2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2013 and ended with the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2014. This was the 67th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 119th year overall in which an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Conference realignment==
The March 2011 announcement that the Big Ten Conference would start sponsoring men's ice hockey in the 2013–14 season, which came shortly after Penn State had announced that it would upgrade its team from club to full varsity status effective in 2012–13, led to a major wave of conference realignment in that sport. Once the Big Ten took the ice with six teams, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) faced the loss of three of its mainstays (Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State), while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) was set to lose two prominent members (Minnesota and Wisconsin).
Several CCHA and WCHA members then entered into talks to break away from their current leagues to form a new conference; six of these schools would soon form the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), which would also take the ice in 2013–14. Further moves by both the NCHC and WCHA would eventually lead to the demise of the CCHA after the 2012–13 season. The upheaval also gave Hockey East its first non-New England member in Notre Dame.
In the end, the only conferences that neither gained nor lost members for 2013–14 were Atlantic Hockey and ECAC Hockey. The former conference would go on to lose Connecticut to Hockey East, which was already home to the school's women's team, for the 2014–15 season.
===Membership changes===
School 	Former Conference	New Conference
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers	Independent 	WCHA
Alaska Nanooks 	CCHA 	WCHA
Bowling Green Falcons 	CCHA 	WCHA
Colorado College Tigers 	WCHA 	NCHC
Denver Pioneers 	WCHA 	NCHC
Ferris State Bulldogs 	CCHA 	WCHA
Lake Superior State Lakers 	CCHA 	WCHA
Miami RedHawks 	CCHA 	NCHC
Michigan Wolverines 	CCHA 	Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans 	CCHA 	Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	WCHA 	Big Ten
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs 	WCHA 	NCHC
North Dakota (no nickname) 	WCHA 	NCHC
Northern Michigan Wildcats 	CCHA 	WCHA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 	CCHA 	Hockey East
Ohio State Buckeyes 	CCHA 	Big Ten
Omaha Mavericks 	WCHA 	NCHC
Penn State Nittany Lions 	Independent 	Big Ten
St. Cloud State Huskies 	WCHA 	NCHC
Western Michigan Broncos 	CCHA 	NCHC
Wisconsin Badgers 	WCHA 	Big Ten
==Pre-season polls==
The top 20 from USCHO.com, September 30, 2013, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 23, 2013. First place votes are in parentheses.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"	USCHO.com 	USCHO.com
Ranking	Team 	
1 	UMass Lowell (19)	
2 	Miami (OH) (14) 	
3 	Wisconsin (2) 	
4 	Boston College 	
5 	Minnesota (1) 	
6 	Yale (8) 	
7 	North Dakota 	
8 	Notre Dame 	
9 	St. Cloud State 	
10 	Quinnipiac (1) 	
11 	Michigan 	
11 	Minnesota State 	
13 	New Hampshire 	
14 	Providence 	
15 	RPI 	
16 	Union 	
17 	Denver 	
18 	Western Michigan 	
19 	Boston University	
20 	Niagara 	
==Regular season==
===Standings===
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2014.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Junior 	Boston College	37	32	37	69 	14
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	38	18	39	57 	39
 	Senior 	Boston College	37	24	32	56 	16
 	Senior 	Bentley 	37	21	32	53 	10
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	38	17	33	50 	42
 	Senior 	Boston College	37	12	36	48 	47
 	Junior 	Bentley 	37	25	22	47 	28
 	Junior 	Robert Morris 	39	26	21	47 	15
 	Sophomore	Northeastern 	37	19	27	46 	30
 	Junior 	Miami (OH) 	35	12	33	45 	28
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2014 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
 	Sophomore	UMass Lowell	25	1508:58	15	8 	2	47	4 	.938	1.87
 	Sophomore	Quinnipiac 	38	2268:43	24	8 	6	71	6 	.912	1.88
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	33	1982:46	23	4 	6	63	3 	.934	1.91
 	Senior 	Notre Dame 	36	2096:33	21	12	2	68	7 	.928	1.95
 	Junior 	Union 	30	1720:16	22	4 	2	56	6 	.931	1.95
==Awards==
