# 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 7, 2005 and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 8, 2006 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the 59th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 112th 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/College Sports Television 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 / CSTV Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Denver (17) |
| 2 | Minnesota (13) |
| 3 | Boston College (2) |
| 4 | Cornell |
| 5 | Ohio State (2) |
| 6 | Colorado College |
| 7 | North Dakota (1) |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | New Hampshire |
| 10 | Wisconsin (1) |
| 11 | Maine |
| 12 | Northern Michigan |
| 13 | Boston University |
| 14 | Dartmouth |
| 15 | Harvard |
| 16 | U. Mass-Lowell |
| 17 | Michigan State |
| 18 | Colgate |
| 19 (tie) | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 19 (tie) | Vermont |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Minnesota (17) |
| 2 | Denver (13) |
| 3 (tie) | Ohio State (2) |
| 3 (tie) | Cornell |
| 5 | Boston College (1) |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Colorado College |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | New Hampshire |
| 10 | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Maine |
| 12 | Boston University |
| 13 | Northern Michigan |
| 14 | Dartmouth |
| 15 | Harvard |

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 7–8 | 4 | Colorado College |
| Lefty McFadden Invitational | October 8–9 | 4 | Michigan State |
| Maverick Stampede | October 14–15 | 4 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Nye Frontier Classic | October 14–15 | 4 | Vermont |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 25–26 | 4 | |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | November 25–26 | 4 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Providence Holiday Tournament | December 21–22 | 4 | Providence |
| Florida College Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Cornell |
| Dodge Holiday Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Colorado College |
| Ohio Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Miami |
| UConn Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Bowling Green |
| Badger Showdown | December 30–31 | 4 | Wisconsin |
| Catamount Cup | December 30–31 | 4 | Vermont |
| Denver Cup | December 30–31 | 4 | Boston College |
| Beanpot | February 6, 13 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

2005–06 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 Holy Cross†* | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 98 | 65 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 130 | 95 |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 119 | 87 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 150 | 118 |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 92 | 55 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 116 | 82 |
| Bentley | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 82 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 117 |
| Army | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 64 | 67 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 80 | 94 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 79 | 106 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 97 | 136 |
| Canisius | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 87 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 87 | 114 |
| American International | 28 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 110 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 69 | 129 |
| Championship: Holy Cross † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2005–06 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 |
| #9 Miami† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 96 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 122 | 79 |
| #6 Michigan State* | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 82 | 66 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 138 | 103 |
| #12 Michigan | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 102 | 82 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 147 | 125 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 83 | 79 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 118 | 104 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 99 | 90 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 146 | 136 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 84 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 77 | 81 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 121 | 114 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 75 | 76 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 89 | 98 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 79 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 105 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 72 | 71 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 92 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 69 | 115 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 97 | 160 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 83 | 111 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 124 | 147 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2005–06 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 |
| Niagara† | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 62 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 126 | 121 |
| Bemidji State* | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 72 | 46 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 125 | 97 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 66 | 57 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 105 | 103 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 66 | 35 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 94 | 119 |
| Air Force | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 74 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 92 | 114 |
| Wayne State | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 81 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 87 | 140 |
| Championship: Bemidji State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2005–06 Division I ice hockey Independent 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 |
| RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 85 | 110 |
2005–06 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 |
| Dartmouth† | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 84 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 113 | 92 |
| Colgate† | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 66 | 46 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 113 | 93 |
| #7 Cornell | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 99 | 77 |
| #10 Harvard* | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 59 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 111 | 92 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 74 | 66 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 130 | 121 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 105 | 111 |
| Union | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 53 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 103 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 61 | 70 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 121 | 111 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 62 | 69 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 81 | 96 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 74 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 130 | 110 |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 83 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 89 | 123 |
| Brown | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 72 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 69 | 106 |
| Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2005–06 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 |
| #5 Boston University†* | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 89 | 67 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 140 | 96 |
| #4 Maine | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 93 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 143 | 95 |
| #2 Boston College | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 86 | 58 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 146 | 95 |
| #13 New Hampshire | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 85 | 63 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 120 | 102 |
| Providence | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 78 | 67 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 105 | 94 |
| Vermont | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 65 | 62 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 97 | 82 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 74 | 96 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 132 |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 77 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 77 | 103 |
| Northeastern | 27 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 88 | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 67 | 120 |
| Merrimack | 27 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 92 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 64 | 118 |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2005–06 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 |
| #8 Minnesota† | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 107 | 64 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 169 | 105 |
| Denver | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 98 | 78 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 125 | 110 |
| #1 Wisconsin | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 98 | 60 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 145 | 79 |
| #3 North Dakota* | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 104 | 76 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 164 | 109 |
| #11 Colorado College | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 94 | 75 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 143 | 109 |
| #15 St. Cloud State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 79 | 62 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 134 | 99 |
| Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 93 | 88 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 126 | 121 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 54 | 113 | 38 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 74 | 149 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 114 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 97 | 148 |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 110 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 68 | 138 |
| Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Final regular season polls

