1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1985 and concluded with the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 29, 1986 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 39th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 91st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
The 1985–86 season was the first for the Great West Hockey Conference.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Empire Cup 	November 29–30	4 	St. Lawrence
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	November 29–30	4 	Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational 	December 27–28	4 	RIT
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 28–29	4 	Michigan State
Key Bank Tournament 	December 28–29	4 	Toronto
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 30–31	4 	Vermont
Thunderbird Centennial Classic	January 3–4 	4 	Cornell
Beanpot 	February 3, 10	4 	Boston University
===Standings===
==1986 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
 	Senior 	Western Michigan	42	42	62	104	48
 	Senior 	Denver 	47	32	67	99 	18
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	44	59	38	97 	65
 	Junior 	Denver 	48	40	49	89 	48
 	Sophomore	Minnesota−Duluth	42	52	32	84 	46
 	Junior 	Western Michigan	44	33	51	84 	20
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	48	41	42	83 	64
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	48	32	48	80 	113
 	Senior 	Western Michigan	42	43	36	79 	78
 	Senior 	Boston College 	42	38	41	79 	48
===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
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	29	1588	20	6 	0 	80 	2 	.890	3.02
 	Junior 	Lake Superior State	20	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	- 	3.03
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	30	1815	20	7 	3 	92 	1 	.914	3.04
 	Junior 	Vermont 	29	1697	15	12	1 	87 	1 	.898	3.08
 	Junior 	Denver 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	.900	3.12
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	31	1881	18	10	3 	101	0 	.888	3.22
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	23	1333	17	4 	1 	74 	1 	.881	3.33
 	Junior 	Boston University 	25	1651	- 	- 	- 	93 	- 	.893	3.38
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	20	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	.886	3.47
 	Junior 	Boston University 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.894	3.48
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Scott Fusco, Harvard
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Ralph Backstrom, Denver
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Mike Donnelly, Michigan State
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Doug Dadswell, Cornell 	G 	Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green
Cliff Abrecht, Princeton 	D 	Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan
Mike Dark, Rensselaer 	D 	Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth
Scott Fusco, Harvard 	F 	Dallas Gaume, Denver
Scott Harlow, Boston College 	F 	Mike Donnelly, Michigan State
Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell 	F 	Dan Dorion, Western Michigan
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
Grant Blair, Harvard 	G 	Bill Horn, Western Michigan
Chris Terreri, Providence 	G 	Chris Olson, Denver
Mark Benning, Harvard 	D 	Don McSween, Michigan State
Jay Octeau, Boston University 	D 	Scott Sandelin, North Dakota
Andy Otto, Clarkson 	D 	
Doug Brown, Boston College 	F 	Jim Smith, Denver
John Cullen, Boston University 	F 	Matt Christensen, Minnesota-Duluth
Clark Donatelli, Boston University	F 	Dwight Mathiasen, Michigan State
Randy Wood, Yale 	F 	Corey Millen, Minnesota
 	F 	Jamie Wansborough, Bowling Green
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Dan Dorion, Western Michigan
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Joe Murphy, Michigan State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bill Wilkinson, Western Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Bill Horn, Western Michigan
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green 	G 	Bob Essensa, Michigan State
Don McSween, Michigan State 	D 	Brian McKee, Bowling Green
Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan 	D 	Chris MacDonald, Western Michigan
Mike Donnelly, Michigan State 	F 	Paul Ysebaert, Bowling Green
Jamie Wansborough, Bowling Green	F 	Brad Jones, Michigan
Dan Dorion, Western Michigan 	F 	Stu Burnie, Western Michigan
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Scott Fusco, Harvard
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	John Messuri, Princeton
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Doug Dadswell, Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Tom Draper, Vermont 	G 	Doug Dadswell, Cornell
Mike Dark, Rensselaer 	D 	Randy Taylor, Harvard
Cliff Abrecht, Princeton	D 	Mark Benning, Harvard
 	D 	Chris Norton, Cornell
Scott Fusco, Harvard 	F 	Gerard Waslen, Colgate
Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell 	F 	Bob Logan, Yale
Randy Wood, Yale 	F 	Tim Smith, Harvard
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Scott Harlow, Boston College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Al Loring, Maine
 	 	Scott Young, Boston University
Coach of the Year Award 	Coach of the Year Award 	Jack Parker, Boston University
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Peter Marshall, Boston University
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Scott Gordon, Boston College 	G 	Terry Taillefer, Boston University
Scott Shaunessy, Boston University	D 	Bob Emery, Boston College
Claude Lodin, Northeastern 	D 	Paul Fitzsimmons, Northeastern
David Quinn, Boston University 	D 	
Scott Harlow, Boston College 	F 	Gord Cruickshank, Providence
John Cullen, Boston University 	F 	Doug Brown, Boston College
Jay Heinbuck, Northeastern 	F 	Clark Donatelli, Boston University
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Dallas Gaume, Denver
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Mike Richter, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Ralph Backstrom, Denver
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
John Blue, Minnesota 	G 	Tom Allen, Denver
Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth	D 	Marty Wiitala, Wisconsin
Scott Sandelin, North Dakota 	D 	Rob Doyle, Colorado College
Dallas Gaume, Denver 	F 	Corey Millen, Minnesota
Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan	F 	Pat Micheletti, Minnesota
Brett Hull, Minnesota-Duluth 	F 	Dwight Mathiasen, Denver
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1985–86 NCAA Standings
Category:NCAA seasons
Category:1986 in hockey