924 1.94
Joel Rumpel Sophomore Wisconsin 29 1716:20 16 9 4 56 4 .929 1.96

Awards

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
2 31 Ian McCoshen Boston College Hockey East Florida Panthers
2 35 J. T. Compher Michigan CCHA Buffalo Sabres
2 38 Connor Hurley Notre Dame CCHA Buffalo Sabres
2 42 Steve Santini Boston College Hockey East New Jersey Devils
2 46 Gustav Olofsson Colorado College WCHA Minnesota Wild
3 65 Adam Tambellini North Dakota WCHA New York Rangers
3 66 Brett Pesce New Hampshire Hockey East Carolina Hurricanes
3 70 Eamon McAdam Penn State Independent New York Islanders
3 74 John Hayden Yale ECAC Hockey Chicago Blackhawks
3 76 Taylor Cammarata Minnesota WCHA New York Islanders
3 77 Jake Guentzel Omaha WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
3 87 Keaton Thompson North Dakota WCHA Anaheim Ducks
4 92 Evan Cowley Denver WCHA Florida Panthers
4 97 Michael Downing Michigan CCHA Florida Panthers
4 98 Matt Buckles Cornell ECAC Hockey Florida Panthers
4 104 Andrew Copp Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
4 106 Stephon Williams Minnesota State WCHA New York Islanders
4 109 David Pope Omaha WCHA Detroit Red Wings
4 113 Aidan Muir Western Michigan CCHA Edmonton Oilers
4 118 Hudson Fasching Minnesota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
4 120 Ryan Fitzgerald Boston College Hockey East Boston Bruins
4 121 Tyler Motte Michigan CCHA Chicago Blackhawks
5 123 Will Butcher Denver WCHA Colorado Avalanche
5 127 Tucker Poolman North Dakota WCHA Winnipeg Jets
5 128 Evan Campbell Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
5 129 Cal Petersen Notre Dame CCHA Buffalo Sabres
5 132 Terrance Amorosa Clarkson ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
5 133 Connor Clifton Quinnipiac ECAC Hockey Phoenix Coyotes
5 134 Luke Johnson North Dakota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
5 137 Carson Soucy Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota Wild
5 140 Teemu Kivihalme Colorado College WCHA Nashville Predators
5 141 Michael Brodzinski Minnesota WCHA San Jose Sharks
5 143 Anthony Florentino Providence Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
5 147 Grant Besse Wisconsin WCHA Anaheim Ducks
5 148 Jonny Brodzinski St. Cloud State WCHA Los Angeles Kings
5 150 Wiley Sherman Harvard ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
5 151 Gage Ausmus North Dakota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
6 153 Ben Storm St. Cloud State WCHA Colorado Avalanche
6 157 Tim Harrison Colgate ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
6 159 Sean Malone Harvard ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
6 161 Chris LeBlanc Merrimack Hockey East Ottawa Senators
6 162 Merrick Madsen Harvard ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
6 164 Dane Birks Michigan Tech WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
6 167 Avery Peterson Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota Wild
6 168 Quentin Shore Denver WCHA Ottawa Senators
6 174 Brian Pinho Providence Hockey East Washington Capitals
6 175 Mike Williamson Penn State Independent Vancouver Canucks
6 179 Blaine Byron Maine Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
6 181 Anthony Louis Miami CCHA Chicago Blackhawks
7 185 Wade Murphy North Dakota WCHA Nashville Predators
7 193 Jedd Soleway Wisconsin WCHA Phoenix Coyotes
7 195 Peter Quenneville Quinnipiac ECAC Hockey Columbus Blue Jackets
7 197 Nolan De Jong Michigan CCHA Minnesota Wild
7 198 John Gilmour Providence Hockey East Calgary Flames
7 201 Jake Jackson Michigan Tech WCHA San Jose Sharks
7 209 Troy Josephs Clarkson ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins

† incoming freshman
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2012-2013". USCHO.com. March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "AHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "AHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "AHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "Quinnipiac Cleans Up ECAC Awards". College Hockey News. March 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  12. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  13. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  14. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  15. ^ "ST. CLOUD STATE'S DREW LEBLANC HONORED AS BOTH WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT 2012-13 MEN'S AWARD WINNERS" (Press release). Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 14, 2013.
  16. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  17. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  18. ^ "2013 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.