The top teams ranked before the NCAA tournament.
USA Today Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Boston University |
| 2 | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Miami |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Harvard |
| 8 | Boston College |
| 9 | Cornell |
| 10 | Maine |
| 11 | New Hampshire |
| 12 | Michigan |
| 13 | Colorado College |
| 14 | St. Cloud State |
| 15 | Denver |
USCHO / CSTV Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Boston University |
| 2 | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Miami |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Harvard |
| 8 | Cornell |
| 9 | Boston College |
| 10 | Maine |
| 11 | Michigan |
| 12 | Colorado College |
| 13 | New Hampshire |
| 14 | St. Cloud State |
| 15 | Nebraska Omaha |
| 16 | Denver |
| 17 | Dartmouth |
| 18 | Northern Michigan |
| 19 | Holy Cross |
| 20 | Colgate |

## 2006 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 State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 0 | 1 | Michigan State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 1 | Michigan State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 3 | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Harvard | 1 | 3 | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maine | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maine | 6 | | | | E3 | Maine | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MW1 | Wisconsin | 5 | | | | |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | | | | | | | MW1 | Wisconsin | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Bemidji State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bemidji State | 0 | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | Midwest Regional | 2 | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cornell | 3 | 2 | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | | | | | MW1 | Wisconsin | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | NE3 | Boston College | 1 |
| 1 | Boston University | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | NE3 | Boston College | 1 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | 1 | Boston University | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 1 | Boston University | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | 3 | Boston College | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Miami | 0 | 3 | Boston College | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston College | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston College | 5 | | | | NE3 | Boston College | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 4 | 4 | Holy Cross | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 4 | Holy Cross | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 2 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | North Dakota | 5 | 2 | North Dakota | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 |
| Ryan Potulny | Junior | Minnesota | 41 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 38 |
| Chris Collins | Senior | Boston College | 42 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 24 |
| Scott Parse | Junior | Nebraska-Omaha | 41 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 16 |
| Joe Pavelski | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 43 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 34 |
| Brett Sterling | Senior | Colorado College | 41 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 104 |
| Tyler McGregor | Senior | Holy Cross | 38 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 36 |
| Matt Carle | Junior | Denver | 39 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 30 |
| Paul Stastny | Sophomore | Denver | 39 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 12 |
| T. J. Hensick | Junior | Michigan | 41 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 24 |
| Brian Boyle | Junior | Boston College | 42 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 56 |

### 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 |
| Brian Elliott | Junior | Wisconsin | 35 | 2128 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 8 | .938 | 1.55 |
| Charlie Effinger | Sophomore | Miami | 19 | 1145 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .931 | 1.83 |
| Jeff Lerg | Freshman | Michigan State | 31 | 1840 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 3 | .928 | 1.96 |
| Joe Fallon | Sophomore | Vermont | 33 | 1931 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 6 | .907 | 2.02 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Freshman | Miami | 20 | 1217 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 3 | .928 | 2.02 |
| David McKee | Junior | Cornell | 35 | 2139 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 3 | .910 | 2.08 |
| Cory Schneider | Sophomore | Boston College | 39 | 2361 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 8 | .929 | 2.11 |
| Dave Caruso | Senior | Ohio State | 36 | 2146 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 77 | 5 | .915 | 2.15 |
| Bobby Goepfert | Junior | St. Cloud State | 38 | 2264 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 83 | 3 | .924 | 2.20 |
| Jordan Parise | Junior | North Dakota | 34 | 2017 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 74 | 6 | .929 | 2.20 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Matt Carle, Denver |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Matt Carle, Denver |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Phil Kessel, Minnesota |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Ted O'Leary, Denver |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Don Lucia, Minnesota |
| | | Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Jordan Parise, North Dakota |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Bobby Goepfert, St. Cloud State | G | Brian Elliott, Wisconsin |
| Matt Carle, Denver | D | Alex Goligoski, Minnesota |
| Tom Gilbert, Wisconsin | D | Brian Salcido, Colorado College |
| Ryan Potulny, Minnesota | F | Joe Pavelski, Wisconsin |
| Brett Sterling, Colorado College | F | Marty Sertich, Colorado College |
| Paul Stastny, Denver | F | David Backes, Minnesota State-Mankato |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Jordan Parise, North Dakota | G | Dan Tormey, Minnesota State-Mankato |
| Chris Harrington, Minnesota | D | Chris Butler, Denver |
| Matt Smaby, North Dakota | D | Brian Lee, North Dakota |
| Drew Stafford, North Dakota | F | Phil Kessel, Minnesota |
| Ryan Dingle, Denver | F | T. J. Oshie, North Dakota |
| Danny Irmen, Minnesota | F | Mason Raymond, Minnesota-Duluth |

