1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1985 and concluded with the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 29, 1986 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 39th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 92nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The 1985–86 season was the first for the Great West Hockey Conference.

Season Outlook

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Pre-season polls

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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.

Radio station WMEB of Orono, Maine, took over the College Hockey Statistics Bureau poll in 1985.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Harvard
2 Boston College
3 Michigan State
4 Minnesota
5 Minnesota Duluth
6 North Dakota
7 Bowling Green
8 Boston University
9 Wisconsin
10 Lake Superior State
CHSB / WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (1)
2 Minnesota (2)
3 Michigan State
4 Harvard (4)
5 Boston University (2)
6 Bowling Green
7 Minnesota Duluth (1)
8 Wisconsin (1)
9 Rensselaer (1)
10 North Dakota (1)

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Empire Cup November 29–30 4 St. Lawrence
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament November 29–30 4 Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational December 27–28 4 RIT
Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan State
KeyBank Tournament December 28–29 4 Toronto
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Vermont
Thunderbird Centennial Classic January 3–4 4 Cornell
Beanpot February 3, 10 4 Boston University

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan State 32 23 7 2 48 177 124 45 34 9 2 245 161
Bowling Green 32 23 9 0 46 179 129 42 28 14 0 218 164
Western Michigan* 32 23 9 0 46 189 138 44 32 12 0 256 177
Lake Superior State 32 17 14 1 35 133 124 43 24 18 1 170 153
Ohio State 32 16 15 1 33 157 177 43 23 19 1 219 203
Ferris State 32 13 17 2 28 152 174 38 17 19 2 191 202
Illinois-Chicago 32 12 20 0 24 137 161 40 14 25 1 164 197
Michigan 32 10 22 0 20 151 184 38 12 26 0 182 222
Miami 32 3 27 2 8 113 177 38 8 28 2 158 201
Championship: Western Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard 21 18 3 0 36 129 53 34 25 8 1 187 95
Yale 21 15 6 0 30 104 72 30 20 10 0 160 116
Cornell* 21 13 6 2 28 101 74 32 21 7 4 145 104
Rensselaer 21 13 7 1 27 100 88 32 20 11 1 167 139
Clarkson 21 12 6 3 27 101 70 32 18 11 3 143 110
Vermont 21 11 10 0 22 64 63 31 17 13 1 102 99
St. Lawrence 21 10 11 0 20 92 92 31 16 15 0 145 150
Colgate 21 9 11 1 19 82 109 32 15 15 2 142 147
Princeton 21 7 13 0 14 76 82 30 11 17 2 109 111
Dartmouth 21 4 17 0 8 59 121 25 7 18 0 78 134
Army^ 11 2 9 0 4^ 36 57 30 18 11 1 154 111
Brown 21 3 18 0 6 63 127 23 4 19 0 73 134
Championship: Cornell
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Army played a half schedule
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
US International 12 9 3 0 18 - - 33 20 13 0 - -
Alaska–Fairbanks 12 6 5 1 13 - - 25 17 7 1 152 93
Northern Arizona 12 5 7 0 10 - - 28 11 17 0 135 179
Alaska–Anchorage 12 3 8 1 7 50 62 33 12 20 1 160 158
indicates conference regular season champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College 34 23 9 2 48 158 123 42 26 13 3 188 154
Boston University* 34 20 11 3 43 147 127 43 25 14 4 184 156
Northeastern 34 18 14 2 38 165 158 39 20 17 2 185 185
Providence 34 11 22 1 23 105 140 39 14 24 1 122 160
Maine 34 8 25 1 17 118 177 40 11 28 1 142 201
Lowell 34 5 27 2 12 118 166 42 11 29 2 156 205
New Hampshire 34 5 27 2 12 114 188 37 5 29 3 121 199
Championship: Boston University
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 28 15 13 0 129 133
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 36 21 13 2 - -
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 12 21 1 154 210
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver†* 34 25 9 0 50 169 115 48 34 13 1 236 158
Minnesota 34 24 10 0 48 177 115 48 35 13 0 252 157
Wisconsin 34 23 11 0 46 172 136 42 27 15 0 206 173
Minnesota-Duluth 34 21 12 1 43 153 117 42 26 13 3 206 157
Northern Michigan 34 21 13 0 42 168 151 39 23 14 2 191 169
North Dakota 34 19 14 1 39 155 136 41 24 16 1 188 156
Colorado College 34 11 21 2 24 131 155 40 12 26 2 158 191
Michigan Tech 34 9 22 3 21 118 164 40 10 26 4 136 205
Championship: Denver
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

