2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 9, 2016. This was the 69th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 121st year overall in which an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Polls==
==Regular season==
===Conferences===
*2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Season
*2015-16 Big Ten Season
*2015-16 Division I Independents
*2015-16 ECAC Men's Season
*2015-16 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season
*2015-16 NCHC Season
*2015-16 WCHA Season
==2016 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
 	Freshman 	Michigan 	38	35	36	71 	6
 	Junior 	Michigan 	38	16	47	63 	28
 	Freshman 	North Dakota 	42	27	33	60 	26
 	Junior 	Michigan 	38	32	24	56 	36
 	Senior 	Robert Morris 	39	25	30	55 	50
 	Senior 	St. Cloud State	41	14	40	54 	14
 	Sophomore	New Hampshire 	37	22	30	52 	24
 	Senior 	Robert Morris 	39	29	22	51 	36
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	39	25	26	51 	60
 	Junior 	Quinnipiac 	43	24	26	50 	18
===Leading goaltenders===
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 	Yale 	31	1905:37	19	8 	4	52	5 	.936	1.64
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	34	1918:19	24	4 	2	53	5 	.935	1.66
 	Junior 	Providence 	36	2195:30	25	7 	4	66	4 	.936	1.80
 	Senior 	Massachusetts–Lowell	39	2363:34	24	10	5	72	7 	.934	1.83
 	Junior 	Minnesota State 	26	1501:15	13	11	2	46	3 	.917	1.84
 	Freshman 	Minnesota State 	17	972:51 	8 	2 	5	30	1 	.901	1.85
 	Junior 	Boston College 	39	2361:48	27	8 	4	74	10	.935	1.88
 	Senior 	Quinnipiac 	43	2581:24	32	4 	7	82	8 	.924	1.91
 	Sophomore	Bowling Green 	37	2166:38	18	11	6	69	4 	.930	1.91
 	Sophomore	Minnesota–Duluth 	39	2349:34	19	15	5	75	5 	.923	1.92
 	Sophomore	Air Force 	33	1781:55	16	9 	5	57	4 	.924	1.92
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Award 	Hobey Baker Award 	Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
Spencer T. Penrose Award 	Spencer T. Penrose Award 	Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
Mike Richter Award 	Mike Richter Award 	Thatcher Demko, Boston College
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Matt Vidal, Holy Cross
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 	Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 	David Glen, Penn State
Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Drake Caggiula, North Dakota
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	Position 	West First Team
Alex Lyon,Yale 	G 	Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State
Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University 	D 	Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State
Jake Walman, Providence 	D 	Zach Werenski, Michigan
Sam Anas, Quinnipiac 	F 	Brock Boeser, North Dakota
Andrew Potularski, New Hampshire 	F 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard 	F 	Tyler Motte, Michigan
East Second Team 	Position 	West Second Team
Thatcher Demko, Boston College 	G 	Cam Johnson, North Dakota
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence 	D 	Will Butcher, Denver
Rob O'Gara, Yale 	D 	Troy Stecher, North Dakota
Ryan Fitzgerald, Boston College 	F 	Drake Caggiula, North Dakota
Mark Jankowski, Providence 	F 	J. T. Compher, Michigan
Danny O'Regan, Boston University 	F 	Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
 	F 	Trevor Moore, Denver
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipienthttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/18/robert-morris-zac-lynch-takes-home-atlantic-hockey-player-of-the-year-award/
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Zac Lynch, Robert Morris
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Ben Carey, Air Force
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Chase Norrish, RIT
Individual Sportsmanship 	Individual Sportsmanship 	Ben Carey, Air Force
Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Zac Lynch, Robert Morris
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Shane Starrett, Air Force
Team Sportsmanship Award 	Team Sportsmanship Award 	American International
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Frank Serratore, Air Force
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Myles Powell, RIT
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Shane Starrett, Air Force 	G 	Parker Gahagen, Army
Chase Norrish, RIT 	D 	Tyson Wilson, Robert Morris
Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst 	D 	Johnny Hrabovsky, Air Force
Zac Lynch, Robert Morris 	F 	Justin Danforth, Sacred Heart
Greg Gibson, Robert Morris 	F 	Ralph Cuddemi, Canisius
Max French, Bentley 	F 	Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley
Shane Conacher, Canisius 	F 	
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Terry Shafer, Robert Morris 	G 	Shane Starrett, Air Force
Brady Norrish, RIT 	D 	Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst
Chase Golightly, Robert Morris 	D 	
Josh Mitchell, RIT 	F 	
Brandon Denham, Mercyhurst 	F 	
Brad McGowan, RIT 	F 	
===Big Ten===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Zach Werenski, Michigan
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Red Berenson, Michigan
Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
All-Big Ten Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/14/michigans-kyle-connor-takes-top-player-freshman-big-ten-season-awards/	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/14/michigans-kyle-connor-takes-top-player-freshman-big-ten-season-awards/	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/14/michigans-kyle-connor-takes-top-player-freshman-big-ten-season-awards/
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota 	G 	Eamon McAdam, Penn State
Zach Werenski, Michigan 	D 	Michael Brodzinski, Minnesota
Josh Healey, Ohio State 	D 	Vince Pedrie, Penn State
J. T. Compher, Michigan 	F 	Hudson Fasching, Minnesota
Kyle Connor, Michigan 	F 	Justin Kloos, Minnesota
Tyler Motte, Michigan 	F 	Nick Schilkey, Ohio State
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Freshman Team
Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State 	G 	Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota
Christian Frey, Ohio State 	G 	–
Jake Bischoff, Minnesota 	D 	Zach Osburn, Michigan State
– 	D 	Vince Pedrie, Penn State
David Goodwin, Penn State 	F 	Kyle Connor, Michigan
– 	F 	Mason Jobst, Ohio State
– 	F 	Luke Kunin, Wisconsin
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Carson Cooper, Yale
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Rob O'Gara, Yale
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Joe Snively, Yale
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Alex Lyon, Yale
Sportmanship Award 	Sportmanship Award 	Yale
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament 	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament 	Connor Clifton, Quinnipiac
All-ECAC Hockey Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/18/harvard-quinnipiac-yale-bag-top-ecac-hockey-postseason-honors/	All-ECAC Hockey Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/18/harvard-quinnipiac-yale-bag-top-ecac-hockey-postseason-honors/	All-ECAC Hockey Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/18/harvard-quinnipiac-yale-bag-top-ecac-hockey-postseason-honors/
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Alex Lyon, Yale 	G 	Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Gavin Bayreuther, St. Lawrence 	D 	Eric Sweetman, St. Lawrence
Rob O'Gara, Yale 	D 	Devon Toews, Quinnipiac
Sam Anas, Quinnipiac 	F 	Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard
Nick Lappin, Brown 	F 	Tim Clifton, Quinnipiac
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard 	F 	Travis St. Denis, Quinnipiac
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Michael Garteig, Quinnipiac 	G 	Cam Hackett, Rensselaer
James de Haas, Clarkson 	D 	Max Gottlieb, Brown
Paul Geiger, Clarkson 	D 	Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac
Alexander Kerfoot, Harvard 	F 	Ryan Kuffner, Princeton
Tyson Spink, Colgate 	F 	Tommy Marchin, Brown
Mike Vecchione, Union 	F 	Joe Snively, Yale
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Thatcher Demko, Boston College
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts–Lowell
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Sam Herr, Notre Dame
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Steven Santini, Boston College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Colin White, Boston College
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts–Lowell
Len Ceglarski Award 	Len Ceglarski Award 	Joe Gambardella, Massachusetts–Lowell
Three-Stars Award 	Three-Stars Award 	Kevin Boyle, UMass Lowell
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Andrew Poturalski, New Hampshire
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Northeastern
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Nate Leaman, Providence
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player 	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player 	Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts-Lowell
All-Hockey East Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/16/three-forwards-three-defensemen-selected-to-hockey-east-all-rookie-team/	All-Hockey East Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/16/three-forwards-three-defensemen-selected-to-hockey-east-all-rookie-team/	All-Hockey East Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/16/three-forwards-three-defensemen-selected-to-hockey-east-all-rookie-team/
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Thatcher Demko, Boston College 	G 	Kevin Boyle, Massachusetts–Lowell
Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University 	D 	Jordan Gross, Notre Dame
Jake Walman, Providence 	D 	Ian McCoshen, Boston College
Ryan Fitzgerald, Boston College 	F 	Zach Aston-Reese, Northeastern
Mark Jankowski, Providence 	F 	Anders Bjork, Notre Dame
Danny O'Regan, Boston University 	F 	Max Letunov, Connecticut