===Big Ten===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Mike Reilly, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	J. T. Compher, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Don Lucia, Minnesota
All-Big Ten Teamshttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031714aaa.html	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031714aaa.html	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031714aaa.html
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Adam Wilcox, Minnesota 	G 	Joel Rumpel, Wisconsin
Jake McCabe, Wisconsin 	D 	Mac Bennett, Michigan
Mike Reilly, Minnesota 	D 	Frankie Simonelli, Wisconsin
Ryan Dzingel, Ohio State 	F 	J. T. Compher, Michigan
Michael Mersch, Wisconsin 	F 	Nic Kerdiles, Wisconsin
Mark Zengerle, Wisconsin 	F 	Kyle Rau, Minnesota
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	Freshman Team
Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State 	G 	Christian Frey, Ohio State
Jake Chelios, Michigan State 	D 	Drew Brevig, Ohio State
Ben Marshall, Minnesota 	D 	Michael Downing, Michigan
Brady Skjei, Minnesota 	D 	–
Andrew Copp, Michigan 	F 	J. T. Compher, Michigan
Hudson Fasching, Minnesota 	F 	Hudson Fasching, Minnesota
Alex Guptill, Michigan 	F 	Nick Schilkey, Ohio State
Sam Warning, Minnesota 	F 	–
Greg Wolfe, Michigan State 	F 	–
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Cody Kunyk, Alaska
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year 	Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year 	Chad Brears, Alabama–Huntsville
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Colton Parayko, Alaska
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Alex Globke, Lake Superior State
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Cody Kunyk, Alaska
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Cole Huggins, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bob Daniels, Ferris State
All-WCHA Teamshttp://wcha.com/men/pres1314/201403/mar13wcm.php	All-WCHA Teamshttp://wcha.com/men/pres1314/201403/mar13wcm.php	All-WCHA Teamshttp://wcha.com/men/pres1314/201403/mar13wcm.php
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
C. J. Motte, Ferris State 	G 	Cole Huggins, Minnesota State
Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State 	D 	Scott Czarnowczan, Ferris State
Colton Parayko, Alaska 	D 	Kevin Czuczman, Lake Superior State
Matt Bailey, Alaska Anchorage 	F 	Colton Beck, Alaska
Cody Kunyk, Alaska 	F 	Jean-Paul Lafontaine, Minnesota State
Matt Leitner, Minnesota State 	F 	Garrett Thompson, Ferris State
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Kevin Kapalka, Lake Superior State 	G 	Cole Huggins, Minnesota State
Jason Binkley, Ferris State 	D 	Sean Flanagan, Minnesota State
Matt Prapavessis, Bemidji State 	D 	Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech
– 	D 	Ruslan Pedan, Bemidji State
Zach Lehrke, Minnesota State 	F 	Marcus Basara, Alaska
Johnny McInnis, Minnesota State 	F 	Alex Globke, Lake Superior State
Tyler Morley, Alaska 	F 	Kyle Schempp, Ferris State
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Greg Carey, St. LawrenceShayne Gostisbehere, Unionhttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142103_POTYR
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Jesse Root, Yalehttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/yale/20142103_DDF_Winner
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Shayne Gostisbehere, UnionDennis Robertson, Brownhttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142103_BDD_Award
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Sam Anas, QuinnipiacGavin Beyreuther, St. Lawrencehttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142103_ROTY_Winners
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Colin Stevens, Unionhttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/union/20142103_GOTR
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) 	Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) 	Don Vaughan, Colgate
All-ECAC Teamshttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142003_All-Conf_All_Rook_Team	All-ECAC Teamshttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142003_All-Conf_All_Rook_Team	All-ECAC Teamshttp://www.ecachockey.com/men/2013-14/News/20142003_All-Conf_All_Rook_Team
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Colin Stevens, Union 	G 	Andy Iles, Cornell
