2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 9, 2016.[1] This was the 69th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 121st year overall in which an NCAA school fielded a team.

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Amalie Arena in Tampa hosted the 2016 Frozen Four
Duration	October 3, 2015– April 9, 2016
NCAA tournament	2016
National championship	Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida
NCAA champion	North Dakota
Hobey Baker Award	Jimmy Vesey (Harvard)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

On January 22, 2016 Boston College coach Jerry York became the first NCAA hockey coach to win 1,000 games and only the second coach in the professional or amateur level to achieve 1,000 wins the only other coach to achieve this feat was Scotty Bowman.

Polls

Regular season

Standings

2015–16 Atlantic Hockey standings
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Robert Morris	28	18	6	4	40	116	69		39	24	11	4	158	107
Air Force	28	16	7	5	37	85	60		37	20	12	5	110	86
Holy Cross	28	16	7	5	37	89	59		36	18	13	5	109	90
Mercyhurst	28	15	9	4	34	86	82		36	17	15	4	108	115
#20 RIT *	28	14	9	5	33	93	77		39	18	15	6	118	116
Army	28	8	11	9	25	64	74		38	14	15	9	88	89
Canisius	28	10	13	5	25	72	82		39	12	22	5	92	121
Bentley	28	9	13	6	24	74	85		40	14	20	6	106	124
Sacred Heart	28	10	15	3	23	72	78		37	13	20	4	96	109
Niagara	28	5	18	5	15	58	95		37	6	25	6	71	126
American International	28	6	19	3	15	57	105		39	7	29	3	80	159
Championship: March 19, 2016 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

2015–16 Big Ten ice hockey standings
	Conference record									Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota†	20	14	6	0	0	42	76	58		37	20	17	0	121	108
#6 Michigan*	20	12	5	3	2	41	107	68		38	25	8	5	181	115
Penn State	20	10	9	1	1	32	64	72		38	21	13	4	140	122
Ohio State	20	8	8	4	1	29	79	77		36	14	18	4	128	125
Michigan State	20	6	12	2	0	21	47	72		37	10	23	4	93	124
Wisconsin	20	3	13	4	2	15	54	80		35	8	19	8	93	127
Championship: March 18, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 12, 2016

2015–16 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Arizona State	29	5	22	2	46	116
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2016

2015–16 ECAC Hockey men's standings
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Quinnipiac † *	22	16	1	5	37	84	44		43	32	4	7	163	85
#10 Yale	22	14	5	3	31	57	37		32	19	9	4	86	57
#9 Harvard	22	12	6	4	28	72	47		34	19	11	4	116	81
#17 St. Lawrence	22	11	8	3	25	68	50		37	19	14	4	106	84
Clarkson	22	10	9	3	23	52	51		38	20	15	3	101	95
Rensselaer	22	8	7	7	23	47	49		40	18	15	7	97	104
Dartmouth	22	11	11	0	22	60	69		35	18	16	1	94	104
#18 Cornell	22	8	8	6	22	46	50		34	16	11	7	79	82
Union	22	6	10	6	18	53	62		36	13	14	9	91	96
Colgate	22	6	14	2	14	45	71		37	11	24	2	95	132
Brown	22	3	13	6	12	47	70		31	5	19	7	75	107
Princeton	22	3	16	3	9	40	71		31	5	23	3	60	99
Championship: March 19, 2016 indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016

2015–16 Hockey East men's standings
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Boston College	22	15	2	5	35	91	45		41	28	8	5	156	82
#3 Providence	22	16	3	3	35	71	39		38	27	7	4	124	71
#13 Notre Dame	22	15	5	2	32	70	40		37	19	11	7	115	86
#8 Massachusetts–Lowell	22	12	6	4	28	58	37		40	25	10	5	121	75
#11 Boston University	22	12	6	4	28	75	56		36	21	10	5	124	106
#14 Northeastern *	22	10	8	4	24	75	56		41	22	14	5	134	105
Merrimack	22	5	10	7	17	50	70		39	13	19	7	95	108
Connecticut	22	6	12	4	16	49	70		36	11	21	4	88	114
Vermont	22	6	13	3	15	48	66		40	15	22	3	86	107
New Hampshire	22	4	12	6	14	57	73		37	11	20	6	112	121
Maine	22	5	15	2	12	42	77		38	8	24	6	76	129
Massachusetts	22	2	16	4	8	44	101		36	8	24	4	84	146
Championship: March 19, 2016 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016

