1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

College sports team March 2026 March 2017 color:white; background:#00274C; a #FFCB05 2px white white Michigan Wolverines white 1996–97 Michigan Wolverines Logo.svg Michigan Wolverines men Central Collegiate Hockey Association CCHA 35–4–4 (21–3–3 CCHA 1st) Red Berenson Brendan Morrison Jason Botterill & Blake Sloan Yost Ice Arena CCHA regular season championCCHA Tournament champion 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four 1995–96 1997–98 Michigan Wolverines #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1996–97 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Red Berenson and the team captain was Brendan Morrison. The team played its home games in the Yost Ice Arena on the University campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team finished first in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season, won the CCHA Tournament and qualified for the Frozen Four of the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The team was led by John Madden, Brendan Morrison, and Marty Turco who were Division I All-Americans selections of the American Hockey Coaches Association. For Morrison it was his third consecutive selection.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2010/awards.pdf Men's Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association 6 August 9, 2010 Morrison earned the same Central Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year and The Hockey News U.S. College Player of the Year awards he had won the year before.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/ihm-record-092209.pdf The Record Book August 11, 2010 September 22, 2009 University of Michigan 17 August 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807074042/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/ihm-record-092209.pdf deadhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/ihm-record-092209.pdf The Record Book August 11, 2010 September 22, 2009 University of Michigan 19 August 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100807074042/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/ihm-record-092209.pdf dead He also earned the Hobey Baker Award.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2010/awards.pdf Men's Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association 13 August 9, 2010 He was joined on the CCHA All-Conference first team by Turco and Madden, who was selected as the conferences best defensive forward. Madden has gone on to become the only Wolverine to win the Stanley Cup three different times as a player with the 2000 and 2003 New Jersey Devils as well as the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks. Morrison ended his career as the school recordholder for both single-season (57, 1996–97) and career (182, 1994–97) assists as well as career points (284, 1994–97). The records remain unbroken.http://www.ccha.com/multimedia/media_guide.aspx CCHA Media Guide 50 Central Collegiate Hockey Association October 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100912032116/http://www.ccha.com/multimedia/media_guide.aspx September 12, 2010 dead mdy-all Madden established the current NCAA Division I national record for career shorthanded goals (23).http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2010/D1.pdf Division I Men's Records National Collegiate Athletic Association 2 August 10, 2010 Morrison led the nation in points per game (2.02) and assists per game (1.31); Jason Botterill led the nation in power play goals (19); Madden led the nation in short-handed goals (8); and Marty Turco led the nation in goalie winning percentage (.850).http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2010/D1.pdf Division I Men's Records National Collegiate Athletic Association 10–11 August 10, 2010 The team led the nation in both goals allowed per game and scoring margin per game for the second year in a row.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2010/D1.pdf Division I Men's Records National Collegiate Athletic Association 20 August 10, 2010 Morrison led the CCHA in goals and points, while Turco led in goals against average. The team led the conference in both power play and penalty killing. The team had the top two and three of the top four conference scorers. Madden tied with Randy Robitaille in conference shorthanded goals. The team concluded the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season as the conference championship with a 21–3–3 record. Their 3 losses were at Michigan State, vs Michigan State in Joe Louis and at Miami, meaning they went undefeated at Yost Ice Arena. In the first round, number one seeded Michigan defeated Alaska in a two-game sweep by scores of 8–1 and 11–0. In the second round, Michigan defeated number five seed Bowling Green 7–2. In the championship game, they defeated number three Michigan State 3–1.http://www.ccha.com/the_ccha/199697_season.aspx 1996-97 Season October 9, 2010 Central Collegiate Hockey Association https://archive.today/20130119005406/http://www.ccha.com/the_ccha/199697_season.aspx January 19, 2013 dead mdy-all In the 12-team 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament as the number one seed in the west, after a first round bye the team defeated Minnesota 7–4 before losing in the semifinals to Boston University 3–2.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/frozen_4/2009-10/2010f4brackets.pdf All-Time Tournament Field - Brackets August 10, 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association See also 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions References External links Official University of Michigan Athletics website Official hockey team Site Category:Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey seasons Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan