2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2017. This was the 70th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship will be held, and the 122st year overall in which an NCAA school has iced a team.
==Polls==
==Regular season==
===Conferences===
*2016-17 Atlantic Hockey Season
*2016-17 Big Ten Season
*2016-17 ECAC Men's Season
*2016-17 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season
*2016-17 NCHC Season
*2016-17 WCHA Men's Season
==2017 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Senior 	Northeastern 	38	31	32	63 	72
 	Senior 	Union 	38	29	34	63 	45
 	Senior 	New Hampshire	40	24	39	63 	32
 	Junior 	Union 	38	26	36	62 	24
 	Junior 	Robert Morris	38	24	34	58 	18
 	Junior 	Northeastern 	38	21	36	57 	12
 	Sophomore	Ohio State 	39	19	36	55 	18
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	38	20	33	53 	20
 	Sophomore	Northeastern 	37	26	26	52 	26
 	Junior 	Notre Dame 	39	21	31	52 	16
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average 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
 	Junior 	Bemidji State	39	2355:22	22	14	3	67	6 	.932	1.71
 	Senior 	Canisius 	34	2009:57	21	7 	5	61	6 	.943	1.82
 	Junior 	Denver 	38	2222:06	28	5 	4	68	0 	.929	1.84
 	Freshman 	Michigan Tech	38	2272:40	22	10	5	70	4 	.917	1.85
 	Sophomore	Air Force 	37	2142:09	26	6 	4	71	5 	.925	1.99
 	Senior 	Army 	35	2097:45	18	13	4	70	5 	.934	2.00
 	Freshman 	UMass Lowell 	37	2095:00	26	10	1	72	2 	.918	2.06
 	Freshman 	Robert Morris	29	1559:39	17	8 	3	54	2 	.931	2.08
 	Freshman 	Quinnipiac 	26	1267:41	13	7 	0	44	1 	.920	2.08
 	Junior 	Harvard 	37	2143:12	28	6 	2	75	3 	.924	2.10
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Award 	Hobey Baker Award 	Will Butcher, Denver
Spencer T. Penrose Award 	Spencer T. Penrose Award 	Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Mike Richter Award 	Mike Richter Award 	Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Aidan Cavallini, Wisconsin
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 	Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 	Brendan Harms, Bemidji State
Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	Position 	West First Team
Charles Williams, Canisius 	G 	Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Adam Fox, Harvard 	D 	Will Butcher, Denver
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University 	D 	Tucker Poolman, North Dakota
Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern 	F 	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Spencer Foo, Union 	F 	Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth
Mike Vecchione, Union 	F 	Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
East Second Team 	Position 	West Second Team
Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence 	G 	Tanner Jaillet , Denver
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence 	D 	Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Jake Walman, Providence 	D 	Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Dylan Zink, Massachusetts–Lowell 	D 	
Anders Bjork, Notre Dame 	F 	Mason Jobst, Ohio State
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire 	F 	Luke Kunin , Wisconsin
Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard 	F 	Austin Ortega, Omaha
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Charles Williams, Canisius
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Adam Brubacher, RIT
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Ryan Schmelzer, Canisius
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Cameron Heath, Canisius
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst
Individual Sportsmanship 	Individual Sportsmanship 	Ryan Nick, Army
Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Charles Williams, Canisius
Team Sportsmanship Award 	Team Sportsmanship Award 	Holy Cross
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Dave Smith, Canisius
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Shane Starrett, Air Force
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Charles Williams, Canisius 	G 	Parker Gahagen, Army
Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst 	D 	Cameron Heath, Canisius
Phil Boje, Air Force 	D 	Brady Norrish, RIT
Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris 	F 	Ryan Schmelzer, Canisius
Max French, Bentley 	F 	Derek Barach, Mercyhurst
Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart 	F 	Jordan Himley, Air Force
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Shane Starrett, Air Force 	G 	
Spencer Trapp, Holy Cross 	D 	
Eric Israel, Robert Morris 	D 	
Danny Lopez, Holy Cross 	F 	
Daniel Leavens, Robert Morris 	F 	
Dylan McLaughlin, Canisius 	F 	
===Big Ten===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Jake Bischoff, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Mason Jobst, Ohio State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tony Granato, Wisconsin
Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Peyton Jones, Penn State
All-Big Ten Teamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2016-17/release/release_final.pdf	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2016-17/release/release_final.pdf	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2016-17/release/release_final.pdf
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota 	G 	Christian Frey, Ohio State
Jake Bischoff, Minnesota 	D 	Josh Healey, Ohio State
Vince Pedrie, Penn State 	D 	Jake Linhart, Wisconsin
Justin Kloos, Minnesota 	F 	Nick Schilkey, Ohio State
Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota 	F 	Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Mason Jobst, Ohio State 	F 	Luke Kunin, Wisconsin
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Freshman Team
Peyton Jones, Penn State 	G 	Peyton Jones, Penn State
Jack Berry, Wisconsin 	G 	
Sam Piazza, Michigan 	D 	Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota
Carson Gatt, Michigan State 	D 	Kris Myllari, Penn State
Ryan Lindgren, Minnesota 	D 	
Peter Tischke, Wisconsin 	D 	
Vinni Lettieri, Minnesota 	F 	Rem Pitlick, Minnesota
Dakota Joshua, Ohio State 	F 	Denis Smirnov, Penn State
David Goodwin, Penn State 	F 	Trent Frederic, Wisconsin
Denis Smirnov, Penn State 	F 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Mike Vecchione, Union
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Jake Weidner, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	James de Haas, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Adam Fox, Harvard