2015–16 National Collegiate Hockey Conference standings
	Conference record									Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 North Dakota	24	19	4	1	1	59	89	49		44	34	6	4	162	81
#4 St. Cloud State*	24	17	6	1	1	53	104	53		41	31	9	1	175	90
#6 Denver	24	17	5	2	0	53	74	52		41	25	10	6	134	96
#16 Minnesota–Duluth	24	11	10	3	1	37	64	44		40	19	16	5	107	82
Miami	24	9	13	2	2	31	54	65		36	15	18	3	86	97
Omaha	24	8	15	1	0	25	60	83		36	18	17	1	103	107
Western Michigan	24	5	18	1	1	17	56	103		36	8	25	3	80	142
Colorado College	24	4	19	1	0	13	47	99		36	6	29	1	71	145
Champions: St. Cloud State indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 13, 2016

2015–16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#12 Michigan Tech	28	18	7	3	39	92	55		37	23	9	5	123	77
#15 Minnesota State	28	16	5	7	39	82	48		41	21	13	7	105	80
Bowling Green	28	16	7	5	37	81	59		42	22	14	6	118	91
Ferris State*	28	13	11	4	30	73	70		41	20	15	6	112	109
Northern Michigan	28	12	11	5	29	65	69		38	15	16	7	89	99
Bemidji State	28	11	12	5	27	66	66		39	17	16	6	96	96
Lake Superior State	28	10	13	5	25	49	71		41	14	22	5	74	105
Alaska	28	8	16	4	20	65	87		36	10	22	4	86	117
Alaska Anchorage	28	8	18	2	18	63	84		34	11	20	3	81	103
Alabama–Huntsville	28	5	17	6	16	61	88		34	7	21	6	73	106
Championship: Ferris State indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016

2016 NCAA Tournament

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	Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals					Frozen Four					National Championship
	1	Quinnipiac	4
	4	RIT	0
						1	Quinnipiac	4
	East Regional
						2	Massachusetts–Lowell	1
	2	Massachusetts–Lowell	3*
	3	Yale	2
											E1	Quinnipiac	3
											NE2	Boston College	2
	1	Providence	1
	4	Minnesota–Duluth	2
						4	Minnesota–Duluth	2
	Northeast Regional
						2	Boston College	3
	2	Boston College	4
	3	Harvard	1
																E1	Quinnipiac	1
																MW1	North Dakota	5
	1	St. Cloud State	4
	4	Ferris State	5*
						4	Ferris State	3
	West Regional
						2	Denver	6
	2	Denver	7
	3	Boston University	2
											W2	Denver	2
											MW1	North Dakota	4
	1	North Dakota	6
	4	Northeastern	2
						1	North Dakota	5
	Midwest Regional
						2	Michigan	2
	2	Michigan	3*
	3	Notre Dame	2

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
Kyle Connor	Freshman	Michigan	38	35	36	71	6
J. T. Compher	Junior	Michigan	38	16	47	63	28
Brock Boeser	Freshman	North Dakota	42	27	33	60	26
Tyler Motte	Junior	Michigan	38	32	24	56	36
Zac Lynch	Senior	Robert Morris	39	25	30	55	50
Kalle Kossila	Senior	St. Cloud State	41	14	40	54	14
Andrew Poturalski	Sophomore	New Hampshire	37	22	30	52	24
Greg Gibson	Senior	Robert Morris	39	29	22	51	36
Drake Caggiula	Senior	North Dakota	39	25	26	51	60
Sam Anas	Junior	Quinnipiac	43	24	26	50	18

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
Alex Lyon	Junior	Yale	31	1905:37	19	8	4	52	5	.936	1.64
Cam Johnson	Sophomore	North Dakota	34	1918:19	24	4	2	53	5	.935	1.66
Nick Ellis	Junior	Providence	36	2195:30	25	7	4	66	4	.936	1.80
Kevin Boyle	Senior	Massachusetts–Lowell	39	2363:34	24	10	5	72	7	.934	1.83
Cole Huggins	Junior	Minnesota State	26	1501:15	13	11	2	46	3	.917	1.84
Jason Pawloski	Freshman	Minnesota State	17	972:51	8	2	5	30	1	.901	1.85
Thatcher Demko	Junior	Boston College	39	2361:48	27	8	4	74	10	.935	1.88
Michael Garteig	Senior	Quinnipiac	43	2581:24	32	4	7	82	8	.924	1.91
Chris Nell	Sophomore	Bowling Green	37	2166:38	18	11	6	69	4	.930	1.91
Kasimir Kaskisuo	Sophomore	Minnesota–Duluth	39	2349:34	19	15	5	75	5	.923	1.92
Shane Starrett	Sophomore	Air Force	33	1781:55	16	9	5	57	4	.924	1.92

