The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 2011 and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 's championship game on April 7, 2012 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida . This was the 65th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 117th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Pre-season polls [ ]
The top 20 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports, September 26, 2011, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 26, 2011.[1] [2] First place votes are in parentheses.
Regular season [ ]
Standings [ ]
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#16 Air Force *
27
15
6
6
36
85
52
39
21
11
7
119
83
Niagara
27
14
6
7
35
80
53
37
17
11
9
101
81
RIT
27
14
7
6
34
72
52
39
20
13
6
99
86
Mercyhurst
27
15
8
4
34
79
68
40
20
16
4
111
116
Holy Cross
27
15
8
4
34
93
70
39
20
15
4
120
107
Bentley
27
13
7
7
33
81
59
40
16
16
8
114
109
Robert Morris
27
13
9
5
31
72
58
39
17
17
5
102
103
Connecticut
27
12
12
3
27
78
67
39
16
19
4
112
105
Canisius
27
10
14
3
23
54
74
36
10
22
4
66
111
American International
27
6
18
3
15
57
98
37
8
26
3
82
137
Sacred Heart
27
4
20
3
11
66
122
37
6
28
3
84
173
Army
27
3
19
5
11
52
96
34
4
23
7
65
120
Championship: Air Force 4 , RIT 0 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#3 Union *
22
14
4
4
32
76
38
41
26
8
7
143
75
#10 Cornell
22
12
4
6
30
66
46
35
19
9
7
100
79
#18 Harvard
22
8
5
9
25
61
59
34
13
10
11
106
100
Colgate
22
11
10
1
23
60
57
39
19
17
3
121
113
Quinnipiac
22
9
8
5
23
60
57
40
20
14
6
122
98
Yale
22
10
10
2
22
74
61
35
16
16
3
123
106
Clarkson
22
9
9
4
22
57
60
39
16
17
6
105
109
St. Lawrence
22
10
11
1
21
50
64
36
14
19
3
88
120
Dartmouth
22
8
11
3
19
63
74
33
13
16
4
93
102
Rensselaer
22
7
12
3
17
43
61
39
12
24
3
78
111
Princeton
22
6
12
4
16
58
72
32
9
16
7
85
105
Brown
22
5
13
4
14
54
75
32
9
18
5
75
97
Championship: Union 3 , Harvard 1 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Player stats [ ]
Scoring leaders [ ]
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2012.[3]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player
Class
Team
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Abbott, Spencer Spencer Abbott
Senior
Maine
38
20
41
61
34
Connolly, Jack Jack Connolly
Senior
Minnesota–Duluth
39
19
39
58
26
Smith, Austin Austin Smith
Senior
Colgate
39
36
21
57
32
Shore, Drew Drew Shore
Junior
Denver
41
21
31
52
45
Oleksuk, Travis Travis Oleksuk
Senior
Minnesota–Duluth
39
21
30
51
4
Wagner, Chris Chris Wagner
Sophomore
Colgate
38
17
34
51
12
Gensler, Brett Brett Gensler
Sophomore
Bentley
40
23
27
50
38
Zengerle, Mark Mark Zengerle
Sophomore
Wisconsin
37
13
37
50
38
Smith, Reilly Reilly Smith
Junior
Miami (OH)
38
30
18
48
22
Diamond, Joey Joey Diamond
Junior
Maine
36
25
22
47
117
Leading goaltenders [ ]
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 19, 2012 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.[3]
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
Knapp, Connor Connor Knapp
Senior
Miami (OH)
23
1286:42
15
7
0
34
5
.937
1.59
Noonan, Chris Chris Noonan
Senior
Niagara
26
1452:26
14
6
5
39
4
.944
1.61
Grosenick, Troy Troy Grosenick
Sophomore
Union
31
1743:53
20
5
3
48
6
.936
1.65
Torf, Jason Jason Torf
Sophomore
Air Force
18
978:46
8
4
2
28
5
.928
1.72
Milner, Parker Parker Milner
Junior
Boston College
30
1816:00
25
5
0
55
3
.931
1.82
Madolora, Shane Shane Madolora
Junior
RIT
32
1960:44
18
9
5
63
7
.931
1.93
Hunwick, Shawn Shawn Hunwick
Senior
Michigan
39
2337:08
24
11
3
77
7
.933
1.98
Slubowski, Frank Frank Slubowski
Freshman
Western Michigan
31
1864:52
17
10
4
63
3
.910
2.03
Carr, Doug Doug Carr
Sophomore
Massachusetts–Lowell
31
1850:33
21
9
1
64
4
.930
2.08
Iles, Andy Andy Iles
Sophomore
Cornell
33
2057:16
18
8
7
73
6
.918
2.13
Awards [ ]
CCHA [ ]
All-CCHA Teams[4]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Taylor Nelson , Ferris State
G
Shawn Hunwick , Michigan
Chad Billins , Ferris State
D
Dan DeKeyser , Western Michigan
