| 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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 The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1986 Frozen Four | |||||
| Duration | October 1985– March 29, 1986 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 1986 | ||||
| National championship | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||
| NCAA champion | Michigan State | ||||
| Hobey Baker Award | Scott Fusco (Harvard) | ||||
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The 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1985 and concluded with the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 29, 1986 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 39th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 92nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
The 1985–86 season was the first for the Great West Hockey Conference.
Season Outlook
Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation.
The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WMEB poll was voted on by media after the season started.
Radio station WMEB of Orono, Maine, took over the College Hockey Statistics Bureau poll in 1985.
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Regular season
Season tournaments
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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| Empire Cup | November 29–30 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | November 29–30 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Syracuse Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | RIT |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 28–29 | 4 | Michigan State |
| KeyBank Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Toronto |
| Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Vermont |
| Thunderbird Centennial Classic | January 3–4 | 4 | Cornell |
| Beanpot | February 3, 10 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Michigan State† | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 177 | 124 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 245 | 161 | |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 179 | 129 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 164 | |
| Western Michigan* | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 189 | 138 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 256 | 177 | |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 133 | 124 | 43 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 170 | 153 | |
| Ohio State | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 157 | 177 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 219 | 203 | |
| Ferris State | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 152 | 174 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 191 | 202 | |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 137 | 161 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 164 | 197 | |
| Michigan | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 151 | 184 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 182 | 222 | |
| Miami | 32 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 113 | 177 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 158 | 201 | |
| Championship: Western Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Harvard† | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 129 | 53 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 187 | 95 | |
| Yale | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 104 | 72 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 160 | 116 | |
| Cornell* | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 101 | 74 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 145 | 104 | |
| Rensselaer | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 100 | 88 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 167 | 139 | |
| Clarkson | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 70 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 143 | 110 | |
| Vermont | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 63 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 102 | 99 | |
| St. Lawrence | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 92 | 92 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 145 | 150 | |
| Colgate | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 82 | 109 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 142 | 147 | |
| Princeton | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 82 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 109 | 111 | |
| Dartmouth | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 121 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 78 | 134 | |
| Army^ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4^ | 36 | 57 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 154 | 111 | |
| Brown | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 127 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 73 | 134 | |
| Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Army played a half schedule | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| US International† | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | - | - | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alaska–Fairbanks | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | - | - | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 93 | |
| Northern Arizona | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | - | - | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 135 | 179 | |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 62 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 160 | 158 | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Boston College† | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 158 | 123 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 188 | 154 | |
| Boston University* | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 147 | 127 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 184 | 156 | |
| Northeastern | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 165 | 158 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 185 | 185 | |
| Providence | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 105 | 140 | 39 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 122 | 160 | |
| Maine | 34 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 118 | 177 | 40 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 142 | 201 | |
| Lowell | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 118 | 166 | 42 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 156 | 205 | |
| New Hampshire | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 114 | 188 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 121 | 199 | |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 129 | 133 | |
| Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 21 | 13 | 2 | - | - | |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 154 | 210 | |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Denver†* | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 169 | 115 | 48 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 236 | 158 | |
| Minnesota | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 177 | 115 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 252 | 157 | |
| Wisconsin | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 172 | 136 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 206 | 173 | |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 153 | 117 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 206 | 157 | |
| Northern Michigan | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 168 | 151 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 191 | 169 | |
| North Dakota | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 155 | 136 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 188 | 156 | |
| Colorado College | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 131 | 155 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 158 | 191 | |
| Michigan Tech | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 118 | 164 | 40 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 136 | 205 | |
| Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Final regular season polls
The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches and the media before the conference tournament finals.
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1986 NCAA Tournament
| Quarterfinals March 21–23 | Semifinals March 27–28 | National championship March 29 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston University | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Michigan State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Michigan State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Denver | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Cornell | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Denver | 2 | Third-place game | |||||||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Harvard | 4 | 7 | 11 | W4 | Minnesota | 6 | |||||||||
| W3 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 4 | W1 | Denver | 4 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
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 |