Shayne Gostisbehere, Union 	D 	Gavin Beyreuther, St. Lawrence
Mathew Bodie, Union 	D 	Joakim Ryan, Cornell
Greg Carey, St. Lawrence 	F 	Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
Daniel Carr, Union 	F 	Kellen Jones, Quinnipiac
Ryan Haggerty, Rensselaer 	F 	Jesse Root, Yale
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Charlie Finn, Colgate 	G 	Charlie Finn, Colgate
Spiro Goulakas, Colgate 	D 	Gavin Beyreuther, St. Lawrence
Dennis Robertson, Brown 	D 	James de Haas, Clarkson
Kenny Agostino, Yale 	F 	Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
Daniel Ciampini, Union 	F 	Matt Carey, St. Lawrence
Brian Ferlin, Cornell 	F 	Mike Vecchione, Union
===NCHC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Josh Archibald, Nebraska–Omaha
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Jaccob Slavin, Colorado College
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Sam Brittain, Denver
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Josh Archibald, Nebraska–Omaha
Defenseman of the Year 	Defenseman of the Year 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year 	Defensive Forward of the Year 	Nic Dowd, St. Cloud State
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Nic Dowd, St. Cloud State
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Eamonn McDermott, Colorado College
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State
All-NCHC Teamshttp://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/359354?referrer_id=878553http://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/368467?referrer_id=878553-news	All-NCHC Teamshttp://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/359354?referrer_id=878553http://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/368467?referrer_id=878553-news	All-NCHC Teamshttp://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/359354?referrer_id=878553http://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/368467?referrer_id=878553-news
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Sam Brittain, Denver 	G 	Ryan Faragher, St. Cloud State
Joey LaLeggia, Denver 	D 	Jordan Schmaltz, North Dakota
Dillon Simpson, North Dakota 	D 	Jaccob Slavin, Colorado College
Josh Archibald, Nebraska–Omaha 	F 	Chase Balisy, Western Michigan
Nic Dowd, St. Cloud State 	F 	Riley Barber, Miami (OH)
Austin Czarnik, Miami (OH) 	F 	Michael Parks, North Dakota
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Zane Gothberg, North Dakota 	G 	Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State
David Makowski, Denver 	D 	Paul LaDue, North Dakota
Andrew Prochno, St. Cloud State 	D 	Jaccob Slavin, Colorado College
Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State 	F 	Jake Guentzel, Nebraska–Omaha
Rocco Grimaldi, North Dakota 	F 	Alex Iafallo, Minnesota–Duluth
Ryan Walters, Nebraska–Omaha 	F 	Trevor Moore, Denver
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Johnny Gaudreau, Boston College
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Bill Arnold, Boston CollegeRoss Mauermann, Providence
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Josh Manson, Northeastern
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Mario Puskarich, Vermont
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Thatcher Demko, Boston College
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award 	Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award 	Ross Mauermann, Providence
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Clay Witt, Northeastern
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	New Hampshire
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Jerry York, Boston College
Hockey East All-Star Teamshttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1314/201403/mar20as.php	Hockey East All-Star Teamshttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1314/201403/mar20as.php	Hockey East All-Star Teamshttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/pres1314/201403/mar20as.php
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell 	G 	Clay Witt, Northeastern
Ben Hutton, Maine 	D 	Stephen Johns, Notre Dame
Mike Matheson, Boston College 	D 	Eric Knodel, New Hampshire
— 	D 	Josh Manson, Northeastern
Johnny Gaudreau, Boston College 	F 	Kevin Goumas, New Hampshire
Kevin Hayes, Boston College 	F 	Chris McCarthy, Vermont
