# 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1996 and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on March 29, 1997, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the 50th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 103rd 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 WMPL Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by media. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
Adam Wodon, host of national college hockey talk show Around The Rinks, took over The Record poll. The poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. It was published by U.S. College Hockey Online.
WMPL Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (8) |
| 2 | Boston University |
| 3 | Vermont |
| 4 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Colorado College |
| 6 | Bowling Green |
| 7 | Michigan State |
| 8 | North Dakota |
| 9 | Clarkson |
| 10 | Lake Superior State |
| 11 | Maine |
| 12 | New Hampshire |
| 13 (tie) | Wisconsin |
| 13 (tie) | Denver |
WMEB Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (8) |
| 2 | Vermont |
| 3 | Boston University |
| 4 | Colorado College |
| 5 | Minnesota |
| 6 | Bowling Green |
| 7 | Michigan State |
| 8 | Clarkson |
| 9 | New Hampshire |
| 10 | North Dakota |
USCHO Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (29) |
| 2 | Vermont (1) |
| 3 | Boston University |
| 4 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Colorado College |
| 6 | Bowling Green |
| 7 | Michigan State |
| 8 | Clarkson |
| 9 | North Dakota |
| 10 | New Hampshire |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (9) |
| 2 | Vermont |
| 3 | Boston University |
| 4 | Michigan State (1) |
| 5 | Minnesota |
| 6 | Colorado College |
| 7 | Denver |
| 8 | Bowling Green |
| 9 | Clarkson |
| 10 | New Hampshire |

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 29–30 | 4 | Michigan |
| Governor's Cup | November 29–30 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Williams Tournament | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Army |
| J. C. Penney Classic | December 20–21 | 4 | Maine |
| Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Denver Cup | December 27–28 | 4 | Denver |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Michigan |
| Mariucci Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Pepsi Cola Tournament | December 27–28 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 27–28 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Syracuse Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Cornell |
| Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Beanpot | February 3, 10 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

1996–97 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†* | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 151 | 64 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 242 | 98 |
| Miami | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 112 | 79 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 174 | 119 |
| Michigan State | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 99 | 76 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 145 | 118 |
| Lake Superior State | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 106 | 98 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 154 | 142 |
| Bowling Green | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 100 | 104 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 158 | 142 |
| Western Michigan | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 94 | 99 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 125 | 134 |
| Ohio State | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 95 | 132 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 135 | 190 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 92 | 126 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 135 | 169 |
| Ferris State | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 83 | 121 | 37 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 125 | 166 |
| Notre Dame | 27 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 73 | 106 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 92 | 131 |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1996–97 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 |
| Clarkson† | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 94 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 154 | 91 |
| Cornell* | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 63 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 123 | 100 |
| Vermont | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 67 | 60 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 125 | 105 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 83 | 71 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 137 | 112 |
| Union | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 63 | 54 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 106 | 79 |
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 59 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 111 | 103 |
| Colgate | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 79 | 79 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 126 | 124 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 64 | 67 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 85 | 106 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 78 | 92 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 121 | 148 |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 82 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 90 | 114 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 75 | 100 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 105 | 121 |
| Brown | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 81 | 114 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 108 | 148 |
| Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1996–97 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 University†* | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 116 | 71 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 178 | 115 |
| New Hampshire† | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 130 | 76 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 204 | 129 |
| Maine^ | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 120 | 76 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 162 | 109 |
| Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 101 | 88 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 141 | 137 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 88 | 98 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 127 | 146 |
| Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 112 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 145 | 170 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 113 | 38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 126 | 163 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 117 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 119 | 167 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 118 | 36 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 103 | 160 |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Maine was ineligible for the post season due to NCAA investigations Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1996–97 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 | - | - | - | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 109 | 140 |
| Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 158 | 119 |
| Mankato State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 141 | 123 |
| Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1996–97 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 |
| North Dakota†* | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 137 | 105 | 43 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 190 | 130 |
| Minnesota† | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 129 | 94 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 179 | 128 |
| St. Cloud State | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 127 | 105 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 152 | 130 |
| Colorado College | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 121 | 107 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 169 | 141 |
| Denver | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 127 | 99 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 163 | 122 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 115 | 111 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 133 | 131 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 115 | 115 | 38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 132 | 151 |
| Northern Michigan | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 78 | 127 | 40 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 108 | 152 |
| Alaska-Anchorage | 32 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 109 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 86 | 126 |
| Michigan Tech | 32 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 133 | 39 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 98 | 155 |
| Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Final regular season polls