Awards

NCAA Award Recipient Hobey Baker Award Jimmy Vesey, Harvard Spencer T. Penrose Award Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac Tim Taylor Award Kyle Connor, Michigan Mike Richter Award Thatcher Demko, Boston College Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Matt Vidal, Holy Cross Lowe's Senior CLASS Award David Glen, Penn State Tournament Most Outstanding Player Drake Caggiula, North Dakota AHCA All-American Teams[4] East First Team Position West First Team Alex Lyon, Yale G Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University D Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State Jake Walman, Providence D Zach Werenski, Michigan Sam Anas, Quinnipiac F Brock Boeser, North Dakota Andrew Potularski, New Hampshire F Kyle Connor, Michigan Jimmy Vesey, Harvard F Tyler Motte, Michigan East Second Team Position West Second Team Thatcher Demko, Boston College G Cam Johnson, North Dakota Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence D Will Butcher, Denver Rob O'Gara, Yale D Troy Stecher, North Dakota Ryan Fitzgerald, Boston College F Drake Caggiula, North Dakota Mark Jankowski, Providence F J. T. Compher, Michigan Danny O'Regan, Boston University F Alex Petan, Michigan Tech F Trevor Moore, Denver

Atlantic Hockey Award Recipient[5] Player of the Year Zac Lynch, Robert Morris Rookie of the Year Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst Best Defensive Forward Ben Carey, Air Force Best Defenseman Chase Norrish, RIT Individual Sportsmanship Ben Carey, Air Force Regular Season Scoring Trophy Zac Lynch, Robert Morris Regular Season Goaltending Award Shane Starrett, Air Force Team Sportsmanship Award American International Coach of the Year Frank Serratore, Air Force Most Valuable Player in Tournament Myles Powell, RIT All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[6] First Team Position Second Team Shane Starrett, Air Force G Parker Gahagen, Army Chase Norrish, RIT D Tyson Wilson, Robert Morris Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst D Johnny Hrabovsky, Air Force Zac Lynch, Robert Morris F Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart Greg Gibson, Robert Morris F Ralph Cuddemi, Canisius Max French, Bentley F Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley Shane Conacher, Canisius F Third Team Position Rookie Team Terry Shafer, Robert Morris G Shane Starrett, Air Force Brady Norrish, RIT D Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst Chase Golightly, Robert Morris D Josh Mitchell, RIT F Brandon Denham, Mercyhurst F Brad McGowan, RIT F

Big Ten Award Recipient Player of the Year Kyle Connor, Michigan Defensive Player of the Year Zach Werenski, Michigan Goaltender of the Year Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota Freshman of the Year Kyle Connor, Michigan Scoring Champion Kyle Connor, Michigan Coach of the Year Red Berenson, Michigan Tournament Most Outstanding Player Kyle Connor, Michigan All-Big Ten Teams[7] First Team Position Second Team Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota G Eamon McAdam, Penn State Zach Werenski, Michigan D Michael Brodzinski, Minnesota Josh Healey, Ohio State D Vince Pedrie, Penn State J. T. Compher, Michigan F Hudson Fasching, Minnesota Kyle Connor, Michigan F Justin Kloos, Minnesota Tyler Motte, Michigan F Nick Schilkey, Ohio State Honorable Mention Position Freshman Team Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State G Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota Christian Frey, Ohio State G – Jake Bischoff, Minnesota D Zach Osburn, Michigan State – D Vince Pedrie, Penn State David Goodwin, Penn State F Kyle Connor, Michigan – F Mason Jobst, Ohio State – F Luke Kunin, Wisconsin

ECAC Award Recipient Player of the Year Jimmy Vesey, Harvard Best Defensive Forward Carson Cooper, Yale Best Defensive Defenseman Rob O'Gara, Yale Rookie of the Year Joe Snively, Yale Ken Dryden Award Alex Lyon, Yale Sportmanship Award Yale Student-Athlete of the Year Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard Tim Taylor Award Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Connor Clifton, Quinnipiac All-ECAC Hockey Teams[8] First Team Position Second Team Alex Lyon, Yale G Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence D Eric Sweetman, St. Lawrence Rob O'Gara, Yale D Devon Toews, Quinnipiac Sam Anas, Quinnipiac F Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard Nick Lappin, Brown F Tim Clifton, Quinnipiac Jimmy Vesey, Harvard F Travis St. Denis, Quinnipiac Third Team Position Rookie Team Michael Garteig, Quinnipiac G Cam Hackett, Rensselaer James de Haas, Clarkson D Max Gottlieb, Brown Paul Geiger, Clarkson D Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard F Ryan Kuffner, Princeton Tyson Spink, Colgate F Tommy Marchin, Brown Mike Vecchione, Union F Joe Snively, Yale