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| Dan Dorion | Senior | Western Michigan | 42 | 42 | 62 | 104 | 48 |
| Dallas Gaume | Senior | Denver | 47 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 18 |
| Mike Donnelly | Senior | Michigan State | 44 | 59 | 38 | 97 | 65 |
| Dwight Mathiasen | Junior | Denver | 48 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 48 |
| Brett Hull | Sophomore | Minnesota−Duluth | 42 | 52 | 32 | 84 | 46 |
| Troy Thrun | Junior | Western Michigan | 44 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 20 |
| Corey Millen | Junior | Minnesota | 48 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 64 |
| Pat Micheletti | Senior | Minnesota | 48 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 113 |
| Stu Burnie | Senior | Western Michigan | 42 | 43 | 36 | 79 | 78 |
| Scott Harlow | Senior | Boston College | 42 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 48 |
Leading goaltenders
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 |
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| Grant Blair | Senior | Harvard | 31 | 1812 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 3 | .896 | 2.72 |
| John Blue | Sophomore | Minnesota | 29 | 1588 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 2 | .890 | 3.02 |
| Joe Shawhan | Junior | Lake Superior State | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3.03 |
| Doug Dadswell | Sophomore | Cornell | 30 | 1815 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 92 | 1 | .914 | 3.04 |
| Tom Draper | Junior | Vermont | 29 | 1697 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 87 | 1 | .898 | 3.08 |
| Chris Olson | Junior | Denver | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .900 | 3.12 |
| Jamie Falle | Senior | Clarkson | 31 | 1881 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 101 | 0 | .888 | 3.22 |
| Bob Essensa | Junior | Michigan State | 23 | 1333 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 1 | .881 | 3.33 |
| Terry Taillefer | Junior | Boston University | 25 | 1651 | - | - | - | 93 | - | .893 | 3.38 |
| Scott Brower | Sophomore | North Dakota | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | .886 | 3.47 |
Awards
ECAC
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Hockey East
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WCHA
| Award[15] | Recipient | |
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| Most Valuable Player | Dallas Gaume, Denver | |
| Freshman of the Year | Mike Richter, Wisconsin | |
| Coach of the Year | Ralph Backstrom, Denver | |
| All-WCHA Teams[16] | ||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| John Blue, Minnesota | G | Tom Allen, Denver |
| Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth | D | Marty Wiitala, Wisconsin |
| Scott Sandelin, North Dakota | D | Rob Doyle, Colorado College |
| Dallas Gaume, Denver | F | Corey Millen, Minnesota |
| Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan | F | Pat Micheletti, Minnesota |
| Brett Hull, Minnesota-Duluth | F | Dwight Mathiasen, Denver |
1986 NHL Entry Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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| 1 | 1 | Joe Murphy | Michigan State | CCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1 | 5 | Shawn Anderson | Maine | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1 | 9 | Brian Leetch † | Boston College | Hockey East | New York Rangers |
| 1 | 11 | Scott Young | Boston University | Hockey East | Hartford Whalers |
| 1 | 13 | Craig Janney | Boston College | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 1 | 16 | George Pelawa † | North Dakota | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 2 | 24 | Todd Copeland † | Michigan | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | 25 | Dave Capuano † | Maine | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | 26 | Greg Brown † | Boston College | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2 | 30 | Neil Wilkinson † | Michigan State | CCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 2 | 38 | Dennis Vaske † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 3 | 43 | Derek Mayer | Denver | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | 47 | Bob Corkum | Maine | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 3 | 49 | Don Gibson † | Michigan State | CCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | 58 | Brad Turner † | Michigan | CCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 4 | 78 | Brent Bobyck † | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | 88 | Sandy Smith † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 91 | Eric Murano † | Denver | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 5 | 97 | Matt Pesklewis † | Boston University | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | 100 | Scott Bloom † | Minnesota | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 6 | 107 | Robb Stauber † | Minnesota | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 6 | 115 | Mike O'Toole † | Michigan State | CCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 116 | Joe Quinn † | Bowling Green | CCHA | Hartford Whalers |
| 6 | 117 | Scott White | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Quebec Nordiques |
| 6 | 125 | Steve Scheifele † | Boston College | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6 | 126 | Jim Ennis | Boston University | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |
| 7 | 128 | Sean Krakiwsky | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 7 | 134 | Mark Vermette | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Quebec Nordiques |
| 7 | 136 | Andy May † | Northeastern | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues |
| 8 | 149 | Rene Chapdelaine | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 8 | 150 | Ryan Pardoski † | Michigan | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 8 | 153 | Steve Brennan † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 8 | 155 | Frank Furlan † | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
| 8 | 156 | Barry Chyzowski † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 8 | 157 | Randy Skarda † | Minnesota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 8 | 159 | Scott Mathias | Denver | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 8 | 161 | Marty Nanne | Minnesota | WCHA | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 8 | 163 | Mark Olsen | Colorado College | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 8 | 166 | Lee Davidson † | North Dakota | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 8 | 167 | Murray Baron † | North Dakota | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 9 | 169 | Marc Potvin † | Bowling Green | CCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 9 | 170 | Trevor Pochipinski † | Colorado College | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 9 | 171 | Scott McCormack † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New Jersey Devils |
| 9 | 174 | Brian Bellefeuille † | Illinois–Chicago | CCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 9 | 176 | Mark Green † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Winnipeg Jets |
| 9 | 177 | Pat Scanlon † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 9 | 180 | Lance Pitlick † | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 9 | 184 | Scott Sharples † | Michigan | CCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 9 | 185 | Jeff Jablonski † | Lake Superior State | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 9 | 188 | Blaine Rude † | Minnesota | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 9 | 189 | Mike Greenlay † | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 10 | 190 | Scott King † | Maine | Hockey East | Detroit Red Wings |
| 10 | 197 | John Blue † | Minnesota | WCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
| 10 | 201 | Dan Keczmer † | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 10 | 207 | Chris Lappin † | Boston University | Hockey East | Quebec Nordiques |
| 11 | 211 | Tom Bissett | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 11 | 218 | Matt Coté | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
| 11 | 219 | Russ Parent † | North Dakota | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 11 | 221 | Cal Brown † | Colorado College | WCHA | Hartford Whalers |
| 11 | 224 | Chris Thayer † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 11 | 227 | Dan Beaudette † | Miami | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 11 | 230 | Brett Lawrence † | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 12 | 236 | Doug Kirton † | Colorado College | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 12 | 241 | Dave O'Brien | Northeastern | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 12 | 244 | Joel Gardner † | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman
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1986 NHL Supplemental Draft
See also
References
- ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "1985-86 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "1986 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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