# 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 10, 2008 and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 11, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Over the course of the season, five teams achieved the nation's #1 ranking, with Boston University finishing the season as the top-ranked team after winning the national championship tournament. This was the 62nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 115th 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/CBS College Sports Network poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
College Sports Television was acquired by CBS in 2008 and rebranded CBS College Sports Network. The network stopped sponsoring the USCHO poll after the end of the season.
USCHO Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston College (36) |
| 2 | Michigan (5) |
| 3 | Colorado College (7) |
| 4 | Notre Dame (1) |
| 5 | North Dakota (1) |
| 6 | Denver |
| 7 | New Hampshire |
| 8 | Miami |
| 9 | Boston University |
| 10 | Minnesota |
| 11 | Michigan State |
| 12 | Princeton |
| 13 | Clarkson |
| 14 | Wisconsin |
| 15 | St. Cloud State |
| 16 | Northern Michigan |
| 17 | Cornell |
| 18 | Minnesota State |
| 19 | Harvard |
| 20 | Vermont |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston College (27) |
| 2 | Michigan (4) |
| 3 | Notre Dame |
| 4 | North Dakota (1) |
| 5 | Colorado College (2) |
| 6 | Denver |
| 7 | New Hampshire |
| 8 | Miami |
| 9 | Minnesota |
| 10 | Boston University |
| 11 | Clarkson |
| 12 | Michigan State |
| 13 | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Northern Michigan |
| 15 | St. Cloud State |

## Regular season
### Season format

Beginning in 2008–09, a shootout is used to determine CCHA conference games that end in a tie. Shootout losers receive one point and an addition to their total number of ties. Shootout winners receive one point and an addition to their total number of ties, and as a bonus, receive one bonus point and an addition to their total number of shootout wins.

### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 10–11 | 4 | Boston University |
| Superior Cup | October 10–11 | 4 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| Kendall Hockey Classic | October 10–11 | 4 | Alaska |
| Mutual of Omaha Stampede | October 17–18 | 4 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| Brice Alaska Goal Rush | October 17–18 | 4 | Alaska-Anchorage |
| Governor's Cup | October 24–25 | 4 | Union |
| Showcase at Brown | October 31–November 1 | 4 | |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | November 28–29 | 4 | Mercyhurst |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 28–29 | 4 | |
| Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | Wisconsin |
| Florida College Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Cornell |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Michigan |
| Ledyard Bank Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Dartmouth |
| UConn Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Quinnipiac |
| Dodge Holiday Classic | January 2–3 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Denver Cup | January 2–3 | 4 | Boston University |
| Ohio Hockey Classic | January 2–3 | 4 | Ohio State |
| Catamount Cup | January 2–3 | 4 | Vermont |
| Shillelagh Tournament | January 2–3 | 4 | Notre Dame |
| Beanpot | February 2–9 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

2008–09 Atlantic Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #14 Air Force†* | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 148 | 86 |
| RIT† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 112 | 73 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 148 | 117 |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 117 | 73 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 155 | 119 |
| Bentley | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 91 | 76 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 116 | 116 |
| Canisius | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 86 | 80 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 114 | 111 |
| Army | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 91 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 92 | 125 |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 73 | 87 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 106 | 130 |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 83 | 107 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 99 | 147 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 107 | 37 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 89 | 142 |
| American International | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 116 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 58 | 141 |
| Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season co-champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2008–09 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 95 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 69 |
| #5 Michigan | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 98 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 145 | 84 |
| #2 Miami | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 89 | 57 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 128 | 89 |
| Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 0^ | 34 | 54 | 51 | 39 | 0^ | 39^ | 0^ | 74 | 68 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 143 | 119 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 73 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 111 | 103 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 75 | 86 | 41 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 111 | 130 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 62 | 76 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 98 | 103 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 58 | 68 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 90 | 105 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 86 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 110 | 115 |
| Michigan State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 85 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 62 | 118 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 60 | 96 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 89 | 131 |
| Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities. ||||||||||||||||
2008–09 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Bemidji State†* | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 106 | 97 |
| Niagara | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 98 | 92 |
| Robert Morris | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 93 | 121 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 58 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 63 | 99 |
| Championship: Bemidji State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2008–09 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #10 Yale†* | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 74 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 113 | 76 |
| #12 Cornell | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 56 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 74 |
| #15 Princeton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 53 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 74 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 71 | 48 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 92 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 54 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 96 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 88 | 87 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 62 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 124 | 110 |
| Union | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 111 | 107 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 58 | 68 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 88 | 115 |
| Colgate | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 89 | 109 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 76 | 132 |
| Brown | 22 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 82 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 60 | 115 |
| Championship: Yale † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2008–09 Hockey East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Boston University†* | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 103 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 177 | 91 |
| #11 Northeastern | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 78 | 59 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 121 | 91 |
| #6 New Hampshire | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 80 | 78 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 116 | 112 |
| #3 Vermont | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 78 | 69 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 121 | 102 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 84 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 86 |
| Boston College | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 81 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 112 | 105 |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 75 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 112 | 103 |
| Maine | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 52 | 82 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 86 | 110 |
| Merrimack | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 80 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 72 | 89 |
| Providence | 27 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 106 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 77 | 133 |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2008–09 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #13 North Dakota† | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 96 | 74 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 146 | 118 |
| #7 Denver | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 96 | 68 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 132 | 96 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 92 | 78 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 131 | 106 |
| Colorado College | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 79 | 82 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 103 | 103 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 83 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 119 | 105 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 122 | 107 |
| #8 Minnesota–Duluth* | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 72 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 128 | 98 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 88 | 90 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 117 | 122 |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 95 | 111 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 94 | 38 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 122 |
| Championship: Minnesota–Duluth † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## 2009 NCAA tournament

| Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | Frozen Four | Frozen Four | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 2 | 4 | Air Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 4 | Air Force | 2 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 3 | Vermont | 3** | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Yale | 1 | 3 | Vermont | 3** | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Vermont | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Vermont | 4 | | | | E3 | Vermont | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 5 | | | | |
| 1 | Boston University | 8 | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | Boston University | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 1 | Boston University | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 3 | New Hampshire | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 6* | 3 | New Hampshire | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston University | 4* |
| | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Miami | 3 |
| 1 | Denver | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | Miami | 3 |
| 4 | Miami | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Miami | 4 | 4 | Miami | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 4 | Miami | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5* | 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Princeton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Princeton | 4 | | | | W4 | Miami | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MW4 | Bemidji State | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | | | | | MW4 | Bemidji State | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Bemidji State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bemidji State | 5 | 4 | Bemidji State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 4 | Bemidji State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 3 | Cornell | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Northeastern | 2 | 3 | Cornell | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cornell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
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 |
| Bryan Leitch | Senior | Quinnipiac | 39 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 20 |
| Colin Wilson | Sophomore | Boston University | 43 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 42 |
| Jacques Lamoureux | Junior | Air Force | 41 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 28 |
| MacGregor Sharp | Senior | Minnesota–Duluth | 43 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 50 |
| Steve Cameron | Sophomore | Mercyhurst | 40 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 10 |
| Nick Bonino | Sophomore | Boston University | 44 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 42 |
| Aaron Palushaj | Sophomore | Michigan | 39 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 24 |
| Louie Caporusso | Sophomore | Michigan | 41 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 28 |
| Garrett Roe | Sophomore | St. Cloud State | 38 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 66 |
| Justin Fontaine | Sophomore | Minnesota–Duluth | 43 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 44 |
| Chris Higgins | Senior | Boston University | 42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 50 |

### 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 |
| Chad Johnson | Senior | Alaska | 35 | 2,062:29 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 6 | .940 | 1.66 |
| Jordan Pearce | Senior | Notre Dame | 39 | 2,326:20 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 8 | .931 | 1.68 |
| Ben Scrivens | Junior | Cornell | 36 | 2,152:50 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 7 | .931 | 1.81 |
| Zane Kalemba | Junior | Princeton | 34 | 2,041:37 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 2 | .932 | 1.82 |
| Kieran Millan | Freshman | Boston University | 35 | 2,072:48 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 3 | .921 | 1.94 |
| Andrew Volkening | Junior | Air Force | 41 | 2,502:37 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 6 | .920 | 1.97 |
| Bryan Hogan | Sophomore | Michigan | 31 | 1,792:43 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 3 | .914 | 1.97 |
| Alec Richards | Senior | Yale | 25 | 1,458:13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 4 | .923 | 2.06 |
| Carter Hutton | Junior | Massachusetts–Lowell | 19 | 1,106:15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 3 | .916 | 2.06 |
| Connor Knapp | Freshman | Miami | 23 | 1,349:53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 2 | .904 | 2.09 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Jamie McBain, Wisconsin |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Chay Genoway, North Dakota |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Jordan Schroeder, Minnesota |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | J. P. Testwuide, Denver |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Dave Hakstol, North Dakota |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Alex Stalock, Minnesota-Duluth |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Alex Stalock, Minnesota-Duluth | G | Marc Cheverie, Denver |
| Jamie McBain, Wisconsin | D | Patrick Wiercioch, Denver |
| Chay Genoway, North Dakota | D | Garrett Raboin, St. Cloud State |
| Ryan Stoa, Minnesota | F | Ryan Duncan, North Dakota |
| Chad Rau, Colorado College | F | Jordan Schroeder, Minnesota |
| Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud State | F | Justin Fontaine, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Brad Eidsness, North Dakota | G | Brad Eidsness, North Dakota |
| Josh Meyers, Minnesota-Duluth | D | Patrick Wiercioch, Denver |
| Kurt Davis, Minnesota State | D | Jake Gardiner, Wisconsin |
| Garrett Roe, St. Cloud State | F | Jordan Schroeder, Minnesota |
| Anthony Maiani, Denver | F | Joe Colborne, Denver |
| Rhett Rakhshani, Denver | F | Mike Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth |

## 2009 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 16 | Nick Leddy $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Wild |
| 1 | 18 | Louis Leblanc $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1 | 19 | Chris Kreider $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | New York Rangers |
| 1 | 22 | Jordan Schroeder | Minnesota | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1 | 26 | Kyle Palmieri $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Anaheim Ducks |
| 1 | 28 | Dylan Olsen $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 36 | Chris Brown $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2 | 38 | Alex Chiasson $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Dallas Stars |
| 2 | 41 | Zach Budish $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 2 | 43 | William Wrenn $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 2 | 44 | Drew Shore $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 2 | 50 | Kenny Ryan $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 2 | 51 | Brian Dumoulin $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2 | 56 | Kevin Lynch $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 2 | 59 | Brandon Pirri $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 61 | Philip Samuelsson $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3 | 63 | Ben Hanowski $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3 | 67 | Josh Birkholz $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 3 | 69 | Reilly Smith $^†$ | Miami | CCHA | Dallas Stars |
| 3 | 83 | Kevin Connauton | Western Michigan | CCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | 89 | Dan DeLisle $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | 91 | Mike Lee $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 4 | 98 | Craig Smith $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 99 | Kyle Bigos $^†$ | Merrimack | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |
| 4 | 100 | Chris Wideman | Miami | CCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 4 | 110 | Nick Oliver $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 114 | Seth Helgeson $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 115 | Patrick Wey $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Washington Capitals |
| 4 | 116 | Alexander Fällström $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Minnesota Wild |
| 5 | 123 | Alex Velischek $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 124 | Kieran Millan | Boston University | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
| 5 | 128 | Eric Knodel $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | 134 | Mark Adams $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 5 | 135 | Corban Knight $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 5 | 136 | Radoslav Illo $^†$ | Bemidji State | CHA | Anaheim Ducks |
| 5 | 137 | Thomas Larkin $^†$ | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 5 | 138 | Wade Megan $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
| 5 | 144 | Derek Rodwell $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 5 | 146 | Jeff Costello $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | 150 | Nick Jensen $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 6 | 152 | Anders Lee $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 6 | 158 | Jerry D'Amigo $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 6 | 159 | Curtis McKenzie $^†$ | Miami | CCHA | Dallas Stars |
| 6 | 164 | Connor Knapp | Miami | CCHA | Buffalo Sabres |
| 6 | 169 | Dustin Walsh $^†$ | Dartmouth | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
| 6 | 173 | Joe Cannata | Merrimack | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 6 | 177 | David Pacan $^†$ | Vermont | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 182 | Erik Haula $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Wild |
| 7 | 183 | Kirill Gotovets $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 7 | 184 | Gus Young $^†$ | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche |
| 7 | 190 | Brad Peltz $^†$ | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators |
| 7 | 191 | Michael Sdao $^†$ | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators |
| 7 | 192 | Cam Reid $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 7 | 195 | Paul Phillips $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 196 | Oliver Lauridsen | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 7 | 198 | Nic Dowd $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 7 | 199 | Michael Cichy $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
| 7 | 202 | Max Tardy $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 7 | 203 | Jordan Samuels-Thomas $^†$ | Bowling Green | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 7 | 204 | Curtis Gedig $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 7 | 206 | Ben Sexton $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman