# 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 8, 2009 and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 10, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Denver and Miami entered the season as the nations' two top ranked teams. This was the 63rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 116th 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 poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
USCHO Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Denver (20) |
| 2 | Boston University (17) |
| 3 | Michigan (2) |
| 4 | Miami (5) |
| 5 | Notre Dame (2) |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Cornell |
| 8 | Yale |
| 9 | Minnesota |
| 10 | Princeton |
| 11 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| 12 | Boston College |
| 13 | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Vermont |
| 15 | St. Cloud State |
| 16 | New Hampshire |
| 17 | Ohio State |
| 18 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 19 | Air Force |
| 20 | Northeastern |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Miami (4) |
| 2 | Denver (13) |
| 3 | Boston University (12) |
| 4 | Michigan |
| 5 | Notre Dame (5) |
| 6 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Cornell |
| 8 | North Dakota |
| 9 | Princeton |
| 10 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| 11 | Yale |
| 12 | Boston College |
| 13 | St. Cloud State |
| 14 | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Vermont |

## Regular season
### Standings

2009–10 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 |
| #10 RIT†* | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 109 | 51 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 145 | 90 |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 99 | 86 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 131 | 123 |
| Air Force | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 70 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 103 | 96 |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 103 | 70 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 121 | 118 |
| Canisius | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 97 | 89 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 125 | 122 |
| Army | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 80 | 83 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 98 | 114 |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 74 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 87 | 102 |
| Bentley | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 78 | 105 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 94 | 123 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 91 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 59 | 135 |
| American International | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 110 | 33 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 69 | 131 |
| Championship: RIT † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2009–10 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 |
| #3 Miami† | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 100 | 39 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 147 | 86 |
| Michigan State | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 73 | 64 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 115 | 97 |
| #14 Ferris State | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 79 | 66 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 118 | 92 |
| #13 Northern Michigan | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 86 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 124 | 104 |
| #15 Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 0^ | 45 | 73 | 70 | 39 | 0^ | 39^ | 0^ | 108 | 93 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 85 | 83 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 124 | 116 |
| #8 Michigan* | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 83 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 148 | 102 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 81 | 93 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 110 | 122 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 65 | 76 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 90 | 102 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 66 | 90 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 93 | 118 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 102 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 71 | 138 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 62 | 87 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 76 | 104 |
| Championship: Michigan † 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. ||||||||||||||||
2009–10 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 |
| #12 Bemidji State† | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 71 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 128 | 87 |
| Robert Morris | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 60 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 94 | 121 |
| Alabama–Huntsville* | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 73 | 89 |
| Niagara | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 59 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 107 | 118 |
| Championship: Alabama–Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2009–10 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 |
| #6 Yale† | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 92 | 72 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 141 | 105 |
| #9 Cornell* | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 74 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 107 | 67 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 81 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 100 |
| Colgate | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 78 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 118 | 119 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 62 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 118 | 121 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 64 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 109 | 108 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 63 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 123 | 114 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 65 | 76 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 91 | 103 |
| Harvard | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 70 | 33 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 82 | 113 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 69 | 79 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 96 | 115 |
| Brown | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 64 | 95 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 103 | 134 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 84 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 92 | 136 |
| Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2009–10 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 |
| #11 New Hampshire† | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 98 | 77 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 131 | 122 |
| #1 Boston College* | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 99 | 61 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 171 | 104 |
| Boston University | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 93 | 91 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 124 |
| Maine | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 95 | 90 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 143 | 130 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 82 | 72 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 114 | 92 |
| Merrimack | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 82 | 85 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 109 | 116 |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 86 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 105 | 117 |
| Vermont | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 78 | 82 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 113 | 112 |
| Northeastern | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 87 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 93 | 100 |
| Providence | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 84 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 68 | 99 |
| Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2009–10 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 |
| #4 Denver† | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 92 | 65 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 133 | 99 |
| #2 Wisconsin | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 109 | 76 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 171 | 111 |
| #5 St. Cloud State | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 90 | 77 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 138 | 122 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 90 | 77 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 126 | 109 |
| #7 North Dakota* | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 89 | 61 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 140 | 91 |
| Colorado College | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 88 | 85 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 113 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 76 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 106 | 110 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 75 | 92 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 110 | 112 |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 66 | 106 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 87 | 141 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 118 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 74 | 148 |
| Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## 2010 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 | Miami | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | 1 | 1 | Miami | 3** | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 1 | Miami | 3** | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 3 | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bemidji State | 1 | 3 | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | | | | MW1 | Miami | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | NE1 | Boston College | 7 | | | | |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston College | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Alaska | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alaska | 1 | 1 | Boston College | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 1 | Boston College | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 3 | Yale | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | North Dakota | 2 | 3 | Yale | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Yale | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Yale | 3 | | | | | | | | NE1 | Boston College | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Wisconsin | 0 |
| 1 | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Wisconsin | 0 |
| 4 | RIT | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | RIT | 2 | 4 | RIT | 6 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 4 | RIT | 6 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 2 | New Hampshire | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cornell | 2 | 2 | New Hampshire | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 6 | | | | E4 | RIT | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W1 | Wisconsin | 8 | | | | |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | W1 | Wisconsin | 8 | | | | |
| 4 | Vermont | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vermont | 2 | 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | St. Cloud State | 4** | 2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 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 |
| Gustav Nyquist | Sophomore | Maine | 39 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 20 |
| Derek Stepan | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 41 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 8 |
| Cam Atkinson | Sophomore | Boston College | 42 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 30 |
| Bobby Butler | Senior | New Hampshire | 39 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 20 |
| Cory Conacher | Junior | Canisius | 35 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 36 |
| Nick Johnson | Senior | Sacred Heart | 38 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 51 |
| Chase Polacek | Junior | RPI | 39 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 48 |
| Michael Davies | Senior | Wisconsin | 41 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 48 |
| Brendan Smith | Junior | Wisconsin | 42 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 76 |
| James Marcou | Junior | Massachusetts | 36 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 36 |