Devin Shore, Maine 	F 	Kevin Roy, Northeastern
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Thatcher Demko, Boston College 	G 	Thatcher Demko, Boston College
Garrett Noonan, Boston University 	D 	Michael Kapla, UMass Lowell
Michael Paliotta, Vermont 	D 	Steven Santini, Boston College
Bill Arnold, Boston College 	F 	Robbie Bailargeon, Boston University
Ross Mauermann, Providence 	F 	Vince Hinostroza, Notre Dame
— 	F 	Mario Puskarich, Vermont
— 	F 	Mike Szmatula, Northeastern
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jimmy Sarjeant, Mercyhurst
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Daniel O'Donoghue, Mercyhurst
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Nick Jones, Mercyhurst
Individual Sportmanship Award 	Individual Sportmanship Award 	Jason Fabian, Air ForceNick Jones, Mercyhurst
Scoring Trophy 	Scoring Trophy 	Brett Gensler, Bentley
Goaltending Trophy 	Goaltending Trophy 	Jimmy Sarjeant, Mercyhurst
Team Sportsmanship Award 	Team Sportsmanship Award 	American International
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst
Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teamshttp://atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2013-14_news/1314allconferenceteamhttp://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2013-14_news/allrookieteam030614	Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teamshttp://atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2013-14_news/1314allconferenceteamhttp://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2013-14_news/allrookieteam030614	Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teamshttp://atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2013-14_news/1314allconferenceteamhttp://www.atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2013-14_news/allrookieteam030614
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Jimmy Sarjeant, Mercyhurst 	G 	Branden Komm, Bentley
Nick Jones, Mercyhurst 	D 	Matt Blomquist, Bentley
Steve Weinstein, Bentley 	D 	Adam McKenzie, Air Force
Brett Gensler, Bentley 	F 	Alex Grieve, Bentley
Matthew Zay, Mercyhurst 	F 	Cole Gunner, Air Force
Cody Wydo, Robert Morris 	F 	Daniel O'Donoghue, Mercyhurst
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Terry Shafer, Robert Morris 	G 	Chris Truehl, Air Force
Ben Danford, Canisius 	D 	Vince Muto, Niagara
Kevin Ryan, Niagara 	D 	Mitch Nylen, Sacred Heart
Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley 	F 	Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart
Brant Harris, Connecticut 	F 	David Norris, American International
Jon Puksar, American International 	F 	C. J. Reuschlein, Army
===Hober Baker Award===
Hobey Baker Award Finalistshttp://www.hobeybaker.com/news/item/top-10-finalists-announced
Player	Position 	School
 	Forward 	Nebraska–Omaha
 	Forward 	St. Lawrence
 	Forward 	St. Cloud State
 	Forward 	Ohio State
 	Forward 	Boston College
 	Defenceman	Union
 	Forward 	Boston College
 	Goaltender	Ferris State
 	Goaltender	Wisconsin
 	Goaltender	Minnesota
==Team Photos==
13-14ArmyBK.jpg|Army Black Knights (Atlantic Hockey)
13-14UMD.jpg|Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC)
13-14QuiBob.jpg|Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
13-14RMUCol.jpg|Robert Morris Colonials (Atlantic Hockey champions)
13-14BrownBears.png|Brown Bears (ECAC)
13-14HolyCrossCrus.jpg|Holy Cross Crusaders (Atlantic Hockey)
13-14MaineBlackBears.jpg|Maine Black Bears (Hockey East)
13-14Vermont.jpg|Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East)
13-14AlaAnchorSeawolves.jpg|Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (WCHA)
13-14Cornell.jpg|Cornell Big Red (ECAC)
13-14RPI.jpg|RPI Engineers (ECAC)
13-14Merrimack.jpg|Merrimack Warriors (Hockey East)
13-14NebOmaha.jpg|Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (NCHC)
13-14Niagara.jpg|Niagara Purple Eagles (Atlantic Hockey)
13-14Northeastern.jpg|Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)
13-14Mercyhurst.jpg|Mercyhurst Lakers (Atlantic Hockey)
13-14MiamiRH.jpg|Miami RedHawks (NCHC)
13-14Colgate.jpg|Colgate Raiders (ECAC)
13-14Union.jpg|Union Dutchmen (ECAC)
13-14RIT.jpg|RIT Tigers (Atlantic Hockey)
13-14PennState.jpg|Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten)
==References==
Category:2014 in hockey
Category:NCAA seasons