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Sportmanship Award 	Sportmanship Award 	
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Derek Smith, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Rick Bennett, Union
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Merrick Madsen, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence 	G 	Alex Sakellaropoulos, Union
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence 	D 	James de Haas, Clarkson
Adam Fox, Harvard 	D 	Jeff Taylor, Union
Spencer Foo, Union 	F 	Ryan Donato, Harvard
Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard 	F 	John Hayden, Yale
Mike Vecchione, Union 	F 	Max Veronneau, Princeton
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Merrick Madsen, Harvard 	G 	Jake Kielly, Clarkson
Jake Kulevich, Colgate 	D 	Adam Fox, Harvard
Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac 	D 	Yanni Kaldis, Cornell
Troy Crema, Dartmouth 	F 	Jackson Cressey, Princeton
Sam Lafferty, Brown 	F 	Sheldon Rempal, Clarkson
Sam Vigneault, Clarkson 	F 	Nico Sturm, Clarkson
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Austin Cangelosi, Boston College
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Dennis Gilbert, Notre Dame
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Collin Delia, Merrimack
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award 	Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award 	Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Anders Bjork, Notre Dame
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Notre Dame
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Norm Bazin, Massachusetts–Lowell
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	C.J. Smith, Massachusetts-Lowell
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Cal Petersen, Notre Dame 	G 	Jake Oettinger, Boston University
Charlie McAvoy, Boston University 	D 	Michael Kapla, Massachusetts–Lowell
Jake Walman, Providence 	D 	Dylan Zink, Massachusetts–Lowell
Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern 	F 	Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell
Anders Bjork, Notre Dame 	F 	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire 	F 	Dylan Sikura, Northeastern
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Collin Delia, Merrimack 	G 	Joseph Woll, Boston College
— 	G 	Jake Oettinger, Boston University
Dennis Gilbert, Notre Dame 	D 	Andrew Peeke, Notre Dame
Scott Savage, Boston College 	D 	—
Austin Cangelosi, Boston College 	F 	Ross Colton, Vermont
Adam Gaudette, Northeastern 	F 	Patrick Grasso, New Hampshire
Tage Thompson, Connecticut 	F 	Patrick Harper, Boston University
— 	F 	Clayton Keller, Boston University
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	 
Joseph Woll, Boston College 	G 	
Mattias Cleland, New Hampshire 	D 	
Jordan Gross, Notre Dame 	D 	
Blain Byron, Maine 	F 	
C.J. Smith, Massachusetts–Lowell 	F 	
===NCHC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Will Butcher, Denver
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Tanner Jaillet, Denver
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Anthony Louis, Miami
Defensive Defenseman of the Year	Defensive Defenseman of the Year	Tucker Poolman, North Dakota
Offensive Defenseman of the Year	Offensive Defenseman of the Year	Will Butcher, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year 	Defensive Forward of the Year 	Dominic Toninato, Minnesota–Duluth
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Justin Parizek, Omaha
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Ben Blacker, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Matt Hrynkiw, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Tyler Vesel, Omaha
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Andy Murray, Western Michigan
Tournament MVP 	Tournament MVP 	Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth
All-NCHC Teams 	All-NCHC Teams 	All-NCHC Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Tanner Jaillet, Denver 	G 	Hunter Miska, Minnesota–Duluth
Will Butcher, Denver 	D 	Neal Pionk, Minnesota–Duluth
Tucker Poolman, North Dakota 	D 	Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth 	F 	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Anthony Louis, Miami 	F 	Dylan Gambrell, Denver
Austin Ortega, Omaha 	F 	Sheldon Dries, Western Michigan
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Rookie Team
Ben Blacker, Western Michigan 	G 	Ben Blacker, Western Michigan
Louie Belpedio, Miami 	D 	Jack Ahcan, St. Cloud State
Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State 	D 	Michael Davies, Denver
Troy Terry, Denver 	F 	Henrik Borgström, Denver
Shane Gersich, North Dakota 	F 	Tyson Jost, North Dakota
Mikey Eyssimont, St. Cloud State	F 	Joey Anderson, Minnesota–Duluth
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Chad McDonald, Ferris State
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State 	G 	Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan
Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State 	D 	Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech
Matt Roy, Michigan Tech 	D 	Sean Walker, Bowling Green
Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State 	F 	C. J. Franklin, Minnesota State
Mitchell McLain, Bowling Green 	F 	Mitch Hults, Lake Superior State
Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State 	F 	Phillip Marinaccio, Bemidji State
 	F 	Corey Mackin, Ferris State
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Justin Kapelmaster, Ferris State 	G 	Angus Redmond, Michigan Tech
Mark Friedman, Bowling Green 	D 	Ian Scheid, Minnesota State
Kurt Gosselin, Alabama–Huntsville 	D 	Alec Rauhauser, Bowling Green
– 	D 	Mitch Reinke, Michigan Tech
– 	D 	Zach Whitecloud, Bemidji State
Brad McClure, Minnesota State 	F 	Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State
Dominik Shine, Northern Michigan 	F 	Darien Craighead, Northern Michigan
Gerry Fitzgerald, Bemidji State 	F 	Max Humitz, Lake Superior State
Tyler Heinonen, Michigan Tech 	F 	–
===Hobey Baker Award===
Hobey Baker Award Finalists
Player	Position 	School
 	Forward 	Northeastern
 	Goaltender	Bemidji State
 	Forward 	Notre Dame
 	Defenseman	Denver
 	Forward 	Union
 	Forward 	New Hampshire
 	Forward 	Harvard
 	Forward 	Minnesota
 	Forward 	Union
 	Goaltender	Canisius
===Mike Richter Award===
Mike Richter Award Finalists
Player	School
 	Bemidji State
 	Denver
 	Minnesota–Duluth
 	Notre Dame
 	Canisius
==References==
 
NCAA