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The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches and the media before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Denver (9)
2 Minnesota (1)
3 Michigan State
4 Boston College
5 Wisconsin
6 Harvard
7 Boston University
8 Western Michigan
9 Northern Michigan
10 Minnesota Duluth
CHSB / WMEB Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Denver (12)
2 Minnesota
3 Harvard
4 Michigan State
5 Boston College
6 Wisconsin
7 Boston University
8 Western Michigan
9 Yale
10 Minnesota Duluth

1986 NCAA Tournament

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Quarterfinals
March 21–23
Semifinals
March 27–28
National championship
March 29
           
E1 Boston University 4 3 7
W4 Minnesota 6 5 11
W4 Minnesota 4
W2 Michigan State 6
W2 Michigan State 6 4 10
E3 Boston College 4 2 6
W2 Michigan State 6
E2 Harvard 5
W1 Denver 4 3 7
E4 Cornell 2 4 6
W1 Denver 2 Third-place game
E2 Harvard 5
E2 Harvard 4 7 11 W4 Minnesota 6
W3 Western Michigan 2 2 4 W1 Denver 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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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 PIM
Dan Dorion Senior Western Michigan 42 42 62 104 48
Dallas Gaume Senior Denver 47 32 67 99 18
Mike Donnelly Senior Michigan State 44 59 38 97 65
Dwight Mathiasen Junior Denver 48 40 49 89 48
Brett Hull Sophomore Minnesota−Duluth 42 52 32 84 46
Troy Thrun Junior Western Michigan 44 33 51 84 20
Corey Millen Junior Minnesota 48 41 42 83 64
Pat Micheletti Senior Minnesota 48 32 48 80 113
Stu Burnie Senior Western Michigan 42 43 36 79 78
Scott Harlow Senior Boston College 42 38 41 79 48

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Leading goaltenders

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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% GAA
Grant Blair Senior Harvard 31 1812 24 6 1 82 3 .896 2.72
John Blue Sophomore Minnesota 29 1588 20 6 0 80 2 .890 3.02
Joe Shawhan Junior Lake Superior State 20 - - - - - 1 - 3.03
Doug Dadswell Sophomore Cornell 30 1815 20 7 3 92 1 .914 3.04
Tom Draper Junior Vermont 29 1697 15 12 1 87 1 .898 3.08
Chris Olson Junior Denver 27 - - - - - 1 .900 3.12
Jamie Falle Senior Clarkson 31 1881 18 10 3 101 0 .888 3.22
Bob Essensa Junior Michigan State 23 1333 17 4 1 74 1 .881 3.33
Terry Taillefer Junior Boston University 25 1651 - - - 93 - .893 3.38
Scott Brower Sophomore North Dakota 20 - - - - - 1 .886 3.47

