1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men i 1986 Detroit December 2015 59 (Joe Louis Arena).jpg The Joe Louis Arena served as the host for the 1987 Frozen Four October 1986–March 28, 1987 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan North Dakota Tony Hrkac North Dakota The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1986 and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 28, 1987 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 40th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 93rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. Notre Dame and Kent State formed the ACHA with two other schools, however, the two other universities didn't play at the Division I level and its standings are not official. Season Outlook Pre-season polls The top teams in the nation. The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches before the start of the season. The College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WMEB poll was voted on by media after the season started. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Minnesota (5)2 Michigan State (4)3 North Dakota (1)4 Boston University5 Denver6 Harvard7 Bowling Green8 Boston College9 Wisconsin10 Northern Michigan CHSB / WMEB PollRankTeam1 Boston University (6)2 Minnesota (2)3 Michigan State (1)4 Bowling Green (1)5 Harvard6 (tie) Denver (1)6 (tie) Cornell8 North Dakota9 Northern Michigan10 Wisconsin Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Rensselaer Holiday Tournament November 28–29 4 Ferris State Jeep/Nissan Classic December 20–21 4 Minnesota Syracuse Invitational December 26–27 4 Bowling Green Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Western Michigan Schweppes Invitational December 27–28 4 Ohio State Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 New Hampshire Phoenix Mutual Classic January 2–3 4 Cornell Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Boston University Standings 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed CCHA 2014-06-292008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2008-09/Media_Guide_Files/Mens_Guide_155-178 ECAC Hockey 2014-06-29 June 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160624155828/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2008-09/Media_Guide_Files/Mens_Guide_155-178 dead2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide Hockey East 2014-06-292008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-29 Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 North Dakota (8)2 Boston College3 Bowling Green (2)4 Harvard5 Minnesota6 Michigan State7 Lowell8 St. Lawrence9 Lake Superior State10 Yale CHSB / WMEB Media PollRankingTeam1 North Dakota (10)2 Boston College3 Minnesota4 Michigan State Harvard6 Bowling Green Lowell8 Maine9 St. Lawrence10 Lake Superior State 1987 NCAA Tournament 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2/1 score QuarterfinalsMarch 20–21 SemifinalsMarch 26–27 National ChampionshipMarch 28 Third-place game E1 Boston College 1 3 4 W4 Minnesota 4 2 6 W2 Michigan State 6 5 11 E3 Maine 2 3 5 W1 North Dakota 3 6 9 E4 St. Lawrence 1 3 4 E2 Harvard 7 3 10 W3 Bowling Green 1 0 1 W4 Minnesota 3 W2 Michigan State 5 W1 North Dakota 5 E2 Harvard 2 W2 Michigan State 3 W1 North Dakota 5 W4 Minnesota 6 E2 Harvard 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 PIMTony Hrkac Sophomore North Dakota 48 46 70 116 48Mitch Messier Senior Michigan State 45 44 48 92 89Bob Joyce ice hockey Junior North Dakota 48 52 37 89 42Wayne Gagné Senior Western Michigan 43 13 76 89 38Rick Brebant Junior Ohio State 42 35 51 86 50Paul Ysebaert Junior Bowling Green 45 27 58 85 44Craig Janney Sophomore Boston College 37 28 55 83 6Kevin Miller Kevin Miller (ice hockey) Junior Michigan State 45 25 56 81 63Bill Shibicky Senior Michigan State 42 43 36 79 100Rob Bryden Senior Western Michigan 43 46 32 78 82Brad Jones Brad Jones (ice hockey) Senior Michigan 40 32 46 78 64 1986-87 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1986 Elite Prospects 2016-06-04 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% GAARichard McEvoy Richard McEvoy (ice hockey) Senior Harvard 24 1460 19 5 0 54 4 .915 2.22Ed Belfour Freshman North Dakota 33 2049 29 4 0 81 3 .915 2.43Bob Essensa Senior Michigan State 25 1381 19 3 1 64 0 .884 2.78Scott Yearwood Junior St. Lawrence 28 1456 - - - 72 1 .905 2.94John Fletcher John Fletcher (ice hockey) Freshman