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

The Joe Louis Arena served as the host for the 1987 Frozen Four

Duration

October 1986–
March 28, 1987

NCAA tournament

1987

National championship

Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan

NCAA champion

North Dakota

Hobey Baker Award

Tony Hrkac
(North Dakota)

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1985–86	1987–88 →

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 92nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Standings^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

1986–87 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bowling Green†	32	24	6	2	50	181	121	45	33	10	2	238	160
Michigan State*	32	24	8	1	47	163	117	45	33	10	2	231	156
Lake Superior State	32	19	11	2	40	143	130	40	22	16	2	181	168
Illinois-Chicago	32	18	13	1	37	148	118	39	21	17	1	176	154
Western Michigan	32	16	16	0	32	155	144	43	23	20	0	219	187
Ohio State	32	12	19	1	25	132	168	43	19	23	1	188	211
Michigan	32	11	20	1	23	153	174	40	14	25	1	188	220
Ferris State	32	9	23	0	18	114	152	43	16	27	0	157	197
Miami	32	8	24	0	16	127	192	39	8	31	0	151	232
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1986–87 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†*	22	20	2	0	40	106	43	34	28	6	0	160	77
Colgate	22	15	6	1	31	111	85	33	23	9	1	170	116
St. Lawrence	22	14	7	1	30	109	73	35	24	11	0	180	114
Yale	22	13	9	0	29	77	71	30	15	12	3	101	113
Clarkson	22	12	10	0	26	84	66	31	17	13	1	117	101
Vermont	22	9	13	0	24	75	82	32	18	14	0	125	120
Rensselaer	22	9	13	0	18	81	75	33	13	18	2	123	98
Brown	22	9	13	0	18	83	102	27	11	16	0	103	128
Cornell	22	8	14	0	16	84	94	27	11	16	0	106	114
Princeton	22	7	14	1	15	67	87	26	8	17	1	81	107
Army	22	6	16	0	12	64	109	29	9	19	1	89	130
Dartmouth	22	2	19	1	5	57	109	25	2	22	1	63	127
Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1986–87 Great West Hockey Conference standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska–Anchorage†	16	9	6	1	19	75	66	30	19	9	2	152	114
U.S. International	16	7	8	1	15	-	-	35	17	17	1	-	-
Alaska–Fairbanks	16	7	9	0	14	-	-	27	17	10	0	172	173
† indicates conference regular season champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

1986–87 Hockey East standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Boston College†*	32	26	6	0	52	203	121	39	31	8	0	233	145
Lowell	32	20	10	2	42	146	136	36	22	12	2	166	163
Maine	32	19	12	1	39	159	117	42	24	16	2	196	151
Boston University	32	15	14	3	33	134	132	37	19	15	3	158	146
Northeastern	32	11	18	3	25	110	139	37	13	21	3	126	167
Providence	32	7	22	3	17	104	156	33	7	23	3	106	161
New Hampshire	32	5	24	3	13	105	179	38	8	27	3	124	204
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1986–87 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	29	19	10	0	152	110
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	32	19	13	0	-	-
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	36	29	7	0	206	84
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	30	10	19	1	103	122
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1986–87 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North Dakota†*	35	29	6	0	58	200	94	48	40	8	0	264	129
Minnesota	35	25	9	1	51	176	123	49	34	14	1	248	165
Denver	35	16	16	3	35	150	149	40	19	18	3	182	172
Wisconsin	35	17	17	1	35	127	134	42	23	18	1	160	155
Northern Michigan	35	16	18	1	33	131	144	40	18	21	1	151	164
Colorado College	35	12	22	1	25	143	151	42	17	24	1	171	176
Michigan Tech	35	11	23	1	23	118	182	40	11	28	1	130	218
Minnesota-Duluth	35	11	23	1	23	114	163	39	11	27	1	121	184
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

1987 NCAA Tournament^[5]

Main article: 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Quarterfinals March 20–21					Semifinals March 26–27				National Championship March 28

