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.
The top 20 from USCHO.com, October 1, 2012, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 24, 2012.[1] [2] First place votes are in parentheses.
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#15 Niagara
27
20
5
2
42
92
60
37
23
9
5
115
93
Air Force
27
15
7
5
35
92
56
37
17
13
7
120
92
Holy Cross
27
15
9
3
33
83
79
37
20
14
3
111
106
Connecticut
27
14
10
3
31
77
70
37
19
14
4
102
94
Robert Morris
27
13
11
3
29
85
85
38
20
14
4
118
105
Mercyhurst
27
12
11
2
28
90
73
41
19
17
5
128
112
Canisius *
27
12
13
2
26
71
69
42
19
18
5
110
100
RIT
27
11
12
4
26
88
89
38
15
18
5
122
126
American International
27
9
12
6
24
72
78
35
12
17
6
88
112
Bentley
27
10
14
3
23
85
87
35
12
20
3
108
116
Army
27
7
15
5
19
64
92
34
7
22
5
73
121
Sacred Heart
27
2
21
4
8
67
128
36
2
30
4
83
182
Championship: March 23, 2013 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#3 Miami (OH)
28
17
7
4
4
59
75
50
40
24
11
5
101
69
#9 Notre Dame *
28
17
8
3
2
56
90
64
40
25
12
3
118
86
#12 Western Michigan
28
15
7
6
3
54
63
55
38
19
11
8
87
78
Ohio State
28
13
10
5
1
45
71
63
40
16
17
7
95
96
Ferris State
28
13
12
3
1
43
67
63
37
16
16
5
96
89
Alaska
28
12
13
3
1
40
73
79
37
17
16
4
95
97
#20 Michigan
28
10
15
3
3
36
81
96
40
18
19
3
129
130
Lake Superior State
28
11
16
1
1
35
65
77
39
17
21
1
92
109
Bowling Green
28
10
15
3
1
34
65
75
41
15
21
5
100
105
Northern Michigan
28
9
15
4
1
32
64
79
38
15
19
4
90
109
Michigan State
28
9
18
1
0
28
57
70
42
14
25
3
87
115
Championship: March 24, 2013 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#2 Quinnipiac
22
17
2
3
37
73
32
39
27
7
5
117
63
#19 Rensselaer
22
12
7
3
27
61
49
37
18
14
5
106
88
#11 Yale
22
12
9
1
25
60
62
33
18
12
3
93
91
#18 Union *
22
10
8
4
24
64
52
38
21
12
5
117
79
Dartmouth
22
9
9
4
22
56
57
34
15
14
5
94
88
St. Lawrence
22
9
9
4
22
60
68
38
18
16
4
107
109
Brown
22
7
9
6
20
54
51
36
16
14
6
90
85
Princeton
22
8
10
4
20
52
60
31
10
16
5
72
89
Cornell
22
8
11
3
19
49
55
34
15
16
3
83
91
Clarkson
22
8
11
3
19
58
67
36
9
20
7
89
113
Colgate
22
6
13
3
15
52
66
36
14
18
4
109
102
Harvard
22
6
14
2
14
45
65
32
10
19
3
73
101
Championship: March 23, 2013 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#5 UMass Lowell *
27
16
9
2
34
81
63
38
26
10
2
113
79
#4 Boston College
27
15
9
3
33
88
72
37
22
11
4
127
102
#17 Boston University
27
15
10
2
32
82
73
39
21
16
2
120
110
#16 Providence
27
13
8
6
32
75
63
38
17
14
7
105
90
#10 New Hampshire
27
13
8
6
32
81
58
37
19
11
7
117
86
Merrimack
27
13
11
3
29
68
66
38
15
17
6
91
98
Maine
27
7
12
8
22
57
72
38
11
19
8
77
104
Vermont
27
8
13
6
22
60
80
36
11
19
6
82
110
Massachusetts
27
9
16
2
20
72
79
34
12
19
3
93
102
Northeastern
27
5
18
4
14
59
97
34
9
21
4
81
118
Championship: March 23, 2013 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2013.[3]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player
Class
Team
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Walters, Ryan Ryan Walters
Junior
Nebraska–Omaha
39
22
30
52
20
Carey, Greg Greg Carey
Junior
St. Lawrence
38
28
23
51
40
Kristo, Danny Danny Kristo
Senior
North Dakota
37
24
26
50
22
LeBlanc, Drew Drew LeBlanc
Senior
St. Cloud State
38
13
37
50
14
Gaudreau, Johnny Johnny Gaudreau
Sophomore
Boston College
33
20
29
49
22
Haula, Erik Erik Haula
Junior
Minnesota
35
16
33
49
14
Schwartz, Rylan Rylan Schwartz
Senior
Colorado College
38
17
31
48
35
Knight, Corban Corban Knight
Senior
North Dakota
38
15
33
48
40
Flanagan, Kyle Kyle Flanagan
Senior
St. Lawrence
35
15
32
47
42
Leitner, Matt Matt Leitner
Sophomore
Minnesota State
39
17
28
45
47
Whitney, Steven Steven Whitney
Senior
Boston College
38
26
19
45
54
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.[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
Award[4]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Drew LeBlanc , St. Cloud State
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
Drew LeBlanc, St. Cloud State
Defensive Player of the Year
Nick Jensen , St. Cloud State
Rookie of the Year
Stephon Williams , Minnesota State
Scoring Champion
Ryan Walters , Nebraska–Omaha
Goaltending Champion
Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year
Mike Hastings , Minnesota State
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
Award[5]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Eric Hartzell , Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Forward
Greg Miller , Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman
Zach Davies , Quinnipiac
Rookie of the Year
Jason Kasdorf , Rensselaer
Goaltender of the Year
Eric Hartzell, Quinnipiac
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year)
Rand Pecknold , Quinnipiac
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
All-CCHA Teams[6]
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 All-Star Teams[7]
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 All-Conference Teams[8]
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
↑ "USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll - October 1, 2012 ", USCHO.com, October 1, 2012. Retrieved on October 17, 2012.
↑ "Preseason: Men's College Hockey Poll ", USA Hockey, September 24, 2012. Retrieved on October 16, 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2012-2013 . USCHO.com (2013-03-17).
↑ Western Collegiate Hockey Association (March 14, 2013). ST. CLOUD STATE'S DREW LEBLANC HONORED AS BOTH WCHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT 2012-13 MEN'S AWARD WINNERS . Press release .
↑ "Quinnipiac Cleans Up ECAC Awards ", College Hockey News, March 21, 2013.
↑ "News - CCHA Announces All-Conference Teams ", Central Collegiate Hockey Association , March 13, 2013.
↑ "HOCKEY EAST ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 ALL-STAR TEAMS ", Hockey East , March 21, 2013.
↑ "Atlantic Hockey Names All-Conference Teams ", Atlantic Hockey , March 19, 2013.