Clarkson 23 1240 11 8 - 62 4 .907 3.00Scott King Scott King (ice hockey, born 1967) Freshman Maine 21 1111 11 6 1 58 0 .894 3.13John Blue John Blue (ice hockey) Junior Minnesota 33 1889 21 9 1 99 3 .889 3.14Brad Ryan Junior Illinois-Chicago 16 925 9 4 1 49 0 .889 3.18Gary Kruzich Senior Bowling Green 38 1564 28 7 2 123 0 .883 3.31Gavin Armstrong Gavin Armstrong (ice hockey) Freshman Rensselaer 26 1387 11 13 1 79 1 .889 3.42 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientHobey Baker Memorial Award Tony Hrkac, North DakotaSpencer Penrose Award Gino Gasparini, North DakotaMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Tony Hrkac, North DakotaAHCA All-American TeamsMen's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 East First Team   Position   West First Team Bruce Racine, Northeastern G Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green Mark Benning, Harvard D Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan Brian Leetch, Boston College D Ian Kidd, North Dakota Craig Janney, Boston College F Tony Hrkac, North Dakota Lane MacDonald, Harvard F Bob Joyce, North Dakota Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell F Mitch Messier, Michigan State East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Scott Yearwood, St. Lawrence G Ed Belfour, North Dakota Hank Lammens, Harvard D Rob Doyle, Colorado College Eric Weinrich, Maine D Don McSween, Michigan State Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence F Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan Jon Morris, Lowell F Tony Granato, Wisconsin Kevin Stevens, Boston College F Brad Jones, Michigan CCHA AwardsCCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Wayne Gagné, Western MichiganRookie of the Year Nelson Emerson, Bowling GreenCoach of the Year Val Belmonte, Illinois-ChicagoMost Valuable Player in Tournament Bobby Reynolds, Michigan StateAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Gary Kruzich, Bowling Green G Bill Horn, Western Michigan Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan D Brian McKee, Bowling Green Don McSween, Michigan State D Jeff Norton, Michigan Mitch Messier, Michigan State F Paul Ysebaert, Bowling Green Brad Jones, Michigan F Bill Shibicky, Michigan State Iain Duncan, Bowling Green F Rob Bryden, Western Michigan ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Joe Nieuwendyk, CornellRookie of the Year John Fletcher, ClarksonCoach of the Year Tim Taylor, YaleMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Lane MacDonald, HarvardAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Mike O'Neill, Yale G Scott Yearwood, St. Lawrence G Wayne Crowley, Colgate Randy Taylor, Harvard D Hank Lammens, St. Lawrence Mark Benning, Harvard D Dave Baseggio, Yale Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell F Tim Barakett, Harvard Lane MacDonald, Harvard F Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence Bob Kudelski, Yale F John Messuri, Princeton Hockey East AwardHockey East Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Brian Leetch, Boston CollegeRookie of the Year Brian Leetch, Boston CollegeCoach of the Year Award Bill Riley Jr., LowellWilliam Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Brian Leetch, Boston CollegeAll-Hockey East TeamsHockey East All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013Hockey East All-Rookie Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_roo.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Bruce Racine, Northeastern G Dave Delfino, Lowell Brian Leetch, Boston College D Jack Capuano, Maine Eric Weinrich, Maine D Paul Ames, Lowell Craig Janney, Boston College F Dan Shea, Boston College Jon Morris, Lowell F Gord Cruickshank, Providence Kevin Stevens, Boston College F John Cullen, Boston University Rookie Team   Position   Matt Merten, Providence G Brian Leetch, Boston College D Greg Brown, Boston College D Dave Capuano, Maine F Randy LeBrasseur, Lowell F Rick Bennett, Providence F WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Tony Hrkac, North DakotaFreshman of the Year Dave Shields, DenverStudent-Athlete of the Year Tony Granato, WisconsinCoach of the Year Gino Gasparini, North DakotaAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Ed Belfour, North Dakota G Mike Richter, Wisconsin Rob Doyle, Colorado College D Todd Richards, Minnesota Ian Kidd, North Dakota D Guy Gosselin, Minnesota-Duluth Tony Hrkac, North