E1	Boston College	1	3	4
W4	Minnesota	4	2	6
					W4	Minnesota	3

					W2	Michigan State	5
W2	Michigan State	6	5	11

E3	Maine	2	3	5
									W2	Michigan State	3

									W1	North Dakota	5
W1	North Dakota	3	6	9

E4	St. Lawrence	1	3	4
					W1	North Dakota	5	Third Place Game

					E2	Harvard	2
E2	Harvard	7	3	10					W4	Minnesota	6

W3	Bowling Green	1	0	1					E2	Harvard	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[6]

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
Hrkac, TonyTony Hrkac	Sophomore	North Dakota	48	46	70	116	48
Messier, MitchMitch Messier	Senior	Michigan State	45	44	48	92	89
Joyce, BobBob Joyce	Junior	North Dakota	48	52	37	89	42
Gagné, WayneWayne Gagné	Senior	Western Michigan	43	13	76	89	38
Brebant, RickRick Brebant	Junior	Ohio State	42	35	51	86	50
Ysebaert, PaulPaul Ysebaert	Junior	Bowling Green	45	27	58	85	44
Janney, CraigCraig Janney	Sophomore	Boston College	37	28	55	83	6
Miller, KevinKevin Miller	Junior	Michigan State	45	25	56	81	63
Shibicky, BillBill Shibicky	Senior	Michigan State	42	43	36	79	100
Bryden, RobRob Bryden	Senior	Western Michigan	43	46	32	78	82
Jones, BradBrad Jones	Senior	Michigan	40	32	46	78	64

Leading goaltenders^[6]

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
McEvoy, RichardRichard McEvoy	Senior	Harvard	24	1460	19	5	0	54	4	.915	2.22
Belfour, EdEd Belfour	Freshman	North Dakota	33	2049	29	4	0	81	3	.915	2.43
Essensa, BobBob Essensa	Senior	Michigan State	25	1381	19	3	1	64	0	.884	2.78
Yearwood, ScottScott Yearwood	Junior	St. Lawrence	28	1456	-	-	-	72	1	.905	2.94
Fletcher, JohnJohn Fletcher	Freshman	Clarkson	12	1240	4	11	8	62	0	.907	3.00
Brower, ScottScott Brower	Junior	North Dakota	15	803	11	4	0	44	0	.865	3.09
King, ScottScott King	Freshman	Maine	21	1111	11	6	1	58	0	.894	3.13
Blue, JohnJohn Blue	Junior	Minnesota	33	1889	21	9	1	99	3	.889	3.14
Duncan, SteveSteve Duncan	Freshman	Rensselaer	12	398	2	3	1	21	0	.904	3.16
Ryan, BradBrad Ryan	Junior	Illinois-Chicago	16	925	9	4	1	49	0	.889	3.18

Awards

NCAA

Award^[7]		Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award		Tony Hrkac, North Dakota
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Gino Gasparini, North Dakota
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Tony Hrkac, North Dakota

AHCA All-American Teams^[8]
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

Awards^[9]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Wayne Gagné, Western Michigan
Rookie of the Year		Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year		Val Belmonte, Illinois-Chicago
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State

All-CCHA Teams^[10]
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

Award^[11]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell
Rookie of the Year		John Fletcher, Clarkson
Coach of the Year		Tim Taylor, Yale
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Lane MacDonald, Harvard

All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[12]
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

Award^[13]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Brian Leetch, Boston College
Rookie of the Year		Brian Leetch, Boston College
Coach of the Year Award		Bill Riley Jr., Lowell
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player		Brian Leetch, Boston College

All-Hockey East Teams^[14]^[15]
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

Award^[16]		Recipient
Most Valuable Player		Tony Hrkac, North Dakota
Rookie of the Year		Dave Shields, Denver
Student-Athlete of the Year		Tony Granato, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year		Gino Gasparini, North Dakota

All-WCHA Teams^[17]
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

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