Torey Krug , Michigan State
D
Matt Tennyson , Western Michigan
Tyler Gron , Northern Michigan
F
Justin Florek , Northern Michigan
Reilly Smith , Miami (OH)
F
Jordie Johnston , Ferris State
T. J. Tynan , Notre Dame
F
Cody Kunyk , Alaska
WCHA [ ]
Award[5]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
Brad Eidsness , North Dakota
Defensive Player of the Year
Justin Schultz , Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
Scoring Champion
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
Goaltending Champion
Kent Patterson , Minnesota
Coach of the Year
Mel Pearson , Michigan Tech
All-WCHA Teams
First Team
Position
Second Team
Kent Patterson , Minnesota
G
Kenny Reiter , Minnesota–Duluth
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
D
Gabe Guentzel , Colorado College
Justin Schultz , Wisconsin
D
Nate Schmidt , Minnesota
Nick Bjugstad , Minnesota
F
Jaden Schwartz , Colorado College
J. T. Brown , Minnesota–Duluth
F
Drew Shore , Denver
Jack Connolly , Minnesota–Duluth
F
Jason Zucker , Denver
Third Team
Position
Rookie Team
Josh Thorimbert , Colorado College
G
Juho Olkinuora , Denver
Ben Blood , North Dakota
D
Joey LaLeggia , Denver
Nick Jensen , St. Cloud State
D
Andrew Prochno , St. Cloud State
Brock Nelson , North Dakota
F
Jean-Paul Lafontain , Minnesota State
Travis Oleksuk , Minnesota–Duluth
F
Jayson Megna , Nebraska–Omaha
Mark Zengerle , Wisconsin
F
Kyle Rau , Minnesota
ECAC [ ]
Award[6]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Austin Smith , Colgate
Best Defensive Forward
Kelly Zajac , Union
Best Defensive Defenseman
Danny Biega , Harvard
Rookie of the Year
Brian Ferlin , Cornell
Goaltender of the Year
Troy Grosenick , Union
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year)
Rick Bennett , Union
All-ECAC Teams
First Team
Position
Second Team
Troy Grosenick , Union
G
Andy Iles , Cornell
Danny Biega , Harvard
D
Nick D'Agostino , Cornell
Mat Bodie , Union
D
Michael Sdao , Princeton
Alex Killorn , Harvard
F
Jack MacLellan , Brown
Brian O'Neill , Yale
F
Chris Wagner , Colgate
Austin Smith , Colgate
F
Jeremy Welsh , Union
Third Team
Position
Rookie Team
Paul Karpowich , Clarkson
G
Steve Michalek , Harvard
Thomas Larkin , Colgate
D
Patrick McNally , Harvard
Patrick McNally , Harvard
D
Shayne Gostisbehere , Union
Connor Jones , Quinnipiac
F
Matthew Peca , Quinnipiac
Kyle Flanagan , St. Lawrence
F
Brian Ferlin , Cornell
Kelly Zajac , Union
F
Chris Martin , St. Lawrence
AHC [ ]
Atlantic Hockey First Team All-Conference
Hockey East [ ]
2011-2012 Hockey East First-Team All-Stars
Joe Cannata , Goaltender: Joe Cannata, Merrimack (Sr., Wakefield, Mass.)
Adam Clendening , Defense: Boston University (So., Wheatfield, N.Y.)
Brian Dumoulin , Defense: Boston College (Jr., Biddeford, Maine)
Spencer Abbott , Forward: Maine (Sr., Hamilton, Ont.) (unanimous selection)
Barry Almeida , Forward: Boston College (Sr., Springfield, Mass.)
Brian Flynn , Forward: Maine (Sr., Lynnfield, Mass.)
Team Photos [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
↑ "USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll - September 26, 2011 ", USCHO.com, 2011-09-26. Retrieved on 2011-11-07.
↑ "USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll - September 26, 2011 ", USCHO.com, 2011-09-26. Retrieved on 2011-11-07.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2011-2012 . USCHO.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-07.
↑ "Three Ferris State players honored with All-Conference selections ", Central Collegiate Hockey Association , March 7, 2012. Retrieved on March 14, 2012.
↑ Western Collegiate Hockey Association (March 8, 2012). UMD’s Jack Connolly Named WCHA Player of the Year, UND’s Brad Eidsness is WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year to Highlight 2011-12 Men’s Individual Award Winners (PDF). Press release . Retrieved on March 14, 2012 .
↑ "League Announces Regular-season Awards ", ECAC Hockey , March 17, 2012.
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