Dakota F Rick Boh, Colorado College Bob Joyce, North Dakota F Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan F Corey Millen, Minnesota F Tony Granato, Wisconsin 1987 NHL entry draft 1987 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 19 Bryan Deasley Michigan CCHA white Calgary Flames 2 30 Jeff Harding Jeff Harding (ice hockey) † Michigan State CCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 2 33 John LeClair † Vermont ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 2 42 Brad Werenka Northern Michigan WCHA white Edmonton Oilers 3 63 Geoff Smith Geoff Smith (ice hockey) † North Dakota WCHA white Edmonton Oilers 4 65 Brian Sullivan Brian Sullivan (ice hockey) † Northeastern Hockey East white New Jersey Devils 4 66 Doug Torrel 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 4 69 Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan (ice hockey) Boston University Hockey East white New York Rangers 4 70 Tim Harris 1 † Lake Superior State CCHA white Calgary Flames 4 71 Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (ice hockey) † Boston University Hockey East white Toronto Maple Leafs 4 72 Kip Miller Michigan State CCHA white Quebec Nordiques 4 73 John Weisbrod † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Minnesota North Stars 4 79 Don McLennan 1 Denver WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 4 80 Kris Miller 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 4 82 Andy Rymsha Western Michigan CCHA white St. Louis Blues 4 84 John Bradley 1 † Boston University Hockey East white Buffalo Sabres 5 85 Dave Pergola 1 † Boston College Hockey East white Buffalo Sabres 5 86 Kevin Dean Kevin Dean (ice hockey) † New Hampshire Hockey East white New Jersey Devils 5 87 Sean Fabian 1 † Minnesota WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 5 90 Mike Vukonich 1 † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Los Angeles Kings 5 91 Mike Eastwood † Western Michigan CCHA white Toronto Maple Leafs 5 93 Rob Mendel 1 Wisconsin WCHA white Quebec Nordiques 5 94 Erik O'Borsky 1 Yale ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 5 96 Ken Gernander † Minnesota WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 5 98 Ted Donato † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 5 100 Darrin Amundson 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 5 101 Steve McCool 1 † Boston College Hockey East white Montreal Canadiens 5 102 Marc Rosseau 1 Denver WCHA white Hartford Whalers 5 103 Tim Corkery 1 Ferris State CCHA white Calgary Flames 6 106 Chris Marshall 1 † Michigan State CCHA white Buffalo Sabres 6 107 Ben Hankinson † Minnesota WCHA white New Jersey Devils 6 108 Garry Valk † North Dakota WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 6 110 Shawn McEachern † Boston University Hockey East white Pittsburgh Penguins 6 112 Damian Rhodes † Michigan Tech WCHA white Toronto Maple Leafs 6 113 Mike McCormick 1 † North Dakota WCHA white Chicago Blackhawks 6 114 Garth Snow † Maine Hockey East white Quebec Nordiques 6 116 Sean Clifford 1 Ohio State CCHA white Detroit Red Wings 6 117 Rob Robinson Rob Robinson (ice hockey) Miami CCHA white St. Louis Blues 6 119 Matt Glennon Matt Glennon (ice hockey) † Boston College Hockey East white Boston Bruins 6 120 Rich DeFreitas 1 † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Washington Capitals 6 121 Joe Harwell 1 † Wisconsin WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 6 122 Les Kuntar † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 6 123 Jeff St. Cyr 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white Hartford Whalers 6 125 Tony Link 1 † Maine Hockey East white Philadelphia Flyers 7 127 Paul Flanagan 1 † Northeastern Hockey East white Buffalo Sabres 7 128 Tom Neziol 1 Miami CCHA white New Jersey Devils 7 129 Todd Fanning 1 Ohio State CCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 7 131 Jim Bodden 1 † Miami CCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 7 134 Stephen Tepper † Maine Hockey East white Chicago Blackhawks 7 136 Clint Thomas 1 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 7 140 Rob Cheevers 1 Boston College Hockey East white Boston Bruins 7 142 Tod Hartje Harvard ECAC Hockey white Winnipeg Jets 7 144 Gregg Wolf 1 † Colgate ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers 7 145 Peter Ciavaglia † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Calgary Flames 