2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 6, 2012 and concluded with the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 13, 2013 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the 66th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 118th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Pre-season polls==
The top 20 from USCHO.com, October 1, 2012, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 24, 2012. First place votes are in parentheses.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"	USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	USCHO.com/CBS College Sports
Ranking	Team 	
1 	Boston College (35) 	
2 	Minnesota (12) 	
3 	Michigan (3) 	
4 	North Dakota 	
5 	Union 	
6 	Cornell 	
7 	Massachusetts–Lowell 	
8 	Denver 	
9 	Miami (OH) 	
10 	Western Michigan 	
11 	Ferris State 	
12 	Minnesota–Duluth 	
13 	Boston University 	
14 	Notre Dame 	
15 	Maine 	
16 	Michigan State 	
17 	Harvard 	
18 	Wisconsin 	
19 	Air Force 	
20 	Colorado College 	
==Regular season==
===Standings===
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2013.
 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Junior 	Nebraska–Omaha 	39	22	30	52 	20
 	Junior 	St. Lawrence 	38	28	23	51 	40
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	37	24	26	50 	22
 	Senior 	St. Cloud State 	38	13	37	50 	14
 	Sophomore	Boston College 	33	20	29	49 	22
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	35	16	33	49 	14
 	Senior 	Colorado College	38	17	31	48 	35
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	38	15	33	48 	40
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	35	15	32	47 	42
 	Sophomore	Minnesota State 	39	17	28	45 	47
 	Senior 	Boston College 	38	26	19	45 	54
===Leading goaltenders===
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2013 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
 	Freshman	Miami (OH) 	20	1150:04	12	5	2	23	4 	.954	1.20
 	Freshman	Massachusetts–Lowell	19	1090:12	16	2	0	27	4 	.944	1.49
 	Senior 	Quinnipiac 	36	2163:14	26	5	5	54	5 	.935	1.50
 	Freshman	Rensselaer 	23	1329:43	14	5	2	36	4 	.935	1.62
 	Junior 	Niagara 	33	1984:38	23	5	5	60	6 	.941	1.81
==Awards==
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year	Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year	Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Ryan Walters, Nebraska–Omaha
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Stephon Williams, Minnesota State 	G 	Juho Olkinuora, Denver
Nate Schmidt, Minnesota 	D 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State 	D 	Mike Boivin, Colorado College
Ryan Walters, Nebraska–Omaha 	F 	Corban Knight, North Dakota
Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State 	F 	Erik Haula, Minnesota
Danny Kristo, North Dakota 	F 	Rylan Schwartz, Colorado College
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Adam Wilcox, Minnesota 	G 	Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Andrej Sustr, Nebraska–Omaha 	D 	Nolan Zajac, Denver
Jake McCabe, Wisconsin 	D 	Andrew Welinski, Minnesota–Duluth
Matt Leitner, Minnesota State 	F 	Tony Cameranesi, Minnesota–Duluth
Nick Bjugstad, Minnesota 	F 	Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
Eriah Hayes, Minnesota State 	F 	Rocco Grimaldi, North Dakota
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Greg Miller, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Zach Davies, Quinnipiac
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year)	Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year)	Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
All-ECAC Teams 	All-ECAC Teams 	All-ECAC Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac 	G 	Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Nick Bailen, Rensselaer 	D 	Mike Keenan, Dartmouth
George Hughes, St. Lawrence 	D 	Shayne Gostisbehere, Union
Greg Carey, St. Lawrence 	F 	Kenny Agostino, Yale
Kyle Flanagan, St. Lawrence 	F 	Andrew Calof, Princeton
Andrew Miller, Yale 	F 	Matt Lorito, Brown
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Anthony Borelli, Brown 	G 	Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer
Mat Bodie, Union 	D 	Paul Geiger, Clarkson
Zach Davies, Quinnipiac 	D 	Ryan Obuchowski, Yale
Daniel Carr, Union 	F 	Kyle Baun, Colgate
Jeremy Langlois, Quinnipiac 	F 	Tylor Spink, Colgate
Greg Miller, Cornell 	F 	Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
===CCHA===
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Brady Hjelle, Ohio State 	G 	Frank Slubowski, Western Michigan
Jacob Trouba, Michigan 	D 	Luke Witkowski, Western Michigan
Dan DeKeyser, Western Michigan	D 	Bobby Shea, Bowling Green
Austin Czarnik, Miami (OH) 	F 	Tanner Fritz, Ohio State
Anders Lee, Notre Dame 	F 	Ryan Carpenter, Ferris State
Riley Barber, Miami (OH) 	F 	Andy Taranto, Alaska
===Hockey East===
Hockey East All-Star Teams 	Hockey East All-Star Teams	Hockey East All-Star Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Jon Gillies, Providence 	G 	Connor Hellebuyck, UMass Lowell
Chad Ruhwedel, UMass Lowell 	D 	Jordan Heywood, Merrimack
Trevor van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire	D 	Patrick Wey, Boston College
Mike Collins, Merrimack 	F 	Joseph Pendenza, UMass Lowell
John Gaudreau, Boston College 	F 	Evan Rodrigues, Boston University
Steven Whitney, Boston College 	F 	Riley Wetmore, UMass Lowell
===Atlantic Hockey===
Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams	Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams	Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Carsen Chubak, Niagara 	G 	Ben Meisner, American International
Nick Jones, Mercyhurst 	D 	Dan Weiss, Niagara
Chris Saracino, RIT 	D 	Steve Weinstein, Bentley
Kyle De Laurell, Air Force 	F 	Ryan Misiak, Mercyhurst
Giancarlo Iuorio, Niagara 	F 	Adam Pleskach, American International
Brett Gensler, Bentley 	F 	Adam Brace, Robert Morris
==Team Photos==
12-13RMUCol.jpg|Robert Morris Colonials (Atlantic Hockey)
12-13NDameFI.jpg|Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA champions)
12-13UMD.jpg|Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)
12-13Dartmouth.jpg|Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC)
12-13MaiBlaBea.jpg|Maine Black Bears (Hockey East)
12-13OhSTBuckeyes.jpg|Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)
12-13Vermont.jpg|Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East)
12-13AlaAnchorSeawolves.jpg|Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (WCHA)
12-13CornellBigRed.jpg|Cornell Big Red (ECAC)
12-13Mercyhurst.jpg|Mercyhurst Lakers (Atlantic Hockey)
12-13Niagara.jpg|Niagara Purple Eagles (Atlantic Hockey)
12-13Northeastern.jpg|Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)
`12-13Merrimack.jpg|Merrimack Warriors (Hockey East)
12-13MinnState.jpg|Minnesota State Mavericks (WCHA)
12-13MiamiRH.jpg|Miami RedHawks (CCHA)
12-13Colgate.jpg|Colgate Raiders (ECAC)
12-13Quinnipac.jpg|Quinnipiac Bobcats
12-13Union.jpg|Union Dutchmen (ECAC)
12-13RIT.jpg|RIT Tigers (Atlantic Hockey)
12-13BosCollEagles.jpg|Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)
12-13BosUnivTerriers.jpg|Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
12-13ProvidenceFriars.jpg|Providence Friars (Hockey East)
12-13UMass-Lowell.jpg|UMass-Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East)
12-13LSLakers.jpg|Lake Superior Lakers (CCHA)
12-13PennState.jpg|Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent)
==References==
==External links==
*USCHO.com
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