The WMPL, WMEB, and Around The Rinks/USCHO polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today poll was released before the conference tournament finals.
WMPL Coaches Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (9) |
| 2 | Clarkson |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Boston University |
| (tie) | North Dakota |
| 7 | Miami |
| 8 | Vermont |
| 9 | Cornell |
| 10 | Michigan State |
| 11 | Denver |
| 12 | St. Cloud State |
| 13 | Lake Superior State |
WMEB Media Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (6) |
| 2 | North Dakota |
| 3 | Clarkson |
| 4 | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Minnesota |
| 6 | Miami |
| 7 | Boston University |
| 8 | Maine |
| 9 | Michigan State |
| 10 | Vermont |
USA Today / American Hockey Magazine Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (10) |
| 2 | Clarkson |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Boston University |
| 5 | North Dakota |
| 6 | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Miami |
| 8 | Michigan State |
| 9 | Cornell |
| 10 | Denver |
Around The Rinks / USCHO Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (30) |
| 2 | Clarkson |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | North Dakota |
| 5 | Miami |
| 6 | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Boston University |
| 8 | Vermont |
| 9 | Maine |
| 10 | Denver |

## 1997 NCAA tournament

| Regional Quarterfinals March 21–22 | Regional Quarterfinals March 21–22 | Regional Quarterfinals March 21–22 | Regional semifinals March 22–23 | Regional semifinals March 22–23 | Regional semifinals March 22–23 | Frozen Four March 27 | Frozen Four March 27 | Frozen Four March 27 | | National championship March 29 | National championship March 29 | National championship March 29 |
| E1 | Clarkson | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | E1 | Clarkson | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E1 | Clarkson | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E5 | Colorado College | 5 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | New Hampshire | 2 | E5 | Colorado College | 5 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Colorado College | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Colorado College | 3 | | | | E5 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 6 | | | | |
| W2 | North Dakota | – | | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 6 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | W2 | North Dakota | 6 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W2 | North Dakota | 6 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W6 | Cornell | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Miami | 2 | W6 | Cornell | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Cornell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Cornell | 4 | | | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Boston University | 4 |
| W1 | Michigan | – | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Boston University | 4 |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | W1 | Michigan | 7 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W1 | Michigan | 7 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W4 | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Minnesota | 6 | W4 | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Michigan State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Michigan State | 3 | | | | W1 | Michigan | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Boston University | 3 | | | | |
| E2 | Boston University | – | | | | | | | E2 | Boston University | 3 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | E2 | Boston University | 4* | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E2 | Boston University | 4* | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E6 | Denver | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Vermont | 3 | E6 | Denver | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Denver | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
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 |
| Brendan Morrison | Senior | Michigan | 43 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 52 |
| Todd White | Senior | Clarkson | 37 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 22 |
| Jason Krog | Sophomore | New Hampshire | 39 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 28 |
| Bill Muckalt | Junior | Michigan | 36 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 69 |
| John Madden | Senior | Michigan | 42 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 56 |
| Chris Drury | Junior | Boston University | 41 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 64 |
| Mike Johnson | Senior | Bowling Green | 38 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 46 |
| Jason Botterill | Senior | Michigan | 42 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 129 |
| Randy Robitaille | Sophomore | Miami | 39 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 44 |
| Curtis Fry | Senior | Bowling Green | 37 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 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; 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 |
| Trevor Koenig | Junior | Union | 28 | 1681 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 57 | 4 | .931 | 2.03 |
| Marty Turco | Junior | Michigan | 41 | 2296 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 4 | .894 | 2.27 |
| Aaron Schweitzer | Freshman | North Dakota | 23 | 1170 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 4 | .908 | 2.31 |
| Dan Murphy | Junior | Clarkson | 37 | 2162 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 3 | .917 | 2.33 |
| Michel Larocque | Sophomore | Boston University | 24 | 1466 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 | .911 | 2.37 |
| Chad Alban | Junior | Michigan State | 39 | 2272 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 103 | 3 | .894 | 2.72 |
| Jason Elliott | Junior | Cornell | 27 | 1475 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 0 | .909 | 2.73 |
| Trevor Prior | Sophomore | Miami | 28 | 1645 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 75 | 1 | .895 | 2.74 |
| Jim Mullin | Senior | Denver | 22 | | | | | | 2 | .900 | 2.75 |
| Tim Thomas | Senior | Vermont | 36 | 2158 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 101 | 2 | .914 | 2.81 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Mike Crowley, Minnesota |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Eric Rud, Colorado College |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Brant Nicklin, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Petri Gunther, Denver |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Dean Blais, North Dakota |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | David Hoogsteen, North Dakota |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Steve DeBus, Minnesota | G | Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin |
| Mike Crowley, Minnesota | D | Eric Rud, Colorado College |
| Curtis Murphy, North Dakota | D | Rick Mrozik, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Brian Swanson, Colorado College | F | Dave Paradise, St. Cloud State |
| Jason Blake, North Dakota | F | Matt Cullen, St. Cloud State |
| David Hoogsteen, North Dakota | F | Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Jim Mullin Denver | G | Brant Nicklin, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Dane Litke, North Dakota | D | Ben Clymer, Minnesota |
| Calvin Elfring, Colorado College | D | Curtis Doell, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Sacha Molin, St. Cloud State | F | Buddy Smith, Northern Michigan |
| Ryan Kraft, Minnesota | F | Dave Spehar, Minnesota |
| Andre Savage, Michigan Tech | F | Toby Petersen, Colorado College |

