# 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 2011 and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 7, 2012 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. This was the 65th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 118th 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 | Notre Dame (11) |
| 2 | Miami (12) |
| 3 | North Dakota (5) |
| 4 | Denver |
| 5 | Boston College (5) |
| 6 | Michigan |
| 7 | Colorado College |
| 8 | Minnesota–Duluth (10) |
| 9 | Yale (1) |
| 10 | Boston University (2) |
| 11 | Union |
| 12 | New Hampshire |
| 13 | Western Michigan |
| 14 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| 15 | Merrimack |
| 16 | Maine |
| 17 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Rensselaer |
| 19 | Minnesota |
| 20 | Cornell |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Miami (15) |
| 2 | Notre Dame (4) |
| 3 | North Dakota (3) |
| 4 | Denver |
| 5 | Boston College (1) |
| 6 | Boston University (3) |
| 7 | Colorado College |
| 8 | Yale (2) |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Minnesota–Duluth (6) |
| 11 | Union |
| 12 | New Hampshire |
| 13 | Western Michigan |
| 14 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| 15 | Maine |

## Regular season
### Standings

2011–12 Atlantic Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #16 Air Force†* | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 119 | 83 |
| Niagara | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 80 | 53 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 101 | 81 |
| RIT | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 72 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 99 | 86 |
| Mercyhurst | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 79 | 68 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 111 | 116 |
| Holy Cross | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 93 | 70 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 120 | 107 |
| Bentley | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 81 | 59 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 114 | 109 |
| Robert Morris | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 102 | 103 |
| Connecticut | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 78 | 67 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 112 | 105 |
| Canisius | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 54 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 66 | 111 |
| American International | 27 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 98 | 37 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 82 | 137 |
| Sacred Heart | 27 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 122 | 37 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 84 | 173 |
| Army | 27 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 96 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 65 | 120 |
| Championship: Air Force 4, RIT 0 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 |
| #2 Ferris State† | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 80 | 62 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 94 |
| #7 Michigan | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 85 | 60 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 132 | 89 |
| #14 Western Michigan* | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 72 | 61 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 114 | 92 |
| #8 Miami | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 74 | 55 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 122 | 86 |
| #15 Michigan State | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 80 | 68 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 111 | 103 |
| #20 Northern Michigan | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 76 | 79 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 106 | 102 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 71 | 79 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 102 | 108 |
| #19 Notre Dame | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 65 | 73 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 101 | 107 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 74 | 79 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 91 | 92 |
| Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 0^ | 30 | 63 | 76 | 36 | 0^ | 36^ | 0^ | 84 | 94 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 88 | 44 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 85 | 129 |
| Championship: Michigan 2, Western Michigan 3 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities. ||||||||||||||||
2011–12 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 31 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 37 | 126 |
| Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||
2011–12 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 |
| #3 Union†* | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 76 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 143 | 75 |
| #10 Cornell | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 66 | 46 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 100 | 79 |
| #18 Harvard | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 106 | 100 |
| Colgate | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 121 | 113 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 122 | 98 |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 74 | 61 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 123 | 106 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 57 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 105 | 109 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 50 | 64 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 88 | 120 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 74 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 93 | 102 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 39 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 78 | 111 |
| Princeton | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 72 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 85 | 105 |
| Brown | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 75 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 75 | 97 |
| Championship: Union 3, Harvard 1 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 College†* | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 96 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 157 | 89 |
| #11 Boston University | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 101 | 70 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 139 | 112 |
| #9 Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 90 | 68 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 126 | 94 |
| #13 Maine | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 91 | 80 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 133 | 114 |
| #17 Merrimack | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 70 | 65 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 102 | 83 |
| New Hampshire | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 68 | 74 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 108 | 110 |
| Providence | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 68 | 89 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 94 | 122 |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 83 | 92 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 114 | 118 |
| Northeastern | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 73 | 82 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 97 | 101 |
| Vermont | 27 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 114 | 34 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 73 | 140 |
| Championship: Boston College 4, Maine 1 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 Minnesota† | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 155 | 99 |
| #6 Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 103 | 73 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 147 | 106 |
| #12 Denver | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 96 | 79 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 139 | 111 |
| #5 North Dakota* | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 82 | 73 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 135 | 108 |
| Colorado College | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 95 | 86 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 114 | 104 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 86 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 120 | 104 |
| Omaha | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 83 | 85 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 106 | 112 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 85 | 87 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 111 | 116 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 72 | 89 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 101 | 109 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 76 | 83 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 105 | 102 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 73 | 102 | 38 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 101 | 129 |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 60 | 111 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 85 | 134 |
| Championship: North Dakota 4, Denver 0 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||

## 2012 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 | Boston College | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Air Force | 0 | 1 | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 1 | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5 | 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maine | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maine | 2 | | | | NE1 | Boston College | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W3 | Minnesota | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | North Dakota | 3 | | | | | | | W3 | Minnesota | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | North Dakota | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 1 | North Dakota | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 2 | Minnesota | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | Minnesota | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | | E1 | Boston College | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | MW2 | Ferris State | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | MW2 | Ferris State | 1 |
| 4 | Cornell | 3* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cornell | 3* | 4 | Cornell | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 4 | Cornell | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 2 | Ferris State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ferris State | 2 | 2 | Ferris State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Denver | 1 | | | | MW2 | Ferris State | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | Union | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | Union | 3 | | | | | | | E1 | Union | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | Union | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 1 | Union | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 3 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Miami | 3* | 3 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Spencer Abbott | Senior | Maine | 39 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 34 |
| Jack Connolly | Senior | Minnesota–Duluth | 41 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 28 |
| Austin Smith | Senior | Colgate | 39 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 32 |
| Drew Shore | Junior | Denver | 42 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 45 |
| Travis Oleksuk | Senior | Minnesota–Duluth | 41 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 6 |
| Chris Wagner | Sophomore | Colgate | 38 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 12 |
| Brett Gensler | Sophomore | Bentley | 40 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 38 |
| Mark Zengerle | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 37 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 38 |
| Erik Haula | Sophomore | Minnesota | 43 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 30 |
| Reilly Smith | Junior | Miami | 38 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 22 |
| Brian Flynn | Senior | Maine | 40 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 22 |

### 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 |
| Chris Noonan | Senior | Niagara | 26 | 1452:26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 2 | .944 | 1.61 |
| Troy Grosenick | Sophomore | Union | 34 | 1922:22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 5 | .936 | 1.65 |
| Parker Milner | Junior | Boston College | 34 | 2055:47 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 3 | .937 | 1.66 |
| Connor Knapp | Senior | Miami | 24 | 1348:51 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 5 | .933 | 1.69 |
| Jason Torf | Sophomore | Air Force | 19 | 1038:07 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 5 | .929 | 1.73 |
| Shane Madolora | Junior | RIT | 32 | 1960:44 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 7 | .931 | 1.93 |
| Shawn Hunwick | Senior | Michigan | 40 | 2400:25 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 80 | 5 | .932 | 2.00 |
| Frank Slubowski | Freshman | Western Michigan | 32 | 1923:45 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 65 | 3 | .911 | 2.03 |
| Taylor Nelson | Senior | Ferris State | 31 | 1890:03 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 3 | .924 | 2.10 |
| Andy Iles | Sophomore | Cornell | 35 | 2179:51 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 6 | .919 | 2.12 |

## 2012 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 9 | Jacob Trouba $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
| 1 | 21 | Mark Jankowski $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Calgary Flames |
| 1 | 23 | Mike Matheson $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
| 1 | 25 | Jordan Schmaltz $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 1 | 28 | Brady Skjei $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 2 | 36 | Nic Kerdiles $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2 | 38 | Phillip Di Giuseppe | Michigan | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2 | 44 | Jake McCabe | Wisconsin | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2 | 45 | Anthony Stolarz $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | 52 | Teddy Blueger $^†$ | Minnesota State | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | 53 | Brian Hart $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 2 | 56 | Sam Kurker $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues |
| 2 | 59 | Boo Nieves $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | New York Rangers |
| 2 | 61 | Devin Shore $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Dallas Stars |
| 3 | 63 | Jujhar Khaira $^†$ | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3 | 66 | Jimmy Vesey $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators |
| 3 | 67 | Mackenzie MacEachern $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 3 | 68 | John Draeger $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | Minnesota Wild |
| 3 | 75 | Jon Gillies $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 3 | 85 | Matt Grzelcyk $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | 78 | Shayne Gostisbehere | Union | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | 79 | Chris Calnan $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | 86 | Colton Parayko $^†$ | Alaska | CCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 4 | 97 | Kevin Roy $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Anaheim Ducks |
| 4 | 98 | Adam Gilmour $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 4 | 100 | Thomas Di Pauli $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 4 | 102 | Rhett Holland $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 4 | 106 | Tim Boyle $^†$ | Union | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators |
| 4 | 107 | Austin Wuthrich | Notre Dame | CCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 4 | 112 | Zach Stepan $^†$ | Minnesota State | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 113 | Sean Maguire $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 4 | 120 | Jaccob Slavin $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 5 | 123 | Joey LaLeggia | Denver | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | 125 | Doyle Somerby $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | New York Islanders |
| 5 | 126 | Dominic Toninato $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | 127 | Brian Cooper $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | WCHA | Anaheim Ducks |
| 5 | 129 | Brendan Woods | Wisconsin | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 5 | 130 | Connor Hellebuyck $^†$ | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Winnipeg Jets |
| 5 | 133 | Sean Kuraly $^†$ | Miami | CCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 136 | Robbie Baillargeon $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | 138 | Danny O'Regan $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 140 | Mike McKee $^†$ | Western Michigan | CCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | 141 | Reece Willcox $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | 147 | Ben Hutton $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 5 | 150 | Alexander Kerfoot $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New Jersey Devils |
| 6 | 153 | John McCarron | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Edmonton Oilers |
| 6 | 159 | Collin Olson $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 6 | 167 | Riley Barber $^†$ | Miami | CCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 6 | 168 | Cliff Watson $^†$ | Michigan Tech | WCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 6 | 169 | Vinnie Hinostroza | Notre Dame | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 6 | 170 | James de Haas $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Detroit Red Wings |
| 6 | 175 | Matt Benning $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 6 | 177 | Wesley Myron $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 6 | 178 | Hunter Fejes $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 6 | 181 | Paul LaDue $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 7 | 183 | Dmitry Sinitsyn $^†$ | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Dallas Stars |
| 6 | 185 | Jake Bischoff $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 7 | 186 | Matt DeBlouw $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 7 | 188 | Louis Nanne $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Minnesota Wild |
| 7 | 189 | Brendan Collier $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 | 190 | Jamie Phillips $^†$ | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Winnipeg Jets |
| 7 | 198 | Joakim Ryan $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 199 | Matt Tomkins $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 204 | Judd Peterson $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres |
| 7 | 205 | Colton Hargrove $^†$ | Western Michigan | CCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 7 | 207 | Matthew Beattie $^†$ | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Vancouver Canucks |
| 7 | 210 | Jaycob Megna | Nebraska–Omaha | WCHA | Anaheim Ducks |
† incoming freshman