## 2006 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 1 | Erik Johnson $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 1 | 3 | Jonathan Toews | North Dakota | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 1 | 5 | Phil Kessel | Minnesota | WCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Okposo $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 1 | 19 | Mark Mitera | Michigan | CCHA | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 1 | 20 | David Fischer $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1 | 29 | Chris Summers $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2 | 32 | Carl Sneep $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2 | 39 | Andreas Nödl $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | 42 | Mike Ratchuk $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | 45 | Jeff Petry $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | 51 | Nigel Williams $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2 | 52 | Keith Seabrook $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 2 | 56 | Blake Geoffrion $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 2 | 61 | Simon Danis-Pepin | Maine | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 63 | Jamie McBain $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | 65 | Brian Strait $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 3 | 68 | Eric Gryba $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | 74 | Jeff Zatkoff | Miami | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 3 | 79 | Jon Matsumoto | Bowling Green | CCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | 80 | Michael Forney $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 3 | 81 | Mike Carman $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 3 | 89 | Aaron Marvin $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | 94 | Ryan Turek $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 4 | 96 | Joe Palmer $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | 100 | Rhett Rakhshani $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 4 | 102 | Kyle Medvec $^†$ | Vermont | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 4 | 107 | Tyler Miller $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 108 | Jase Weslosky $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 4 | 110 | Kevin Montgomery $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 4 | 116 | Derrick LaPoint $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 4 | 119 | Doug Rogers $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
| 4 | 120 | Richard Bachman $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | Dallas Stars |
| 5 | 124 | Andrew Sackrison $^†$ | Minnesota State | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 5 | 125 | Chad Johnson | Alaska–Fairbanks | CCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 126 | Shane Sims $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 5 | 130 | Brett Bennett $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 5 | 134 | David Meckler | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 135 | Alex Kangas $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 5 | 136 | Nick Sucharski | Michigan State | CCHA | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 5 | 138 | David McIntyre $^†$ | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Dallas Stars |
| 5 | 140 | Cody Wild | Providence | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 5 | 144 | Martin Nolet $^†$ | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 145 | Jon Rheault | Providence | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | 146 | Mark Dekanich | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators |
| 5 | 147 | Alex Biega | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Buffalo Sabres |
| 6 | 154 | Matt McCollem $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 157 | Brent Gwidt $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 6 | 161 | Viktor Stålberg $^†$ | Vermont | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 6 | 166 | Tyler Ruegsegger $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 6 | 169 | Chris Auger $^†$ | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 6 | 176 | Ryan Flynn $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 6 | 178 | Tony Romano $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | New Jersey Devils |
| 6 | 179 | Jordan Fulton $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 6 | 183 | Nick Dodge | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 | 186 | Peter LeBlanc $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 188 | Chris Frank | Western Michigan | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 7 | 190 | Troy Mattila $^†$ | Dartmouth | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
| 7 | 191 | Nick Oslund $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings |
| 7 | 192 | Chris Hickey $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Minnesota Wild |
| 7 | 193 | Marc Cheverie $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 7 | 195 | Jesse Martin $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 7 | 196 | Benn Ferriero | Boston College | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 7 | 201 | Billy Sauer | Michigan | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 7 | 202 | John McCarthy | Boston University | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 203 | Jay Barriball $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 210 | Will O'Neill $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 7 | 211 | Erik Condra | Notre Dame | CCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 7 | 213 | Justin Krueger $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes |
† incoming freshman