### 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 |
| Cody Reichard | Sophomore | Miami | 27 | 1,570:48 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 5 | .921 | 1.87 |
| Ben Scrivens | Senior | Cornell | 34 | 2,018:28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 7 | .934 | 1.87 |
| Connor Knapp | Sophomore | Miami | 20 | 1,126:44 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 4 | .921 | 1.97 |
| Carter Hutton | Senior | Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 1,614:12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 55 | 4 | .928 | 2.04 |
| Corey Milan | Junior | Union | 17 | 960:49 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .917 | 2.06 |
| Marc Cheverie | Junior | Denver | 35 | 2,044:27 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 6 | .932 | 2.08 |
| Jared DeMichiel | Senior | RIT | 38 | 2,270:08 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 79 | 6 | .921 | 2.09 |
| Brad Eidsness | Sophomore | North Dakota | 41 | 2,387:54 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 3 | .914 | 2.11 |
| Pat Nagle | Junior | Ferris State | 26 | 1,496:05 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 1 | .923 | 2.13 |
| Scott Greenham | Sophomore | Alaska | 39 | 2,295:34 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 84 | 4 | .919 | 2.20 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Marc Cheverie, Denver |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Brendan Smith, Wisconsin |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Danny Kristo, North Dakota |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Eli Vlaisavljevich, Michigan Tech |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | George Gwozdecky, Denver |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Evan Trupp, North Dakota |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Marc Cheverie, Denver | G | Brad Eidsness, North Dakota |
| Brendan Smith, Wisconsin | D | Ryan McDonagh, Wisconsin |
| Patrick Wiercioch, Denver | D | Nate Prosser, Colorado College |
| Rhett Rakhshani, Denver | F | Justin Fontaine, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin | F | Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud State |
| Jack Connolly, Minnesota-Duluth | F | Tyler Ruegsegger, Denver |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Dan Dunn, St. Cloud State | G | Joe Howe, Colorado College |
| Garrett Raboin, St. Cloud State | D | Matt Donovan, Denver |
| Chay Genoway, North Dakota | D | Justin Schultz, Wisconsin |
| Michael Davies, Wisconsin | F | Danny Kristo, North Dakota |
| Joe Colborne, Denver | F | Craig Smith, Wisconsin |
| Rhett Rakhshani, Denver | F | Rylan Schwartz, Colorado College |

## 2010 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 14 | Jaden Schwartz $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 1 | 15 | Derek Forbort $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1 | 19 | Nick Bjugstad $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 1 | 20 | Beau Bennett $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1 | 21 | Riley Sheahan | Notre Dame | CCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1 | 24 | Kevin Hayes $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1 | 28 | Charlie Coyle $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 1 | 30 | Brock Nelson $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 2 | 31 | Tyler Pitlick | Minnesota State | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | 37 | Justin Faulk $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2 | 38 | Jon Merrill $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | 50 | Connor Brickley $^†$ | Vermont | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
| 2 | 53 | Mark Alt $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2 | 54 | Justin Holl $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 59 | Jason Zucker $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Minnesota Wild |
| 2 | 60 | Stephen Johns $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | 67 | Danny Biega | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | 69 | Joe Basaraba $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 3 | 74 | Max Gardiner $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | 80 | Bryan Rust $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3 | 82 | Jason Clark $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 4 | 92 | Sam Brittain $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 4 | 103 | John Ramage | Wisconsin | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | 108 | Bill Arnold $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | 113 | Mark MacMillan $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
| 4 | 114 | Joe Faust $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 118 | Jimmy Mullin $^†$ | Miami | CCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | 122 | Chris Wagner $^†$ | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Anaheim Ducks |
| 5 | 127 | Cody Ferriero $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 135 | Justin Florek | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | 136 | Isaac MacLeod $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 140 | Kenny Agostino $^†$ | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 142 | Caleb Herbert $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 5 | 148 | Kevin Gravel $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 149 | Michael Parks $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | 150 | Yasin Cissé $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 6 | 156 | Brendan O’Donnell $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 6 | 160 | Tanner Lane $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 6 | 165 | Zane Gothberg $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 6 | 168 | Anthony Bitetto $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Nashville Predators |
| 6 | 177 | Kevin Lind $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Anaheim Ducks |
| 6 | 179 | Nick Luukko $^†$ | Vermont | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6 | 180 | Nick Mattson $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 183 | R. J. Boyd $^†$ | Sacred Heart | Atlantic Hockey | Florida Panthers |
| 7 | 184 | Martin Ouellette $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 7 | 185 | Cody Rosen | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
| 7 | 188 | Lee Moffie | Michigan | CCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 192 | Brett Perlini | Michigan State | CCHA | Anaheim Ducks |
| 7 | 196 | Bryce Aneloski $^‡$ | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 7 | 197 | Luke Moffatt $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 7 | 199 | Peter Stoykewych $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 7 | 200 | Chris Crane $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 201 | Ben Marshall $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 7 | 202 | Kellen Jones $^†$ | Quinnipiac | ECAC Hockey | Edmonton Oilers |
| 7 | 203 | Christian Isackson $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres |
| 7 | 210 | Zach Trotman | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman ‡ Aneloski was in the process of transferring from Providence to Nebraska–Omaha