Hockey East Award Recipient Player of the Year Thatcher Demko, Boston College Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts–Lowell Best Defensive Forward Sam Herr, Notre Dame Best Defensive Defenseman Steven Santini, Boston College Rookie of the Year Colin White, Boston College Goaltending Champion Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts–Lowell Len Ceglarski Award Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell Three-Stars Award Kevin Boyle, UMass Lowell Scoring Champion Andrew Poturalski, New Hampshire Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award Northeastern Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Nate Leaman, Providence William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts-Lowell All-Hockey East Teams[9] First Team Position Second Team Thatcher Demko, Boston College G Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts–Lowell Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University D Jordan Gross, Notre Dame Jake Walman, Providence D Ian McCoshen, Boston College Ryan Fitzgerald, Boston College F Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern Mark Jankowski, Providence F Anders Bjork, Notre Dame Danny O'Regan, Boston University F Max Letunov, Connecticut Andrew Poturalski, New Hampshire F Colin White, Boston College Honorable Mention Position Rookie Team Nick Ellis, Providence G Cal Petersen, Notre Dame G Dylan Zink, Massachusetts–Lowell D Casey Fitzgerald, Boston College D Charles McAvoy, Boston University D Bobby Nardella, Notre Dame Austin Cangelosi, Boston College F Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Boston University Thomas DiPauli, Notre Dame F Max Letunov, Connecticut Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire F Colin White, Boston College Ahti Oskanen, Boston University F Nolan Stevens, Northeastern F

NCHC Award Recipient[10] Player of the Year Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State Rookie of the Year Brock Boeser, North Dakota Goaltender of the Year Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State Forward of the Year Danton Heinen, Denver Defenseman of the Year Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State Offensive Defenseman of the Year Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State Defensive Forward of the Year Sean Kuraly, Miami Scholar-Athlete of the Year Gabe Levin, Denver Three Stars Award Brock Boeser, North Dakota Sportsmanship Award Cal Decowski, Minnesota–Duluth Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Brad Berry, North Dakota Tournament MVP Mikey Eyssimont, St. Cloud State All-NCHC Teams[11][12] First Team Position Second Team Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State G Cam Johnson, North Dakota Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State D Troy Stecher, North Dakota Will Butcher, Denver D Andy Welinski, Minnesota–Duluth Danton Heinen, Denver F Joey Benik, St. Cloud State Brock Boeser, North Dakota F Jake Guentzel, Omaha Drake Caggiula, North Dakota F Kalle Kossila, St. Cloud State Honorable Mention Position Rookie Team Kasimir Kaskisuo, Minnesota–Duluth G Evan Weninger, Omaha Louie Belpedio, Miami D Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State Paul LaDue, North Dakota D Will Borgen, St. Cloud State Nick Schmaltz, North Dakota F Brock Boeser, North Dakota Trevor Moore, Denver F Dylan Gambrell, Denver Sean Kuraly, Miami F Jack Roslovic, Miami

WCHA Award Recipient Player of the Year Alex Petan, Michigan Tech Student-Athlete of the Year Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech Defensive Player of the Year Casey Nelson, Minnesota State Rookie of the Year Corey Mackin, Ferris State Scoring Champion Alex Petan, Michigan Tech Goaltending Champion Cole Huggins, Minnesota State Coach of the Year Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech Most Valuable Player in Tournament Darren Smith, Ferris State All-WCHA Teams[13] First Team Position Second Team Chris Nell, Bowling Green G Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech Casey Nelson, Minnesota State D Matt Roy, Michigan Tech Mark Friedman, Bowling Green D Sean Walker, Bowling Green Alex Petan, Michigan Tech F Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State Teodors Bļugers, Minnesota State F Darren Nowick, Northern Michigan Tyler Morley, Alaska F Dominik Shine, Northern Michigan Third Team Position Rookie Team Gordon Defiel, Lake Superior State G Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan Brandon Anselmini, Ferris State D Wyatt Ege, Alaska Anchorage Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech D Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State Mark Cooper, Bowling Green F Corey Mackin, Ferris State Bryce Gervais, Minnesota State F Max Coatta, Minnesota State Malcolm Gould, Michigan Tech F Jake Lucchini, Michigan Tech Tyler Heinonen, Michigan Tech F –

Hobey Baker Award Hobey Baker Award Finalists[14] Player Position School J. T. Compher Forward Michigan Kyle Connor Forward Michigan Thatcher Demko Goaltender Boston College Zac Lynch Forward Robert Morris Alex Lyon Goaltender Yale Tyler Motte Forward Michigan Alex Petan Forward Michigan Tech Andrew Poturalski Forward New Hampshire Ethan Prow Defenceman St. Cloud State Jimmy Vesey Forward Harvard Mike Richter Award Mike Richter Award Finalists[15] Player School Kevin Boyle UMass Lowell Thatcher Demko Boston College Cam Johnson North Dakota Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State Alex Lyon Yale

See also

• 2015–16 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

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