1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1985–86 NCAA Division I
men's ice hockey season
1985–86 NCAA Division I ; men's ice hockey season
	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)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1984–85	1986–87 →

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.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
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

1985–86 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	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

1985–86 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	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

1985–86 Great West Hockey Conference standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	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

1985–86 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	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

1985–86 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	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

1985–86 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	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

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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)

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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
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

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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
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

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Awards

NCAA

Award^[7]		Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award		Scott Fusco, Harvard
Spencer Penrose Award		Ralph Backstrom, Denver
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Mike Donnelly, Michigan State
AHCA All-American Teams^[8]
East First Team	Position	West First Team
Doug Dadswell, Cornell	G	Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green
Cliff Abrecht, Princeton	D	Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan
Mike Dark, Rensselaer	D	Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth
Scott Fusco, Harvard	F	Dallas Gaume, Denver
Scott Harlow, Boston College	F	Mike Donnelly, Michigan State
Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell	F	Dan Dorion, Western Michigan
East Second Team	Position	West Second Team
Grant Blair, Harvard	G	Bill Horn, Western Michigan
Chris Terreri, Providence	G	Chris Olson, Denver
Mark Benning, Harvard	D	Don McSween, Michigan State
Jay Octeau, Boston University	D	Scott Sandelin, North Dakota
Andy Otto, Clarkson	D	Jim Smith, Denver
Doug Brown, Boston College	F	Matt Christensen, Minnesota-Duluth
John Cullen, Boston University	F	Dwight Mathiasen, Denver
Clark Donatelli, Boston University	F	Corey Millen, Minnesota
Randy Wood, Yale	F	Jamie Wansbrough, Bowling Green

CCHA

Awards^[9]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Dan Dorion, Western Michigan
Rookie of the Year		Joe Murphy, Michigan State
Coach of the Year		Bill Wilkinson, Western Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Bill Horn, Western Michigan
All-CCHA Teams^[10]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green	G	Bob Essensa, Michigan State
Don McSween, Michigan State	D	Brian McKee, Bowling Green
Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan	D	Chris MacDonald, Western Michigan
Mike Donnelly, Michigan State	F	Paul Ysebaert, Bowling Green
Jamie Wansbrough, Bowling Green	F	Brad Jones, Michigan
Dan Dorion, Western Michigan	F	Stu Burnie, Western Michigan

ECAC

Award^[11]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Scott Fusco, Harvard
Rookie of the Year		John Messuri, Princeton
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Doug Dadswell, Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[12]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Tom Draper, Vermont	G	Doug Dadswell, Cornell
Mike Dark, Rensselaer	D	Randy Taylor, Harvard
Cliff Abrecht, Princeton	D	Mark Benning, Harvard
	D	Chris Norton, Cornell
Scott Fusco, Harvard	F	Gerard Waslen, Colgate
Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell	F	Bob Logan, Yale
Randy Wood, Yale	F	Tim Smith, Harvard

Hockey East

Award^[13]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Scott Harlow, Boston College
Rookie of the Year		Al Loring, Maine
		Scott Young, Boston University
Coach of the Year Award		Jack Parker, Boston University
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player		Peter Marshall, Boston University
All-Hockey East Teams^[14]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Scott Gordon, Boston College	G	Terry Taillefer, Boston University
Scott Shaunessy, Boston University	D	Bob Emery, Boston College
Claude Lodin, Northeastern	D	Paul Fitzsimmons, Northeastern
David Quinn, Boston University	D
Scott Harlow, Boston College	F	Gord Cruickshank, Providence
John Cullen, Boston University	F	Doug Brown, Boston College
Jay Heinbuck, Northeastern	F	Clark Donatelli, Boston University

WCHA

Award^[15]		Recipient
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

References

^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "1985-86 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
^ "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.

External links

[1] "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[2] "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[3] "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[4] "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[5] "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[stats-6] "1985-86 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.

[7] "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[8] "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

[9] "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[10] "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[11] "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[12] "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[13] "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[14] "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[15] "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[16] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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