8 149 Jim Dowd Jim Dowd (ice hockey) † Lake Superior State CCHA white New Jersey Devils 8 153 Tim Roberts 1 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Buffalo Sabres 8 154 Chris Jensen 1 † Wisconsin WCHA white Toronto Maple Leafs 8 155 John Reilly 1 † Boston College Hockey East white Chicago Blackhawks 8 156 Jake Enebak 1 † Minnesota WCHA white Quebec Nordiques 8 157 Chuck Wiegand 1 † Ferris State CCHA white New York Rangers 8 158 Kevin Scott 1 † Northern Michigan WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 8 161 Chris Winnes † New Hampshire Hockey East white Boston Bruins 8 164 Will Geist 1 † Dartmouth ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 8 165 John Moore 1 Yale ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers 9 171 Craig Daly 1 † Lowell Hockey East #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 9 173 John MacDougall 1 † Michigan–Dearborn ACHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 9 174 Jeff Gawlicki 1 Northern Michigan WCHA white Los Angeles Kings 9 176 Lance Werness 1 † Minnesota WCHA white Chicago Blackhawks 9 181 Shawn Howard 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white New York Islanders 9 182 Paul Ohman 1 † Brown ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 9 184 Jim Fernholz 1 † Vermont ECAC Hockey white Winnipeg Jets 9 186 Joe Day Joe Day (ice hockey) St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers 9 187 Mark Osiecki † Wisconsin WCHA white Calgary Flames 9 188 Bruce MacDonald 1 † New Hampshire Hockey East white Philadelphia Flyers 9 189 Gavin Armstrong 1 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Edmonton Oilers 10 192 John Fletcher John Fletcher (ice hockey) Clarkson ECAC Hockey #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 10 193 Larry Olimb † Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 10 194 Daryn McBride Denver WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 10 195 John Preston 1 † Boston University Hockey East white Los Angeles Kings 10 198 Darren Nauss 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Quebec Nordiques 10 199 Dave Porter 1 Northern Michigan WCHA white New York Rangers 10 201 David Marvin 1 † North Dakota WCHA white St. Louis Blues 10 203 Casey Jones Casey Jones (ice hockey) Cornell ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 10 204 Chris Clarke Chris Clarke (ice hockey) 1 † Western Michigan CCHA white Washington Capitals 10 205 Brett Barnett 1 † Lake Superior State CCHA white New York Rangers 10 207 Andy Cesarski 1 † Princeton ECAC Hockey white St. Louis Blues 10 209 Steve Morrow 1 † New Hampshire Hockey East white Philadelphia Flyers 10 210 Mike Tinkham 1 † Lowell Hockey East white Edmonton Oilers 11 211 David Littman David Littman (ice hockey) Boston College Hockey East white Buffalo Sabres 11 215 Mark Carlson Mark Carlson (ice hockey) † Lowell Hockey East white Pittsburgh Penguins 11 218 Bill LaCouture 1 † New Hampshire Hockey East white Chicago Blackhawks 11 219 Mike Williams 1 † Ferris State CCHA white Quebec Nordiques 11 220 Lance Marciano 1 † Yale ECAC Hockey white New York Rangers 11 222 Daniel Rolfe 1 † Ferris State CCHA white St. Louis Blues 11 223 Mike Erickson 1 † Lowell Hockey East white New York Islanders 11 224 Eric LeMarque Northern Michigan WCHA white Boston Bruins 11 227 Ed Ronan † Boston University Hockey East white Montreal Canadiens 11 228 Kevin Sullivan 1 Princeton ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers 11 231 Jeff Pauletti 1 Minnesota WCHA white Edmonton Oilers 12 233 Neil Eisenhut † North Dakota WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 12 239 Mike Lappin † Boston University Hockey East white Chicago Blackhawks 12 244 Will Averill 1 Northeastern Hockey East white New York Islanders 12 245 Sean Gorman 1 † Princeton ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 12 246 Ryan Kummu 1 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Washington Capitals 12 249 Steve Laurin 1 Dartmouth ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers † incoming freshman 1987 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1987e.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 1987 NHL supplemental draft 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft See also 1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 2 External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1986–87 NCAA Standings NCAA