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Awards

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WCHA

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Award[15] Recipient
Most Valuable Player Dallas Gaume, Denver
Freshman of the Year Mike Richter, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year Ralph Backstrom, Denver
All-WCHA Teams[16]
First Team   Position   Second Team
John Blue, Minnesota G Tom Allen, Denver
Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth D Marty Wiitala, Wisconsin
Scott Sandelin, North Dakota D Rob Doyle, Colorado College
Dallas Gaume, Denver F Corey Millen, Minnesota
Gary Emmons, Northern Michigan F Pat Micheletti, Minnesota
Brett Hull, Minnesota-Duluth F Dwight Mathiasen, Denver
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 1 Joe Murphy Michigan State CCHA Detroit Red Wings
1 5 Shawn Anderson Maine Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
1 9 Brian Leetch Boston College Hockey East New York Rangers
1 11 Scott Young Boston University Hockey East Hartford Whalers
1 13 Craig Janney Boston College Hockey East Boston Bruins
1 16 George Pelawa North Dakota WCHA Calgary Flames
1 17 Tom Fitzgerald Providence Hockey East New York Islanders
2 24 Todd Copeland Michigan CCHA New Jersey Devils
2 25 Dave Capuano Maine Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
2 26 Greg Brown Boston College Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
2 30 Neil Wilkinson Michigan State CCHA Minnesota North Stars
2 31 Mike Posma Western Michigan CCHA St. Louis Blues
2 38 Dennis Vaske Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Islanders
3 43 Derek Mayer Denver WCHA Detroit Red Wings
3 47 Bob Corkum Maine Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
3 49 Don Gibson Michigan State CCHA Vancouver Canucks
3 52 Tony Hejna Rensselaer ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
3 54 Rick Bennett Providence Hockey East Minnesota North Stars
3 58 Brad Turner Michigan CCHA Minnesota North Stars
4 68 David Baseggio Yale ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
4 76 Dean Hall Northern Michigan WCHA Boston Bruins
4 78 Brent Bobyck North Dakota WCHA Montreal Canadiens
5 86 Dave Guden Providence Hockey East Los Angeles Kings
5 88 Sandy Smith Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
5 89 Larry Rooney Providence Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
5 91 Eric Murano Denver WCHA Vancouver Canucks
5 95 Bill Horn Western Michigan CCHA Hartford Whalers
5 97 Matt Pesklewis Boston University Hockey East Boston Bruins
5 100 Scott Bloom Minnesota WCHA Calgary Flames
6 107 Robb Stauber Minnesota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
6 113 Rob Bateman Vermont ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
6 115 Mike O'Toole Michigan State CCHA St. Louis Blues
6 116 Joe Quinn Bowling Green CCHA Hartford Whalers
6 117 Scott White Michigan Tech WCHA Quebec Nordiques
6 121 John Parker Wisconsin WCHA Calgary Flames
6 125 Steve Scheifele Boston College Hockey East Philadelphia Flyers
6 126 Jim Ennis Boston University Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
7 128 Sean Krakiwsky Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Los Angeles Kings
7 133 Jon Helgeson Wisconsin WCHA Vancouver Canucks
7 134 Mark Vermette Lake Superior State CCHA Quebec Nordiques
7 136 Andy May Northeastern Hockey East St. Louis Blues
8 149 Rene Chapdelaine Lake Superior State CCHA Los Angeles Kings
8 150 Ryan Pardoski Michigan CCHA New Jersey Devils
8 151 Steve Rohlik Wisconsin WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
8 153 Steve Brennan Clarkson ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
8 155 Frank Furlan Michigan Tech WCHA Winnipeg Jets
8 156 Barry Chyzowski Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Rangers
8 157 Randy Skarda Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues
8 158 Ron Hoover Western Michigan CCHA Hartford Whalers
8 159 Scott Mathias Denver WCHA Minnesota North Stars
8 160 Brian Ferreira Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
8 161 Marty Nanne Minnesota WCHA Chicago Black Hawks
8 163 Mark Olsen Colorado College WCHA Calgary Flames
8 164 Peter Harris Lowell Hockey East New York Islanders
8 166 Lee Davidson North Dakota WCHA Washington Capitals
8 167 Murray Baron North Dakota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
9 169 Marc Potvin Bowling Green CCHA Detroit Red Wings
9 170 Trevor Pochipinski Colorado College WCHA Los Angeles Kings
9 171 Scott McCormack Harvard ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
9 173 Sean Whitham Providence Hockey East Buffalo Sabres
9 174 Brian Bellefeuille Illinois–Chicago CCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
9 175 Matt Merten Providence Hockey East Vancouver Canucks
9 176 Mark Green Clarkson ECAC Hockey Winnipeg Jets
9 177 Pat Scanlon Minnesota–Duluth WCHA New York Rangers
9 178 Martyn Ball St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
9 180 Lance Pitlick Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
9 181 Jeff Flaherty Lowell Hockey East Boston Bruins
9 184 Scott Sharples Michigan CCHA Calgary Flames
9 185 Jeff Jablonski Lake Superior State CCHA New York Islanders
9 188 Blaine Rude Minnesota WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
9 189 Mike Greenlay Lake Superior State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
10 190 Scott King Maine Hockey East Detroit Red Wings
10 197 John Blue Minnesota WCHA Winnipeg Jets
10 201 Dan Keczmer Lake Superior State CCHA Minnesota North Stars
10 207 Chris Lappin Boston University Hockey East Quebec Nordiques
10 209 Shaun Sabol Wisconsin WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
10 210 Matt Lanza Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
11 211 Tom Bissett Michigan Tech WCHA Detroit Red Wings
11 212 Russ Mann St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
11 218 Matt Coté Lake Superior State CCHA Winnipeg Jets
11 219 Russ Parent North Dakota WCHA New York Rangers
11 221 Cal Brown Colorado College WCHA Hartford Whalers
11 224 Chris Thayer New Hampshire Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
11 227 Dan Beaudette Miami CCHA New York Islanders
11 230 Brett Lawrence Colgate ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
12 234 Bill Butler Vermont ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
12 236 Doug Kirton Colorado College WCHA New Jersey Devils
12 241 Dave O'Brien Northeastern Hockey East Boston Bruins
12 243 Kurt Stahura Wisconsin WCHA Minnesota North Stars
12 244 Joel Gardner Colgate ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
12 249 Sean Boudreault Lowell Hockey East Quebec Nordiques
12 251 Dan Stefano St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers

† incoming freshman
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1986 NHL Supplemental Draft

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "1985-86 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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  17. ^ "1986 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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