1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1986 and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 28, 1987 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 40th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 92nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	November 28–29	4 	Ferris State
Jeep/Nissan Classic 	December 20–21	4 	Minnesota
Syracuse Invitational 	December 26–27	4 	Bowling Green
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 27–28	4 	Western Michigan
Schweppes Invitational 	December 27–28	4 	Ohio State
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 30–31	4 	New Hampshire
Phoenix Mutual Classic 	January 2–3 	4 	Cornell
Beanpot 	February 2, 9 	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1987 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	48	46	70	116	48
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	45	44	48	92 	89
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	48	52	37	89 	42
 	Senior 	Western Michigan	43	13	76	89 	38
 	Junior 	Ohio State 	42	35	51	86 	50
 	Junior 	Bowling Green 	45	27	58	85 	44
 	Sophomore	Boston College 	37	28	55	83 	6
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	45	25	56	81 	63
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	42	43	36	79 	100
 	Senior 	Western Michigan	43	46	32	78 	82
 	Senior 	Michigan 	40	32	46	78 	64
===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
 	Senior 	Harvard 	24	1460	19	5	0 	54	4 	.915	2.22
 	Freshman	North Dakota 	33	2049	29	4	0 	81	3 	.915	2.43
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	25	1381	19	3	1 	64	0 	.884	2.78
 	Junior 	St. Lawrence 	28	1456	- 	-	- 	72	1 	.905	2.94
 	Freshman	Clarkson 	23	1240	11	8	- 	62	4 	.907	3.00
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	15	803 	11	4	0 	44	0 	.865	3.09
 	Freshman	Maine 	21	1111	11	6	1 	58	0 	.894	3.13
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	33	1889	21	9	1 	99	3 	.889	3.14
 	Freshman	Rensselaer 	12	398 	2 	3	1 	21	0 	.904	3.16
 	Junior 	Illinois-Chicago	16	925 	9 	4	1 	49	0 	.889	3.18
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Tony Hrkac, North Dakota
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Gino Gasparini, North Dakota
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Tony Hrkac, North Dakota
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Bruce Racine, Northeastern 	G 	Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green
Mark Benning, Harvard 	D 	Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan
Brian Leetch, Boston College 	D 	Ian Kidd, North Dakota
Craig Janney, Boston College 	F 	Tony Hrkac, North Dakota
Lane MacDonald, Harvard 	F 	Bob Joyce, North Dakota
Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell 	F 	Mitch Messier, Michigan State
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
Scott Yearwood, St. Lawrence 	G 	Ed Belfour, North Dakota
Hank Lammens, Harvard 	D 	Rob Doyle, Colorado College
Eric Weinrich, Maine 	D 	Don McSween, Michigan State
Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence 	F 	Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan
Jon Morris, Lowell 	F 	Tony Granato, Wisconsin
Kevin Stevens, Boston College	F 	Brad Jones, Michigan
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Val Belmonte, Illinois-Chicago
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green 	G 	Bill Horn, Western Michigan
Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan	D 	Brian McKee, Bowling Green
Don McSween, Michigan State 	D 	Jeff Norton, Michigan
Mitch Messier, Michigan State	F 	Paul Ysebaert, Bowling Green
Brad Jones, Michigan 	F 	Bill Shibicky, Michigan State
Iain Duncan, Bowling Green 	F 	Rob Bryden, Western Michigan
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	John Fletcher, Clarkson
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tim Taylor, Yale
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Lane MacDonald, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Mike O'Neill, Yale 	G 	Scott Yearwood, St. Lawrence
 	G 	Wayne Crowley, Colgate
Randy Taylor, Harvard 	D 	Hank Lammens, St. Lawrence
Mark Benning, Harvard 	D 	Dave Baseggio, Yale
Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell	F 	Tim Barakett, Harvard
Lane MacDonald, Harvard	F 	Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence
Bob Kudelski, Yale 	F 	John Messuri, Princeton
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Brian Leetch, Boston College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Brian Leetch, Boston College
Coach of the Year Award 	Coach of the Year Award 	Bill Riley Jr., Lowell
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Brian Leetch, Boston College
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bruce Racine, Northeastern 	G 	Dave Delfino, Lowell
Brian Leetch, Boston College 	D 	Jack Capuano, Maine
Eric Weinrich, Maine 	D 	Paul Ames, Lowell
Craig Janney, Boston College 	F 	Dan Shea, Boston College
Jon Morris, Lowell 	F 	Gord Cruickshank, Providence
Kevin Stevens, Boston College	F 	John Cullen, Boston University
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Matt Merten, Providence 	G 	
Brian Leetch, Boston College 	D 	
Greg Brown, Boston College 	D 	
Dave Capuano, Maine 	F 	
Randy LeBrasseur, Lowell 	F 	
Rick Bennett, Providence 	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Tony Hrkac, North Dakota
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Dave Shields, Denver
Student-Athlete of the Year	Student-Athlete of the Year	Tony Granato, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Gino Gasparini, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Ed Belfour, North Dakota 	G 	Mike Richter, Wisconsin
Rob Doyle, Colorado College 	D 	Todd Richards, Minnesota
Ian Kidd, North Dakota 	D 	Guy Gosselin, Minnesota-Duluth
Tony Hrkac, North Dakota 	F 	Rick Boh, Colorado College
Bob Joyce, North Dakota 	F 	Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin
Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan	F 	Corey Millen, Minnesota
 	F 	Tony Granato, Wisconsin
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1986–87 NCAA Standings
 
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