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

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.
WMPL Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Harvard |
| 2 | Boston College |
| 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Bowling Green |
| 8 | Boston University |
| 9 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Lake Superior State |
CHSB / WMEB Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston College (1) |
| 2 | Minnesota (2) |
| 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | Harvard (4) |
| 5 | Boston University (2) |
| 6 | Bowling Green |
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth (1) |
| 8 | Wisconsin (1) |
| 9 | Rensselaer (1) |
| 10 | North Dakota (1) |

## 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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.
WMPL Coaches Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Denver (9) |
| 2 | Minnesota (1) |
| 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | Boston College |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Harvard |
| 7 | Boston University |
| 8 | Western Michigan |
| 9 | Northern Michigan |
| 10 | Minnesota Duluth |
CHSB / WMEB Media Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Denver (12) |
| 2 | Minnesota |
| 3 | Harvard |
| 4 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Boston College |
| 6 | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Boston University |
| 8 | Western Michigan |
| 9 | Yale |
| 10 | Minnesota Duluth |

## 1986 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 21–23 | Quarterfinals March 21–23 | Quarterfinals March 21–23 | Quarterfinals March 21–23 | Quarterfinals March 21–23 | Semifinals March 27–28 | Semifinals March 27–28 | Semifinals March 27–28 | National championship March 29 | National championship March 29 | National championship March 29 |
| E1 | Boston University | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 11 | W4 | Minnesota | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Michigan State | 6 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 10 | W2 | Michigan State | 6 | | | |
| E3 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | W2 | Michigan State | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | E2 | Harvard | 5 |
| W1 | Denver | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | E2 | Harvard | 5 |
| E4 | Cornell | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| E4 | Cornell | 2 | 4 | 6 | W1 | Denver | 2 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | | | E2 | Harvard | 5 |
| E2 | Harvard | 4 | 7 | 11 | E2 | Harvard | 5 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Most Valuable Player | Dallas Gaume, Denver |
| Freshman of the Year | Freshman of the Year | Mike Richter, Wisconsin |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Ralph Backstrom, Denver |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 | 17 | Tom Fitzgerald $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | New York Islanders |
| 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 | 31 | Mike Posma $^†$ | Western Michigan | CCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 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 | 52 | Tony Hejna $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | 54 | Rick Bennett $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Minnesota North Stars |
| 3 | 58 | Brad Turner $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 4 | 68 | David Baseggio | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Buffalo Sabres |
| 4 | 76 | Dean Hall $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | 78 | Brent Bobyck $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | 86 | Dave Guden $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 88 | Sandy Smith $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 89 | Larry Rooney $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 5 | 91 | Eric Murano $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 5 | 95 | Bill Horn | Western Michigan | CCHA | Hartford Whalers |
| 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 | 113 | Rob Bateman $^†$ | Vermont | ECAC Hockey | Winnipeg Jets |
| 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 | 121 | John Parker $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 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 | 133 | Jon Helgeson $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 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 | 151 | Steve Rohlik $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 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 | 158 | Ron Hoover | Western Michigan | CCHA | Hartford Whalers |
| 8 | 159 | Scott Mathias | Denver | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 8 | 160 | Brian Ferreira $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
| 8 | 161 | Marty Nanne | Minnesota | WCHA | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 8 | 163 | Mark Olsen | Colorado College | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 8 | 164 | Peter Harris $^†$ | Lowell | Hockey East | New York Islanders |
| 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 | 173 | Sean Whitham | Providence | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 9 | 174 | Brian Bellefeuille $^†$ | Illinois–Chicago | CCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 9 | 175 | Matt Merten $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 9 | 176 | Mark Green $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Winnipeg Jets |
| 9 | 177 | Pat Scanlon $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 9 | 178 | Martyn Ball $^†$ | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | St. Louis Blues |
| 9 | 180 | Lance Pitlick $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 9 | 181 | Jeff Flaherty $^†$ | Lowell | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 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 |
| 10 | 209 | Shaun Sabol $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 10 | 210 | Matt Lanza $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Edmonton Oilers |
| 11 | 211 | Tom Bissett | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 11 | 212 | Russ Mann | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |
| 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 | 234 | Bill Butler | Vermont | ECAC Hockey | St. Louis Blues |
| 12 | 236 | Doug Kirton $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 12 | 241 | Dave O'Brien | Northeastern | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 12 | 243 | Kurt Stahura $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Minnesota North Stars |
| 12 | 244 | Joel Gardner $^†$ | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
| 12 | 249 | Sean Boudreault $^†$ | Lowell | Hockey East | Quebec Nordiques |
| 12 | 251 | Dan Stefano $^†$ | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
† incoming freshman