## 1997 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 2 | 27 | Ben Clymer | Minnesota | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | 28 | Brad DeFauw | North Dakota | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2 | 30 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | 44 | Brian Gaffaney $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3 | 57 | Jeff Farkas | Boston College | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | 63 | Lee Goren $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | 66 | Josh Langfeld $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | 67 | Michael Souza | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | 70 | Erik Andersson $^‡$ | Denver | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | 83 | Joe Corvo | Western Michigan | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 110 | Ben Simon | Notre Dame | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | 115 | Adam Edinger | Bowling Green | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 5 | 116 | Kevin Caulfield | Boston College | Hockey East | Washington Capitals |
| 5 | 120 | Pete Gardiner | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | 133 | Aaron Miskovich $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 6 | 136 | Mike York | Michigan State | CCHA | New York Rangers |
| 6 | 147 | Heath Gordon $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 163 | Joe Dusbabek | Notre Dame | CCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 169 | Andrew Merrick | Michigan | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 | 172 | Ben Guité | Maine | Hockey East | Montreal Canadiens |
| 7 | 179 | Mark Moore | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 7 | 181 | Mat Snesrud $^†$ | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 7 | 182 | Mike Mottau | Boston College | Hockey East | New York Rangers |
| 7 | 183 | Tyler Palmer | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 8 | 191 | Antti Laaksonen | Denver | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 8 | 193 | Jay Kopischke $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 8 | 194 | Russ Bartlett $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 8 | 196 | Jeremy Symington $^†$ | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
| 8 | 203 | Nick Gillis $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
| 8 | 206 | Bob Haglund $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues |
| 8 | 211 | Doug Schueller $^†$ | Bowling Green | CCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 8 | 215 | Scott Clemmensen $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 8 | 217 | Doug Schmidt $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 9 | 222 | Ryan Clark $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 9 | 224 | Paul Comrie | Denver | WCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 9 | 226 | Matt Oikawa | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Washington Capitals |
| 9 | 227 | Peter Brady $^†$ | Alaska–Anchorage | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 9 | 230 | Chris Feil | Ohio State | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 9 | 233 | Wyatt Smith | Minnesota | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 9 | 234 | Eric Lind $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 9 | 235 | Tommi Degerman | Boston University | Hockey East | New York Islanders |
| 9 | 236 | Richard Miller | Providence | Hockey East | New York Rangers |
| 9 | 243 | Kyle Kidney $^†$ | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
† incoming freshman ‡ Andersson had previous been selected by the Los Angeles Kings in 1990.