Andrew Poturalski, New Hampshire 	F 	Colin White, Boston College
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Rookie Team
Nick Ellis, Providence 	G 	
Cal Petersen, Notre Dame 	G 	
Dylan Zink, Massachusetts–Lowell 	D 	Casey Fitzgerald, Boston College
 	D 	Charles McAvoy, Boston University
 	D 	Bobby Nardella, Notre Dame
Austin Cangelosi, Boston College 	F 	Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Boston University
Thomas DiPauli, Notre Dame 	F 	Max Letunov, Connecticut
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire 	F 	Colin White, Boston College
Ahti Oskanen, Boston University 	F 	
Nolan Stevens, Northeastern 	F 	
===NCHC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Brock Boeser, North Dakota
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Danton Heinen, Denver
Defenseman of the Year 	Defenseman of the Year 	Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State
Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State
Defensive Forward of the Year 	Defensive Forward of the Year 	Sean Kuraly, Miami
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Gabe Levin, Denver
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Brock Boeser, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Cal Decowski, Minnesota–Duluth
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Brad Berry, North Dakota
Tournament MVP 	Tournament MVP 	Mikey Eyssimont, St. Cloud State
All-NCHC Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/09/nchc-unveils-all-conference-squads-for-2015-16-season/	All-NCHC Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/09/nchc-unveils-all-conference-squads-for-2015-16-season/	All-NCHC Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/09/nchc-unveils-all-conference-squads-for-2015-16-season/
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State 	G 	Cam Johnson, North Dakota
Ethan Prow, St. Cloud State 	D 	Troy Stecher, North Dakota
Will Butcher, Denver 	D 	Andy Welinski, Minnesota–Duluth
Danton Heinen, Denver 	F 	Joey Benik, St. Cloud State
Brock Boeser, North Dakota 	F 	Jake Guentzel, Omaha
Drake Caggiula, North Dakota 	F 	Kalle Kossila, St. Cloud State
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Rookie Team
Kasimir Kaskisuo, Minnesota–Duluth 	G 	Evan Weninger, Omaha
Louie Belpedio, Miami 	D 	Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State
Paul LaDue, North Dakota 	D 	Will Borgen, St. Cloud State
Nick Schmaltz, North Dakota 	F 	Brock Boeser, North Dakota
Trevor Moore, Denver 	F 	Dylan Gambrell, Denver
Sean Kuraly, Miami 	F 	Jack Roslovic, Miami
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Casey Nelson, Minnesota State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Corey Mackin, Ferris State
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Cole Huggins, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech
Most Valuable Player in Tournament 	Most Valuable Player in Tournament 	Darren Smith, Ferris State
All-WCHA Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/11/michigan-tech-and-minnesota-state-head-up-wcha-award-winners/	All-WCHA Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/11/michigan-tech-and-minnesota-state-head-up-wcha-award-winners/	All-WCHA Teamshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/11/michigan-tech-and-minnesota-state-head-up-wcha-award-winners/
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Chris Nell, Bowling Green 	G 	Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech
Casey Nelson, Minnesota State 	D 	Matt Roy, Michigan Tech
Mark Friedman, Bowling Green 	D 	Sean Walker, Bowling Green
Alex Petan, Michigan Tech 	F 	Gerald Mayhew, Ferris State
Teodors Bļugers, Minnesota State 	F 	Darren Nowick, Northern Michigan
Tyler Morley, Alaska 	F 	Dominik Shine, Northern Michigan
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Gordon Defiel, Lake Superior State 	G 	Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan
Brandon Anselmini, Ferris State 	D 	Wyatt Ege, Alaska Anchorage
Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech 	D 	Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State
Mark Cooper, Bowling Green 	F 	Corey Mackin, Ferris State
Bryce Gervais, Minnesota State 	F 	Max Coatta, Minnesota State
Malcolm Gould, Michigan Tech 	F 	Jake Lucchini, Michigan Tech
Tyler Heinonen, Michigan Tech 	F 	–
===Hobey Baker Award===
Hobey Baker Award Finalistshttp://www.uscho.com/hobeywatch/2016/03/16/a-reaction-to-the-10-finalists-named-for-the-hobey-baker-award/
Player	Position 	School
 	Forward 	Michigan
 	Forward 	Michigan
 	Goaltender	Boston College
 	Forward 	Robert Morris
 	Goaltender	Yale
 	Forward 	Michigan
 	Forward 	Michigan Tech
 	Forward 	New Hampshire
 	Defenceman	St. Cloud State
 	Forward 	Harvard
===Mike Richter Award===
Mike Richter Award Finalistshttp://www.uscho.com/2016/03/16/five-dynamic-finalists-announced-for-2016-mike-richter-award/
Player	School
 	UMass Lowell
 	Boston College
 	North Dakota
 	St. Cloud State
 	Yale
==References==
 
NCAA